the RWS from DT is a 10mm axle, QR. You need DT swiss 10mm hub adaptor cones, its like a 20mm bolt thru on forks but for the rear in 10mm. Much stiffer but still quick to get the wheel off being QR. the skewer is around £40 and the hub cones are around £30-40 so not a cheap upgrade. cannot comment about using one with Hope hubs as I run DT

well technically if he said the model number etc you knew what you were getting… may be worth shile saying excatly what brake you brough and what bike & forks its going on so people can help! it may not be the LBS issue but more your knowledge (no insult intended)if your knowledge is not great it could be your forks or frame which are none standard is/pm and the brakes could be fine (not knowing the details of brakes, forks and frame in detail)

by land I used to kite on beaches so no trees etc to mess the wind… you cannot beat a board on a huge beach!

I have been debating this for far too long, like the idea of getting more simple set up and lossing 2 rings and a shifter but in reality are 1×9 set ups ok for a do anything trail bike? still need it to climb, decend and handle all day rides… it is tempting!

gezzzz.. crazy

I have seen a good 50ft jump on land.. made me shudder, I will find a link but there is a great vid on the web somewhere of a bloke with a normal sabre 12m going down the side of a mountain around a 1000ft he just keep looping and using the up draft, pretty amazing!

coffee are you on flxi forums?

also the most important thing is others.. lines at 70mph when you whip the kite can decapitate someone, generally people dont care about the pilot, councils etc only care about the risk to by standers etc… I did meet someone who lost a finger with the lines, also sadly met someone who has subsequently died .. got caught by a huge gust and got lofted. It was a 13mph day he had a 20m peter lynn out, he got hit by a 25 mph gust, no time to pull the safety. I had this issue on a Blade 3 10m luckily I took a very high 30ft high drift for around 20 seconds, I am very lucky I got away with that, so in a nut shell a lot of uk locations can be a bit dangerous as the wind is not stable

I used to kite a lot…. used to landboard with 18m Phantom kites, great fun but potentially lethal, sand hurts from 20ft up but the speed you can get is just crazy! water was fun but more time consuming

Start with a 2m PKD buster, very easy to use and little power (but you will be shocked if you have never flown a proper kite, work up to a 4m fixed which will be pretty powerful. Then once you have a good 6 months experience try a de-power kite around 7m. then again work slowly up. Always pay attention to the wind and never use too big a kite!

Kite surfing from scratch is dangerous as you can drown as well as get ditched, and you can get stuck in the middle of no where. if you want to see what they CAN do watch this

personally i would learn on land, transition to water is far easier! I got to the stage where I could hit 30-40mph easily then turn with a 20ft jump and then back the other way, huge power slides… great fun on the beach on a summers day! the downsides…. drying kites all the time, getting sand off them otherwise they die, driving miles to find anywhere to fly (most places are banned now or you need a licence and club membership) that said I really miss the sport but politics and rules ruined it for me. If you want mroe info have a look at http://www.flexifoilforums.com

7 years now and still get last owners bailif letters, HMRC, solicitors and Private investigators….. I used to send them back for 5 years, I had enough, they could not trace him so they keep badgering us for information like we were good pals or somthing.. I recycled them for 1 year and have heard nothing for 12 months now. Ahmen

that cotic looks great with the magura's

If money is in your PayPal account and cleared then will be fine,

not quite true, they can still cancel the payment, so unless its in your bank its not safe!

so in a nut shell this is obv a STW regular who thinks someone has brought his bike and stripped it down and made a profit.. so who sold a yeti recently?

do you complain everytime you go into a shop? book a holiday, go to a garage? they all buy low and sell high, its called profit and thats how any business works. Yes its wrong if they say they dont have enough cash because the dog just died (to getthe price down) but otherwise its fair game, you sell at a price your happy with, the shop then markts it up and sells it on.. thats life

try to clean the discs 1st, may have oil, dirt etc on them

is that the quantocks? sure i have seen that horse before, he tried to eat my intense…. :roll:

horse… I call photoshop :)

if your pic is on the web i.e photo bucket or pinkbike etc right lick and properties, copy the url. Then type [ img ] PASTE URL [ /img ]

like that but remove the spaces :)

how do people find a 1×9? im considering dropping 2 rings and doing this, I thought if some find ss good enough then a 1×9 should be ok

that Bfe is just right in so many ways!!

Sparking chains, that link you put is not the Bfe, its to the simple… Singlespeed with rigid forks.

My wife calls my sc nomad "the bitch".She is convinced i'm having an affair with it.Mind you,i am riding my bike more than her

LOL………

A mr Soul…. yep a lot of playing on here :)

a bikes a bike simple, just enjoy it but accept both have their pros and cons that eventually end up making them even.

Thanks all some really nice bikes out there, now any more for any more?

that Evil looks rather nice and balanced! also liking the alpine… some great responses, keep em coming!

By the way how many are running a 1×9, 2×9 or a 3×9? considering dropping one ring or possibly 2

my op could be tomorrow or a max of 13 weeks, but I will take around 4 months to recover after so a fair bit of rehab.. it would be very handy to know, I really am not sure what we should be able to get from a GP or Hospital in the way of rehab.. I guess I should really have asked, but it was the last thing on my mind!! that said if I see them before you I will update you / this thread..

i guess mark even a ridid SS would be relying on technology? you could try running? no bike = no tech :)

all I am saying is: In the right hands a HT is just as good as a full sus, not my hands I admit!

