Thanks, just saved £24 on 2 x Maxxis tyres!!

molgrips

Under a grand? Aren’t LB rims like £100? Should be able to build a set for less than half the price of those sixth element ones.

More like $170 to $190 per rim  + delivery + import charges etc.

If you have a pc and t’internet its a five minute job to draw up the route as a gpx in something like <span class=”skimlinks-unlinked”>bikehike.co.uk</span>

I use ridewithgps.com but no point in reinventing the wheel if someone’s already done it for you!!

craig24

I emailed Vertebrate and was told they only have GPX files for a small number of routes and the Lakes isn’t one of them

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OK, thanks for asking!!

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smudge

Cracking books, I too was working my way through the White Peaks book, some crackers around Buxton and Chatsworth.
There is a link here for the White Peaks GPX routes – White Peaks

Does anybody have a link to the Lake District GPX’s? I’ve got the book but the GPX’s make things much easier!!

Ta!!

Ta from me too!!

Here’s my ride from Wednesday evening, this is our usual Marple route – ignore the drag from home (Cheadle Hulme) to Marple, that’s just masochism :D

Marple loops

“Strawberry Golf Course” wasn’t closed last night :D

There’s only a little bit of work right at the very bottom, where it joins “Roman Lakes Link”.

Let’s hope that they don’t carry on up the “Strawberry Golf Course” descent…

To contrast, I have non-boost Lyriks and a 2.6″ Butcher but with my Easton ARC 30s (30mm internal) I can’t use the Mudhugger FR as the wheel just won’t spin.

I ate and inhaled a lot of dust during our trip to Finale in October….

I went for one of these clicky as I wanted the combination.

Can’t recommend it highly enough, a few mates have bought them as well.

And EBay for cartridges – I bought 30 x 16g ones for £25 8)

WTB Vigilante on the front of my 29er in the winter 8)

TheGingerOne

I’ve mentioned how much I like my 2016 DL Trail (Alloy 29er) on a number of threads now.

Me too 8)

I keep my grandma in the kitchen draws, along with any old inner tubes that have got punchers :evil:

We always park outside The Sportsman pub on Kinder Road in Hayfield – then there’s absolutely no reason not to finish the ride with a pint or two 8)

I have 2 x FS, a 160/160 27.5” and a 120/100 29” but – at the moment – I’m having a lot of fun of a 140mm hardtail, without the worry about bearings and cleaning.

But it’s a plus bike with 3” tyres.

At my age I couldn’t put my limbs through a normal hardail but the plus tyres make it seem like it’s got a little bit of suspension. And the grip is amazing!!

So I wouldn’t have gone for a hardtail if it wasn’t for plus tyres and, TBH, I wouldn’t go for a plus tyred bike if it wasn’t a hardtail.

Long story short, I may well have bought in to the “hardtail for winter” thing.

From the Wayne Rooney Drink-Driving story:

Di drink-drive law na part of UK government campaign to make people dey more careful for road when dem dey drive so dat dem no go harm demself, and other people wey dey waka with leg for road.

:lol: :lol:

@chakaping – I picked up a bargain 2016 Hei Hei Race from Winstanleys two months ago, in effect I’ve turned it into the Trail version with 1 x 11 and a 120mm fork.

It’s brilliant, go for it :D

The one I’ve just sold was at it’s best with a 120mm Reba RLT and -2 degree angleset. With this it measured 68 degree HA.

Just before I sold it I swapped the Rebas for some 100mm Sektors that had come with another bike and the difference was quite dramatic.

Incredibly capable bikes that are made so much better with 3 degrees less HA and IMO no downsides.

Sounds like I’m regretting the change but I snapped up a bargain Kona Hei Hei Race which now has the 120mm Rebas fitted and this one’s even better – more “modern” geometry (longer reach, top tube and shorter chain stays) but with the same, thanks to the longer fork, HA. This one’s even quicker than the Anthem 8)

IMO you should be focussing on carcass just as much as tread pattern if you want to spend your time riding rather than fixing flats.

Maxxis Doubledown, Schwalbe Supergravity, Specialized Grid or WTB’s Tough carcasses are all good. IMO, Maxxis EXO isn’t even tough enough for the Peak or Lake Districts, let alone the Alps.

I have these Ion K-Pact[/url] and we do the same kind of riding, even on the same hills :wink:

They don’t slip down and give pretty good protection – have only had them since last autumn though, so they might get a bit hot when/if summer comes but other than that they get my vote.

Rick – you should’ve kept that SG carcass Rock Razor that you sold me – went up tubeless with a track pump last night and I’m now looking forward to a summer’s use on it, culminating with our Italy trip 8)

IMHO he’s a bloody genius when he gets on the loop pedal – bloody clever and as someone said above, seems like a nice normal chap.

