thanks everyone. DM sent prezet. please tell me it’s a medium?

i do have fairly light wheels. hope hubs. They’re B+ at the moment, which i like, and suits my abilities and terrain quite well. 29 would ‘work’ better, but i don’t like the feel of the steering so much, tho i am going to experiment to see if i can stop noticing. this is another reason i want to try the hightower, as it’s made for both.

terrain is pretty rough, with round stones as opposed to pointy. i like to be able to work hard on the climbs, but like to feel i’m not lugging extra weight as well.

yes covid definately seems to be impacting 2nd hand market too, tho maybe not as much aas i thought. there were a couple for sale a month or so ago, but typically, since i’ve got hte money together, there have been none

i wouldn’t say geo is WAY outdated, tho sure, a little. i’ve kinda had to decide not to care too much about that, as my budget isn’t that big, so i can’t necessarily aford something new enough.

thanks folks, that reminds me i have an old router (we mean wireless router here i take it) but no power supply for it andsetting it up look beyond my abilities, having watched a couple of vids.

so if i want an off the peg plug-and-play option i search wifi access point?

ok fine, thanks everyone. I don’t care that much about keeping it. hoping not to need one next frame anyway.

thank you cougar. nice of you : )

little bump as i could do with a bit more help.
but im thinking take it apart and, starting with power board, check for visible damaged circuitry. and clean out any guff obviously. sound about right?

ok, latest update:

I’ve checked the power supply properly this time (thanks jam-bo!). it’s giving 20V as intended.

I’ve removed the battery, keeping plugged-in, and held down the power button.

and i’ve found the reset pin hole and given it a longish press, plugged in and no battery.

none of these has had any effect. the thing is still a door stop, showing no signs, not even that it has mains power ( flashing red LED normally).

so what would be my next course of action? I’m fine with getting it apart.

thank you jam-bo. better go and re check the power supply!…

thanks for all the help everyone.

i tested the charger last nigh and seem to be getting no juice at the computer plug. (its arriving atthe brick just fine)

so im off to buy another new charger and hope that’s the fix

cougar, i use it exclusively on the table, the fancomes on only rarely, it doesn’t ‘seem’ to get hot much, which doesn’t rule out thermal shut down i guess…

it’s the power pack that’s new (genuine lenovo) not the computer!

any possible problems if i press reset button?

its pretty much new, so honestly didnt question it. but i will.
just the sort of obvious pointer i was after, ill get the multimeter out, thanks : )

Yep, big bud here too.
firefox on android

the sunday flea market in Bucarest definately had a few of them…
seemed they migh tbe mostly Danish in origin but still

thanks everyone

not doing birkies and crocs, too sculpted inside generally.

i should have said it’ shoes, or ‘mids’ at most i’m after, for indoor workshop use.

sparcos look good, thanks maccruiskeen

yes Onzadog, saw some keens i liked but can’t find in stock

Cofra look good rakas. god there’s loads of them!

The Ferret.scot

it is scotland centric, but also lots of investigative stuff.

oh i didnt realise there was a new version. well i knew about the spur.
so is yours a v1 sentinel tenburner?
i see the new one’s up to 150mm, not for me then, just too much bike

looks snice! i noticed quite a few of the frames second hand. reckon i might end up with one. partly just as they fit most of my geometry criteria at a price i can afford.

anyone any theories why there were so many 2nd hand frames?

it’s not getting buried in the walls, but yes, good point : )

right, plenty of answers there, only some of which i needed : )

another question:

i’ve got a big bundle of cable which is 10 core, 1mm section looks like.
assuming it’s not too big for the plugs, any reason not to use it?
the colours will be wrong, all the wires seem to be fine, and it’ll all be out of sight

ok thanks, yes that’s why i’m asking savoyad, tho i’m the builder : )

haven’t tried, but heard recommended on a tech podcast:
https://libro.fm/

Criminal thisiscriminal.com not always gritty true crime, butsome excellently bizarre stories. especially liked the plane hijack episode.

Hurricane (story of Rueben Carter as in Bob Dylan song) from the beeb if you liked Crypto Queen. similar production.

also not true crime, but i liked Tunnel 29 from BBC too. East berlin escape story

weird. i just stumbled accross this the other night. via a vid about his downhill bike.

he amakes it all seem almost doable…

no. its a bladder equiped 2nd gen. charger RC, as far as i know. no ifp etc

do you know it’s not the CSU: Crown Steerer Union (?) on your forks?

i have my first press fit frame and ive a feeling it might be starting ti grumble…

yes a MoCo damper does fully lock out.

anyway yes it’s a Charger 2 RC, not RC2.

so that’s fine, i just wanted to check it wasn’t knackered.

thanks fellas

sorry Onza, you mean No it doesn’t lock out fully?

yeh, it like the bike you wish you had when you were 10

most fun hardtail i’ve ridden.
one of the reasons is there seems to be a huge margin between having grip, and having lost it completely.

i found mine more fun with 80mm blutos that 100mm.
without blutos just wasn’t feasible for trail riding round me, which is fairly rough.

i’m now selling as i’ve not used it on snow once since i bought it (one of the excuses for buying it) and becasue there are just too many thorns around me and i’m constantly battling to keep the tyres up.

(it’s a Calibre dune size ‘large’ [not that large] with or without blutos if interested 😉

thanks fletch. alltrick is where i got it in the end, but only the bleed kit. a 200hrs kit for a pike b1 is still 60 oiros…
i’l try the bleed anyway

yes they also gave me a load of info about flaremaxes and i was only lookin gto buy 2nd hand. just proper nice-ness

thanks bigyan.
bleed kit ordered, i’ll just get it cleaned up, bled, and sse how it goes then

ok thanks, i was looking on bike 24, but maybe was expecting to find a charger kit. guess i’ll rummage a bit more.

i guess i’ll try a good clean, new oil and a bleed first tho, thanks andy

how long have you been wd40ing? my brother just did 2 weeks every day and it finally worked.
i wouldn’t have the patience…

i have a coil in the other side so clearly don’t need the stuff for the air spring service.

get the bosch with the hinge mecahnism.

so compat for front to back.

everyone’s moving to them for good reason. they’re the shizzle.

i don’t have one…

thanks cp. don’t think i can fit 170 but will check.
bramd x feels like better bet, jusy for warranty and safe transaction

yes i don’t want a pricey dropper.

i guess i’ll end up with a Brand X and work out the saddle position.

what other guises does brand X go under?

thanks nick. not seen any on the usual sites i trawl. where sells them?

you could try owatrol rust treatment which just penetrates everything, stopping rust, but dries clear.
oil based and can be painted over with oil-based paint/varnish/laquer, tho i haven’t done that myself.
give the inside of the frame a swill around with it too.

i don’t think it chemically converts the rust, so any existing rust stays rust coloured, if that’s relevant