I race to keep my fitness over the cold months so when the good weather is here I’m not breathing out of my arse at the top of the first climb!

Spooky Metalhead

Amazed nobody has mentioned Pacific Rim.

Specialized SIP grip?

Ahh, good point re motorbikes. Indicators? Maybe my theory is cobblers! Curiouser and curiouser…..

IIRC its so you can keep the rear brake covered while indicating you’re turning right across the traffic. I think its the same in other LH driving countries.

Ikon 2.2 rear, Ardent 2.25 front here too, Beavers for the winter.

Second the Whyte.

😆

I keep it simple – I really like Ikons as a dry/firm tyre and swap for Beavers when it’s muddy.

This

Bramley Trailbreak in glorious sunshine, great fun, still very muddy though.

He’s right in as much as your skills turn to mush when you’ve been giving it some beans for a couple of hours….

You also need to bear in mind that tech descents feel very different when rested and fresh compared to when you have been riding at 95% MHR for an hour.

Good point

Kinesis?

Can’t recommend Simply Bearings enough, loads of choice, very fast delivery too.

I’ve just tweeted it @MtbTwix, hopefully @stolenride will retweet too, fingers crossed with finding it.

Great result.

Might not have been a fatbike but there was a ti Jones with a truss fork that made me go ‘ooh’

There’s a feed zone so you can bung your bottles, gels, vodka there…

The Troy Lee A1 is undoubtedly the most comfortable helmet I’ve ever tried, warm though 😀

I’ve gone back to hardtails, mainly because of maintenance and also where I live (southeast). I got a bit fed up with play developing in bearings and bushings etc…

Yup, franchises, Spesh concept store in Kingston is run by Sigma.

It was good, 3hr Grand Vet here, I bet as the weather gets worse the numbers will drop off 🙂

I’m in, booked the lot, Grand Vet so I’ve got to do 3 hours 😯

I use Schwalbe 2.10 Big Apples, heavy but strong, good for training 😀

Had mud tyres on for the last one and didn’t regret it, depends if there’s a deluge beforehand and if you’re racing early or late. Too early to tell IMO, wait til the day before, then decide.

I think only the Wolf is thicky thinny in Sram Spiderless.

Proper mud tyres, always kept the same tyres on year round then heard good things about the Maxxis Beaver, gave them a go and now have fun in the mud! 🙂

Was there on thursday on a 29er HT, no uplift, no probs, preferred the reds to the blues, blacks a bit too gnarly 🙂

Just got back, loved it, so many trails! It was all about the reds for me, blues were a bit too kitty litter. Vicious Valley and Bonneyville (it was dry) were my faves. Thanks for all the heads up on what to ride. 🙂

Thats great info, cheers, no uplift but good to know you can still do it all. The map makes it look more complex I guess

Ooh, didn’t know that one!

If you’re going at the weekend get there early, fine during the week ( apart from school holidays).

If the weathers good, how about Cadair Idris from the Chapel?

Does look great from that vid, and praise the lord, not covered in kitty litter!

Wheel size +1

I have a POC helmet and a Volvo…..FTW 😀

Might not be the sexiest but its an excellent helmet: Uvex XP

The Angry Bumblebee bloke….

Where? Where? Where?