Hannah Lou Jah

I second that, please more sensibly priced alternatives.

Anyone tried these dungarees from Halfords? A mere £100

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/cycling-clothing/shorts-and-trousers/polaris-disc%2Fzoned-mtb-shorts-524261.html

You can use electrical tape rather than rim tape.  Works fine.  Gaffer tape doesn’t but gorilla tape does the best imho.

Stans sealant works pretty well.  But I reckon they will all do the job just don’t waste your money on anything too fancy.

When j first went tubeless I made a right **** of myself trying to inflate them with no luck and spending a lot of money using the forecourt air machine.  Then I found on one forum or another instructions for making your own inflator with a 3 litre fizzy drinks bottle, like this one. Marvellous

Also buy yourself some anchovies, for sealing the bigger holes. And always carry a spare tube

good luck, you won’t regret going tubeless

I’d go and see a physio.  The numbness is as many have been suggesting very likely to be caused by your back from bad posture.  A physio should be able to assess your posture and muscles and give you strengthening exercises which will make an enormous difference.

Jmtpw

I’m size 11 and don’t get any heal rub. Very occasionally I catch the stay but never notice it normally. Helix taped them just in case but not the issue I thought it could be from the comments id read. All in all a great bike, excellent vfm.

yes i’m pretty sure mine did but the SRAM levers are symmetrical so you can just swap them over. (unless someone more knowledgeable contradicts me of course :))
i did buy a bard and ferule form somewhere when i decided to cut down the hose length and also note the frame is drilled on the assumption it will be cabled euro styley. I just putt two cable through one grommet, doesn’t look too bad at all.

enjoy the bike but put some frame tape on the rear stays to avoid the heel rub issues. Sorry getting carried away but here’s my solution to the hole behind the bottom bracket, hope it is of use.
http://p88i.imgup.net/2015-11-135165.png%5B/url%5D
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So I’ve replaced the seals, very straightforward but there is still a slight transition in the stroke. for now i’m gonna enjoy it and service these puppies more regularly. the amount of dirt inside the shock body was surprising, at least to me. So as Bigjim said it should have been looked at much more frequently. lesson learned. thanks

Ben,

thanks for the advise, i will check the ‘o’ ring very carefully.

Cheers John

it’s 6 months old and been to the alps and wales so had more than 200 hours on it. Definitely out of warranty i think and it came direct from Commencal in Andorra.

Thanks, i will check the o ring to see if I’ve damaged it. i tried sitting on the bike slowly to be a bit more specific about what is happening and the best way i can describe it is as per this graph the first part of the travel the shock compresses smoothly but there is a distinct sound in the shock, then the pressure suddenly reduces, as if something has moved or relaxed. The shock then sinks further into its stroke until the pressure builds up. it doesn’t collapse, more relaxes a bit and in the second phase of the travel it sounds quieter too. If i tak the weight off at any point the shock extends back fully so it doesn’t appear to be losing pressure, something feels like its giving.

Jim

thanks for your quick response.

i tried cycling the shock at 100, 150, 200 and still ended up at 300 to give me 25% sag and the notchy behaviour is still there. It does sound a ridiculous pressure, nearly twice what i used on my old trek fuel.

I can’t understand what has happened to cause the notchy motion. it must be something I’ve done or effected buy installing the bands. I’d be surprised if the seals have gone at the same time as my tinkering the coincidence seems too great. Any thoughts as to what could have been disturbed?

thx