charlierevell – Member
You could always ask for some local guides to give you a hand… not many of us are working at the moment so will appreciate the company

Thanks for the offer charlierevell , but i`m unsure as to what day/days i can do it, due to shifts etc … it will be a last minute thing if i get to go , but thanks to everone for the advice especially that Sharki bloke !

Piccy of mine ..with different bars / stem /seatpost and tyres … personnal choice :D

That mongoose looks good

Cant recommend mine enough … they also do the gold coloured one with a cheaper groupset etc for just over 600 notes …
I watched the elite for quite a while and then they discounted it to £999 , so just had to have it and then the extra vat came off !!! , so the deal got better
Dont think you`ll find a better speced bike for the money ..

Mongoose canaan elite from pauls cycles
Less than a grand with recons/fox rp2 and FULL xt groupset and easton finishing kit
Bought mine before xmas and its lovely to ride

Best qualifying ive seen in years

I use bolle clear glasses from various shops on ebay , got 2 pairs last week for £13 delivered :D
Good for the money

Not too far from me , enjoy walking up there with the wife and the odd bit of biking with my lad ….. will sort some licky hills pics out ..

Tony

Daughter works for eurocamp , so the familys off to see her in july … lake garda in italy …..Fornella to be exact ….. not sure which bikes to take ??? MTB or road bikes ??? ….
getting very excited now !

Rode friday and really struggled , got up saturday feeling crap , full of cold etc ….
Had planned to ride the long mynd today , but illnees stops play !

Hi coatesy … thanks, yes to free movement up and down of the forks before the damper starts working …. does sound like it leaked oil some where , which is why i`m feeling movement …
Will get in touch with the shop where i had them from to sort it out
Thanks tony

Renton .. didnt you used to live over kings heath way ??? think i remember talking to you on here after you had your 456 stolen ??
only asking as i live in kings heath and noticed your user name ..

Tony

I have a strada that seems ok … early days yet as its only 3 months old ,…. The one problem i do have with it is that i cant use the strada and my gps at the same time , the strada goes haywire when the gps is on and gives all manner of strange speeds on the screen …

Q – How far does the set back seatpost set back?
A – 5/8 inch or 16mm of set back

Cheers I looked at the faq as well !! .. need my eyes testing ..
thanks again

I`ve been after a pair of these for ages , used to love them on my zaskar ..
Moses . let me know if you still have them and what condition their in ..

tonypcman@blueyonder.co.uk

Cheers Tony

My first venture into the darkside …. Have to say i do love the speed of a road bike …. can see a better one being bought for the summer …

Bunch of muppets in the workshop , removed wrong set of bearing from my swing arm , damaging the paint for no reason and left the broken bearings in another pivot !!.
I`d avoid if possible

I have one

Or wait and read your replies on here…

cheers neil ! … i know now .

Speshpaul – Member
“Decided yesterday afternoon to take the 90 mile drive to find out what was going on”
yes i always do that as well, much easier than using the phone!

I did phone and email as well to chase it up !!… went up anyway and if it wasnt done i was going to bring it back and take it somewhere else …
Anyway spesh paul its got **** all with me driving to get it , its about the crap service from the MUPPETS that work there !!
Thought take it too a specialised company and they`ll sort it out properly ? .. how wrong can i be ..

Singlespeed

Full Suss

Dark side

neilb67 – Member
Im in Brum if ur passing…

Cheers neil … wish id waited for your reply now , but i

m kings heath based ..

Tony

I`m in birmingham ….
for some reason that part didnt appear when i posted it ??

Stumpy

neilb67 – Member
As dropoff says, try and get a puller. I got a set off Ebay and has been a lifesaver to me and a few others… Where abouts are you Stumpy…?

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ll have a drive up to betd later today to see if they can shift them …
Thanks for all th replys … It gives me a few more ideas to work with ….

cheers all

aracer – Member
Get a time machine and travel back to before you let the bearing get so knackered you couldn’t get it all out in one go.

HTH

very help full ..thanks ! ….

Have thought about buying a dremel tomorrow and grinding a slot into the bearing case to break it ???
Just need to be v careful i dont grind the bearing seat…

tony

mcnutt … no cant get a screwdriver behind it as its still fully seated ..

coner …. frezzer ?? i thought heat would of been better as the ali will expand faster than the steel , so loosening the bearing shell .. or have i got it round the wrong way and i need to frezze it not heat it ??

tony

very nice ..

out on the road bike tomorrow for 3 hours or so ..

Teocali 2008 spec and geometry from the link below

http://www.mongoose.com/usa/eng/mtn/Products/Mountain-Pavement/Dual-Suspension/Details/2608–Teocali-Elite

i ride a Canaan elite which is basically a teocali with less travel .. 4 inchs .. and have to say its excellent to ride and awesome at climbing .. get one you wont regret it and thay are very good value for money … look at pauls cycles as they are heavily discounted from their website and you get excellent service to boot ..
Hope it helps Tony

cheers for all the replys so far..
How do they attach to the towball ?? .. do they sit over the ball or behind it ?? … are they quick release from the towbar and how do the bikes attach ??

Tony

I paid £80 for my citroen xsara towbar and fitted it myself …. were`nt too sure with the wiring , so paid £30 to have a towbar company wire it up for me ..

did look at the aiston rack , but website doesnt give you much info on it ?? … could do with some better pics etc ….
Emailed them last week about more info and they havent got back to me ..

cheers Tony

Yes I`m in !! .. new convert in the last month or so , got fed up cleaning my MTB ….
Love the speed of the road bike and it just eats the miles up !!

Have a look at pauls cycles …. got myself a mongoose canaan elite , full xt … recons .. fox rp2 and full easton finishing kit for less than £1000 … Got over £500 off …. 4 inchs of travel .. excellent spec for the money

Tony

The company where i work dropped this on us last week , 10% cut in wages upto june and then reviewed in june …… company gave us 30 days notice of change to contract ,unions have got involved now and it turns out they need to give us 90 days notice of contractual change as stated in the company handbook !! not 30 …..
they said today that if we refused to take the paycut , they would have to call the adminstrators in by the middle of feb …..
Hope you get it sorted
Tony

Received a sweep xc for christmas and have to say its a excellent helmet , superb fit etc …… usually wear met helmets,and this is easily as good as my met one

Tony

Lovely and simple

I work a 4 day week already,but last week the company have decided to cut our pay by 10 % , they went through the correct channels to do so and have given us all 30 days notice to end our present contract and sign the new one on a lower rate … if we refuse to sign our new contract ,then your making yourself unemployed !! ….. got you totally by the balls … sign or lose yer job ..

Lifes s**t