does anyone else have any info on the conditions, ie fallen trees or trails dissapearing due to the deforestation?

It’s the right kind of muddy, slippy so you get sideways!!

Sweet, this is all good news and can’t wait to hit them hills again. It’s been too long.

Cheers for info. Anymore info on the Tocks would be great.

Bicknoller, very close to weacombe as well. Fast and rocky in places, always makes me smile. Drag yourself over to hill fort as well, the speed and lack of control over the rocks on the way down just gives me big grins and thanks that I didn’t come off.

I’ve been using the light bicycle rims for over a year and I don’t mince through rock gardens etc and they have held up perfect and never gone out of true. Also had a rock strike on the rear which pinch flatted a UST tyre but their. Was unmarked when I expected the worst!

Nope had both Hope and DT 240’s. Hopes are ok but bearing life is rubbish, DT’s are better but bearings do give up and the tools are stupid money, even more expensive than the CK hub tool. I still have the DT wheels but always wanted CK wheels and from my experience are better, plus the size of the hubs help with stiffness I believe. I like to tinker with my bikes and to be able to strip and fully service everything myself. Also they look mint..

Or worked as a bike mechanic for the last decade or so

Not impressed, my lbs told me not to get CK hubs as too much faffing etc, glad I ignored them, also I ended up rebuilding the wheels myself to a much better standard. You get good mechanics and bad mechanics alike. I still walk into bike shops and walk out bemused as I know more about the products than they do…

Build quality of the CK hubs is unsurpassed. There bearings just last and remain very smooth, better to maintain than having to keep replacing them all the time. CK make their own bearings to a very high standard. Don’t knock them till you’ve tried them…

What quality hubs can’t you strip and service?

None that I know of which includes the bearings and seals so to maintain them instead of your usual replacing the cartridge bearings.

Rorschach – Member
Would’nt bother with kings tbh.Bit heavy,bit draggy,need looking after and waaaay over priced.

Obviously never had any yourself, CK hubs are anything but draggy, and the fact you can completely strip them for service is genius as they just last and last remaining like new for always. Worth every penny IMO.

My build and what I would recommend 100% is Ck hubs, 20mm front, 142 rear with Sapim cx-ray spokes and the new light bicycle all mountain rims. This will build into a tough, light set of wheels which will ride superb.

It could just be a work stand which secures to the car or any flat shiney surface and not to transport the bike!!?

BOS will poop over the rest. Really easy to service your self and all the adjustments you need. The performance is leagues ahead of Fox.

Your what the industry likes. A fool who follows and swallows all the bull they dish out! Stop wasting your money and stick with what ever works.

Endura stealth.

Managed to get a Endura Stealth for £80 last year, really good jacket and no where near as hot as I was expecting. Actually looking forward to the winter so I can wear it again!

Good trainers, taking cod liver oil and taking Glucosamine sulfate will keep pains at bay. All 3 have done wonders for me, I can run all I can handle now with no pains. Before tracking any of the supplement’s I couldn’t kneel down and play with my daughter, I have no such problems now.

The Poc’s are fantastic, they loosen up with the heat from you so are really flexy and comfortable. Highly recommended.

Yeah your 4 cell cube will fit the standard one, I had a 4 cell cube as well ( the 18650 li-ion cells) and used the standard one.

Should do, measurements are on the web page, if in doubt ask Smudge. I use the large one as run his largest 8 cell battery pack and it doesn’t move about one bit once fastened on nice and tight.

Plus you can feel good helping out a smaller UK business (1 bloke) rather than a large company. :D

Altura Attack 3/4 shorts are very good, last well and fit well.

Smudge of this forum runs mtb batteries which supplies pouches, top bloke. Link below:

http://www.mtbbatteries.co.uk/mountain-bike-batteries/pouches-and-leads/

Rubber Queens, best all round tyre and they are lighter than advertised. Last pair I got were 700g each, also they run much better than the hans damph which I found to be real draggy on climbs.

I agree completely with jairaj. Switched to a Vip’R from a RP23 kashima on my Yeti ASR5 and it completely transformed the rear end. You can also get the roller bearing kit with the Vip’R instead of bushes which is soon much better. The only problem Is you will want to match it to a BOS Deville fork, which I would highly recommend doing. BOS kit is much better than anything Fox put out, the rebound and compression settings actually make a difference when you change them, unlike Fox where you just end up kidding yourself that you can feel the extra compression on the forks! Like jairaj I never used the pro pedal settings, just preferring to leave it on fully open. Will always want BOS kit on my bike from now on.

Hope’s every time. Really easy to rebuild and service if they need it, which they won’t. Loads of modulation and power and they look the nuts, plus its all British made.

Phone them. Always best policy with these smaller English setups such as Hope etc.

The x-type cranks are set up to use any other 10 speed rings like shimano’s. great cranks and come highly recommended

Just serviced my Deville 140’s with Motul 7.5wt oil as recommended by Loco and replaced seals with the SKF low friction ones, they are super plush now, better than when new. Found quite a bit of dirt in the grease under the seal on the left leg so will be dropping the lowers every few months. I’ve been riding these since Christmas on average once a week but didn’t get out at all through March.
You need a 21mm socket for undoing the foot nut, and to undo the rebound cap to put oil into top of leg is the same as a Fox fork (I think it’s 26mm socket)

Really easy service and well worth doing. Cheers for all previous posts to help.

As with regards to making your own, if you goto the mtbr thread they change the formular to a more pure form which is cheaper and is designed to not dry up. I’ve made this up and have the original batch still in my tyres since October and it seals really quickly. I use modelling grass in my mix to help seal bigger holes.

Make your own. Great thread on mtbr about this. Cheaper than the rest and will outlast them all.

Great stem. Best part is the way you tighten the top 2 bolts first fully then torque the bottom 2 so it makes for a more even stress load on the bars.

Go onto mtbr DIY lights forum. He frequents that site a lot more than singletrack.

Using CO2 with sealant doesn’t freeze it, it actually brakes down the molecular structure which causes it to clump up into boogers.

1kg of freshly roasted coffee beans.

I contacted the specialised HQ and spoke with the bloke who services the Roval wheels and bought direct from them. They are expensive and proved very hard to get hold of in the lengths needed, hence why I went straight to the source.

Sorry don’t have drawings made. I just handed him the wheels!

I can’t remember which bearings you attack first as its been a few years since I did it as they are now on my wife’s bike so don’t get much use.

Upgrade the engagements at the rear while your at it as makes a world of difference doubling your engagements. Also you can convert it to a 12×142 rear axle if you ever want to with the DT Swiss conversion kit. I’ve done all the mods to mine. I also got a local machinist to make a few bearing drives from nylon to remove and replace bearings which cost £20. Also needed the ring drive removal tool which I got of eBay for about £30. Worth it in the long run, as now just buy cheap Chinese bearings which I replace just as much as the originals, so in time the cost will even out.

Latest version of the RQ 2.2 isn’t as massive as it used to be, not as tall and weighs 100g less (UST version). Still a superb tyre.

I thought this, got some 2.2 UST’s late last year and they are slightly smaller measured up against the ones they replaced. also weighed 100g less. Still an excellent tyre and fit better in the rear of my frame now.

singlespeedstu – Member
You’ll be fine as long as you stay away from the notorious rock gardens if you’re on a 29er.

singlespeedstu – Member

That was more of a pisstake answer than a serious one.

Seriously, after 18 months this is still going!!! Very very sad single tracker. I pity you :roll: