Tbh don’t think I would have bothered to get one. But a shop nr me closed and the price was right

Surly stainless ring every time for me. The little extra weight is no prob on a single speed and they
Last years. Just add an old xtr crank all polished

Spoke tension meter helps to get the tension even all the way round
Which makes for a durable wheel.
But I do get a bit lazy and only use it with very light wheels. Things like stans
Mmx rims and some of there 29er rims which don’t like lots of tension.

I spent years building wheels that were perfectly good without one. If your only
Doing a few for yourself there a lot of money

If you leave the bearing to long and they fall apart they are a right pig to remove. And they are only £40 for a full set from specialized

Love my roval traverse wheels light ish and strong but they were only £400 when I got them

It’s an illness once you start that’s it lighter is always better. I need help lol

I know I thought a ti ss should be lighter too

Orange vitt 14lb on home scales
Stans mmx wheels
White bros carbon forks
Hope race brakes
Kcnc post
Easton carbon bars
Rs7 UNO and Royce bb

Could be lighter with some trigon forks but they scare mr lol

Ball joint spliter every time. Should not take more than 30seconds

my fav method is much like above a washer and a bolf from a bmx crank ( they seem to be longer) . A 32 mm socket over the bb tool and a huge ratchet to jump on add a little heat too.

useing 32 . 15 at the moment but its to slow so time fora rethink

Both my sets of deus cranks now creak after about a year , dont think im alone with this either.

Shimano much quicker to fit no silly chain line washers to fiddle with.

But anything will be better than the gxp you have now

the park tool website is very good for tech advice

I have the am4 with flow wheels on my old 2003 sx and they have been perfect for the last year .

Very easy to fit with just tape and a valve ( track pump not compressor)

Stared with conti tyres and spesh captain at the moment both worked like a dream.

much the same as above 2003 fox forks still spot on and no wear on the coating , they get used loads but do get looked after .

Hope bulbs must be 11 years old still going as is my ti-glide on the single speed.

But my ride buddy killed his fox forks in 14 mounths of no servicing

american classic hubs and revolution spokes

thanks for that , but i have the rims sat at home just waiting on some pro lock nipples to arrive . should make a 1200g wheel set . will be interesting to see how long they last

Madison will not supply the bikes to you just because you have an account you need to sign up for the bikes as a special thing.

At only 58 kg I cant get any lighter so it has to be the bike , i just cant stop now I have started down this dark and exspensive path . stans mmx rims next . Think I need to get some help

Since starting to do some 12 hour team events last year ( set2rise bonty 24/12) I have be come very weight obsessed . It may only make small differance but it does make me feel better each time lighten the bike .

must just be me then , just struck me as strange to not know what it was he is selling

a middleburn uno chainring may sit closer in as in replaces the spider and looks very neat . Not sure of they do a 3/32 one though .

think I could get away with just two a hardtail and a touring bike for getting to work , but I seem to have ended up with 12 at the moment

pics are a bit rubbish but i just had to add it anyway

giant mostly use semi intergrated ( shallow cup pressed into the headtube just a lot wider than normal) hope do make one thats fits

the park stuff is a bit hit and miss some of it works well and some just cheap tat , but i would sell many of my bikes to get the campy set

been useing my 355 rims with the blue tape spesh sell and some mavic valves , just a single time round with the tape and a small overlap . Used both ust and normal tyres with no problems in two years

opps i got confused i use joes no flats not stans , and always seem to have to top the tyes up for the firt few rides no matter whos tyres i use , dont know if it matters but im very light.

been useing these for most of this year and very pleased , bit of a pain to fit with my track pump but does get there in the end . stans no tubes sealent and 30 psi with no problems.
very quick tyre

royce ti bb and middle burn rs7 cranks

also polaris wind proof 15 years old and still good

They are my fav tyre use them in wales and raceing at 24/12 and last week end nice and light as well

Think I might have been one of the slower people going down hill and wished there had been more places for the others to go by rather than be on my wheel , still managed 16 min laps though

My first time back at cheddar for a few years and my last , did not like the cource at all far to rough for me and just as poorly run as before.

Weight is not that important , yes i do have a 21 lb ti hardtail but its to fragile for many rides its more about fitness i will still beat my mates on my 35 lb pitch as i ride a lot more than they do

Any bike shop should be able to get that from madison as long as there in stock , lots of shimano spares are post free to shops

Royce bb and rs 7 arms both now over 10 years old and still going , and park pedal spanner

Tft very helpfull and the push stuff is great . But non talas forks are very simple to do at home , just have a go

Use 29-40 with 11-28 suits me well for raceing

ok thanks all for you help . mine should be here for he weekend :D

ive been useing the mavic valves just fime with mine , find them much better than the spesh ones. Also the sticky tape from joes no flats works well just a bit more weight.

My second 12 hour team race and we came 6 in the open male so well happy , most people seemed happy to move out the way and not hole you up . Will be back next year just not sure i could do it solo full respect to those that did