Mark the brake should be on the front, relying on rear wheel skidding is not ideal braking :)

the kind of skill I was on about refered to riding like this link, now that is full control and handling at its best… even on a DH bike I wouldnt like to try and compete with that.

going as large as a lot on 8" full sussers, smooth and fast, as for this one.. well

just shows a HT can be ridden just as hard, you just need the ability… but I dont :)

free Hospital gym… is this service available all over the uk or just the odd place? asking as I have an op on my neck to remove some discs and am not sure what rehab I can get from the Hospital for free, I am already with a physio so that side is covered, anything else anyone can tap into after an op? I do like the idea of a proper rehab like a gym

how do you find the alpine? and what’s the max length fork? my mate is after a LT HT and was hoping to use his 36's.. that said I think he would change forks for the right HT .. he is a ragger and loves DH and jumping. There are a few nice one on here that may suit the bill frame wise.

by the way despite my comments on FS, I used to have a demo 8 and a commencal furious + others, my skills were not great but I managed to hammer through the black run at Cwm Carn as the bike did all the work for me… I was happy doing step ups and jumps but I was just a passenger relying on technology, it was very good fun but ultimately I did not learn to ride properly, which is my hope that the HT will teach me to learn some skills.

anyone got a Cotic Bfe built up, or a simple with longish forks?

let me phrase it again, all the Dh pros and all the freeride stars, how many use SPD's? 10%-20% perhaps? how many use SPDs on the XC scene? perhaps 95% personally I dont care what people use, but they are not a step back.. now take spd's away from a rider and givem them flats.. a lot will loose their footing, slip or esp when jumping.. crash, so SPD's dont teach you bike control (staying with the bike naturally), you are just anchored there which is fine for XC.. now whats the lose with flats? you loose pedaling efficiency.. nothing else, hardly an issue on a DH track. I have only really ridden with those into DH and freeridy stuff… never was into XC. only 2 use spds, even on uplifts the odd 1 once in a while… but hey im not saying which is best, just trying to say they are not a step back! the majority of DH and freeriders use flats for a reason.

Anyhow show us your LT Ht's ;)

oooh that curtis is nice.. which is it?

I also started this thread as a mate is selling his nomad for a LT HT (I put a thread up a while back to see what frames he should consider ) so was hoping to get some ideas for him.. he is looking at Cotic Bfe, Dialled, and a lot of others. Always good to get more ideas and see what set ups people have

Oh and how can spds be a step above flats? most DH pros use flats no issue, easier to get the foot out and rail, dab instead of a wipe out, you can lean the bike over further… flats just mean you need better bike control to stay on them, however it is damn funny seeing an SPD user try DH on flats… instant superman attemps. Ok SPDs on a short travel XC bike fine for more pedaling efficiency, however on long travel where you are jumping, or going DH flats are simply better. Proofs in the pudding, anyone use spds at worlds DH or at crankworks? not many

true but I also wanted to see other set ups, I have never build a LT HT… so a 1st for me, always done DH bikes and 6" FS bikes, or a 100mm HT. Venturing into LT HT is a big change for me, just hoping I have done it right (colour scheme aside)

Oh I have…. in fact one of them was my mate Ant, he was on his DMR with 120 forks down cwm carn, he was at the front of the group! seen quite a few down there flying on a HT, but they were very skilled unlike a lot of the 8" FS riders just ploughing through and letting the bike do the work

its about smooth riding and using your body more than relying on the bike. Im not saying it is better etc etc and as you know I have had DH bikes, me personally I could not keep up with a FS as I dont have the skill, and I would only ever be fast on a full DH bike as it makes up for my lack of skill so can plow through stuff! but a good rider on a HT can keep up with a FS.. just take a look at a lot of 4x riders, very smooth, very fast and pull huge jumps.. it does take a skilled rider though

Anyhow each to their own, i think every bike has its place and all bikes can do any job, some better than others… FS you pay the price upfront and for maintenance, HT you have lower costs, they both do the job; some like one and not the other, and vice versa, but they are both bikes at the end of the day.. you choose what you like

I have the ONLY fire guard :) do I win a prize?..

trust me I cannot wait to snap some shots on a nice trail and not my front room

Foroat

Now LT HT, just means you have to use your legs more as rear suspension while the forks take up most of the front… quite simple, just a different riding style. The bike is lighter, easier to maintain, costs less to maintain, cheaper to buy, is stiffer, easier to set up, will survive in bad weather better than a FS and will have better pedaling efficiency.. need more ? :)

and I have seen a lot at cwm carn DH on hardtails keeping up with LT FS, in fact they were a lot more on the ball and acurate (but then you would need to be as a HT wont forgive any mistakes unlike a FS)

finally finished this last night with a nice bottle or 2 of Ale, just waiting for a full Ti seat collar to arrive (if it gets through customs)

ah didnt realise you had 2…… I will keep em peeled for you, I live in Patchway and drive round north bristol a lot so you never know.

I may take you up on that offer, they serve a good pint there :)

I was speaking to him a while ago about the frame and assumed it was still like that, has he not got any up to date piccies?

Hi ti.. nope im down for surgery in a week or 2 max of 12, need 2 discs out my neck and dsic replacement or fusion so a week in hospital to look forward to so no riding, I can hardly walk so my new build is going to have to wait for a test crash :) sorry to hear about your bike I will keep an eye out for it as well as some web sites!