I have 2012 rev rls and tried a mate’s sektors and they felt plush as a plush thing.

Hmm, I run about 30-35 tubeless and that pinch flatted when the ding happened so maybe I was just unlucky. The shop that built the wheel have a pretty decent rep as far as I’m aware so can’t see it being their fault. hmm.

I haven’t ridden everything but there is nothing too technical or committing at Afan. There is a weird descent that is either designed to be ridden exclusively by 20 lb hard tails or by people on amphetamines/ rockets stuck to their bike. (As in it’s effectively an uphill with jumps and berms. There’s also a bit through some trees on a narrow bit f trail that you have to keep an eye on your speed for, the trail is very smooth and fast but the corners are fairly flat so it’s easy to get to excited and cause some tree-teeth interface.

I did some of skyline about a month back and it had very fast and pedaly descents without any techy stuff of note. Very good though. I didn’t get to ride much of the other trails but did a bit of white’s level and think I preferred Skyline although ‘darkside’ was alright. It was great to see so many people riding bikes, it was my first time at Afan and was taken aback by how popular it was. (Not so handy if you’re a strava addict like me though!)

I did that ride with Munrobiker, it’s a fair bit of effort on the way up but is a fair hoot on the way down and makes up for it. I din’t do the super tech of mojo diaries fame as to get back to the start point you’ve got to push all the way back up or do one hell of a ride around the bottom and weather and time were against us. Definitely a goer at this time of year though.

xm819 = stoneage. Heavy, narrow and with proprietary nipple gubbins. Get arch ex or pacenti tl28. Flows are good too but the arch ex should be just as strong for a lot less weight.

Sorry, I didn’t weigh it unfortunately. Just as an aside, check out spank’s new rims since they started getting stuff made by ‘fratelli fabrications’. They seem to be remarkably strong for their weights given a few people’s experiences. Spank supply tubeless tape too.

Sounds like a good set up except for the brakes.
PPDS isn’t too rad but it all depends what kind of rider you are a 5 with 160mm forks on it will be a lot of fun and will handle pretty much all of the PDS trails (Some of the off-piste stuff might be a bit much but unlikely you’d go looking for it unless you were a DHer anyway).
Great event by the way!

Why anyone would ever pay that much for an essentially disposable item that makes you look like a grade A twunt is beyond me.

Indeed, my rear one got 5 sizeable dints on its first ride but only on one side of the rim (got one on the other side on the second run).
However, I emailed the guy at JRA (Jon I think) and he’d been testing them for a while and only damaged them on a rocky DH race so I think my rear one was maybe a dud. JRA have kindly offered to replace with an arch ex so I’m happy.

My front wheel has been fine though, even on some pretty rocky trails that I rode after swapping in my 819 wheel (bloody heavy) on the rear.

I’m not the type that notices stiffness/flex so can’t comment there.

Oh and they seal up pretty easily tubeless. (I use a 2.35 xr4 on the front and a 2.25 Rocket Ron (new pacestar type) on the rear)

Bridleway that goes past the top of Umm Bop when it reaches the road at Hebden camp site turn left. Then you can either carry on up the road or go up a steep bridleway that goes off to the left (They both join up in a few 100 metres). Carry on up the road to Blackshaw head and you can turn right into a farm with a bridleway that takes you on a big ‘7’ shaped route, nothing too fun on it though or carry on through on the road to save time.

2010 remedy 8 frame 17.5″ (16.5) I’m 5′ 8 and it seems small in the top tube with a 60mm stem.

My opinion of what is correct is:
Peaked lapel jacket – most formal
Shawl lapel
Notched lapel – least formal (not really a dinner jacket per se)

Black, silk self tie bow tie

u-shaped waistcoat
or cummerbund (less formal)

Braces are for white tie.

Normal collar white shirt with pique marcella front and cuffs fastened with matching studs and cuff links
or pleated front if you’re an effeminate Spaniard or yank.

Cuffs should not be visible, nor should the jacket be removed really.

Black trousers with single stripe down the leg

black silk socks and patent shoes

hankerchief or silk scarf optional.

MB7 seem very competitive on cost IIRC. I went to the dirt school thing at Lee Quarry and it was great if very ‘man-made’ trail focussed. Of course they cater for all types of riding and have specialists too so definitely worth a look. Ben Cathro’s just started his skills thing up too.

Thanks LoCo, that’s very helpful. I may investigate the machined shock if the offset does what I want. The remedy obviously has the semi-proprietary DCRV shock anyway so wouldn’t burn any bridges.
Cheers

Just to ask again (haven’t had any luck over the weekend) but found some great cheeky footpaths (Broadhead Clough nature reserve down through Spring Wood turning right, carrying on is a bit style-core).

The pin it to pitch it trail Stanny’s is the one I’m after if anyone can elucidate its location?

Octavia VRS, New shape Mondeo or E220/280 CDI

I had the same problem, went through LBS and they’re now at Maddison. (I bought from Rose too). Taken their time fixing them, 5 weeks tomorrow and I still don’t have them. I’ve had to use poverty spec formula rx brakes and it’s just so degrading.

Either will be fine. I only did one event last year and although there was some climbing/flat it wasn’t enough for a full face to be that much of an oxygen bottleneck and if you’re on the edge/ beyond your abilities the extra protection is worth it. If you’re ever going to wear a full face surely this is an occasion to?

Common sense answer is to take both, ride the first day’s practice on your open lid and assess it from there.

