I’ve been up there a couple of times recently on weekends when both the weather & trail conditions were fantastic and not seen any other riders bar my group. Even Great Wood was quiet (although I believe the uplift wasn’t operating temporarily).

Not bluetooth, but get a Minirig! http://minirigs.co.uk/index.html

Everyone that hears mine is blown away at the quality. £99 it’s bang-on your budget. The only problem is finding stock as they sell out so quick! Keep an eye on their facebook for details of new stock.

I’m pretty sure it rains more in BC than it does in the UK, so the weather might not be the improvement you were after.

Just do the black & visit Cwm Rhaeadr, which is just down the road.

HR & FS imo. Go big on the tables.

Another vote for 18bikes, especially if you’re intending to go tubeless as their price includes tape, valves & stan’s fluid.

Talas suffers a lot more stiction than Floats. I’ve just converted my Talas to Floats for this very reason and the difference is quite marked. Less to go wrong too.

I’m still impressed with my contents policy from More Than.

I tried them; wasted 30 minutes on the phone only to be told that my specified valuables exceeded their upper limit (£10k I think). Worth bearing in mind for anyone with multiple expensive bikes, engagement rings, watches etc.

Yourcoverinsurance also offer unlimited cover for bikes in the house without specifying them. The optional extra for bikes is for cover away from home, which does add a hefty premium if you’ve got a few.

Enter the formula in C2 & drag down as far as your corresponding data.

Not perfect, as someone entering “12345” would do the same, but:

In “C2″ enter =if(and(isnumber(G2),len(g2)=5),”Closed”,”Open”)

Or, if using current dates, rather than historical ones:

=if(and(g2>41000,g2<43000),”Closed”,”Open”)

The OP is a month old.

Depends what time of day, but I’ve never seen it REALLY busy. Sometimes there’s no-one, other times there might be 4 or 5 people.

And I’d echo santacoops’ advice. Park down the bottom near the Create Centre, a few laps of the pump track & then up Rownham Hill for laps of LW & AC. Find a local to point you in the direction of a more interesting descent from LW down to the tow path when you’re finished.

L_P – I’m considering doing the same to my 36s, as the difference in plushness between my talas & my friend’s floats is quite considerable.

I’ve disassembled my wife’s 32 floats a couple of times (fixing the issue with the foam ring), so reassembling the bits in the above picture shouldn’t be a problem, but how easy is taking the Talas bits out? Do I just follow the first bits of THIS? Mine are 2012 Talas BTW.

And the answer to your question is that the negative spring sits inside the cup, with the flat end of the cup sitting against the circlip at the lowest part of the stanchion.

If they’re M675s, it looks right to me. Don’t forget to order a bleed funnel too, if you haven’t got one already.

And FYI, a goodridge kit (#107) isn’t much more than the rear hose, if you’re in to that sort of thing.

I’m pretty sure you want 6.5mm.

8.5mm will be what you’ve got already.

13mm if fitting a bash guard.

Older RLT Ti. Internally adjusting the travel on the 2013 models involves buying a whole new air assembly at £70 a time.

Or consider the X fusion Velvet RL2.

Both my wife and I have flow ex on pro2 evos and have found the same as above. Hans Dampfs come up REALLY big!
Also went for j bend spokes for same reason as above. SP looks good, but I don’t want the potential extra hassle if something goes wrong on a trip away.

I had to call them the other day. Phone was answered a lot faster than previously and the chap I spoke to (Edward) was
most helpful.

Creaking could just be an indication that the pivots need a clean & re-grease, rather than replacing all the bearings.

I bled mine (shimano) after 3 weeks in the Alps & Spain & the fluid was black! They felt fine BTW; the bleed wasn’t necessitated, it was in tandem with a hose change.

not at all, unless they used for a deposit then you need to evidence them. Even if you have savings that could be used to make the mortgage repayments (if out of work for eg) we don’t care and will be far more interested in your earnings.

