yup use it on when climbing and open when descending (rp23 on a 5) never seemed a prob switching on the move and i find it makes a difference…

running a 32 up front and one up 42 on rear, works fine gives plenty of range, and is easy enough on legs,
you can spin out on fire / road descents but i wouldn’t normally ride a route with them, I’m happy with it for local stuff, hamsterley, thrunton, glentress, inners.

£35 each way on easy jet

Soz for the slow response and thanks for the replies and offers of bags, now sorted cardboard box through LBS…much as i would like bag it wouldn’t get used enough…ta

yup doing the pds this year, looking forward to it, have ridden a lot in the area and have a few days to play after the event.

paul and nina at apex have b and b in the farmhouse in morzine its on the super morz side of the village just over the bridge

nice spot nice people.. were there that weekend to ride

Paul and Nina Dally

http://www.apexmorzine.com

ta j

ta for the suggestions, I’ll try and track down a bag in the long run prob best option, and had noted the weight restriction (it is a dh bike so not the lightest..)

j

Any advice welcome

Ta.

i recently got rx prescription inserts for my goggles…they’ve been great ( being able to see where your going is a benefit? imagine that!!!) so much so that I’ve been using them for trail not just DH, which makes me look a bit of a div …so interested in the uvex link as seem ok priced as up until the rx inserts I just used whatever was cheapest and light safety ones, mainly due to the amount i lost broke, left on top of cars etc..

Yup V4 takes a 183 or 203 rotor, doesn’t need to be vented but its more DH orientated.

yup easy to find the path down across the lintzford road, coming up the track from newcastle, if you go under the station bridge theres a track up to the bridge on the left then drop down the track to the road and the gates to chopwell, its a good little climb up on the way back to…

and yes they are removable for cleaning and to put in other goggle if need be..

…..apologies for slow response…i bought some adidas pinner goggles secondhand and then got the rx insert glazed the rx insert was way more expensive than the goggles, but i was riding virtually blind without them and i’d tried contacts but just couldn’t get them in and out easy enough…

i got prescription insets for my goggles and hey presto! i can see what I’m crashing into… work well though

alandavidpetrie79 – thanks for the link but a little to roadie for me

thanks will investigate

Plenty of riding both single and family, round the lake is great if your kids enjoy riding and there plant of stop off spots

see linky

http://www.kieldertrailreavers.co.uk/

Prob get more out of it being there for a while if your on holiday as heading uo for a day never seems to stack up for me (personally). but Its a great spot and theres plenty to do..

my mates hi lo has been away for about 2 month on warranty with no sign of return..was fine until it gave up though…I’ve for a ks lev and had no probs except my own cack handed cable adjustment…apart from that sound

Yup Vallnord is fine, not a huge amount of runs but enough to keep you grinning, route 66 is a great run back to la mansanna, the upper lift runs are a good addition, so if you can get there on a weekend its worth it, Tracks are pretty smooth and theres no major obstacles,,,,i think the main diff (like any alpine style place) is the length of the runs down,,,, enjoy

had the same set up and it worked fine….wrecked the mech a few weeks back got a new one and could not get it to go through all the range…tried everything.. then admitted to myself indexing gears is a dark art and took it to LBS… PROB SOLVED.

I think if you find a group at a similar level its great, but knackering, I play most weeks with a group of 30-40 yr olds and since most of us want to keep playing no ones getting kicked up a height, Don’t think its helped my bike fitness at all ( running 5k a few times a week did, but its boring….)

…charlie the bikemonger also do conversion kits with all bits required…

Both my 2010 evolve and 2011 respond need the pellet as above I think the self extracting version got phased out before 2010

my eldest rides a commencal , they do xs sizes and there direct outlet has some cheaper older models (26″ version) even with shipping there reasonable,

linky

http://www.commencal-store.co.uk/Default.asp

Bump…any codes available? was hoping to cash in on the st patricks offer but needed a 99 spend, thanks in advance, on the plus side was up thrunton woods on a single speed hardtail at the weekend…

Cracking work for two lads with a couple of spades….

also…f you remove it, you’ve got to consider where your going to dispose of it. you cant just dump it.

the issue was with a 36 ring on a double set up as it can (not always due to tolerances ) foul the chain against the back face of the swing arm pivot bearing, the bash will not be a prob here its the chain as the front mech moves it up. I ran a 24 -36 bash set up for about 2 years and it was fine but it was close, 22-34 bash should be no probs.

The very helpful folk at the bike tree in Sheffield 0114 236 5858 sorted my spares out through the French distributors

Five frame has two serial no’s one for front triangle and one for swing arm, my bb one is ok to read not sure about swing arm one. They don’t have to match

Hi thanks for feedback… No it’s not for the World Cup… Just general info

i ride in the alps and pyrenees with mates most summers and although I’ve often thought i wish i had my bike here… the cost hassle of getting them there / damage / spares etc in the end up never seems worth it.

You also get the benefit of trying bikes for a week you’d never ride / need / afford at home, Most places will let you switch if you don’t get on with a bike, so pick a shop that has a few makes

I Use cad on a daily basis vworks acad etc I would
Def look into BIM revit etc also if yr mac based
Look into rhino you can beta test it for free and
Parametric design like grasshopper… Plain old dots and
Dashes cad is on its last legs

if there velux they should have a sticker with a code on the inside of the frame somewhere in the jamb, use that ref no as its a one off relating to your window… and call their customer service…normally not a problem

when you get the week pass it also comes with the multi pass which gives you free access to the pools / aqua park etc.

if you liked 808 state give “once in a while” and “emerald fantasy tracks” by lone a spin…

yup we go as a family , going again this year, there a lot to to, Morzine town itself has swimming pools, tennis, go ape style thing, mini skate park, summer luge, ice rink, thats without all the mountains lifts hiking walking cycling pony trekking….check out the portes pass,its region wide, its 1 euro a day any gets you access to most things – museums, pools etc and include free access to all lifts buses etc.. if you have a car you can go further, but if not the bus service runs to les gets etc..

burmaboy good shout on the size 16… mongoose do a program 16 also …sick bike…and nicely scaled down

its great, red and black both good, a good mix of riding to, its very compact so you can do a lot in a fairly short space of time

aye andorra is good….been most years recently, a lot less routes than mozine /les gets and quieter during the week (not that mozine is rammed ) rides can it can be nice and dusty.. vallnord has good lifts but check yr date for opening times…Arinsal is good place to stay..its up the hill from la mansanna but v.cheap to…if you contact the info through the bike park web site they can get you good accommodation and lift pass deal….good bus link (novatel ) from barca / tolouse