What is not a good idea is to buy then upgrade, your paying for the same thing twice. I’d go the extra for the RS

I’d suggest your doing something wrong, stans for years = no issues

noted you have homebrew sealant, lifes to short for the hassle

I got boost on my Bronson replacement frame, yup its wider but I frankly cant see/feel the difference.

I’d go for the Whyte works version. Carbon wheels WILL make a very large difference :-D

Boost is IMHO unnoticeable – pulls on flame retardant suit …

all the best stuff is off piste – nothing to see here, move along

Running a 142 in 148 with a spacer/washer, seems to work a treat.

Get a demo on both. vPP is different. I’m sure their both great bikes.

http://www.descent-world.co.uk/2015/12/04/our-first-ride-on-the-2016-whyte-t-130c-works/

Corbyn’/Livingstone’s unilateral nuclear disarmament stance has attracted critism from Dan Jarvis who implied he would not stand as a Labour MP if that became Labour policy (unlikely as Unions don’t support it)

Agree. So all the more surprising/damaging is the leaderships determination to push this through? I can only assume its based on their dogmatic adherence to their principles.

Remember, you can’t out fizz a bad diet. Exercise and good diet is key. But dont assume that as you’ve done a load of exercise you can eat more.

Personally I find small changes to diet work in the long run. It’s pretty obvious what’s bad for you and with smaller portions you will lose weight.

Moved, sacked…..

The issue is one of credibility for the whole party. Do we vote for their published policies or what the leader says and non elected members?

DrJ

Mr Corbyn replaced pro-nuclear weapons MP Maria Eagle with Emily Thornberry, who favours unilateral nuclear disarmament.

The stated labour policy on Trident is? And after appointing Ken, a non MP to be co chair of the defence committee review. Who has expanded the role to include our possible withdrawal from NATO.

Sacking yes if you don’t support the party line but this isn’t

Hang on, hang on you mean because you support the published and agreed labour policy on defence you can in fact be sacked for not following the leaders views that are not in fact the policy of his party?

(Busy digging bomb shelter)

Nope

Ken says our membership of NATO needs to be reviewed after he was parachuted in as the co chair of the labour defence review. Corbyn then sacks the defence spokeswoman with I guess someone more in line with his and Kens view on defence. Oh I was right….

‘Mr Jones quit his defence spokesman role over the issue of Trident after Mr Corbyn replaced pro-nuclear weapons MP Maria Eagle with Emily Thornberry, who favours unilateral nuclear disarmament.’

Labour democracy in action

MTB boots and SPDs on road bike, makes sense to only have one shoe and cleat. Besides I can walk in recessed cleats.

s this the way of the far left? So wrapped up in their ideology, they are completely unable to see the bigger picture

Yes, spot on

The country made the right choice. I thought their ‘we know best, voters don’t know what’s good for them’ approach sealed their fate as far as I was concerned. I hope they crash and burn fast so they can rebuild because I can’t see any other way forward at the moment.

Any published labour policy isn’t worth the paper it’s written on when the leader refuses to abide by the cabinets decision.

Three hours around Asara wine estate Stellenbosh single track, flow, swoop and a warm average temp 28 degrees max was 40 by the time we finished at 11:30. Great way to end the year on a high

Not required go ride

Nimby alert! You might have noticed that there has been a general shift in the population towards the older generation. Contribute nothing? What contributions are required for entry in this otherwise free and democratic country to the state of Machynlleth?

Ha ha

The good thing about the ‘Boro as a retirement location is that you will find death as a welcome release.

Where, grandad?

LoL Forest of Dean

Although, after retirement, you’ll probably be winding down on the biking front I guess. D’you like to be beside the seaside?

