Done it with my el-cheapo Shimano R520 wheels, wouldn’t go back to tubes. I don’t know for sure but think you should use tubeless-specific tires for road usage – something about they have special carbon beads that don’t stretch. I’ve gone that route for peace of mind on descents.

Hutchison have several tubeless-specific tires – not sure which model I’m on, but whatever was (relatively) cheap as primarily used for commuting and training. Go for Hutchison if unsure.

I like this one:

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My friend Steve and I. We reckon we were the first people to ever mountainbike Copper Canyon in Chihuahua state of Mexico – way back in the late 80’s. Check out that Pro Caliber and Cannondale 3.0!

Your limit stop might be set very slightly too far inward for the smallest cog?

I think it is a bit disingenuous to say risks of riding at night are the same as those of riding during daytime. I do it, but I don’t pretend it isn’t riskier, and I prefer where possible to night ride with friends. The biggest risk is that of hurting yourself and being without assitance – while that risk exists during solo day rides as well, solo at night adds (depending on the popularity of trail your riding) another potential 12 hours after an accident before someone finds you lifeless/nursing a broken bone/crying like a little girl.

By all means do enjoy the solo night rides, but recognise the risk. That’s part of the fun anyway, right? And don’t pretend there isn’t a higher risk of jungle animals/bogeymen eating you alive at night, either :-)

Main reasons – no threads to screw up (either in manufacture, or later when the seize/crossthread/wrong threading) and lighter weight. Are those benefits worth the hassle, multiple standards (BB86, BB90, BB92, BB30?), additional tools required, etc? That’s up for debate.

EDIT: @100mphplus – I think that’s one of the claims touted for push-fit, but that could be achieved with threaded bottom brackets (threaded bearings/races as opposed to push fit) too.

I use Kenda Smallblock 8’s for commuting, riding and racing on my 29er. I think they rock for all uses. Run tubeless as well, with some Stan’s, and should be great for your use. Unless your trails have lots of mud – the SB8’s are crap in mud, admittedly.

@Manchester Trev – Hmmm, hadn’t thought of that. Is that cheaper than a purpose-designed tensioner, and allow for enough wrap around cog?

Thanks for comments – I’ll check out the Rohloff tensioner.

@MrPottatoHead – good point, you would think I would be able to, but currently the Anthem is in bits as I took the drivetrain off it for my On One C29er Race. So hope was I could save some cash and build up single-speed for awhile – but wanted to get the STW wisdom on it before I fork out for cog/spacers (instead of cassette) and tensioner (instead of derailleur).

I do already have a 32 tooth Widgit, as I previously ran the Anthem as 1×10, but still need to get some cheap cranks to fit as well…

I like the solution – looks nice, clean.

@Druidh – I’m sure these headsets with internal bump-stops will become a lot more popular then…

http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/08/bikes-and-tech/eurobike-day-one-the-big-brands-can-wait_190644/attachment/cheap-insurance

Aren’t Hope hubs and Stans Crest rims the answer to every “what wheels recommendation” question?

Anything from Troutie. I’ve used his light for a couple of years here, in rain, heat, marathon races, etc – no problems, huge brightness. Not cheap, not outrageously expensive, well worth the money.

Cynic-al – I was going to say the stop, or perhaps the mech has slipped past the stop on the hanger? Although if that had happened I would think the shifting would be atrocious and unusable to begin with.

Mtbmatt- out of curiosity, I presume you are using the power meter on a road bike, correct? Or are you using an MTB hub and bike form power meter training?

Cynic-al- Good question – don’t think it can – the large s pretty close to the frame already. Apparently a somewhat known issue (I may be wrong) with Carbon 29er and its press-fit BB

Uplink- will check tension. Not sure that’s it, as shop has checked several time – but I’m open to anything to fix the prob!

You might also try Oakley’s “Asian Fit” line of sunglasses? Not sure if your head is “big” in the right way, but might be worth trying some on.

http://www.oakley.com/asian-fit

cbrsyd – thanks, will give them a try just now.

Thepodge- as you can probably imagine I’ve already gone down the local route. There’s only one shop in Singapore that carries Giant (with three branches, but they are in fact the sole importer and distributor for Singapore for Giant products), and for whatever reason this shop cannot provide the rockers.

I agree I will need to get them ordered in especially, and the ordering will need to be from a country that is not Singapore – hence why I’m asking the helpful folks on STW! :-) :-) :-)

Hi all – bumping this after a long hiatus as still haven’t found a solution. As mentioned I’m not in UK (in Singapore) so can’t seem to source here. Any ideas who would do Giant frame replacement parts in UK? This is a 2009 Anthem X.

Thanks!

Austin, Texas

Per OP’s question – best network of trails and facilities, has to be either Scotland, Colorado, or North Shore in Vancouver. None of those three locations fit the strictest definition of “country” of course…

Simonn-

Not just you; not wanting to air dirty laundry as am still in middle of an issue with On One that has yet to be fully resolved to my or On One’s expectations, but whereas in the past I had great customer experiences with them, since the Titus acquisition they’ve gone very much downhill on customer service, with lack of communications, mistakes made, etc.
They are genuinely good folks, and I do put this down to simple growing pains of a midsize company, but I’m definitely going to be moving my custom elsewhere for awhile till they resolve this. And I do believe they will – I just don’t want to be part of the training experience.

Edit: credit to them for notifying you of potential production issues; it is exactly that kind of pro-active communication that I think On One have been lacking recently. Final decision of course rests on how (and how quickly) they handle your wheels if there is a genuine problem.

