cool I haven’t seen any soul threads on here , must of missed them 🙂

cheers guys it just I weighed myself today and I have pilled on the pounds but I think we all do this time of year !

well I drink a lot of pepsi max which says sugar free but I never drink beer

I think it will be great for swinley …

Cheers guys for the encouragement , just need to save up for one now but the dale looks good for the money !

I think the ratio on the dale is 33t front and 20 rear , hopefully that will be how enough ?

My bikes black anyway what does this mean

Has this thread been hi jacked with coloured bikes 🙂

Why do they say 27.5 then 🙂

I do have 650b tyres on my ns surge and must say it gives a comfy ride ; that’s with 2.25 racing ralphs on which are tubeless

I might give brant a message at on one to see if the c456 will take 650 b wheels

andy you saying that a carbon 456 can take 650 b as i’m after a lighter frame

I saw a video on youtube and they said that one of the three size wheels will be dropped ! I cant see it being 29er or even 26 so I was just thinking the 650b might be a flop in this country ? who knows

how about the long travel hardtails we british love

I did kind of think that too to be honest 🙂

cool I to see pics other than bikes 🙂

thanks jes 🙂

thats a excellent vid cheers for that not seen it before 🙂

ok cheers guys

is 160 abit silly on a hardtail ? its a ns surge so takes 160 forks

doh wrong forum what a dumb ass !

here is my ns surge with 650 b and fox 140mm forks ..frame cost me £200 off crc and it was fun in glentress last weekend

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@jonbolton ….you NEED a 29er

is strava better than endomondo ?

nice bike but 26 inch wheels are dead ! lol

might try some shimanos ?

Sounds good how much ? I was looking to spend a few hundred

cheers guys for advise I will look into new bar tape and dropping my pressures 🙂

it is hard to say tbh but I dont want to spend alot of money and no results …maybe a different shape bar might help ? or some better gloves ?

Problem with just sticking a set of big 26er tyres on is you have poor rolling resistance on normal xc trails . With my 2.25 650b I get the same effect as as 2.4 tyre but a rolling resistance of a 2.2 tyre 650 b and yes I have tried both 🙂

no its just the angle tbh, there is half inch clearance 🙂

here is my 2012 ns surge with 650b and it works a treat ! fox forks are fine with a 2.25 racing ralph tyre and the rear is fine too . But the rear end of my surge has sliding drop outs so slammed it as far back as it would go . As the handling its perfect ! just a bit more stable on the downhills and abit more grip 🙂

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I have the same feeling so just purchased a road bike to mix things up abit .

should pick up the dale on tuesday so cant wait 🙂

cheers guys will look into cube as well . I don’t believe everything on bike radar tbh but they are good for a rough guide .

I would get a large as I’m 5ft 9 and I have a lot of seatpost showing ! Also get a 410mm in length

I see maybe do the the inertheithen instead ….im staying there so might give that a go …whats the verdict on this trail ?

when you say in length how long is it ? on the website it says 29 km , is that correct ?

ah cheers guys just what I wanted to hear 🙂 I have been to wales quite abit and the peaks but never to scotland and wondered what there black grading is like 🙂 I take it its well sign posted around the trail 🙂

I have gone 650 b as you can see below and love it 🙂 perfect for the chilterns

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