Huh? I do more than ever as do most retirees as we have the time. Not ready for the slippers and pipe thanks

Retired at 55. Trails 10mins then hundreds of acres of woodland, trail centre, off piste trails. Three gyms in town 15 min walk to mine across the park and lake. Bike shop, dental and medical 10 mins on foot. Railway station 20mins walk past the lake. London 2 1/2 hours Gatwick 3. Local airports 1 hour. Bike Park Wales 1 hour, Afan 1:30, Quantocks 1:20, Cmw Carn 45 mins

I downsized, less to maintain, no grass. Afternoon sun on patio in the rear not over looked. Garage for bikes. Detached. Own shared drive.

If you define retirement by what you do 2 fo 3 hour round trip to trails isn’t sustainable. You just driving in the rat race again.

Sat in Cape Town after Xmas now heading for two weeks MTB in Stellenbosh

Here are the other links

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/bike-thefts-at-events

Not random but targeted. The thieves are quite capable of doing their homework and have a buyer otherwise they would be doing it.

Agree random junkie can grab a bike etc.

Not sophisticated and random? You have to have a market to sell on this sort of stuff. We’re not talking about the odd random bike. £14M worth of bikes

http://road.cc/content/news/111262-£100k-reward-offered-after-£14-million-bikes-and-stolen-after-london-bike-show

I got one of these. Expensive but does the job really well.

http://www.boot-buddy.com/?gclid=CjwKEAiAtf6zBRDS0oCLrL37gFUSJACr2JYbc5yiHS8BzxZJYXc_od__qHYhK_SFsHW7sU3-Uyus8hoCiXTw_wcB

Quite hard plastic protects the car interior, easy to fit and 100% waterproof. Easy to get bike in and out to.

Shorter stem

Agree with all njee20 and the others. I like the bigger screen. No brainier replacement really

Could you share your evidence for this?

A few years ago Bristol MTB club had a weekend skills course. Only advertised on our forum. I went to the Saturday session. That night the guy giving the skill course (well known MTB skills coach) stayed with our president. Someone broke in that night and stole all their bikes.

Also we had a spate a few years ago of white vans turning up at chainreaction and bike fest late at night. Reported leaving early in the morning by security who hadn’t challenged them. Result many bikes taken from tents etc.

These are ones I personally went to and saw the aftermath. I live locally so didn’t stay overnight before the event.

Well worth checking that you aren’t leaving a trail of information that can lead to your bike. They also know that expensive bikes are likely to be replaced via insurance so often hit the same place a few months later.

I personally don’t subscribe to the follow them home theory. But an interesting exercise is put yourself in the thieves shoes. How would you find out about your bike and then steal it?

My bike goes in my car but often MTB as well from home. The area you live in or lose to might also increase the likelihood of a break in.

If your shed or garage from the outside looks like Fort Knox I would think you had something worth stealing and worth further investigation.

Best security is to make sure you don’t advertise what you’ve got. There can be random break ins of course. But many are the product of researching bike, club, forums and Facebook pages.

Activities: 294
Distance: 9,515.05km
Time: 554
Elevation: 143,895

Got three days of MTB in South Africa to add to that

Use my garmin OS map SSD card in 800, 1000 and Oregon 650. Works fine.

Weeks holiday in Cape Town followed by two weeks MTB in Stellenbosh.

Things I can get any time, memories are for ever

Nice CB nice

Don’t think about the cost, what cost improved fitness and health, sense of well being, enjoyment. Such things you cant put a price tag on. Alternative? Stay at home?

This is life, not a practice. What you saving for, slippers and bingo? Wrong forum pal

I put a bit of stans on the rim when I out them on, helps them slide into position

It won’t be the rotor unless it’s not straight. Any rotor the right size and round will be ok. I have a SRAM rotor on the front XT setup after bending one in Canada. Works fine. Cut outs hole etc make no difference.

Check headset, I’m assuming rotor is straight.

Take the pads out clean check calliper goes in and out smoothly.

Next slacken off brake calliper bolts. Apply brake hard and keep it applied. Do up bolts.

Stil not right? Replace calliper