Thanks mboy. Yes, just sticking to the shimano crank that came on my spesh enduro. Think i might splash out on a renthal chainring. Looks chunky

I guess so, freaks me out that connectors by themselves can be £8 or £9 though, I’m used to getting them with the chain and carrying the old ones around to repair breaks

i didnt know the sram chains were happy on the the new shimano 11, thanks catfish. I might look at those, I’ve been using SRAM 971 for year on shimano so I guess it makes sense

thank you drovercycles, I figured it should work but nice to hear someone who knows for sure! xtr shifters and xt mech it is

so I’m thinking of buying the xtr shifter just so I can find bar clamp with no indicator window. Has anyone tried this with the XT mech? I assume it should all work OK. I heard that xtr wouldn’t support the 11-42 tooth cassette but I guess thats a mech thing rather than a shifter thing

bump for the evening

So do all xt bar mount 11 speed shifters come with an indicator? Hope not. It wont fit around my brakes if so. What about xtr shifters, do bar mount versions have indicator windows?

Underseat subwoofer is next i think. Halfords do a flatish one for £120 that ive got me eye on

Thread ressurrection! Finally decided that my 2008 vito with 196k on it wasnt going to blow up tomorrow so fitted a new head unit. Sony MEX6001, DAB, phone etc. Sounds pretty good

Massive upgrade on the standard sound5 unit

Good result for abigail! Nice to see you both again and have a chance to say thanks for that rear enduro shock

Im racing. And race camping. See you there

The gamut works better with the slider rather than the roller if you can find one

Ha. Lib dems lost their deposit. Hope that bodes badly for Cleggs seat

Oh dear god not again

Its like groundhog day. Ukge requires insurance. probably time to get over it

No ukge for me this year pal. Hope you have a good one. Good luck

Had this with some deore. Changed pads and rotors but it still came back so has to be something caliper related

Race info looks good. 2 stages that are never usually open to the public

Yes. I put xt pins in mine. Took a bit of force. Im still not sure if that was due to threads on the caliper that were covered in paint or if i just screwed them into the alloy with brute force. Either way, seems fine

Could it simply be that the lever is tight up against your gear shifter and its fouling the pivot on the bottom of the lever? Happened to me after a crash and i just needed to move the lever up a bit

Guy i know bought the cube. Rates it highly and he knows his bikes.

Im there. Rolling up the night before and looking for a campsite

5 bikes 4 people all inside is van country.

Ive got a vito. Love it. Though i would rather poke one of my own eyes out than drive it again in the snow.

If you do go for a van prepare to pay, or search hard for one that hasnt been wrecked as a commercial vehicle

Just about to embark on this myself. Was thinking of an alpine head unit and small active sub under the seat for starters

I had pretty much decided to buy a new bike. I wont bother now.

Kimbers thats proper funny

excited. Anyone else camping on the saturday?

Will new XT be 11 speed? Please say yes

:-(

passing of a genius

round 1 and 2 booked. see you all there

im not convinced xt ones last much longer…..a bit but not worth the difference in price

out. unless a simple single race insurance becomes readily available.

i test drove one a few years ago. loved it. fast but predictable when it started to give way. would have one in a heartbeat if i could justify it

this thread made me feel old. i want to upgrade my system as well….but i was debating secondhand linn sondek or new rega 3 + nice phono stage. no idea what you lot are on about

if you are in sheffield the pmba enduro at gisburn in march is fairly close. it is fairly chilled compared to so.e of the bigger races

the freehubs on mine all got chewed to bits by the cassette way before the bearings failed

i get on with urge down o matic. usually cheap on crc. as above though, whatever you get has to fit well. 661 dont fit my weird head. if they rattle about they are impossible to ride in and dont give you much protection

coaching. it made me slightly less bad at enduro. and getting fitter. that helped too

probably pmba lee quarry. stunning day. great variety of stages. no one taking it too seriously

@pictonroad. had the same problem with lezyyne pump with the hose. so i bought the version that presses on. that version snaps the valve stem off if you get a bit clumsy. grrrrrr