added to watch list……

What setting do you have the pro pedal on , 1,2 or 3 ?

Panaracer Rampage 2.35. Can’t go wrong, does it all…

until it gets muddy imo
great otherwise though.

ignore the scaremongery and enjoy the bike. loving mine !
so a few may have broken , but hundreds haven’t.

i used this on my carbon mountain bike
http://www.premierpaintguard.co.uk/mountain_bike.html
its virtually invisable.
alternatively get some genuine 3M stuff off ebay

just found out the 2012 frames have a different colour scheme . not quite as nice imo.

looks great, just building mine up at the moment
out of interest what headset cups are you using.
i’m just pressing in bottom hope cup D and it feels a too tight ??

it turned out to be top cup 1 and bottom cup D for anyone who wants to know

destroyed several sets of speakers with this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL_a-1h8jb0&feature=related

i’d like to know too , please.
it looks like it needs a bit of ‘running in’ 🙂

thanks nuke

thanks for the input folks,
much appreciated

just bought a yeti asr-5 frame
not recieved it yet so cant measure the internal diameters

can anyone tell me what headset parts i’m going to need to install forks with a standard 1 1/8th steerer to one of these frames ?
I’m going to go the hope pick and mix route but on the CRC site they list a ‘Hope Tapered 1.5″ Reducer Crown’ . will i need one of these as well as the cups ??

interested to know this too….

sounds like oil would be best as ,from what i read in the above manual, it seems there are foam rings in the air spring which would absorb the oil helping lubrication .

sorry, ignore my post above, just found this ;
http://www.sram.com/_media/pdf/rockshox/dealers/TM_MY09_E.pdf

grease for the air spring.
get some from tf tuned or mojo

when you properly degrease your chain and see the amount of grit that comes out of it ,imo,you realise that it is worth doing.once clean i then submerse it in oil in a small container ie.washed out chinese takeaway container. once it has been submersed for a few hours i then dry it off with rag as much as possible so its not too wet when it goes back on the bike. this should replace some of the oil back into the rollers.
you can also keep the oil in the container and reuse it next time.

the genuine 3m stuff if you can find it.

had them a month, used them for riding in Brecon beacons,Black mountains and Chiltern hills so far and think they’re really good.
however the slightly cheaper xt ones are available now.

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/extra-uk/bike-shield-full-pack-ec005431

whilst it is expensive, it doesn’t yellow over time,it’s easier to apply than any other type i’ve tried and is thick enough to provide good lasting protection.

agree that the biketart stuff is too thin. if you get any air bubbles while applying it and try and peel the tape back to remove it the tape stretches and goes all out of shape which ends in disaster.
the best stuff i’ve found so far is unfortunately the most expensive which is the ‘bikeshield’ stuff sold by evans etc. its nice and thick, the easiest to apply and doesn’t yellow over time. shame it costs so much.

i had exactly the same after buying second hand frame off ebay. went through what you are going through thinking frame crack / bottom bracket / bushes etc. after a few weeks of worrying i stripped the saddle off the bike cleaned the rails,clamp and threads thoroughly, re-eassembled and it cured it.

thanks

2008 meta 5.5. just refreshed the suspension with tf tuned revs and rp2 rear . went for the 20mm bolt thru up front. xt drivetrain and brakes. still putting it all together so first ride will be at the weekend.
would like to upgrade to 12mm axle at the back but does anyone know where to get the dropouts ??

i did it on rocket rons last year without any punctures so would think you shouldn’t have to many problems with the ralphs.
as far as the hills go, there’s a bit of everything , short and steep and long and steep. great fun though.

its a good idea to make sure you have code for radio before disconnecting the battery or removing radio fuse

come on hammy , hold it all together now

red bull team should cop a fine for his shit

justice is done for vettel. how many more peoples race does he want to ruin

agreed. vettel = complete muppet

coolant tempsensor could cause overfuelling preventing it from starting.
mass air flow may cause some misfiring/lack of power but with both of these i would have thought you would hear the engine at least trying to start.
maybe go back to basics with compression check – it wont cost you to check it

lots and lots of climbing, some good fun descents and good sense of achievement when you finish.
i did it when the sun was shining and loved it. may be less appealing in grim weather.

when it was misfiring was it missing on a particular cylinder(s) or was the misfiring spread across all four cylinders?
oher suggestions to add to the ones above could be engine coolant temp sensor or mass air flow either could be upsetting the mixture ???
Good luck

nice write up and well done .
i can only hope i'm still riding at 57 let alone fit enough to do something like that !

thanks rob2 , i've seen the st4(frame) in kudu bikes. its the one i'm fighting with myself over…to buy or not to buy ???
nice looking bike by the way

hmmm, ive dwelled on this since having the bike but am of the thinking that carbon should be able to handle it within reason. a lot of trail bikes are being made from carbon these days

i'm itching to get one of these , what are they like in terms of weight ??