Nice looking bike.

I had something similar sent it back to the German shop I got it from. They were ace (HiBike), warranty issue, so sent me a new post.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wales-coast-to-coast

Good write up.
I should imagine Matt has worked out his own route as big chunks of it are his back yard.

The rocket has better clearance at the back for bigger tyres/mud.

I think it looks great.

Been doing this on my fat bike. Appears to work well.

Nice vid.
I think part of the thing with fatbikes is that you are way less limited about where you ride em.

I wouldn’t bung a zip tie on, too scratchy. Loads of O rings on ebay.

Still rides well.

Used pretty widely as a technique for treating trigger points in muscles. The science behind trigger points + needling them isn’t very robust but anecdotally reported as working by various clinicians + patients. One of the consultants I work with uses it. The central nervous system + pain systems are very complex + not always predictable in their responses.

Unless they were going for it with a knitting needle, they are unlikely to have caused any significant tissue damage. On the whole muscles “tighten up” for a reason and unless thats being addressed, then it may not “work”.

ESI chunkys work

Wasn’t Ben (Singletrack) running courses with Ed (Great Rock) last year ?
“Stop taking crap photos” IIRC. Might be wrth an email to see if he’s doing something this coming year?
http://benjimedia.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/moving-v-still/

Rode some tight steep rocky switchbacks yesterday + It was great. The level of grip means you can work the bike round tight spots taking mad lines. I imagine bermed switchback’s would be a hoot.

I guess it depends on the mud, It will still slither around a bit in soft surface mud , but never feels out of control. Muddy climbs, even without a granny ring, have all been doable so far. You’ll be doing well to spin it out. Decent mud guards are apparently quite important to avoid pebbledashing

Which may go part way to explaining why the handling feels better than some other fat bikes.

This is a more and more used quote i would love to see put into practice…

I put it into practice by not buying a Pug + getting a Fatty ;-)

Is it possible to objectively test handling? Very subjective and depends on where you want it to shine.
Fatty feels more lively and capable, I ride techy rocky stuff on most rides + being used to low long bikes with relatively slack head angles, means the Fatty will feel better to me then some other fat bikes with different design briefs.

It would be good to get someone as experienced as yourself to test say a Fatty, Pug, 907 and Krampus on different terrain.

After all you are to blame for allot of this interest in fat bikes :-)

Try it before you cut down the bars. I always change cockpit setups but after getting the height right haven’t touched this. Rides very well + the extra leverage is great for thruch moves.
Improvised some mudguards after getting properly soaked riding in the permapuddle filth.

FWIW It seems like great VFM. Parts’ll get upgraded as they wear, + rims’ll probably get drilled at some point but all the essential kit appears to be good. Right off to ride it into the teeth of a howling southwesterly in the pssing rain.

Pop. I’ve done both. Slightly limited by the 1 x 10 set up. I think with a double up front you’d be able to sit, grind + thrutch your way up some crazy stuff.

Its a very different riding experience.
I got one for technical off piste climbing/techy slow descents + exploring some of the sandy rocky stuff locally and riding places it was otherwise be impossible/pointless to. I also wanted it to the winter filthbike niche left by having to get rid of my singlespeed.

It appears to do all of this stuff well. Being able to ride crazy off camber rock, pebble/scree and squeeze traction out of anything is a proper hoot. Handling is great, doesn’t feel slow + sluggish like the Pug I tried a few years ago. Bit like a 29er in that it takes a bit to get it wound up to speed, but it holds it very well. Wheelies, manuals and jumps pretty well, until it comes to landing… Had a few moments going faster than was wise down steps + off a couple of rocky drops when I had to remember that it was an un-dampened rigid bike. I think you could probably hurt yourself going crazy fast on trail centre descents, but for me this is the opposite of a trail centre bike. Seems way better at coping with mud (upland peaty, don’t have much clay here) than a cross bike.

Theres some very experienced fat-bikers on here who can give you more informed opinions.
This’ll make me go riding when I might not otherwise and explore where I wouldn’t have.

Definitely insightful/uplifting/inspiring rather than depressing read. Worth seeking out.

Great piece of writing + agree one of the best things I’ve read in a mag for a while.
Respect to ST + the writers.

Just got my Big Top back from This guy[/url]
Very pleased with the quality speed + general helpfulness.

Sound advice above. Listen to your physio, there are no short cuts and getting it right is more important than rushing back and botching it. Hydro would be a good idea.

There you go

Think there was some pics of a Cotic road bike prototype on here recently that looked very pretty.

Since the repair work, the “wiggly descent through the trees” is loads better.
Agreed, great design + build. All open AFAIK

Kona Cinder Cone. Ace bike that did lots of Dales miles + got me hooked on MTBing.

Actually quite steep – 74°. It’s something which adds to climbing attributes.

Must be the perspective on the pics. 74 is pretty steep which is generally good IME. Ta.

Nice colour matching of the shock. Like.
Looks like a very slack seat post angle. Wouldn’t want much more than that showing.

Cheers Bonsetter 2.25 is fine. Ta.

Cheers for that Bonesetter. Hows the tyre clearance on the RM?

So its an Evil problem, rather than Silverfish? Refund sounds sensible after that length of time, but does that mean the LBS takes the hit?
Silverfish were very quick getting my frame back to Yeti.

Yeti have yet to be helpful, but thats another story…

Looking forward to being up that way next May. Nice pics

Theres a substantial body of evidence linking pain scores and depression. Pain has been shown in several fields to be a poor indicator of tissue damage. If someone has started to develop chronic pain with the associated neuroplastic changes in the dorsal horn, PAG and amygdala activity e.t.c. surgery to the knee may have little impact on pain levels.
Shouldn’t be too tricky to get an orthopod + ethics committee on board + hand out HADS, oxford score + get a crude grading of plain film xrays pre + post surgery. Keep us posted.

Been running Minions tubeless for years. Sadly you only seem to be able to get the DHF supertacky in wire bead which is a bit heftier + not as reliable run tubeless. Barons (Black chili tubeless version coming out soon IIRC), Hans Damps might be wallet hoovering options??

Interesting. IME the orthopods don’t assess depression unless its already been highlighted.
Recent prospective studies on incidence of back pain have suggested that depression rather than disc bulges e.t.c on MRI are the most significant predictor of developing back pain.

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Aye, great achievement. Where does this leave the whole 26/29/650b debate?
:wink:

Wow, must be good. End of a relatively stable era in your turbulent shed.

Our lot go on significant Xray changes to at least 2 of the 3 compartments, Oxford Knee score < 20 http://www.orthopaedicscore.com/scorepages/oxford_knee_score.html and clinical exam. Plus theres all the factors that influence how well you are likely to cope with the anesthetic, surgery, recovery e.t.c., age, (Revisions are harder to do so if you are under 60 they won’t be keen). Very subjective IME.

140 forks, 750mm bars, 50 mm stem, Medium, 5’11” + some here. Fully intended to take the forks down to 130, but never felt the need. Over 4-5 hrs + start wondering if a 70mm stem might be an idea, but then you hit another fun section + forget such loose talk. Bolt through front + back helps it feel tight. Fun trail bike IME.