I wouldn’t pay that much for shorts again… the Assos ones I “treated” myself too a few years ago were one of my biggest cycling disapointments. Bulky pad which caused rubbing on long days and stitching which didn’t stay together very well. The Lusso’s I curently have are far more comfy, better quality and half the price.

Go Joe!

Looks like an April Fool stunt… other bikes hacked up and placed on a jig to look like a Fatty?

Good effort.

Kirt Voreis showing some serious skills on what look to be Revelations?

Not sure how the prices compare now but when I bought my first TH1 nfcycling on ebay was the cheapest

I emailed him a question about postage and he replyed about an even cheaper set with some cosmetic damage… which once they had arrived I couldn’t even find.

Email and phone number here for them but I don’t know how old it is.
Best of British

Or you could try contacting him through The Bicycle Acadmey[/url]

Perhaps not if you buy an XX1 chainset…

I’m very impressed with the Lusso shorts I have. The Pro-Gel insert is the best I’ve used and the fit/comfort of the bib short is better than some of the scary priced ones I’ve “treated” myself to in the past.

Lusso at Ribble

I was so impressed after the first ride I promtly bought two more 😳

Loads of reading there thanks doof doof.

Destined for Original Equipment or distributor in another county… not used due to supply problems or not sold… offered to the market to reduce stock at which point CRC buy them and flog them on to us… pisses of the official distributor channels no end.

Is this one?

Perhaps I’ll retract any comments I may have made about it being “ugly”.

For a hub reliability is THE MOST important attribute as getting a rebuild when an unreliable hub dies is an expensive pain in the hoop.

Get a reliable hub and/or make sure spares are actually available (ie bearings and freehub bodies).

Thanks Loco, I did speak to Mojo about the FIT upgrade program but they actually advised me against it as mine were not actually broken and the new one was not hugely better for what I wanted… do you think the newer one is much better?

From what I remember a new FIT cartridge and service is £300 so about the same as the Avy cartridge… with the Avy bonus being I can service that myself as it’s open-bath.

Loco – compression adjusters at the bottom, not sure where the bladder is tbh. They were “serviced” by Mojo a while back and it made no difference hence thinking ditch the RC2 and go Avalanche rather than tweak what is there. I’ve been running them at 130mm travel on a hardtail hence the effects of the problems are minimised so I’ve not bothered to do anything with them. But I’ve got some other forks for the hardtail now so I could put these back on the big bike at 160mm rather than the RC3 Ti’s if I can get them to perform better.

Interested in your thoughts.

dirtydog – it’s an issue with the RC2 damper thats in my Float RC2’s. If I try to use the compression adjustments (LSC/HSC) to (say) limit fork dive then the fork feels really harsh on big impacts as if it’s lost the ability to respond to impacts. I.e unable to move enough oil to dampen the impact or respond in time for the next one; hence the term hydraulic-lock (or hydrolock for short). Basically I have to leave the LSC and HSC pretty much full open or the fork feels terrible.

Western Europe is already overpopulated

endurogangster – what “issues” with the fork are you wanting to improve?

Excuse my inner geek.

I’m hoping to get a better level of suspension control such as that offered by the CCDB I sometimes run on the back. Of the two forks I have I prefer the Float for low speed stuff as it has less wallow and is more controlled, but once I up the speed and hit the big stuff the Float becomes harsh (hydrolocks inside?) and the 55 RC3 Ti becomes by far the better fork soaking up the big hits like the rear… CCDB and RC3 Ti feel ballanced but only at speed.

I tried a Bos Deville which I realy liked as it was controlled with little brake dive and yet felt good at speed; unfortunatley it bottomed harshly off bigger hits and was a bit more flexy. My ideal fork would have the stiffness of the Float/55, the low speed chassis control of the Deville and the high speed bump absorption of the 55 RC3 Ti.

Craig reckons he can do that in either of my forks… but which one?

Edit… Craig like me reckons the 55 will always feel better due to the coil but I’m tempted to do the Float to get the weight saving 🙄

I’d forgoten about that option Loco. Something that intrigues me about the Avalanche option is the the return to open bath and infinite user tweakability (if you get the tools and are willing to get stuck in).

Some chaps I rode with in the USA a few years ago had very good things to say about the Avy stuff… and I respect their opinions as they were some hard riders.

