I had kenda’s on my last bike (hybrid) and they were naff, so I’ve come to the conclusion before I’ve even ridden on then that they need changing

Sorry, it’s a 2012 giant defy 5, wheels are giant sr-2.

Puncture protection is definitely a factor

Sorry yeah it’s for a 26 inch hardtail.

Yeah I’m in the process of hunting a demo day out near me, north East England

Slx are amazing for the price and always get a higher test score than xt’s, best brake tests slx are often the winners.
I changed from Deore to slx and I would highly recommend them.

Shimano saints are pretty good

If you search about you can probs get a cateye strada wireless within your budget, I’ve been running one for years on my commuter and it’s ace, only downside is that it doesn’t have a backlight for winter/dark mornings and nights.

So should I change from clipless to flats??
Never really ride with flats before, always used clipless

I’m gonna start riding with flats again,
Thanks again for all your help and advice

I’m on the waiting list to see a specialist but it’s at least 3 weeks wait if not longer,
I spoe with my gp about carrying on cycling and she said that I should be ok but try not to twist, I thought I would ask on here as my gp is pretty damn old,
I think I’ll rest till I see the specialist

He needs to be played in his correct position, shoving him out on the left is a joke

I have a north face borealis pack for commuting and it’s great, plenty of space,comfy, very efficient.
I think if you shop around you can get them under £40

I’ve gone from nobby nics to a conti x king on the front and a race king on the rear, fast, grippy. Swap out the race king for mountain king for wet conditions.
I’ve heard conti trail kings are pretty good to.
The x king is an amazing front tyre. 2.2

I’ve changed from nobby nics to a conti x king on the front and a race king on the rear, the x king is really good in all conditions, fast rolling, grippy.
The race king is jut for the dry season, I’ll be changing that to a mountain king when the bad weather starts again.

Black chilli all the way

I’m 5ft 7 and ride trail centres,natural moorland trails. A bit of everything really.

A 650 chameleon on its way
Any idea when??

I have a on-one inbred 18inch frame in red that I may be willing to part with, I’m looking for a alu frame size medium if anyone has one for sale

661 raji are amazing, excellent glove and excellent price, take some beating

I start early and my place of work is no where near a train station, so it’s def no rest days inbetween, I’m no froome, just ride a hybrid and average around the 18-20mph mark.
I’ll start having breakfast at work and see if that helps, I’ll also start drinking the protein shakes after the ride.
I’ve heard chocolate milk is really good for recovery!? Is this true? If so how much do I need to drink each time?

Cheers for all the help

I sold a carbon whyte 19 and replaced it with a inbred 26er,
There really good bikes, I have mine setup with a recon 85-130mm travel, handles all the rough stuff fine.
The paintwork does seem to chip a lot easier than any alu bikes I’ve had but I’m still pleased overall.
Never had chain suck either. I run a 1×9 set up to.

I have cone scanners yeah, the wheel is only 6 month old so I hope the bearings are not knacked.

Thanks for all the help/info

It’s definately not a misaligned frame as I run another set of wheels for the trails. The problem rear wheel is my commuting one so used everyday. I’ll strip it down when I get home and see if I can see anything untoward,
If not I’ll try cone tightening procedure.
If all else fails it looks like a new wheel

Stoner- I thought I did, but I’ll have a look at the link and see if I’m doing something wrong.

Thanks for the help

Is the soul a do it all ht?
I basically use my on-one for everything
Can I run a 130mm fork on a soul?

I’m in Eaglescliffe teesside

I really love the look of the soul, also I wouldn’t get the disapproving looks I get on the inbred(snobs)
I don’t know anyone with a soul and my lbs are not dealers.
Think I’ll just bite the bullet and click buy.

Thanks for the advice

I had pipedream on mine, excellent forks, decent price to

on-one inbred SS are excellent, should get one within the £300 budget to!

Sintered for me, uberbike ones are pretty good and a fraction of the price of the bigger brands to

Überbike are very similar to superstar,
There sintered pads are really good and a good price to

I run an conti X-king up front and NN rear, x king is way better than a NN up front, in my opinion

Selle italia SLR is a pretty cool looking saddle, I bought one and found it really hard and uncomfortable for a while but now it’s bedded in its awesome! Also extremely light to

Seal skins for me to,
Really good socks

Merlin have a awesome deal on slx brakes at te moment
£99 for front and rear!!!!

Whyte 901 looks like a great buy at a decent price.
I had a whyte 19 and loved it.

I’ve run 100mm on a chameleon and it was ace, now running a 85-130mm u turn recon,
Bang on.
Revs would be your best bet IMHO

That’s the beauty of the chameleon, plenty of scope for travel variations

Sick

Asherh I agree some of the red is dull but it takes you to transmission and accelerator and nitrous which is awesome, if you know the area then You can cut out the fire roads but if you don’t then I’m afraid you may have to bite the
Bullet

You’ll need to ride red and black routes, some really
Good stuff on both routes now.
Enjoy

Phaart lights on http://www.on-one.co.uk
Are really bright and also on offer at the moment!!