NO – it does what it does and just because it’s more capable than I expect sometimes it hasn’t actively saved me
(is that what the question is about ?)

I guess there might be a difference between people that think the bike has saved them/has a name/has a personality and those of us who just see it as a load of parts. I dunno the specifics of what it’s trying to elucidate but I’m sure the research is informed from phenomena elsewhere e.g. motoring, other sports, musical instruments etc.

It’s not my survey but I’m sure they’ll post something on here when it’s done. It’s a psychology study by the way.

Yeah some of the questions are a bit wierd if you’re a ‘bikes are just metal’ person like me. However I know a few people are a bit more sentimental.

Both the nobby nic and racing ralph are fairly different from a high roller and 2.4s will be substantially bigger.

I’d take a look at specialized’s clutch control. I had the SX version a while ago and it’s insanely grippy, reasonably light (c.700g) and not too draggy.

I did one last year and it was very slick with top of the range timing and some great stages. Couldn’t afford to do the series though.

Likewise, I’d be happy to buy one depending on diameter.

Mostly depends on how it’s been driven. if it’s mostly motorway miles and well maintained (e.g. rep car) it should be OK. 100k on a school run/popping to shops/ 10 mile commute will have had a much harder life.
It also depends on the engine, mercs, hondas and volvos seem to keep on trucking well into the 200-300 000s and PSA diesels are supposedly very reliable long-term too.

I’d stay away from small capacity engines in heavy cars e.g. 1.6/1.8 estates, they’ve had to wok a lot harder throughout their life.

All my cars except for my first one have been over 100k when I bought them, not had any serous mechanical problems (just a leaky master cylinder on a rover 75 and DPF problems on a mazda six, both common faults for cars with <50k never mind 120k
)

They’re great for some basic kit, socks, gloves, thermals etc. I even got a nevica ski jacket for £20 a month back.

Check you don’t have a leaky brake (pulling to lever), mine had to go back to maddison for repair. Still haven’t heard back 5 weeks later?

I think for 15stone _ some radness means flows would be a good choice or perhaps spank oozy (their new alloy/heat treatment processes are paying massive weight to strength dividends). Arch Exs are likely just as strong/stronger/stiffer (same rim construction in a ‘denser’ package) but considerably thinner.

New SLX or XT. I’ve tried maguras, formulas, hope, hayes, avid etc and the new shimano stuff is just miles better. They feel eye-wateringly lovely and are only beaten by saints or formula’s ‘the ones’ for power (maybe hope v2s too but they’re about 64kgs an end)
(I was a massive formula fanboi before I tried teh new shimanos btw)

Specialized dont make a carbon trail hardtail….in fact i cant think of anybody else that does…..might be a reason behind that?

Probably because other manufacturers would whack a £800-£1200 price tag on it, at which point most people would opt for a full suss instead or just save the extra money/ spend it on lighter/better components on a alloy or steel frame.

One one already had a tried and tested budget frame and by ‘evolving’ that to a carbon guise they built upon their budget line with a more ‘premium’ product, attracting people that would normally go for souls/ sovereigns/aplines or even Ti frames.

No Fuss don’t put it down as a year long event with 364 days of free practice on their website.

chuckle

Those cranks seem a bit of an afterthought IMO, just looks like they’ve finished machining an xt half way through to just make them heavier. The clutch thing should be a boon for 1×10 folks like myself though.

£505 rrp 8O

Agree with Brownbacks there. I attended/ helped out with singage/marshalling/set up at the event Munrobiker organised (80-120 people I think?) and we had all the necessary stuff bar electric timing and everyone had a lot of fun for £10. I think the Icycles enduros are good value (certainly enough riding for me in a day). Having done one 661 event last year I wouldn’t do another in my current financial situation, the course was absolutely fantastic, the timing was as good as it gets and there was plenty of medical cover but it was just a bit too pricey considering I’ve had 80% as much fun for 50% of the money. I’m sure most people would rather have some dolla in their pocket than 5 milliseconds more accurate timing and a few more marshalls. However, I’m sure many will be happy to pay a premium for such a great event and as a commercial event if you can sell out at £60 or even £70 then why wouldn’t you?

Arch EX or Pacenti TL28 maybe. Mavic rims aren’t really competitive any more.

New XTR trail brakes are probably the ‘best’ brake currently available. They’re as powerful as saints for about half the weight and combined with the new rotors and pads work great on long alpine descents (if you’d ever take a superlight on them!) The race brakes are a bit lighter and weaker but probably still a lot better than otehr manufacturer’s best offerings) However the new xt are pretty much as good for a lot less dolla (e.g. 120 quid a pair at Rose bikes).

Wow I must have been doing something wrong! Thanks for the time invested in getting those figures! I did think about the wheelpro method (building my own kit etc) but couldn’t really be bothered with the faff. Might get it just for reference though!

I’m just using the superstar stats and no tubes stats on their websites, I may have entered it wrong I suppose, thanks for all the calculators, it’s good to know you’ve had success with them so fingers crossed they’ll work for me too.

I reckon you’ll be well served by the revs, having seen the woeful reliability of fox relative to them and having used a pair of race and team forks (both qr) I found them pretty stiff and great forks. By all accounts the 15mm or 20mm version and considerably stiffer than a fox 32, obviously not as stiff as lyriks or 36s but cheaper, much lighter and probably slightly plusher too. Check what damping you go for though. There are so many options on the same model now and some are very xc/efficency biased and others more all-round biassed.