Ta Ski

If it doesn't have to be Cwm Carn and you don't mind going a little further north then http://www.forestfreeride.co.uk

Cheers
Stuart

I'd also say Vango, I got a Vango 'something or other' 2 man tunnel tent a few months ago. Seems very well designed and well made … seem to recall it was below £100.

I taught a couple to ride drop offs and steps … cornering and jumps today 😀

Stuart

Cheers for that alex … website tells me they couldn't find my address to deliver, shame they didn't bother to ring.

What sort of sealskinz are you using?

I've always found the ones with merino in to stay nice and warm when wet.

Right, I've just been out into the workshop and my *findings are;

Summer Season, 100mm Toras = 67 degree head angle

PA, 130mm Drop offs = 69.5 degree head angle

NS Bitch, 170mm 66's = 65 degree head angle

The summer season and PA both ride really well up and down … you only want to be going down on the NS 😉

*Static – no sag.

Now, I thought the whole point of the summer season frames was to allow you to run a shorter fork but still have the benefits of a slack head angle (as you would get on a 'normal' 456 with long forks).

Everyone seems to be talking about sticking big forks on 'em … that's what the 456 is for.

The On One website quotes the SS frame as having a head angle of 66.6 degrees with a 5" fork … no one wants to go slacker than that now … do they?

Stuart

Edge for mud

Won't CRC have them?

No chance … it wouldn't hold my weight, never mind Sheldon and his collection of cooking utensils 😀

Remember Stu, don't stray off the path 😉

Aye we've not been short of rain 😉

Earthed 3, if you look around I'm sure you'd get the Earthed box se (1-4) for under £25 … can't fault any of the films. More varied than you might think.

How about the stone filled galv' cages? I've seen them used to retain some pretty big areas and heights.

Don't know about the mudgaurd issues but I do a fair amount of 'touring' on a slot dropout inbred and it's proved very much up to the job. I can't imagine a std inbred being better or worse.

Not on a full sus, but I bent one quite badly on a hardtail. It wasn't carrying very much weight and it still bent. I wouldn't like to use one in the back of beyond unless I had a backup in place.

I'd consider some Carradice Super C Limpet front panniers. The fitting allows them to go on any forks regardless of mounts. They look like they might move around but once they're on they're superb … quickly removed too.

Stuart

Depends where you are Larry but the Navigation Inn in Buxworth (about 12 miles from Buxton) was always good. I left the area 4 years ago so I've no idea about times, etc.

Cheers
Stuart

stonemonkey I've no idea, just Transition and Dekerf at the time he went under.

There were plenty of folk who weren't best happy, some went down for more money than I did.

Nope, always had this one since day 1.

It's a very long story but he'd reported me to the police for *blackmail 😯 so I'd had a visit and been warned off.

*Not that I blackmailed anyone … I just asked him for a Dekerf frame in lue of my money

He never took cards so I never saw a penny.

The folks at Transition were really good but at the end of the day it wasn't their fault / problem. They did everything they could to get Jim (I think) Dekerf to bugger him off. I had a few calls from Mr Dekerf who decided he was going to stick by his importer … I like to think I did whatever I could to bring that relationship to a swift end.

The ****t in question managed to walk away from £140K+ worth of debt.

I'm over it now, can you tell? 😉

To the tune of 1.5K … you live and learn.

househusband you have a good memory 😉

Just buy direct … there was a UK importer who was a proper ****t. Shame this site was hacked as you'd have found a very lengthy thread regarding said ****t from a few years ago.

Stuart

I'm now wondering if there might be a market for cheese discs … trail side snacks will never be the same again 😉

It's a flat piece of metal, profiled to shape with some holes drilled in it. It'll be made in the same factory as lots of other flat bits of metal with holes in … I can't really see what there is to go wrong. If it turns out I'm incorrect and they aren't infact metal but cheese, send 'em back 😉

I know Fred very well … I'll be sending him a copy of that 😀

But to prove I can be useful http://www.mountainviewbandbplus.co.uk

Speak to Lisa and mention Stuart from Forest Freeride

Sorry … it's one F.

I'm slap bang in the centre of Wales (after leaving the Peak district a few years ago). It's a minimum 350m climb and 3k to get out of the forest in any direction … single speeding makes it fun 😉

Stuart

Sintered should last longer through winter. Best I've ever used were Goodridge.

Stuart

Sorry meant to ask before, do they come with a charger? … when bought via On-One.

Cheers
Stuart

Cheers folks, sounds like it could be a goer.

AndyP, why only a backup?

Stuart

I wasn't so bothered by the rain but the 40 foot tree that came down very, very nearby was a little off putting…the group I was instructing couldn't half run fast 😀

Stuart

Like Stoner I use a Carradice super C saddlebag for overnight trips or those where I don't need camping gear. I'll either add a pair of Carradice super C limpet front panniers or just use an EBC trailer when I need to carry more. I find that I notice weight in the trailer less than I do with the bag / pannier set up.

Handling will be 'altered' with either set up but you soon get used to it … the trailer tends to cause understeer pushing you out of corners.

Stuart

Stu … nowt to do with it really but what bars are you running up there ^^^?

Cheers
Stuart

The kingisdead will be talking about Tegids bunkhouse in Mach' … ring the Holy Trail and they'll get you in touch.

The George Borrows Hotel just down the road from Nant is ok, nothing exotic but I'm sure they've secure a lock up.

Stuart

Grumm, a *manual is a far more useful skill for general riding. It doesn't have to be massive, so long as the front wheel clears whatever you're faced with the rear will follow without too much fuss. I'm not saying a bunnyhop isn't a technique worth obtaining, it's just that in the great scheme it's not that important.

* Not just yanking up on the bars hoping the front wheel will follow 😀

Stuart