I got the other bits right tho :mrgreen:

:oops:

I did say LIMITED Knowledge :?

Me too for starbucks “Am i a corporate whore”

I,m sat drinking Coffee outa mine right now just about to don the shorts and clip off 25K !

Its brushed alu with a rubberised swirly wid section has a black lid with an airtight flip up bung that actually keeps ur tasty beverage hot for hours !

Do the none ethical thing and be a Corporate whore !

I dont know what it means either !
But i quite like it :lol:

I will try and answer to the best of my limited knowledge !

60a is the compound = Hard
42a ST = Super Tacky or Reazy if u live over thye pond,

Dual ply will give you thicker sidewalls and about 400g per tyre weight disadvantage, it will also give you loads of pinch flat protection over the single ply lighter weight TPI Threads Per Inch single ply sidewall tyre,
Kevlar = added material in the single ply tyre trying to make up for the pinch flat problem and in my experience this does not work.
wire bead goes on the dual ply = they dont fold down to go in ur underpants ? old school tyres ! i,m still running old fashioned innertubes ! What next ?

Heres what i run,
MAXXIS Minion DHF 42a Super Tacky dual compound = so i get the grip in the corners on rocks etc, because i,m riding over rocks i have gone for dual ply sidewalls and not had a puncture for about 10 months the soft compound tyre doesent wear on the front like it does on the rear and over inspires confidence.
MAXXIS Minion DHR 60a again dual ply for resistance to pinch however rolling resistance is greater and they drag a tad but i,ve got the legs and lungs to carry it off ! harder compound on rear as the softs get shredded at wharncliffe on the back !

Hope that helps sorry for the essay

I,m not a particularly Huge fan of any of them if i,m honest !

INCOMING !

I,m just particular and a bit narrow minded. I had a bad experience with a Spesh Enduro years ago and that put me off,

I’m not keen on many of the new ones mentioned either Cube, Ghost etc etc
Its not just bikes i,m the same with clothes Shoes Cars and all sorts of Sh!t

Sorry………..

PTR, was it the pantera in bright orange per chance !

I had same problem after purchasing some new FOX Van RC tapered forx,

Ended up getting a Chris King one about 3 Months ago one of the new inset ones, which were strangely advertised at the interbike show recently as not out yet ?

Ah i remember it like it was yesterday !

1988 RIDGEBACK ?? It was Blue & Yellow from Freewheel on west St in Sheffield.

They were the days !

Well i,m new here and just spent an hour reading that lot !

Some very sensible answers to some serious questioning and the odd stupid answer too !

I spend a fortune on my passion as i,m sure many people on here do as well, I cannot find enough time to ride my very expensive passion so i rely heavily on my LBS ! I,ve just purchased some RF Six c bars and got a tenner off RRP, i still paid £4 more than CRC but i fitted them in the shop and i got a coffee for my rouble !

I was in the shop an hour and a half
The phone never stopped ringing and some cheeky Mo-Fo came in to try some ENDURA overtrousers on just so he could get the correct size before ordering on line……WTF

If i,m at work like i am now sciving and want something specific i tend to go online and order bits as well but thats clearly taking the P!SS.

I,m of the opinion that the LBS is a business and for that reason it needs to make money ! If my boiler packs in i dont get the cheapest plumber to come round and haggle with him i pay him “reluctantly” cos i,m from Yorkshire !
At the end of the day when i get my pay packet no one takes any money off me !
Thank God !