That’s a bummer! Ah well.

Thanks for the replies.

My Fuel has the trunnion style DRCV shock. I just measure it as 180mm eye to eye. Does that mean a 200mm shock won’t fit? If it fit would it negatively affect the geometry?

I got excited and saw a blog post where someone put a DPX2 on their Fuel but their bike is the newer version with the normal shock that is 200mm eye to eye.

Offset bushings look good. The shock mounts on the Yeti have a different orientation to mine – the bottom mount on the yeti is rotated 90 degrees from the top.

Nice one. I’m not sure how to tell if I’d have enough clearance for the extra travel. I’ll ask my LBS and see what they reckon. Guy with the shock will hold it for me

Whakarewarew Forest aka The Redwoods in Rotorua is a must do. You can pay for a shuttle (Southstar Shuttles) for a day and there’s a good mix of tracks. It’s very flowing, the soil has excellent drainage and is grippy as anything. Rotorua also has a gondola, lots of food options and nice to relax in the spa after a day riding.

Taupo has a few options the best day ride is the W2K trail from Kinloch. It’s a there and back, but you can arrange a water taxi to take you back to the starting point. There’s a cool little trail nearby called Craters of the Moon that takes in some of the thermal sites. Wairakei Terraces or DeBrett’s spas are good for post ride relaxation.

If you’ve got time and want a real adventure then The Old Ghost Road is as good as it gets. This is a tough back country ride following an old gold miners route in to the mountains.

Queen Charlotte track in the Marlborough Sounds is a pretty special ride.Very scenic, opportunities to stop and have a swim/kayak. Nice places to eat and stay along the route.

Nelson area has tonnes of riding, The Heaphy track in the Kahurangi being the most famous. This is only rideable in the winter months from May-Nov and you may have to book a huts in advance if you wanted to stay overnight. It can be done in a day. You can even get a small plane to bring you back to the start. Great beer in Nelson (it’s where all the hops are grown) and normally good weather.

https://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/top-mountain-biking-tracks-in-nelson/

Then you’ve got endless trails in Queenstown and some nice ones in Wanaka – Dean’s Bank track is nice wee ride.

Christchurch has a bike park and Gondola in the Port Hills. Craigieburn not far from Christchurch is a brilliant ride.

There’s tonnes of riding in New Zealand. You won’t be disappointed!

@doordonot Whilst it’s easier to use your car once at the campsite, it isn’t that much of a hassle to wind in the awning and reel up the electric cable and use the motorhome to travel around. Caravans and motorhomes both have their pros and cons, so it’s just a case of working out what suits the individual and what type of touring.

I’ve used caravans in the past and didn’t like that you had to load/unload the car and then load the caravan at your destination. Motorhomes are generally better for touring as they’re easier to manoeuvre and can reach places that wouldn’t be possible in most caravans. We have ours with all our stuff packed and ready to go and can also tow our small boat.

Cairngorms is great, I used to camp in Glenmore Forest every year, but the scenery on the West Coast of Scotland is world class. Wester Ross, Sutherland and Skye are just beautiful. We would often visit Scotland in Autumn and Winter and got some great weather, it’s very pretty with the autumn colours.

Mrs and I bought a motorhome 10 years ago. We never regretted it as we used it regularly all over the UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy. It took us to places we never would’ve seen otherwise. We like it so much we shipped it over to NZ when we moved here and have toured all over both islands. My daughter was conceived in it!

The Deer Hunter

I moved to NZ from Manc a couple of months ago, nothing to do with potential Brexit, although it saddens me that we’ve voted to leave the EU. So far so good, think I’ll stay a while.

Glendronach Revival 15, Benromach Organic, Macallan 12 sherry cask, Glenlivet 18, Glenfarclas 15 are all nice Speysiders.

I grew up in Manchester and have recently moved down south…very far down south to New Zealand.

If cats were any bigger they’d kill us all.

El Rincon do nice Tapas, Dimitris decent Greek, The French, San Carlo for good Italian – highly recommend their Speri Amerone!

I installed a Vorsprung Corset air sleeve for my DRCV and it’s a big improvement. Nice and supple, lots of mid stroke support and ramps up nicely. I’m 95kg and don’t use any volume spacers. Needs more air pressure than usual, I’m running 300psi.

Waste of money. Spend it on food instead.

You can drive to Marble Arch and park on the single yellow around there. Or tram to Victoria and walk, it’s not too far from Victoria.

Personally I’d drive to Marble Arch unless you’re keen on a tram ride.

Not a pub and they don’t serve beer but Delicatezze Di Bruno is nearby and serves cheap, nice Italian food. It’s an greasy spoon turned Italian so it’s pretty basic.

There’s Vermillion Cinabar nearby which is a fancy Thai/Malay place.

Pub wise there’s not much near there so either drive to Marble Arch as suggested or get the metro or train in to town.

Don’t worry about it having only one leg…

Level 7

Took one of these for a spin around MBR at Coed Y Brenin and had a great time. Not relevant to the discussion but thought I’d share anyway :D

http://www.ukbikesdepot.com/m10b0s355p11962/MADISON_Addict_Waterproof_Jacket

Riding mate has the Madison and it looks good. Bargain for £90!

Use it as a wifi surveillance camera

Should’ve bunny hopped in to the puddle! Sometimes people can be a bit mindless without any bad intent. Don’t worry about it we all lose our rags a bit from time to time.

Yorkshire for standard cuppa but do like a Twinings Earl Grey. Lapsang Souchong if you like your Islay whisky!

I’m pretty sure you just remove the two spacers above the top out bumper.

Spec on the SRAM website does state:

120mm travel requires 15mm Maxle and tapered steerer only

I bought a Trek Fuel EX8 29er and have since changed the forks for Pikes, groupset inc brakes, pedals, grips, tyres, handlebars, stem, shock. In retrospect I’d have bought a better bike to begin with. Had fun though!

Medium Trek Fuel at Leisure Lakes heavily reduced. Downsides are the fork and triple chainset. Maybe a bit steep and long chainstays but great frame and suspension design.

http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/p/12847/trek-fuel-ex-8-29er-full-suspension-mountain-bike-2014

I know I’m grasping at straws but you never know. How much would you be after for the demo frame?

Rotorua, Coromondel, Abel Tasman, Milford Sound, Franz Josef glacier, Lake Pukaki, Queenstown, Wanaka.

I’m moving to Auckland in April :D

Where did you buy it from and are there any more in a size L?

Iron Keld and Loughrigg Terrace route is usually quite rain resistant, but not sure how it’s holding up in light of the recent floods.

Wet cardboard box sent me flying off on my commute last week. I fell in to the road causing a driver to slam the brakes on. Could’ve been nasty.

Lee Quarry just got a hell of a lot more technical

http://singletrackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/large-section-of-lee-quarry-trail-centre-washed-away-in-flood/

You could install a programme like Daisy Disk that breaks down disk usage. Disk Doctor is good for freeing up space.

Can they be run as a single ring?

Ardbeg Uigeadail with a drop of water

Glenlivet 18

Evil The Following frame and a bottle of Ardbeg Uigeadail.

Personally I can’t stand the trail at all.

Just shows you, different strokes and all that. I love the place! Although can’t say I’ve ever had that much antipathy to any trail.