I do see up lifts; but what about a race series for us ?

great vid , I like cheeky trails like that !

650b is aload of tosh , I’ve owned it and it’s rubbish , they should of kept 26inch and 29ers

I have slx just to add so maybe xt up grade ?

TT systems which have a rcd covering the whole system were only 100 ma not 30ma rcds

oh and I wouldnt have one rcd covering the whole installation and you get nuisance tripping which is a pain in the arse !

i’m an electrician and for extra safety a 30 Ma RCD would be better but you cant fail it as it meets old regs ! you can fail it just because its not to the latest regs .

ok cheers markie will give it ago and thanks for your help 🙂

do you pop one of those tablets in a normal ltr of bottled water and do you drink it through out the day ? might give that a go !

I know I dont drink enough water ! I do like abit of diet coke , maybe too much ?

just thought there might be some tips ? I think I know the basics 🙂

I’ve owned 29er and 650b and 650b is utter tosh ! Sold the 650b wheels in the end , couldn’t believe I was a mug to think there would be a difference ! 29er on the other hand makes sense !

Thanks for your help again , I’m happy now !

cheers guys ! I do like responsive handling and I used to own a cotic soul with 120mm fork with 60mm stem so this set up should be fine on a 29er ! basically I have turned it into a short travel trail bike which is what I want for my local rides 🙂

just wondered if it might be too twitchy on the downhill 🙂

Went last weekend and just dropped my standard seat post just enough for the downhills , I used the up lift 😉

What’s wrong with shandy ? I love it 🙂

I will take the risk I think , I have some crazy skillz

Thought so anyone want my space !

Edric64 your medals in the post 🙂

for what its worth mate I’m 35 and still live with my parents. you need two incomes to be honest on a normal wage and since i;m single I have no chance! do I care ….nope! as long as you are paying rent and not taking the piss living rent free I cant see a problem 🙂 in other countries its perfectly fine !

heres my lovely baby , just got back from scotland and it was a blast around all the 7 staines ! just bought some posh fox forks for it so cant wait 🙂

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you cant be going that fast on a fully rigid bike compared to a mtb so canti’s should be fine if i’m thinking right ?

are the forks tapered ,120mm ?

thats what I thought about my road bike , with rim brakes the back wheel would skid so whats the point of disc ?

looking at the scott range even the most expensive ones dont come with disks !

maybe save up for a disc one then 🙂

ok thanks guys , I fancy doing something different this winter a mixture of road and off road 🙂

Yes 120 forks , they are only recon gold but seen some nice dt Swiss 120 which would be good 🙂

rode my mk 2 soul today round some local woods and it was fantastic ! every time I think of buying a 29er I ride the soul and think …nope ! whats the point I love it too much 🙂

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I love it

Check your fork pressure and I would put some tubeless 2.25 ardents on , mine is comfy !

Nice 🙂

@ dc11 how do you find your soul with 140mm forks , going to scotland next weekend and might try some ?

Nice keep them coming 🙂

@iainc , yes I remember now 🙂 I have swapped from a small soul to a medium and the difference is huge ! the medium has a longer top tube and I can fit a short stem which has improved handling too . My velvets had to go back for warranty as I was only getting half travel ! The soul is a fantastic bike for raging round the woods !

@ iainc , they are rock shox recon gold rl which I bought off merlin in the sale , they are quite good but get out of shape on really rocky stuff like the peaks. I do have a set of x fusion velvets to go on soon . They are 120mm in travel 🙂

must get a fat bike !

I think they are great , they give you good confidence on the down hills since get are 2.25 and grip well and they roll well too so I’m happy

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here you are lol