Thanks for the feedback

Thanks for your help

There are a lot of shimano brake pads available in different shapes and sizes but none state they are suitable for m596

Thanks for the replies guys

I’ll order one now

Thats what I’m thinking but want to be sure before I buy one

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The threads are fine, just slack

I think it is the vibrations that rattle it loose. It moves about half a turn on a few hours of riding, but it is irritating

I have unsuccessfully used loctite threadlok, I don’t want to use a product that would mean the lever reach couldn’t be adjusted again

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Yeah, I’m about to click on the 160mm version, so they have 20mm more travel than my Pikes

I use the bike for all sorts of riding, but I’m looking for better DH performance, basically feeling a bit plusher and keeping the front tyre in contact with the ground more over the bumps, etc. The Pikes feel a bit out of their depth on certain trails, I’m hoping the Lyrics will make a noticeable improvement in DH feel (a £650 improvement to be exact)

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I have a 2009 Cannondale Prophet and I think it is a fantastic bike

I have a coil shock, short stem, long bars, dual ply tyres and a double ring/bash set up on it. I run it in the FR setting. It climbs great and descends like a DH bike (so good that I sold my DH bike). Surprisingly, after 2.5 years of regular riding, the main pivot bearing is still as smooth as ever, with no play in it.

I am considering buying a set of coil u turn lyrics for it, has anyone any experience of this fork on this bike?

The axle to crown of the 160mm Lyrics is 544mm, the Pike (current fork) axle to crown is 518mm and Cannondale recommend a maximum axle to crown of 535mm. I was going to buy the Lyrics from TF and get them set to 150mm travel (if possible) to keep the axle to crown within cannondales recommended length

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Thanks for the feedback guys

I’m in Belfast, not far from CRC headquarters, so I think I’ll go up next week and buy one

Looking forward to taking it for a rip

Thanks for the feedback

Trickydisco, I looked at the carbon whippet and also really liked the customise section on their website, but I’d rather go for an aluminum frame.

Yeah, the Cubes sure are nice looking bikes

Trekster, thank you very much for the info, much appreciated

Sorry, should have stated that

B+B preferably, but would consider bunkhouse

We’ll be riding short travel bikes (pitch pros, cannondale prophets, etc), we enjoy pedalling but really enjoy nice singletrack and dh orientated trails

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Thanks man

Thanks guys

I'll ring TF for a chat about what they can do to improve its performance on the prophet

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I enjoy the prophet and the pikes are a good choice of fork for it

I recently sold my DH bike and ride some light DH on the prophet now, the Pikes are slightly limited. Fox 36 VAN RC2s are similar in weight and a lot more adjustable

I'll hang onto the Pikes for now

Thanks guys

Thanks for the feedback

Damn shame they stopped making Prophets, awesome bikes

I rode Whinlatter twice last month, rode all the trails a couple of times. It rained when I was there and I found Whinlatter to be slippier that I expected for a trail centre. But it was certainly not unrideable, just beware that the surfacing in places has a lot of off-camber rocks and slabs to watch out for.

I think it is a fantastic trail centre

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I didn't see that trail guide tab, useful stuff

Hellvellyn sounds great, I read about it in MBR.

I was in Kendal in July 2006. I hired a bike one day and rode the Grizedale North Face trail (didn't think much of it) and another day hired a bike from Wheelbase and rode up Long Sleddale and over into Hayeswater. However, that experience sort of put me off the big mountain stuff as the map I had was pretty useless.

Have you seen the Hellvellyn maps in MBR? Would you say it has enough detail to ride that route? Or could you point in the directio of route maps with good detail? Or maybe MTB clubs who may be riding the lakes between 18th-24th

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Good point Kimbers, Kona have stuck to a proven design (with minor alterations) for the last ten years, while other manufacturers have been round the block changing designs

I loved my ’03 Stab, good luck with it

Yes man, 47 lbs

Thats with DH tubes and Dual ply tyres. But it is good to know that when you pile into a rock garden and go off line a bit, you won’t be stopping to fix a puncture

But the frame weighs a tonne, it does have the DOPE brake arm also

Interesting comment guys

I think that their FR/DH bikes are very strong, but perhaps a bit dated and too heavy now. I rode a 2003 Kona Stab for 5 years, did many DH and FR miles and didn’t have any probs. The 07 Stinky Primo I now ride is superb at what it does, but at 47lbs, it sure isn’t light. I know that it can be lightened, but when you get a bike of rrp £2800, you don’t want to start spending more money to modify it

Usually when I am buying a new bike, I just looked at the Kona catalogue and picked one, but this time I researched the mtb market. I was after an all mountain bike for about £1K, the konas for that price were under specced compared to their competition, so I decided on a Cannondale Prophet which I’ve bought. One thing that attracted me to it was the single pivot. The thing that annoys me most about Konas is the pivot bearings(particularly the nylon bushes) needing replaced a few times a year if you do big miles, plus changing the main pivot bearing in a full suss Kona is one of the hardest things to do to a mountain bike i think

I hsve a 2003 entry level Kona hardtail and the frame is as good as new, it has taken much abuse and still shines up well and comes back for more, i love this little bike for xc

I still think Konas are one of the best riding bikes out there, ,just that they are now under-specced and over-weight for the money compared to their competition. Hopefully they will come out fighting for 2010 with a updated range/design

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I have a DH bike, so the Prophet won’t be getting too much abuse, planning more to use it for trail centres and xc, keeping the dh bike for the rough stuff

Just starting looking at Felt Compulsions and La Pierre Spiceys and Zestys

Decisions, decisons, decisions……

Think I’ll get the Prophet though

Free Motion in Gran Canaria, thumbs up