This is fun. :D

A respectable +8 here, although that's rounding up tyre size (2.35).

I can't look past a dtc nevegal/stick-e bg combo.

Mamadirt if you mean the blue groove, stick-e versions are pretty widely available. CRC, Wiggle, and All Terrain Cycles have them at least.

Thanks to GT85 overspray, a good run-up plus socks gets you from your bedroom across the parquet floored hall into the living room.

Camelbak bladder in the freezer.

Two manky black marks on the kitchen floor where your stick-e compound tyres fuse themselves to the lino if left for any length of time.

Kenda Blue Groove for 15 quid would be my recommendation if you really can get them for this price.

I ordered a couple on Friday and they were dispatched same day. 2.35in only at the discounted price though so might not be suitable for the OP.

There's no larger system for 20mm hubs. Just a different lockring which comes with the hub. The splines are exactly the same on all centerlock discs/hubs.

Got pics of the splines on your kit?

Difficult to choose only five.

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye
Half-Life 2
Championship/Football Manager
Final Fantasy 6

As a Scot I find the comments on this thread quite heartening after most of the rabid mainstream coverage. :-)

Wha's like us?

See my thread here. I would have bet my wages it was the rails, but it was the post. You say the clamp is greased and tight but so was mine. Try taking the clamp apart completely to clean and grease all parts. Solved mine.

The first AVP. Playing as marine with the motion detector going

*wip*

*wip*

*wip*

It got to the point where I didn't want to go through another door.

Yeah to be honest if I'd known it was going to be so slippery I think we'd have dodged it, although we met some walkers on the way down who seemed quite amused at our antics.

Well it was an 'interesting' day out. Up until the rumbling bridge everything was great and we headed up through the glen on the LRT towards Balhomish. Cut off the LRT as per the map and onto the trail to Bankfoot.

This section of the trail was badly waterlogged, with several swollen burns a foot or two deep. Then we hit the ferns, which were at chest height. It was like something out of 'Predator'. We couldn't see the ground beneath us so just went for it hoping there weren't any rocks etc.

Because the path itself wasn't visible we kept on following what was probably a deer track which took us way off course and into nothing. Ended up cutting downhill to a farm we'd spotted in an effort to find a road and get back on track. Happily popped out on the road to Bankfoot where a spot of lunch was enjoyed at the local pub. Here I discovered the arse was ripped right out my shorts.

The return leg to Dunkeld was much better stuff. Followed the long route up Birnam hill (thanks geoffj) which gets very steep towards the top. It's a struggle to even carry the bike at points.

The descent to the station was fun though. So slippery due to the recent rain and had me in the undergrowth a few times. Couldn't really brake because you'd just slide, so it was a bit squeaky bum. I'll have to go back and try it when it's drier.

A good day out despite the hiccups. :-)

If I were you I'd get onto tftuned and get:

-motion control service kit
-lower lube kit
-250ml 5wt oil

Get the Pike service manual from the SRAM website. It will tell you what tools you need and what to do. Read it very carefully.

There's also some good vids on SRAM's youtube channel.

The wonderful world of DIY fork servicing awaits!

Warranty will cover it, but if you're comfortable with servicing forks then it's a motion control service which is fairly easy.

Ta very much all. Will be in the area from about half 8 so say hello if you happen to bump into us.

Stuartie, route goes anti-clockwise from the train station. It goes up Inchewan burn to start. Birnam Hill sounds like just the thing but isn't on our planned route. Is there a clear (easily found I mean) path up it?

Yeah they do indeed. The lockout gubbins is in the damper leg. The u-turn assembly in the other. My coil revs and air pikes both lockout at whatever the u-turn is set to.

Halo-Freedom disc rims , Red Hope Pro 2 hubs/ rear 36hole front 32hole, DT DB black spokes, built them myself

Your bike's an absolute belter. I hate you a tiny bit.

They lock wherever in the travel they happen to be when you lock them.

Is that SID decals on 2010 Lyriks?

Yeah the maxle and maxle light are functionally identical.

It's not just you. I think there's some very optimistic pricing. Saw some less than mint 130mm revs the other day at more than mine were new.

Perhaps some people are using the classifieds as a way to get top dollar without incurring ebay charges, rather than a way of getting a reasonable price and doing a fellow mtber a favour, which is how I like to think of it.

I'm pretty sure the last two digits in Mavic model numbers are the rim width in mm, which would make the 819 19mm wide.

Could be wrong.

If you want to do a full service then that does include replacing the seals. I don't know what you've got already, but from my experience:

– A socket is ideal but you can use an adjustable spanner if you're careful.

– I'd say circlip pliers (both internal and external) are a definite.

– Putting the fork in a bikestand makes things much easier.

– Get a syringe for putting oil in the lowers.

As it's your first time set aside plenty of time and take things slowly and carefully. It can't really go horribly wrong.

I love these threads where you know if it wasn't on the internet then either everyone would be dead nice and see everyone else's point of view, or at least agree to disagree and not be so bloody po-faced, or it would degenerate into some kind of half-arsed fisticuffs.

For what it's worth I commute in Glasgow. I occasionally jump reds when I think it's much safer for me or more considerate to motorists to do so. I do not approve of jumping reds just to save time or to avoid stopping (I'm looking at you fixed riders). Having said that I'm much more annoyed by seasonal commuters on shonky bikes with saddles too low down, cycling in the gutter at 5mph. But that's me.

Honestly not too fussed about results given it'll be my first time out. As long as I'm not totally underbiked. My Pikes are airs but I expect they'll be ok?

Yeah I'd bet a month's wages it's the oil leak into the lowers. Damping unit is the same whether air or coil.

Pretty easy to sort (as I did on the above mentioned thread) if you've got the bits and bobs and you're careful.

Cheers guys. Consider me reassured, and glad I don't have to pony up for frame/forks. :D

1. Don't know, but I don't see why not.
2. The calipers are post mount. You need an adapter for IS.
3. Yes.

No worries.

This is a Saint hub but see that notched gold ring? That's the lockring. The SLX one is the same but silver/grey.

The lockring for the 20mm hub is different, and should come with the hub. To fit it you need a Shimano bottom bracket tool instead of a cassette tool.

Interesting, thanks very much. Looking forward to the finished article. :-)

Yes they were – pretty good deal

Good looking build. What/where is this 'nomade'?

Loving my Shadow XT, about a year old now and is still like new

Ditto.

Oh maybe not. That would explain it. A google search brings up a few stockists so I just assumed they were out there.

Lovely bit of damp-proof course you've got there.

Is that a 70mm stem? If you're going for a more XC build I have a 100mm Thomson X4 if you're interested in a swap.

Some unfortunate friends of mine bought a couple of tins during a cycle camping trip through the hebrides. Even mixed with a can of baked beans it was almost inedible. Left the other tin on the hostel’s ‘free food’ shelf for the next poor mug.

There’s a Greggs. How posh can it be?

I’m in the city centre just now and was planning on heading out but it’s a monsoon here.

Nuke, cheers mate. I expect they would have worked in the short term if I’d just sorted the oil out, but if they’ve leaked once I wouldn’t chance it. It’s not much more work to change the seals anyway if you’re doing the oil.