cheers.

Cheers. Where did you lay your hands on spacers ?

ta

thats what I’m thinkin ! You read that Dirt called it a mini 224 this month…

Well, I may help from experience. I’ve got a Alpine 160 and I’ve got both a DHX3 and RP23 shocks for it. I prefer the ride of the RP23 for Peak type rides than the DHX. If I’m off to Wharncliffe for a day then I put the coil shock on thats better for lumpier stuff.
Strangly… I’ve found the air shock more linear with a plusher feel than the DHX 3 has. Maybe thats as the DHX3 has propedal set on all the time whereas the RP23 I clack flick it on or off.

BTW, I picked up the DHX3 for £100 and bought the Alpine with the RP23 (which is big can type btw)

I’ve got some Kyle knee and Evo elbows, stopped me getting hurt on sunday in the Peak. I still prefer the Kyle knee ones over Evo knee. They are tighter fitting than full length pads but for some reason you dont feel the heat too much when there on just your knees.
I’ve also got a set of Dianese still offer better protection.

ta PT, can you claim helmet also ?

do you work for Welsh FE ?

was just fishing for inspiration… thanks for all the ideas.

Pieface..dont read to deeply.. there only tyres m8 ! and nowt (I see your from sheffield so you should understand that word) wrong with asking for a bit of advice.

ta.

Pieface your welcome to wipe my arse any time.

Others, thanks for the opinions.

Jam bo… they are 375g… Ti axles. Perfect for trail riders who ride flats but want light weight. There £102 new ;-)

£70 posted with the Ti Axles (and the unused normal ones spare). AS I say, there about 2 months old, ridden about 10 times (new baby curtails riding !)

ahh, just missed you, Im selling a 3 month old pair of those with Ti axles….

I am certainly NOT going to drink Monster all day with Stella like we did last year… what a bizzare feeling to be really pissed but totally alert….

A lot depends on how you like to run. according to the charts I should be running a Blue, However, after a day at Wharncliffe, running it with Full pre-load, I find I’d be better off with the Green 175-210 with no pre-load… I prefer a firmer fork anyway.

XC I ride with some 661 kyles that only cover knee+ a bit really. DH I put on some dianese full knee / shins.

looks nice doesnt it… or the ST4…

Thanks Fog. At the moment I’ve run a couple of screws in that manner. The “permenant fix” sounds good. cheers.

Bikes already on ground anchor… but cable chained to it.

Still like the high voltage / man killing animal idea.

can you get them on ebay ?

Ive got QR15 with Fox and Hope 2’s, no play… however.. I have had this with vanilla 36’s and pro2’s and so has a friend… hope said.. “it can happen !!”

yes, a high volume can is about 1 to 2cm larger diameter. Its easy to spot.

This is a large Can,

and this is a normal can

indeed…where is the inflation to go with all of this ? why are we not seeing inflation… it MUST happen in this economic climate..

mmm, some good tips… ta… nice Leek !

The Govt are desparately trying to stop this happening in the public sector, but it is inevitable unfortunately.

your right, I think, when you look into yesterdays budget, thats just about to happen. Those people who have been smug in there public sector jobs for the last six months better watch out !

lol Paul ! actually its for Dave not me this time !

Orange Crush and NS Surge ? would that be

you need to buy my Talas 36s Steveo :-)

Be nice in the Peak if they would open up footpaths to riders after dark…
O.. we do that anyway ;-)

awww bloody ell. Its one of those things thats impossible to proove aswell… O well, there is a nice new unridden vanilla R on ebay than !

thanks Ganic, bugger ! btw, does the stroke look about 2.5″ or 2.25″ ?

it came from the states via ebay… its certainly a 215 thats on there, the stroke also looks more like a 2.5″ one aswell if you measure the RP23 from can to the end of the shaft before the eyelet…

Ganic, can you tell me what size your shock is please.

ta

what worries me about these wheels are why are they so much lower cost, given the weight, than the competition ? Is it just Spesh making moves on the wheel market ? Or are they good on paper….poor over a year type product ? also-given that not many people have run these for very long.

Mine is built up to 33.2lbs at moment with 36 Vans, RP23. Build is XT, X9, Carbon DH bars, DSR, V light Ti spindle flats, Hope Hoop 5.1s and a big old pair of Formula Mega 200 discs.

The frame weighs 3500g without shock, RP23 is 213, a Van R is 470 with steel spring.

Intrestingly ganic, my other bike is a meta 5, 08, I kept it but made it lighter for trail centre days – 28lb.

Here is mine. Just switched the Talas for some 36 vanilas which I prefer.
Its about 32.5lbs at moment, slightly more when I put Van R coil shock on with Ti Spring. Also got matching tyres now, dumped the spesh.
Ive got a second wheel set for DH days setup with a couple of big sticky High rollers. great all rounder.

did you create all that errosion in the background with that bike ? ;-)

I think the real point here is… just how much money has Lecht got ?

my daughter is called Isla… and here are Isla bikes.[/url].. honestly I didnt know about Isla bikes when we named her ;-)

I used to be a VPP / fancy suspension advocate, had FSR XC, Blur LT, VPFree – more recently, as shocks have better platform, I’ve gone for all single pivots – Meta 55 and Orange Alpine… I’m prefering the ride.

Cheeky is right, slab is harder than the roll/drop on the descent line.. which is mucho fun btw.
I like the jump in the trail after the northshore section, just fun, nothing hard or to big..

its the rocky bit after that picture (where the photographer is stood) that is tough.