My 2013 kashima RLC used to feel less responsive in the cold, 2010 RC2s were usually fine, don’t know why sorry

8O why so much change ……………I think next years niche is 120mm to 130mm travel 29ers

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close 27.5 plus upto 3.0

Can you squeeze a 26″ fat bike tube in until they are available.

Limit screws and the b screw moves the mech away or towards the cassette, if its too close wont shift into largest ring so easily.

Mine was dead after 3 months changed it for a Hope which is still smooth 4 years later.

I had an Mmmmbop dont remember any bob similat build hope flows thomson post 150 fox 32s had a 10mm RWS skewer. Great bike.

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more gossip :D

Hammerhead Thumper 130mm

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frame has ISCG 03 mounts in the description, maybe a guide with the taco underneath

Cool i would get a set of Pikes set to 140mm plenty of mint 2nd hand for £300 or less i paid about £280 for mine rate them highly.

Are they new ?

Latest Pike is good and can be run 140mm does the C456 take a taper fork?

Raceface do a 30t NW

Santa cruz website days grease and not carbon paste…

750mm wide for me on both bikes, 55mm stem on the xc bike and 35mm on the 160mm bike.

My 100mm 29er with front wheel removed is about the same length as my 160mm 26″ bike, both have same bars n stem. Back wheel touching the front seat and end of bars in the corner of my boot.

Cheers Op new 32 in black :D

Make sure you have the BB faced so it is square i had a frame were i could not get the cranks in until it was faced a Ragley Mbop.

Llandegla was just wet n windy , I was told trees had been cleared, end of the Red Julias trail closed for maintenace, big digger sat in the trees.

Only tried one all the rest bought on spec and liking the looks and geometry.

Wider bars :-) my 725mm barsh shifter caught went to 750mm and they missed easily depends on the frame.

Ha Ha senor j I have a freshly built patios after today :-)

yes my Endura gloves that I’ve worn twice have split on the seams today not been washed yet.

Northwind no crinkles just some of the taped parts have come away :-(

I find the rim width make a difference with Square tyres my Flowex with 2.3 Highroller 2
Gives a really square profile that you have to lean ha4d and dig in. Same tyre on my American Classics looks rounder and rides slightly different , less grip when pushing into the corners still great though also like 2.3 Minion up front.

26″ Maxxis Highroller 2 in 2.3 upfront and Maxxis Ardent in 2.25 usually go for the Exo TR slightly tougher side walls.
Onza Ibex in 2.25 really liking these on my 29er plenty of grip and rolling quite fast.

I find the ratios on my 11-42 with a 32 pretty perfect for my local trails the ratio change is just right 26″ wheels Orange Alpine.

Xtr 11 speed shifter has been working flawlessly with 11 speed XT mech 32 Race face NW and Xtr 11 spped chain smooth all of the time xt 11-42 cassette. Looks huge :-)

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Drill heads off screws mech hanger will pull off then small set of mole grips to undo the screws as they will now be loose with a bit of luck did this on my old 224.

longer TT for shorter stems me thought, :D

Ha ha yes nightmare to fit took me 2 hours and still rub every now and then.

Im quite liking HRII exo TR front and An Ardent exo TR rear rolls fine plenty of grip up front

My reverb was ok for four years , finally broke last month sent it back for repair , sent me a new one awesome.

New XT are fantastic :D

Best shock I had on my 5 was a VanR with Ti spring TF Tuned held the bike up nicely, Tf Tuned Float RP23 was good but the Van was so much better at everything.

Onza canis

I had a sneeky look at it today and its not too bad, not much mud,mainly roots and pine needles , roots are slippy, wish I was racing :D I was on my 29er was fine, I guess the tracks will cut up pretty bad after a few people have gone through, but was ok in the parts I had a look at today.
Some fun techy bits in the trees , have fun :-)

HAve tried the DHF Minion front and HRII rear was ok, have HRII both ends now both good combos, another wheelset has HRII front Ardent rear good in the dry.

Not racing this time, shame because I have a good bike for it now Alpine 160 nice light XC bike :D also just built a Turner Czar 29er which flies at Degla, all my bikes slowed down by me mincing along and Im a bit fat at the mo… :oops:

gelert Nomad (31lb) was the best totaly over biked but it was fast and great fun,serious racers have the usual carbon bling 15lb 29er and are back showered and watching me come in, course was slightly different each time mainly amongst the trees , sneeky trails.