Cool, that confirms for me that the Long Mynd really is that boring. When I rode there I thought I had just missed the good bit, seems there arn’t any to miss.

It’ll go slack on small-small but so what? It’ll change gears no differently otherwise.

Dont agree, it’ll then slap around like a b*******d on the really rough downs and signigicantly increases the risk of suck or jumping. I run my chain as tight as I can get away with, and go 2×9 to minimise how long it has to be first off. I hate all that slapping around, esp. on a Genius where you are constantly worried the rear bolt is about to snap 8O

I digress but, reminds of my old Ducati, once accurately described by a mag review as always sounding like it was about to have a major mechanical event at any moment. I used to ride with one hand covering the clutch at all times just in case, locked rear wheels are not fun esp. at speed, ask Bazza Sheene. It was only when I put ear plugs in and blocked out all the treble engine noises that it sounded OK, then I could enjoy that unique Duke bass exhaust sound.

Whilst you are at it, tell him not to ride that Genius with lockout on anything rougher than fireroads. Scott dont make it that clear but lots of people end up shearing the top shock bolt which is obviously made by the same people that make the yamaha playdough bolts.

also compress the suspension that’ll make the chain/mech/dropout very happy

he was being sarcastic, compressing will worsen usually the situation.

Best solution is to get with the times and swap that 44T for a bashguard.

Not yet but I have been mulling in my head having a go at the whole ‘warranty is for the first owner only’, given half a chance. The only excuse one major manufactuer could give me for this morally bankrupt practice is ‘well everyone else does it’.

The 1 or 2 yr thing is a nonsense. Warranties given with the sale are firs a marketing ploy to enhance consumer confidence in a product and promote sales, and second used as scam to try and con you that the warranty is limited only to that.

You have statutory rights protection for upto 6 years after purchase, depending on what is a reasonable period. Any manufacturer / retailer warranty is additional, if it conflicts with your statutory rights just screw it up and chuck it in their face.

As there is no restriction I know of to the original purchaser assigning their rights in the original sales contract, I dont see any legal reason why a second owner doesnt in practice have the same statutory warranty rights. After all, the manufacturer is advertising a frame with a given declaration of quality. So, if a frame has a lifetime warranty at purchase then what do you think is a reasonable warranty period for that frame to be implied by statute?

I would have though commencement of a small claims court action for enforcement of the warranty, then blanket advertisement of the fact on forums etc, would have the desired effect. I mean, would you as a manufacturer want to risk a declaration in even the lowest court that your ‘original purchaser’ only condition is unenforceable, and then significant advertisement of this fact?

EDIT: To actually answer the OP. the 1yr/2yr warranty is a red herring. Depends on your actual circumstances (is this the 3rd replacement) but crack after 18m without an intervening cause definitely needs to be repalaced – and if they keep cracking then demand money back as being of unsatisfactory quality for the purpose it is designed for

Handle is just a cheap plastic spanner really.

Google is your friend – does this cover it?

Help! How to remove the QR axle ends on a Hope Pro3 Front Hub???

ROFL @ konastoner

cynic-al – Member

Ibis Mojo.

oh dont say that, I haven’t even finished building it

overkill for a complete mincer like me

phew! thankfully, I am a nutcase :P

easjet flight from spain to uk. Bussed to plane in middle of tarmac, handed pushchair to man standing at stair to plane, as did 6 others. On other side of aircraft we could see the luggage being loaded.

Never saw the pram again, same for 6 others. Luggage arrived fine.

I asked the same question – HTF could that happen. All he had to do was walk round the plane and put them in!

Youv’e come to the wrong place fella. The question you need to ask is ‘where is the best deal’

Plasterboard to satisfy BC. Forget everything else. A big beam mid GF/FF is not going to get hot enough to give way, and if it gets hot enough to buckle your house will be a knocker downer anyway.
This kind of serious fire resistance is for buildings where any loss of structural integrity in any one member is catastophic to the integrity of the structure.

Reading up recently I settled on this for my next wheels: 3x, DB spokes on front and non- drive rear – DB because they flex a bit in the middle and therefore makes a stronger wheel (counter intuitive but the point of spoked wheels is ability to flex) but then 2mm shorter plain spokes on rear drive side. Apparently because the rear drive side has to be upto 2x as tight on the rear due to the dish.

If you are using such good hubs I wouldnt skimp on the build – however most just use the same length DB spokes all round and they work just grand.

I built my jigs, cut a dishing tool from plywood and my jigs are old front rigid forks and scrap cracked FS rear chainstays. I use a couple of rubber bands to hold a pencil on for the guide!

