There’s a very simple answer to this question – clearance. A Cassette wouldn’t fit in a frame with the largest ring on the outside. With the largest chainring on the inside of the crank it wouldn’t clear the chainstays

I used the Rotor BB30 to 24mm adaptor on my carbon Cannondale F29 frame which is a very similar product to the Praxis Works bb, whereby one side of the sleeve screws into the other. The issue I had is that It kept coming loose and unwinding in the frame which caused It to creak immediately. The other problem you’ve got on a carbon frame is that you can’t torque it up to the suggested 40nm without the risk of damaging the frame, at least that’s what I decided and I didn’t want to risk it. I’ve not had any feedback from the manufacturers of these BB’s but I can’t see how you can safely install them on a carbon frame. I moved to the wheels MFG solution and so far it works fine.

http://www.roofbox.co.uk

1. Mountain bikes are expensive these days. Fact.
2. Mountain bike components are expensive these days. Fact.
3. Magazines can only review what manufacturers are chucking out. Fact.
4. Nobody can decide how big mtb wheels should be. Fact.
4. Like it or not, mountain biking has attracted a large new demographic to the sport that have significant disposable income. Unconfirmed fact, but I’m right.
5. Perhaps there should be a sister Mag ‘built exclusively from eBay bits for under a grandworld’

Santa Cruz Bronson.. for the wealthier cyclists out there.

Slightly off topic, but I’d say that a 36 single ring is too big for a 29er, I’m running 33 and 34 on my 2 single ring 29ers. You do lose a bit of top end but a 36 is hard work up anything approaching steep.

I’m running an ikon 2.2 up front with a 2.1 aspen on the rear on my full suss 29er, which I’m yet to use in anger, but have been thinking about changing both as I’m concerned how they’ll stand stand up to rockier trails both in terms of grip and durability. I tried a beaver on the back but they come ups way too narrow for me and are only available in 2.1. I was thinking about a 2.25 ardent up front with a 2.1 ignitor out back, but this might be overkill? Interested to hear how folks have got on with the ikon and aspen long term?

I’ve got the same with my crossride rear with 12mm bolt through. They were new on a new bike last August.

The SNES was way superior to the mega drive if you ask me. You only had to compare the Mega Drive version of SF2 to the SNES version to see the difference. SNES also had mode 7 graphics which games like mario kart and F zero utilised.

Who says a saddle can’t look sexy!?

I bought an AL7.9 last summer and have been really pleased with it. However, I’ve pretty much changed everything beyond the wheels, frame and fork. I’ve got mine to about 23lbs as a result, so it’s pretty nimble. I’m running 2×10 XTR with hope race brakes. I’ve also added Easton finishing kit. One thing I would say is that it felt short out of the box despite reading some reviews suggesting they size up quite long in the TT (I’m 6’1 and on a large – 19). I ditched the inline seatpost and 90mm stem for a layback post and 100mm stem and it feels much better to me, but different strokes.. Even in it’s original spec, even if you just treat it as a rolling chasis to upgrade, it’s pretty much untouchable in terms of value for money. I also considered the Rose Mr Ride’s but it’s not quite as good VFM..

How do you access the mag via the app if you’re an existing premier subscriber??

Bit over your quoted budget! but I’ve been seriously thinking about some of these…

http://www.justridingalong.com/custom-hand-built-wheel-sets/in-stock-handbuilt-wheels/american-classic-duke-lucky-jack-carbon-lightest-29er-wheels.html

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, the pin moves in and out freely so it might be a complete valve replacement job.

Just checked my confirmation letter and it’s dated October, so I was a couple of months out but looking at the terms they seem unchanged, which is what I was told on the phone. So yeah, it must be 2013 renewals that are the issue.

Im confused, as when I renewed in July they said the ‘old’ terms and conditions still applied to renewals, yet it seems from this thread this is not the case??

What I meant to say was Jodie Marsh!

Have none of you ever heard of Jodie Kidd??

Must dig out my copy of ‘the joy of trail biking’ !

Last bump for this before I ask the nice bods at Singletrack towers to help me get in touch with Eurodave. There’s a £50 voucher to spend on bike related goodies in it from the grateful owner of said bike. Cheers.

It’s been a while, but I’ve got an update on this and I’m pleased to say it’s a happy ending. Eurodave – the owner of the bike in question would like to get in touch if possible so if you can supply some form of contact that would be great?

So the bike on Gumtree was indeed the missing bike. The police were initially unable to respond in time so owner and a mate arranged to see the bike posing as prospective buyers. They were given the runaround and when they evetually got hold of the guy he told them it had been sold so no longer available. So potentially the end of the trail…..

The matter was pursued with the police, and the guy invovled in selling the bike/bikes on Gumtree was picked up by the police but unfortunately no sign of the bike. So another dead end…Until….This week the bike appeared on Ebay, now in Luton. So the owner informed the police and proceeded to bid on it in order to win it at which point hopefully the police would be able to ‘pick it up’ on his behalf. I’m pleased to say that today that’s exactly what happened! and bike and owner were re-united, amazingly.

One important detail was that by chance the owner had pics of the frame number so they could positively identify the bike as his, without this he might have struggled. A lesson to us all I reckon! It also seems that the bloke who ended up with it bought it innocently on Gumtree and is now out of pocket to the tune of £900 and also £300 for a fork service he paid for.

