Page 93 – Guidance on types of racks and Thule model numbers

can’t wait for mine to arrive, was looking at similar bits, glad to see one out there, more piccies please

i’ve had elixirs on my bikes for 3 years, CRs, 7s etc… 1 test ride with Shimano XT and now i’d never go back,
Shimano all the way.

Spoke to the Yeti rep at wheelbase’s demo day and he said they were due any minute which was a couple of weeks ago, so worth looking around for an SB95 if you can stretch that far.

I went for a trek rumblefish as tried the camber comp carbon, loved it but £3000 and no 15mm fork seems a bit cheap and the rumblefish felt more solid on the downs and really I couldn’t stretch to the carbon framed Camber.

You seem to have more budget so look at

Transition Bandit
Orange Gyro
Intense Tracer
Yeti SB95

+1 for AW Cycles, they were great in bike fit and shoes for my road bike.

165mm rear rotor and get some mavic Crossmax SX wheels, then run tubeless.
if you hunt around you can get some SX’s for 300 ish

dogs are only aggressive because they are taught to be or are constantly being beaten, any breed can attack and be vicious. It people that believe a dog has the ability to do harm its in its nature, this isn’t true these are not lions and one day they will eat their owner if given the chance.

rotties make great family dogs, and with kind owners are very loyal friendly breeds. dogs will take on personality of the owner, if they’re a tool so the dog will be. don’t descend into daily mail stereotypes about evil dogs.

report him from, i had a rottie all my life if you can’t control your dog / any dog, you shouldn’t be allowed to keep it. at the very least should be muzzled

i’d consider it as important to riding as rear suspension and normally most FS frames are about £500 – £1000 more than the hard tail equivalent – so that’s just the same as spending £500 on a £350 rear shock

I certainly thought I could go from FS to 29er HT + Reverb

i use bar mounted tops got track where i’ve been and iPhone memory maps app as a yes i’m sure i’m in the right spot for when fell side routes disappear into the long grass.

However good the tech, just worry about battery draining etc… besides i like to read a map part of the enjoyment for me, if that doesn’t sound wierd

I had a yeti 575 which i sold to buy a 29er, tried to hang onto it and thought about buying specialised camber 29 cause it would fit, but just preferred trek rumblefish so have bought another reverb for that as its 31.6 mm so selling the 30.9mm one.

Buy a 30.9mm reverb off me 172 used once in classifieds

Also if he gets a false sense of security from ti does this mean his frame is about to fail?

I think CRC are great, ordered a reverb post it came quickly, it was the wrong size in the correct packaging not their fault, phoned them they checked stocked as soon as I’d e-mail them a pdf of postage receipt they dispatched replacement and refunded me all my postage.

Personal call to check everything was ok. have been using them for many many years, always faultless

I have some of the biggest, well stocked LBS in the country on my door step, but if they don’t have it I normally have to wait a week to get things in, CRC will always get things to my door quicker than that even with issues.

They may not be perfect but their not that bad, just relax a little.

I commute 67 miles to salford on a regular basis and get 65 mpg in a golf blue motion diesel 1.6
that’s doing 70mph on motorway for 50 miles, 10 miles of country lanes and the rest stop start through traffic to the centre of manchester / salford.

EV / Hybrids only really work on the city stop start leg that’s where the benefit is, but for the costs etc… they’re not significantly beneficial in costs etc…

I’ve tried to think of all options and have even approached company to pay for electric charge point in the car park, they can benefit from good CSR, but its just not worth it at the moment as the tech isn’t there. Although I do feel it does need people to buy these vehicles to advance the tech.

I test rode epic carbon comp was fab, but wanted bolt through forks so went for a rumble fish.
rocky mountain element looks a good spec though and the Norcos get good reviews and have FSR rear end.

just rented ride the divide previous film but same guy, and it’s got me thinking….

VW blue motion golf – 65 mpg easily without having to think about trying to be frugal
Mini diesel clubman claimed – 72 mpg never got above 58 without driving like a saint
Mitsubishi electric car – 92 mile range – dealer got squeaky bum time when I did 40 miles on a test drive

Electric’s not there yet stuck with VW diesels there fantastic 67 miles each way to work so I’ve tried every decent combo

bugger – well hope you enjoy it would love to see pics

well please don’t speak too loudly about it as was put off by a dealer saying it wasn’t available in their demo so have bought a rumblefish as they made me think it was vapourware and still in prototype. And I really think it looks fab.

buy some shares in apple, sell them this time next year

has been 18 years since i lived there but even fire roads can be fun, used to love Snaresbrook to Epping Blast. Eagle pond for jumps and single track all the way to epping. just watch out for ancient monuments that look lile good jumpy spots near Theydon Bois.

Wheelbase demo day was good they had plenty to try and I bought one, not all sold out as expect to arrive 11th April. So get one before they have all gone.

I was there bought a rumblefish after the demo, do you know where the photographers videographers will be posting their stuff from the day?

Yes – BMI 32
Yes – Am between bikes
Yes – IT and Telecoms (Astra Estate – so not that successful – yet)

thisisnotaspoon:-

try http://www.strava.com helps you compare local hill climbs and gives you a suffer score etc… against alpe d’huez etc…

local tt club record is 17.58! was set by bradley wiggins. I think we have the fastest course in the uk. http://www.kentvalley.co.uk/?page_id=337#d12ee but that might not be the case anymore?

Brant any more details about the lurcher, have money in pocket waiting

depends on the terrain, fred whit ton is just over 100 miles and i HAD to stop 3 times
100 miles Arran to penrith – mostly downhill so just for a pee and fill bottles

I saw these guys on the way to Pooley Bridge going up high st… very committed windy and deep snow.

GS – haven’t ever taken advantage of this, any point if you can’t get freeview?

did joggle in 2000 stayed in YHA / SYHA for best prices
training consisted of plymouth to lee mill everyday for work as fast as I could, then back over the moors on the way home. most i’d ever ridden was exeter 1 way went I set off, did 1000 in 13 days, had a couple of 1/2 days to make more of holiday. but could have gone further each day, just stopped where the accommodation was booked.

Just treat it like a work day on the road before 9am stop at 5pm have plenty of stops and you only need to do 13-14 mph average.

I mean Pheasants, Pheasants, best not talk about shooting peasants…

Nothing more fun than shooting peasants… keeps them off the land

Get a copy of “The Field” for adverts of shoots across the county see if you can make up the numbers..

all very nice, still rolling on classic 2008s here

Have a duality bought for gf now wife 15 years ago, you do have to remember to turn it for slightly less time after each go, but does great toast.

we eat a lot of toast in the family and just can’t stand ones with magnetic release as it was always this bit that broke on cheaper toasters