V.Good point. There was no oil on the stanchions.

Can only think its blown an internal o ring. If you had to release pressure from the fork sounds like seals in the air leg are fine. Must be a rebound seal lbs is talking about, if any seal.

And there wouln't be 'lots' from the air spring leg simply because there isn't much in there to start with, and most of that can't escape from the air chamber anyway.

There is 15-20ml in the lowers, its you spray that on your fork leg it will look like 'lots' of oil compared to normal…belive me i once blow a boxxer oil seal :wink:. Why would/how could oil in the lowers escape from the air chamber?

If the lbs is talking about the oil seals blowing you will have noticed lots of oil on the stanctions and around the seals.
Have you tinkered with the fork internals, oil levels, etc?

Do you notice air pressure dropping too?

OIl will come out of the air chamber if you let psi out as the air chamber should have a small amount of oil in it. Sounds like a warranty issue to me, unless youve been doingsome fiddling? Which seal did the lbs say has blown?

Its a slow rolling tyre with loads of grip. Clearly lots of people feel its worth the compromise on the front and not the rear…myself included. Im on a minion fr on the rear and will be popping a big crossmark on when it drys out abit.

Hi I can understand why some tyres roll better than others but can someone explain why the high roller is slow on the rear and not on the front?

Most of your weight is on the rear tyre, so the rear has more effect on overall rolling resistance.

Solamanda, unless you've broken a frame recently, not too sure why you've posted that rad snap.

At least OP claims to have others reasons for showing off.
Why not? Lots of others show off with either stationary photos or just bike photos…at least something is happening there

Fair play to dasnut. At least this thread has some content…unlike many others round here. As far as i can see he pushes himself, how many on here can say that?
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phoenix from the flame, you seem to critique technique alot…lets see some of your technique?

Yep, ive snapped pro2 axles…thankfully the lovely people down at hope have always sorted me out.

Yes. Its very good for fox stuff.

Rode it 2 years ago, i had one stop, 2 of the lads cleaned it…TA guide seemed amazed!
Its a very good trail if you can ride that sort of stuff, although not sure i would want to ride it everyday!

Is a dhx air any better than an rp2/rp23? Im not so sure folk will pay too much of a premium for that. I think you'll be better off putting the original shock back on and selling the dhx air seperately.

I hated it as a ride, great views though.

Whats not to like?

If i remember correctly you go to the top of the lift system on the trasarc (col de la chal). Go over the back of the top and the trail wraps round to the right around the back of the aiguille grive peak and follows the valley down. It pretty tech in places (ie hard to ride but do-able), long but overall worth it.

no wotan is anywhere in between 120 & 160

True, but quite fiddly to do when riding…

Personally, I would check the bottom out setting (unfortunatly you have to take the fit cart apart to do that) and set rebound as slow as you can get away with then remove a click of rebound. Then get used to riding it and change if needed. If you dont give time to a setting you'll let your mind convice you its wrong!

Hmm, are the rc2 float forks? Reason i ask is vans have a bottom out adjustment thats normally factory set too high so you wont use all travel(with right spring rate)…could be that with the slower rebound the forks are packing a little but when they hit the bottom out feel harsh and not smooth.

Is your spring rate right? Spring rate and rebound work hand in hand.

http://www.mb7.com/theclan/media.html
3rd video down with detailed instuctions after…not your described technique…

So is this way 'like driving a car with your feet'?

pointing your feet happens naturally when you are in the air. it is not gripping!
your toes point to the ground when we are in the air. its evolution baby!

Seen plenty people spd hopping with flat feet. Pointing is surely a trained reacting of being able to bunny hop properly.

So if you dont pull the bars or grip the pedals (the only contact points) then how do you bunny hop then?
Have to say you've confused the hell out of me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jhsBE3WR3o&feature=related
First video i found and you can clearly see him point his foot to grip as he's extended.
Surley if you dont pull the bars then the front wont leave the ground.

suartnickloson, no you dont!

As bananaworlds post, the technique involves pointing toes and gripping the pedal. You saying you can bunny hop with flat feet, ie just by unweighting not gripping?

100mm stem for xc. Tried an 80mm stem but it was all wrong…too short for climbing and put your weight in wrong place for decending with seat up ass. Should also say i come from a dh background and hadnt ridden anything longer than a 50mm stem before i got my whippet machine.

pick the rear up with your feet??? unweight it never lift/pick it up

Eh, surely to bunny hop you need to 'pick up' the rear no?

Can service involves 0 tools (may need a vice to remove wide bushes, or a pick if changing seals). Oil change needs a big spanner/adjustable and a few allen keys.

its a dhx air 5.

Ah, DHX air. Pretty easy to home service if you're keen…

Fast, slow, rocky, smooth, loose, whatever, i dont care as long as it has plenty of corners. Long straight steep bits just arent as fun.

Old oil can cause shocks to start spiking or not feel smooth. Also new noises like whooshing (some shocks woosh anyway) or air moving can indicate the oil has cavitation (bubbles in the oil).

The Caley is a bit (a lot) soul-less, while Diggers is on Camra's historic pub interiors, as well as doing a cracking pint and being a much more authentic pub. And you can get a pie if you really want food.

Guess it depends on wether you want a modern pub or a ye olde world pub…caley is far from soul-less.

If you are going to the Caley Sample Room, walk an extra 20 metres and go to Diggers instead.

Why? Doesnt sell food does it? I live just down the road and it never looks like a place i want to go in, even for a pint…its got the lights on full blast even at night old man theme!
Another vote for Caley Sample Room…really good food, beers and lots of wine.

Assuming you don't have a bottom bracket mounted front mech

Haha, theres always one 😛

firestarter, glad you got them serviced ok.

I have the xc dry2 tyres and they are exactly 2" wide. Not much smaller than a 2.35 minion fr. Good tyres!

remove one from each . side so just leave one on the side that normally has two

Confusing if you dont know which side has 2! So, for 73mm 1 spacer on drive side.

How much shorter in the top tube is the inbred? Use your old setup and this to get an idea of where to tweek.
I ran a 16" inbred SS with a 50mm stem and it felt good for me, although i could have ran a 70mm. Im 5'10".

I have 2 sets of f100s right now and both are buttery smooth. Sounds like something else is amiss…

Why dont you flip the stem first…its free and it'll give you a feeling of the position.

Ruts, rock gardens, drops and hellish root sections? And some big kickers and optional gaps?

I ride dh to a good standard, and plan on doing some xc racing for the first time this year. Now i think im pretty decent at decending on a little bike with a saddle up my arse (takes some getting used to!) but i would be apprehensive about doing any big kickers or any drops/gaps that wernt neutral on an 100mm xc hardtail.
Go for technical rocks, roots, etc but dont try and make it a slopestyle course.

Well if you get a kevlar bead single ply the difference is over 600g per tyre!
I run the kevlar single ply highrollers with flow rims tubeless, never had a problem. Before a ran the same tyres with 721s with tubes and rarely had problems (odd pinch here and there). I often ride quite rocky fast stuff, but when i go out for the mega will be putting a 2ply on the rear just in case!