Well i ordered a stem from on-one yest afternoon and it arrived today, so i’d say not :lol:

Thanks for the advice so far, looks like the crest could be up to the job then, would this definitely be the better option if I’m going tubeless?

mboy – Member
What do you weigh?
What size tyres do you use?
How soon do you want to go tubeless (sooner the better IMO)?
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Just over 12 stone, currently using bonty mud x’s (2.1?) in the winter, maxxis ardent for the summer in 2.25 but going to go for something narrower. Looking to go tubeless pretty soon, well at least by June anyway as we’ve got a week in the sierra Nevada booked…

Yes there’s a 12mm axle conversion avaiable for the qr hubs, fitted one to mine the other year when I swapped to a prophet mx. It’s just a different axle and end caps, pretty easy to fit.

Last set I ordered were some ‘BBB’ cartridge bearing ones from dotbike.com, these were for a SRAM x9, but they do them for shimano too. 13 quid delivered next day…

Think it’s the newer five’s that have the clearance problems, my mate has an 04 (I think) frame and that’s running slx double n bash no prob’s.
Can’t comment on the 66 specifically but I had a raceface double n bash (22/36) on my big-t and that worked fine, in fact came from the factory like that…

On my prophet I used a hope 1.5″ – 1 1/8″ reducer headset, after removing the cannondale reducers of course.
The hope reducer headset comes in 2 types. I got the one with an extra bit (10mm i think)extending off the bottom cup (eg not flush fit) to prevent the forks (pikes for me) hitting the downtube.
The pikes do clear, but I suppose it depends on your actual fork/frame combo as to whether they would clear.

It saved a fair bit of weight (the cannondale reducer cups are pretty beefy) and lowered the stack height no end (i wanted my bars a bit lower).

Hope that helps.

My experiences and the only ones I’ve used;

Merlin – normally cheapest, quick delivery, not the greatest selection.

Chain reaction – cheap, excellent selection and ‘most’ things in stock. Delivery/despatch times been a bit random on the last few things I bought.

UK bikestore – Can highly recommend. Excellent service and you can actually speak to someone who knows what they’re on about, sometimes cheaper than chainreaction too. Delivery only a pound but they don’t use Royal Mail so that means I have to drive a lot further to pick the parcel up if i’m not in.

J.E.James – Due to living close to chesterfield I normally call in to pick stuff up (they’ll get stuff transfered from a different shop for you too) they are quite unreliable sometimes tho. Only ordered something online off them once the other year, a saint mech, it came quick enough but then I was charged something like £5 p+p so bit of a rip off really (it did still work out cheaper than anywhere else).

igm –
East Midlands airport – cheapest flights to the Alps

:lol: my thoughts exactly

Yep as above, it shouldnt set them off. The rods and screws in my back never have done as yet, the doc did say it ‘may’ set certain ones off tho. They still wouldn’t give me a letter or anything to prove this tho if I did get stopped.
Th funny thing is, a pal at work’s missus has some metal work in her leg and he says that it goes off regular when they fly, strange eh??

Tough solar/waveceptor ‘mudman’ here, does exactly what it says on the tin (quite literally as it comes in one!).
Nice and light so don’t rattle around much, indestructible, back light comes on with the flick of a wrist, no battery reqd, and it syncs every nite so the timekeeping is always bang on to the second..
You can get strap adaptors for some too so you can wear them on a nato/Zulu too…

The mind takes longer to heal than the body, fitness will build quicker than confidence, but I suppose it depends on how serious your injury was.
I was out for about 4 months last year, that first proper ride felt awesome, amazing how depressed you can get when you can't ride :(

Yeh it was posted on here a few months back.
I've got a nice little scar on my right elbow where the end of a hope tech 2 lever stuck in it, the ends are quite sharp really 8O

My new saints are the best brake I have ever used, but only had a few months use (inc. one weeks DH use in the Alps) up to now so can't comment on reliability.
Had Hope m4's and 6 pots in the past, the saints are in a different league stopping power wise.
Currently got tech x2's on the more xc orientated bike, the're 'ok' but nothing special, look nice tho :lol: , thinking about changing to xt's.
Had some avid juicy 5's that came on my old orange big 't', used in the alps and lots of uk dh riding, worked fine, never needed to touch em apart from pad changes for the 2 years I owned the bike.
:D

samuri – Member
If I was expecting delivery of the thing I wanted most in the entire world, like a DB9 or something, I'd be really excited, I wouldn't be in a bad mood all the time.