Luckily for me I’m not too cool for school 8)

Nothing helpful to add except:

Clicky

I used to run skinny XC mud tyres on my Anthem in the winter (Spec Storm Control up front and a Maxxis Beaver at the back) but, in addition to a paper-thin casing on the EXO Beaver, I felt that it was limiting the bike as it’s so capable.

I now run a 2.3″ Vigilante up-front and a 2.3″ DHR II on the rear and they’re so much more confidence-inspiring. There’s so much more grip and cushioning.

Also the step-change from riding my Reign with big, beefy winter tyres to riding the Anthem is nowhere near as great – I used to get caught-out by the lack of grip on the Anthem after I’d ridden the Reign in mud.

I’ve fitted these under our kitchen cabinets – perfect – Clicky

The Sportsman is always welcoming to us, as is the Kinder Lodge. Good beers in both too :D

Vigilante on the back for me too, paired up with a Conti Der Baron Projekt on the front – perfect for mixed winter conditions. The Vigilante’s the TCS Tough, fast-rolling, casing – so no faffing with punctures as they’re tough as old boots and really easy to air-up tubeless.
Just ordered a TCS Light, fast-rolling, for the front of the 29er too

My Huck Norris has been in my rear tyre since late September and it’s stood up to lots of abuse – 4 days in Finale Ligure (when all but 3 or 4 of us out of the group of 11 were puncturing for fun), a couple of big Lakes rides and loads of local Peak District rides – with no punctures or rim dings whatsoever.

There does seem to be some interaction going on with my home-brewed tubeless jizz that’s causing the biggest boogers on earth, but I’m about to mix up some more with ammonia included to keep the pH neutral and see if that helps.

When I replace the sealant with the new batch I’ll check the Huck Norris to see if there are any cuts/nicks that show it’s been working.

I’ve had my Ion K-Pact pads for a month now and they are as comfy as my 661 Kyle Straits were before they wore to pieces.

I haven’t yet fallen off properly whilst wearing them (curse-of-doom just invoked) but they feel as if there will be more protection from the “hard-ish” pad. BTW the “hard-ish” pad is removable for washing which is a bonus.

Recommended :D

Same around Hayfield last night, -5C but great, fast-running, fun :D

The show-off was my mate Andy Lawton. The sod’s got absolutely no fear and far too much mad skillz on any kind of two wheels…

e.g. this is him on his MX (No. 74), he got 5th in the Acerbis 125cc Amateur National Series this year….

You say it’s new, so it shouldn’t be wear and tear, so Camelbak’s lifetime guarantee’s got to be worth a try Clicky

Im my experience Mud X are crap on wet rocks and roots. Great in mud but no good on anything else.

I run Storm Controls in the winter on my XC bike and find that they’re a good compromise for mud, wet rocks and wet roots.

But you do want the moon on a stock don’t you? :wink:

Survey completed :-)

Used my Evolva on a 25 mile night, road ride last night and I’d agree with Kayak – I don’t think, as supplied, it would be good for MTB use.

The bar clamp/mounting isn’t secure enough for the lumps and bumps of off-road but it was perfect on the road, as was the light output and beam pattern.

Used it mostly on high beam (by the way, the opportunity to reduce the settings just to 3 – low/med/high – is really useful to avoid cycling through all of the settings) and it was still showing as green on the power indicator after 1.5 hours.

My Evolva arrived yesterday, seems perfect for night rides on the roadie. Pretty impressed with the whole package, will get to test it properly on the Chain-gang on Wednesday evening.

Kayak – the “random strobe” setting is SOS. Dot, dot, dot, dash, dash, dash, dot, dot, dot :D

Windgatherer rocks and Taxal Edge are about as scenic as you can get in the Goyt – we did this as a loop starting from Whaley Bridge on Tuesday evening. Even more fun in the dark :-)

Oh, is almost everything decent in the Goyt cheeky? Didn’t realise :wink:

IMO the best carcasses for Peak District riding are Schwalbe’s Supergravity, Specialized’s Grid and WTB’s TCS Tough. Running all of them at the moment. Don’t yet have enough experience of the Conti Apex Protection that’s on the Der Baron Projekt, but that’ll be run all winter.

The Spesh are the cheapest and I’m beginning to form the opinion that they’re the best compromise of weight/strength/toughness.

Mine’s a large. I’m 5’10” with a 33″ inside leg – large is perfect for me.

My Advanced 1 was 32.1lbs, dead stock with XT Trail pedals.

It’s now at 29.7lbs (1 x 11, carbon cranks, carbon bars, Easton Heist 30 wheels, Grid/Supergravity tyres tubeless).