We are actually travelling down on the 26th and won’t be getting to our digs in Fort William until late afternoon, plan to go to Lagaan Wolftrax on the Sunday then Nevis on the Monday so should hopefully avoid the crowds.

The bikes are Butchers with 36s, a Coilair, Norco 6, Covert

Mmmmm could do a day at fort bill then a day at Laggan Wolftrax

We’re going 26th may so hopefully weather will be pleasant , we’re thinking of getting lift pass for 2 days is it worth it if we don’t ride the DH course?

Think we will just stick to the Nevis Red and Witchs trail!

6″ bikes ok then

It is volatile and flamable so don’t go sloshing it around too much indoors.

PMSL

it is flammable but you need a very high flashpoint!

We use Iosopropyl Alcohol at work to clean glue heads that are 2-300 F and I’m still here stop frightening everybody!

Funnily enough this morning on breakfast tv there was a woman on there cos she no longer loved people, she loved objects instead, actually fell in love with buildings and objects WTF

I kid you not she dumped the Drum Kit and fell in love with the statue of liberty WTF

Bit more prestige with Santa Cruz though!

Get an X7 form merlin £34.95

+1 here for SRAM, easier to set up, more resilient to mud, more of a positive shift…I just like it, but there will be opinions for the big S and shitmano!

Did you buy the bike new?

Is it about £130 for the RP23 upgrade? Save your money and get a tune from Loco if it needs it…..£60 approx

Is it about £130 for the RP23 upgrade? Save your money and get a tune from Loco if it needs it…..£60 approx

Ok next question… how’s the float rl on it??.. is it worth upgrading to rp23?

I wouldn’t bother as SC spec them with low compression/rebound tunes on there shocks or all single pivots, they climb very well sat in the saddle in the granny ring….as long as your not mashing it up hill you will be fine with the RL.

Leisure lakes have some Ano Gunmetal frames for £999.

Mmm I was thinking of going 60a front and rear! Maybe I should stick with the HRs then!

Well it hasn’t rained today, so tomorrow I’m planning the kinder circuit it shouldn’t be too gloopy shouuld it?

That’s right, frames arrive in the summer, spoken to Jungle today and there are going to be fork options too

The standard colours arrive in 4 weeks, I have a Blue ordered provisionally.

Frames or completes?

I have a full bike ordered

Do you really need the extra 20mm? Think it will be sweet with 100mm?

I have been waiting for this bike for a long time can’t wait!

and that’s why I would never own one far to fragile !

That all mobile phones then? Are you saying you don’t have a phone or an iPhone?

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Hmm really fancy the Ali highball in custom dark grey with white decals
Having problems finding some 120mm forks though, any 120mm 29er forks other than fox’s at 700+?
I reckon frame plus xt group set from .de and easton bar and stem, shimano wheels, but without forks can be had for circa £1400 Ish

The standard colours arrive in 4 weeks, I have a Blue ordered provisionally.

29er Rebas on merlin are £299 just ordered some!

Flows

Do Santa Cruz do custom colours? Like the look of their new Ali 29er

According to the bikeradar link on the Santa Cruz website yes, a palate of 470 colours

FOCUS

Yep D and R kit, full builds look on SC website, it’s the same build kits as the Tallboy

Santa Cruz looks cool. Will they be doing a full build?

Yes, I’ve spoken to Stif today as I’m after one now.

D kit £1499
R kit £2099

Frame only £499

Thanks fella, yep it’s an earliest start!

I do 2 days, 2 nights then 6 off all 12 hour shifts, used to get plenty of biking in but that’s changed now with the arrival of my little girl!

Cheers guys, nothing better than some personal recommendations, will be leaving bikes in van out of sight.

Thanks I can only find the Lime Tree and it looks rather posh!

I’ve always used RS forks as Fox are soo expensive, however when I damaged my RS Sektors last year I needed some new forks, I was looking at the Lyriks and 36s too. In the end I went for some 2012 36 Van RC2 FIT Kashimas, yes they are more expensive but I got them on 12 months interest free, so far I’m pretty impressed with them but don’t knw how they compare to the Lyriks. The Kashima coating did it for me, they look bling!

Is it repeated? Missedit

I would say it needs a service mate, new seals

I’m 44 this year, ride the Dark peak every week and taking my 6″ AM Rig to Les Arcs this summer to have fun, age is just a number as long as you don’t read MBUK you will be fine, what a disturbing publication!

It’s all in the shifter feel, if you have decent shifters (x9 at least) then I have found no noticeable difference! I just put an X7 on my bike ( merlin £34.95 ) and notice NO difference so don’t see the point in another £20-25.

Just to let you know, I serviced my lowers today and when I took them off and drained oil, there was virtually none in there, there is supposed to be 30ml in each leg so im glad I serviced them no, they are feeling pretty good now!

Probably more important to torque them right

Even better if you can find a cheap black box damper, takes the fork to a different level!

the oil in the lowers is only for lube – it will not alter feel to any great extent

I didn’t inply that it would, as I said myself it’s purely for the lowers leg and with them bein Kashima stanchions Fox say there own 10 wt, as they would say that so best get some 10wt from motor bike spares shop.