Anyway, a great story and testament to the power of forums like this.

2000-date

I ordered an in stock bike recently on a Monday and it arrived that Thursday.

Eurodave, you legend! I’m 99.99% sure that’s it. This forum never ceases to amaze me. Watch this space.

The more 29ers I see the more I think they just look ‘right’. Never thought I’d say that, but I’m sold, why has it taken so long!?

Just some initial feedback on the bike. I’ve resisted it as long as possible, but 29ers really do seem to work, especially if you’re on the taller side. I can still see a place for 26 inch wheels on longer travel trail bikes, but on a hardtail they just makes sense, it’s like riding a short travel full susser.

With regards to the Canyon, I’ve been surprised by how stiff it is given the larger wheel size. It also picks up speed really well. Once it’s rolling you can carry speed much more effectively it just ‘joins to dots up’ much better. Really pleased with it and the price makes it even better.

With regards to sizing, I initially found it a little short. The top tube is about 0.5in shorter that what I’m used to, but it’s the 90mm stem and inline seatpost that exaggerated this. I guess it’s a personal thing, but I found this too cramped for the type of riding I was using it for. I’ve stuck a 100mm stem and a layback seatpost on it which gives it an ETT of 23.5in ish.. the frame size is right for me as any bigger and stand-over would start to be a problem.

Yeah, direct from Canyon. I think that’s the only way at the moment as they don’t sell through dealers.

I’m 6′ 1″ ish inside leg is approx 33inch. I normally ride a 19/20 so this is bang on for me. Effective top tube seems a bit longer than my other bikes but feels good. I wouldn’t have got enough setpost extension on a medium and the XL would be way too big.

Ordered Sunday, turned up today at 8. Amazing spec for the money and pretty light as well, about 26lb off the peg. Frame size is large..

Just check the body language out in this interview! Froome doesn’t believe for one moment what he’s telling the camera.

http://www.itv.com/tourdefrance/news/froome-explains-stage-11-tactics/

If you can get rings to fit your chainset there’s no reason why a 28/40 wouldn’t work. the principe is the same, you’d just have to adjust the low limit screw instead of the high on the front mech. You also don’t need to change chainring bolts if you’re just ditching the granny.

I’d obviously assumed you were dropping the granny, which is the ‘norm’. As others have said, IMHO there is no need for anything over a 40 big ring on an MTB unless your a World Cup rider! A 38/11 combo gives you pretty much the same gear size as a 44/13 or big ring and two from smallest on cassette – so you’re only losing very top end.

In terms of the ‘gap’ you mention, there’s nothing. The only difference is on a non specific chainset that the spider mouting arms will be on the outside of the chainring.

I’ve recently converted the one 9 speed bike I had to 2x. It’s a really easy process all you’ll need are some compact chainring bolts and probably also two new chainrings for a more useable range, but it depends on what and where you ride. I went for a 26, 38 combo. blackspire do some decent rings designed to be used on double set ups. So there’s no need for a new chainset at all.

Once you’ve ditched the big ring you just need to trim the front mech and wind the high limit screw in. It’s not a perfect solution, and you can still overshift on the front with little effort, but it’s 99% effective.

Shimano 10 speed front shifters can be converted to 2x or 3x via a small switch on the shifter body.

You can get a 575 sub 27lbs with sensible speccing. I’ve managed to get mine to about 26.5 and could make it lighter if I really wanted. so the weight has never been an issue for me. They are also suberbly efficient climbers with in pro pedal mode. For the grin factor on the way down I’m not sure why I’d choose an ASR5 over it, but it’s a subjective thing!

Seal between pos and neg chambers has probably failed. Quite a common issue. Either perishes or gets pinched on install.

Be careful. I’ve got a 2008 Rlc and the kashima upgrade was approx £100 more as you need to change some parts out, including top caps, and some other parts I can’t remember. Transformed the fork though when combined with the new seals. I’ve not had the fit upgrade and not sure whether you can on the 2008 models.

with the addition of 10 speed I can’t see the need for a triple on a mountain bike and to a certain extent, having converted all mine to 2x now, I can’t see the point in a triple full stop. There are a number of benefits over a triple set up as well; weight, ground clearence, ease of set up, fewer rings to replace, better chainline etc..

There is a lot of duplication of gears with a triple and a 38/26 chanring combo with an 11-36 cassette pretty much covers the most usable gears. Yes you will lose a little bit of top and bottom end but be honest, how often do you ride 44-11 or 22-32/34?

Based on gear size, a 22-32 gear gives you an 18in gear and a 26-36 gives you 19in or the same as a 22-30.

Shopping list for my next ‘On Trend bike’;

34mm Fox forks
35mm x 780 bars with 5mm stem
Angleset headset
650b wheels
Amber wall tyres
oh, and not forgetting, a 1×10 drivetrain, obviously!

Have I missed anything?

I’ll be rad core to the max with all this kit!

I’ve once rode a set of my fox forks for 15hrs and 1 minute without a service and they went into ‘Limp mode’ resulting in minimum functionality and an abrupt end to my ride. Luckily i have the Mojo recovery service so they sent a bloke to tow me to the nearest bike shop. Not a matter to be joked about in short