Do it and tell us how you get on

I’m very tempted as both my forks have traits which the cartridge will be able to improve according to the emails in the last couple of weeks back and forth with Craig.

I’m close to buying… but I can’t decide whether to upgrade my 55 RC3 Ti to reduce the brake dive and increase the control, or upgrade my 36 Float RC2 to prevent the hydraulic lock on big/repetative hits. I know the 55 will always be the plusher fork due to the Ti coil but the Float is 250g lighter… I was going to decide today and speak to Craig this afternoon 😕

Cheaper for me than new forks as both mine are 1.5 steerer so worth buttons second hand… and I like the 1.5 steerer and stem as I’ve not managed to break one (touches wood).

Production Privee looks lovely… but BB92 and a bizzare headset standard is enough to put me off which is a shame; It could so easily have been perfect for me.

I am tempted by the Ranger… pick up phone and speak to man in shed who will weld your frame 😀

2.8kg for the large frame (inc maxle, mech hanger, integrated seat clamp, etc), so that’s 6.2lbs in old money.

About the same as a Ragley Bagger 288 then…

I like where BTR are coming from that a hardtail frame like this doesn’t need 160mm forks so they have gone for 120mm; their Belter DH frame is designed for 150mm forks.

UK built in a shed is a great talking point as are the gussets. I know very well that just because a bike has been CEN tested does not mean it won’t break 😈

Love it. Bit different and made here by folk who are making what they want to ride and having fun doing it… max awesomz!

Groundskeeperwilly. Have you tried Dipper at Gravity Sport in Buckie? Fire him an email from his website as he might be able to help.

My local Fish and Chip shop are officially the best in the country – Fish and Chip Shop Winners 2013[/url]

Congrats Calum.

Do we have to “Join” one cog to get that?

Started with a London Sour Pineapple by Brodie’s Beer, then a delicious Brouwerij De Molen Amarillo, and a wee Tokyo* for pudding.

The growler is primed with two pints of the most lovely Brouwerij De Molen Amarillo. An American style Double Imperial IPA at an impressive 9.20% ABV

Brodie’s London Sour Pineapple is worth trying and is what it says on the tin. Apparently Brodie’s had to invent a new brewing technique to make it work; I like Belgian sour beers but this is something different and I enjoyed the experience (but not enough to fill the growler).

Thanks Tazzy. Have wee drink and chill.

I’ve got 2009 36 Float RC2’s and 2010 Marzocchi 55 RC3 Ti’s which have been very reliable. I bought them both cheap due to the 1.5″ steerer… love a bargain me. Of the two the Marz is the better feeling fork and at only 250g more than the Float it’s the one I prefer.

I paid less then this person is looking for now.

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1262947/

I can see these becoming a classic.

I do fancy trying the upgrade to Avalanche Racing internals though.

“Show us the spoon”
“Show us the spoon”
“Show us the spoon”
“Show us the spoon”
“Show us the spoon”
“Show us the spoon”

But seriously… well done 8)

James Guthrie – A Funeral Service in the Highlands

Some of us never gave up on the 1.5″ steerer… the industry will come back round to it in a while 😉

I like cynic-al’s choice of Benefits Supervisor Sleeping by Lucian Freud.

I do like Francis Bacon – Study after Velazquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X

or some Hieronymus Bosch

I have a SRAM front shifter and a Shimano rear shifter on one of my bikes.

Dynamism of a Cyclist – Umberto Boccioni

Blew me away nearly as much as Venice. Peggy Guggenheim Foundation, Venice, Italy

If he takes off the spacers he can keep using that fork 😈

Thread from last year about broken Hope Pro2 12mm hub axles.

I’ve not broken an axle for over a year now running the EVO hubs.

Its and evo

If that means “It’s an EVO Hub” then all you need are two end caps which are about £12.

Highlights of my trip to NZ 15 years ago was hanging out in sleepy Wanaka and getting way from everything and everyone by doing the long walking tracks (I had a broken hand so wasn’t biking). I loved walking the Greenstone & Caples tracks, and Stuart Island was awesome… but I’m not one for crowds or the adrenalin fueled stuff. I hated Queenstown as it was full of wonks.

Sorry to be a bit cryptic loughor but if your between a 16″ and an 18″ On-One buy the 16″ as the 18″ is hardly any bigger.