Income from investments? Is that added to your earnings?

And how are bonuses treated?

Jekkyl – how, if at all, are investments (shares/funds etc) taken into consideration when applying for a mortgage?

I have an e-thirteen guide ring & a SS components top guide on the HT at the moment. Riding rock gardens last night the chain was bouncing off, so I need another way of securing it.

£90 on LG1 trail, £60 on XT shadow+ or £45 on Zee shadow+.

Cheers all. Pin spanner it is.

Spuddle – the outer cap covers & preloads the bearings & I need to get in there to clean & regrease them.

I’m confused. What internal adjustment is necessary for the X-Fusion forks?

I think it’s to stop the crown going lower than the brace between the lowers at full travel. That’s the only explanation I could come up with anyhoo:

http://www.xfusionshox.com/images/pdf/Velvet650B_convertLR.pdf

When you say they’re not bleeding properly, what’s the end result? Lever still spongy or too much throw?

Not sure what you’re doing with the fifth bullet point. Once I’ve done bottom up & then top down, I close the bleed nipple, funnel still in situ & pump the lever until it’s solid. Then hold the lever & quickly open & close the bleed nipple. This should remove any bubbles in the caliper. Then close the bleed nipple & with the funnel still attached, pump the lever until solid with the caliper at 22 degrees, 45 degrees and 67 degrees to move any hidden bubbles in the lever.

Bristol has escaped the snowpocalypse (it’s just grey & cold), so I’ve only got BBC news’s endless snow updates to go on, but I’m guessing the Dales will be covered in a fairly thick blanket of snow?

Slightly related, but anyone know what the deal with Schwalbe’s new “supergravity” is, rather than “snakeskin”? More protection on the sidewalls or more protection all over?

I switched to yourcoverinsurance. Policy docs & wording are rather confusing but it does seem that, whilst in the house, bikes are considered “contents”, rather than “valuables” and insured up to your contents limit without needing to specify them. Confirmed this on the phone with them & went through policy wording several times with a fine toothcomb just to make sure.

If you want cover away from home for bikes >£1000, you need to choose the separate option, but this adds a significant premium if you’ve got a few. Mine was an additional £500, but as neither my wife or I leave the nice bikes unattended anywhere, I decided against it.

Isn’t lowers service every 20 hours for fox, but 50 hours for RS? TBH, the process (for both) is so easy, I’m not sure why people wouldn’t bother. Especially given the concequences with Fox stanchion wear.

Have followed.

May unfollow if my feed gets clogged with notifications of what tyres/coffee machine/audi a4 threads.

Open Street Maps are free…

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download

wiggle have the 2012 wtp versus at 50% off at the moment. Only in teal though.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/wethepeople-versus-2012/

I was about to buy a set of 2013 Revelations until I discovered that in order to change the travel you need to change the whole air spring assembly. Which, if they were actually available in the UK, would set you back about ~£80! Quite a difference from adding a spacer or two. Unfortunately I can’t find any 2012 models with the RCT3 damper and 15mm axle, so I’m about to click buy on a set X-fusion velvets instead.

Proper tools now acquired & tried again. One side went in fine but feels exactly the same (rough in, smooth out). The other side won’t even go in straight & has gouged the race. Have I borked the hub shell?

Whilst on the subject of lube, does anyone know where you can buy Chain-L No5 from? Google turns up nothing.

Cheers all for the advice. Weather may end up dictating our choice, but would like to give the dales a go if possible.

Fatgit – will probably drop you an email closer to the time. Local knowledge > my map reading skills any day.

How many of you?

I think I read recently that a lot of these limits don’t apply to bikes stored in the house. Not sure if I misunderstood, but as our bikes are never left unattended away from home and are stored inside the house, this could be quite an important point for me.

Is anyone able to clarify?

Look at the hi-res version.

Might be wrong though

Edit: this one’s got more paint removed, non?

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