:lol:

Frankers your wrong, rockthreegozy your right.

Is that the gt4/mr2 turbo engine?
You go on locostbuilders? A few atom inspired home builds on there too…
Best of luck.

:D

Mid engined?
What ya building?

:D

coffeeking – Member
Damn, looks like no kit car engine for me then!

They spin the wrong way round for most front engine/rwd (eg locost 7) type installations anyway…

I'd like to drop a b16/18 in a mini tho.

:D

You get out what you put in at these sort of trail centres.
Yeh its easy and not technical, but that means you can just go faster, and the faster you go the more fun you have.

david moyes is my dad – Member
sherwood pines is if its actually a trail centre

Sherwood pines isn't that bad now, do a couple of laps then play in jumps/freeride area for a bit. I can think of worse ways of spending an afternoon! Saying that i wouldnt travel a long distance just to specifically go there.

At the end of the day its riding and ALL enjoyable :D

Time to get rid i'd say.
When you get your replacement, don't get one thats interested in bikes either, she'll only want to come with you 8O

The Flying Ox – Member
Hang on. Is that a V-Tech engine that's gone boom

BigBikeBash – Member
It is the V-Tec bit that has never failed

Aghhh..!

Its vtec not 'v-tech' or 'v-tec' :lol:

I had a b18 in my mk2 cr-x siR 8) , then moved onto a dc2 jdm itr, which is still the best car I have owned.

Silly question but you sure you've got all the bolts out? Im sure there's one or two that go in from the other side to the rest, been a long long time since i've done it so can't remember clearly.
I can remember it didn't take much getting off tho, just a bit of resistance from the dowels/sealant.

Good luck!

What's the engine out for btw?

:D

Ale.
Next question.

Those nano's look quite a good pedal eh.
Was just admiring your bike in the show us you bike thread graeme 8)

dandan – Member
sanderson magnesiums

Sanderson mags = wellgo mg1's, can't believe bike shops try and sell these at inflated prices just because they have a name other than wellgo on them.

Flat pedals i've used over the last couple of decades;
Club roost 2d bear trap type pedals; Erm, I liked them at the time :lol:
Dmr v8/12s; Too small a platform and too thick compared to modern day pedals.
Azonic a frames; Good wide platform but not mega grippy.
Atomlab aircorps (i think); Nice shape, nice and thin, but play developed ridiculously quick in them.
Shimano dx's; Nice and grippy, quite thick tho, and the small pins shear and bend too easily, bearings lasted ages.
Kona wah wah's; Really good shape, thin(ish) profile, grippy, but my r/h pedal came off the axle mid dh run and haven't used them since!
Wellgo mg1's; nice and light, cheap, better shape than the v12's, but developed play after a few months.
Strailines; Currently running these on the dh bike, huge platform, super grippy, runs bushes not bearings tho and having not had a full winter on them I can't comment on longevity.

If money was no object then get some burgtec penthouse flats, they are a little heavy tho.

:D

stevede – Member
ianpinder that's by far the nicest bike on this thread, so well specced, good job. Hope it rides as well as it looks like it will.

I agree :D

donks – Member
Come on guys, check the preview of your post…

:lol:

Another one of mine, cheap fast and fun :D

From morzine last week :D

Could of done with another week out there :-(

Blower – Member
local stomping ground,some nice doubles up there Jackal,well built,the dry dry stone wall one,think you met two of my mates up there other week,one on a p7 and other on a 5,both in orange.

Yeh thats me, we were playin on the dh bikes up there, I was on the white morewood.
My mate who built them is up there building and riding all the time, his names spongey and he rides a norco 6, say ayup to him if you see him…

:D

Kieron – Member
There's some great stuff in those woods though. Who ever has put the time in has done a great job

My mate's single handedly built all that himself over the last 6 years or so, he's put a hell of alot of hours in up there I can tell you. I'll pass your praise onto him :wink:

Richyb – Member
Shag was late because he works till 5.30 which is when we set off. He caught his pedal on some rusty old wire fencing which was disguised by the undergrowth. Really unlucky, but he'll be back! We ride Oranges because they're the bestest bikes in the whole world

As I said on the other thread we moved some bits of wire from the landing the other month, must of been some more, looks like quite a long bit he got caught up in tho?