Has to do with, as my kids say, the “olden days” when pirates ruled the high seas. Don’t blame us Americans – to my (VERY limited) knowledge England started the use of privateers. Privateers were the 17th and 18th centuries’ equivalents of mercenaries – they didn’t fall under normal military chains of command (analogous to Team Management in the cycling parlance), financed themselves, and could thus take 100% (minus taxes) of the spoils. Very apt in the racing usage…

Zippyland-

Agree completely. Have been very happy with previous On One products and customer service, but communications during this pre-order process have been pretty poor from On One.
Hopefully the bike, whenever it arrives, will live up to my high expectations and previous great On One experiences.

Wondering if anyone has received their On One Carbon 29er yet, that was pre-ordered? I pre-ordered the complete bike in January – received an email about a week and a half ago that the frames were supposed to be arriving in the UK last week. Hopefully they are in now, and starting to get shipped out to customers – certainly looking forward to mine.

The trail from Kilnoch Hourn is a great walk, but not really conducive to a pleasant bike ride. The route is boggy and rutty – you’d probably wind up pushing most of the way until you get to the bothy at Barrisdale.

Sometime ago (2-10 years?) on of the UK MTB mags did an article on a route in from, if I recall correctly, the end of Loch Arkaig. It was an overnight ride, with a stop in a bothy on the way, then ferry from Inverie back to Mallaig. From what I remember, they wound up pushing a lot as well.

Done a bit of riding in that area myself, don’t really recommend a ride in to Knoydart. Do some walking there instead!

For riding in that area, we have linked some multi-day rides together in the Glen Affric/Glen Cannich/Attadale area just North of there, with lots of good riding. Be mindful of stalking season though.

+1 for Ascent if you are on a Mac – I use it with my Edge 705

2009 Anthem X, 1×10 SRAM X0 and Stans Rims with Hope hubs. Wouldn’t change a thing. Best all-round XC bike I’ve had – done 12 hour races in UK and Asia, Kielder 100, and as many Super D’s as we have around here (Singapore) – all with this setup. Have also ridden a couple of trail centers (Innerleithan red route and Wolftrax) and done some epic downhilling in Indonesia – I wuss out before the bike has reached it’s limits.

The only bike I’d consider trading this for is the Anthem 29er, which I am drooling over, but even then I doubt the 29er is as good of an all-rounder bike. My wife only allows me to have one MTB and one road bike (she’s still at the “why do you need more than one bike” phase despite my cycling seriously in all the 15 years we’ve been together!), so the Anthem covers everything I need for off road use.

At least four of my friends have since gotten Anthems after riding mine, and one other went for a Reign. I think for most general off road usage in the UK, the Anthem is a great pick.

What Ecky-Thump said – you won’t regret that choice.

I’ve got same problem, and have given up on finding a solution. I just have to suffer painfully numb feet when cycling in the UK in winter. It seems it’s not just caused by cold/wet feet – depending on your specific situation it may be shoe size, the cleat itself (not a lot of insulation on bottom of shoes), saddle position, etc etc.

In addition to the great suggestions above in the thread, other things you might look into/try:

-Lowering saddle (to account for increased layers of clothes on bum)
-Ensuring hands warm
-Ensuring head is warm

–Kristan

RRP prices are on the US site as well:

http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-US/bikes/model/anthem.x.29er.3/7508/44090/

Trout – is that a glass of whisky next to the light? +1 for style!

To the OP'er, I'm definitely happy with my Trout light – been used in very wet weather with no problems, and customer service throughout was great.

One more thing I forgot to add… The blowout also sprayed Stans goo all over my legs. I thought a quick toweling down last night would suffice – it didn't. My recommendation to anyone else this ever happens to is to shower immediately, or spend the next day as I have had to do picking latex out of your leg hairs.

Rules mention requirement of a pump – am I right in my assumption that a CO2 cartridge or two instead of a pump is within the rules?

Hi all-

Thanks for the tips everyone. GeordiePaul – you're correct, max PSI is in fact printed on the rims, I just checked, but a dimwit like me can definitely miss it! For the record, my Flow's actually have different max PSI than yours printed on them – I can't recall, but something like 60 PSI for 1.0 tires, 55 PSI for 1.5, and 45 PSI for 2.2s. Now I know!
In any case, have refitted the tire, pumped to 35 PSI for bedding in, will let a little out and go for a ride down the road tonight to check it out.
Thanks again for all the info, and fingers crossed this was a one-off for me!

–Kristan

55psi for the road. I commute to work on the bike as well, and other than burning through the Schwalbes every few months, have had no probs with that pressure before. 28psi for offroad for me, btw. Admittedly 55 is high, but as mentioned haven't had problems till now.

I've got a Widgit (http://www.widgit.com.au/) which I'm very happy with. Replaces the front chainring completely. Weight-wise probably not as light as an E-Thirteen or MRP guide, and definitely costlier, but I've never had a dropped chain.

He is a star, didn't realize he's still in business. Last time I dropped in was a good 10 years ago, and even then I was sure he'd retire soon – especially given how I couldn't see how he made money! As with above poster, I have a single-speed rear wheel, and a XTR-hub front wheel, on two separate bikes, still being used every year as my spare bikes.

I do recall he told me I was a poser for wanting an XTR hub – he reckoned I should save the money and just go XT. Too true, and how many shops would downsell you rather than upsell? I went for the XTR anyway, because I am a poser.

–Kristan

Clubber-

Fair enough. Under 500 quid. 400 is my ideal target.

Chevin-

The GF is definitely a possibility – thanks for pointing this out. Any idea when it is meant to be in shops?

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