Hope he heals up well anyway. Must be something bout that place, I got airlifted out of there last year :lol:

jedi – Member
its not about the bike you ride.

buy the bike you want not the bike you think you need

And

mojo5pro – Member
I think geometry and balance are far more important to a bikes overall handling than having a sophisticated suspension system

+1

:D

I wear a 661 core saver when out on the DH bike, nothing for xc stuff.
As said, a spine board (as with all body armour really) will only protect from 'impact type' injuries not hyper-extension/flexion (they may 'help' slightly in this, dependant on design) or compression type injuries, so you could still quite easily damage your spine whilst wearing one.

I fractured/compressed 2 vertebrae in my spine last year as a result of crashing head on into tree, had to have an instrumented spinal fusion, not nice. Since this has happened I've also started to wear a leatt neck brace, did a lot of reading up on em before deciding to wear one tho.

As i've said in previous threads, body armour/protection is a very personal choice and only you can decide what you think is necessary or not.

:D

Hmmm, if its the drop that i'm pretty damn sure it is then it aint that big, angle of the cam make it look bigger, prob 4 foot or so.
We've cleared some bits of thick wire from the landing there before, obviously more that we didn't see…
Not naming any locations (please :wink: ), are you or some of the other riders in that vid local to that area then Ton??

mikey74 – Member
I already wear knee/shin pads and a full-face, but was wondering whether I should be bothering with torso or neck protection

I'm sorry but this is quite a serious question and not one other people should be able to answer for you.

Yes ask for help on what fits well/is hot/uncomfortable etc but whether to wear full torso/back armour and a neck brace is something that you will have to come to your own conclusions about, based on your own perceptions (and research on the tinternet) of what injuries can be sustained in a crash and if the armour that you are (or aren't) wearing will be sufficient to prevent these injuries.

:D

My thoughts/experiences;

I bought one of the dianese safety jackets about 8 years ago, wore it for a few years but then stopped wearing it as I was fed up of the heat build up and restricted feeling, tried wearing it again at the mega a few years ago and decided I hated it, enjoyed riding more without it.
Rode with just knee pads for a while then ended up buying one of the dianese shirts with just arm and shoulder protection, nice and cool, good arm/shoulder protection that doesn't move about but obviously no chest/spine protection.

Crashed head on into a tree in June last year, fractured 2 vertebrae in my upper thoracic region, burst fracture of one vertebrae (crushed by 30%) and completely fractured the other all the way thru, resulting in surgery and an instrumented spinal fusion, not the best year i've had :lol:
I was very very lucky in that I didn't sustain any spinal cord damage, scares the sh!te of me that does.
Of course no upper body armour or spine board would of prevented this, a neck brace 'may' have helped but according to the manufacturers I have since contacted they are only designed to prevent injuries to the cervical spine (neck) area. If I'd of sustained the damage that I did to the thoracic spine, in my neck instead, then there'd be a very good chance of being a quadriplegic.

I now wear a 661 core saver (2010) and leatt neck brace and don't bother with any arm/shoulder protection. I dont get too hot in this or feel too restricted (the leatt takes a little setting up and getting used too tho), but not had chance to run it in the summer yet, its not as bulky as the old Dianese safety jacket I had either.
I will say that the spine board on the 661 looks flimsy in comparison to the old dianese one tho.

As said above the use of neck braces for DH is somewhat of a contentious issue and creates a hell of a lot of discussion on other forums. I did a couple of weeks worth of reading/research on the internet about neck braces/spinal injuries then used my own experience/judgement before deciding to purchase one, this is my own desicion and I don't need to justify my reasons for wearing one to other riders.

I ride with 'Rotary' above, and he's done a fair bit of reading up lately on torso/spine armour. As he says the POC vest looks to be the best one (they get some very good user reviews), they are supposed to be very well fitted and come with decent spine protection, the only reason I haven't got one is that they don't work with the leatt too well, and the fact no where had them in stock for the last few months.

So, first make your own mind up what armour you deem necessary for your riding.
But, remember even if you wear every item of body armour possible you can still break bones, but it will cut down a lot on the 'superficial' damage… Its a fine balance of what you perceive the risks to be against actually enjoying riding your bike still!

Sorry for the lengthy post but just wanted to get my views across.

:D

I'm running straitlnes on the dh bike at the minute, grippy, strong, but not light…

Doesn't look that hard at all, would of been easier for him if he'd gone faster too.

Double has steel pedal inserts, triples don't…

:D

Here you go;

How to

From this thread here;

Linky

Did mine a few months back, easy, I used the enduro bearings tho that omit the shmano plastic 'top hat' spacer.

BETD, enduro bearings.

:D

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