You can apparently overnight in Riverside Coach park

No! Step away from the big tonka toy before you hurt yourself/others/everyone :x

*sofatest in impromptu IED shocker*

8O
8O

Have given up controlling my mop, started to worry I had a receeding hairline then decided to MTFU. I subconscioulsy mess with it during the day so much that most of the time it sticks up and I look like an aging Jedward. Thankfully I have decided that I am gorgeous so past caring if people point at me an laugh. :lol:

I use these inners, they have been brilliant.

Shorts

IMO if you are really doing MTB riding you wont need more than 34 or 36 upfront. Any bigger than that and you are a fireroad/smoothtrail XC rider or should have FF & armour for the down.

point was flows arnt tubeless and they do go down over a couple of days no matter how they areif you havent sealedthem properly

Mine last about 3 weeks before they go a bit soft, and even then its the (non UST) tyres that are leaking – you can tell, pump up again slosh milk around inside and put soapy on the sidewalls and watch the fizzing, mostly near the sidewall.

Yes, friend’s son working for some city firm in law as a junior earns more than £90k per year

Yes its not bad, but that what you get when you sell your soul to the devil, which is what you do for a law firm.

Merlin have some xtr rapid rise but 9 speed only. Next question would these work with 10 speed cassettes and shifters?

Apparently not something to do with 10sp having a different cable pull ratio to 9sp

jhw YHM

its a russian because its rushin up yer….

CK briefs that keep riding up my crack

it called a russian…..

nick, is leatherhead that set hidden in the trees off the bypass? and where exactly is northern monkey, i’m over that way tomorrow

No, no, no.

Since RBS is owned by ‘us’ we just agree that for every bonus we pay to ‘them’ we also pay the the same to ‘us’.

No one will object to being given a share of the success of ‘our’ bank, its only right after all, thereby everyone will be happy because those greedy lunch-eating bankers wont be getting any more than ‘us’ hard done by working types who after all deserve such windfalls.

All in favour say ‘Aye and we’ll celebrate with Ouzo

+1 for that plan.
Apparently there are tracks at Wisley and Dorking where one might obtain this skill

I was thinking ibis

The least you can do is a bit of patriotic economy excitation, Orange, Pace, Cotic.

In fact, all of you moaning about the state of the economy, what about the johnny foreigner bikes (that includes on-one’s made in china stuff)you ride. not so worried about the economy when you are buying imported stuff are you.

Cotic here (dont mention the ibis)

any know if cranky nation forks are any good, cool name though 8O

Which bike for bonuses?

mandatory bike for a banker is an On-One Humble Pie isn’t it?

Now LLOyds have anounced large bonuses, and they made a loss, and we own 41 or subsidise them to the tune of 41%.

Life is crap, but not if you work at a bank, or even attend and screw the ecconomy, for us all.

When a doctor is asked to attend a ward full of patients who have been **** up by another doctor do you a) sack him because all doctors are evil, b) refuse to pay him because of all the people that he doesnt manage to save and die, or c) reward him for his hard work saving as many people as he could?

and when you say ‘for us all’, what pro-active contribution have you made to stimulate the economy on behalf of everyone else, other than passively going to work, paying tax and spending the remainder on your relatively high standard of living?

Most likely gripping to hard or you are leaning over on the bars too much, more rise on bars, seat forward a bit so you unweight etc.

Trick I was taught mx’ing was to take hands off in turn and quickly stretch out and clench/unclench rapidly to get the blood pumping to ease the cramp. Obviously this is easier said than done.

my brain thinks shifters that work the opposite way to each other is stupid. RR makes perfect sense to me, a bit like a new release of Windows, I wont be going 10spd any time soon for this reason.

You guys must really be missing the News of the World

Surrounded By Zulus – Member

Skids are for big kids.

Guilty as charged, otherwise I would be grinder :D

Charlie – that’s brilliant, i’m gonna past a 46 on my back and give that a go at the weekend

The skill is not so much in getting it to slide but doing it enough but not over cooking it

Judge John Anderson said: ‘It is common ground in this case that this was a momentary lapse of attention.

For the last 4 yrs I have driven the EXACT route that bloke took – I work opposite the airbase. That bit of A40 is 3 lanes and just before it becomes the M40, it is used by the traffic just like a motorway at motorway speeds. Right alongside is a first class dedicated cyclepath intended to keep cyclists safe and away from dangerous fast traffic.

Instead of using the cyclepath, he was cycling on what is in effect a motorway which the law says he can cycle on. If we change the law so that we can cycle on all motorways. Would you? Or would you think that was plain crazy.

Momentary lapse of attention plus a plain crazy place to be cycling will eventually lead to disaster. But it doesnt make the driver some hateful character. Show me anyone who hasn’t suffered this lapse of attention and I will show you a liar, there but the grace of god.

Save your misplaced vitriol for the like of Carl Whant, who truly deserves it.

Blue is common, I prefer (my) gritstone – for stealth :twisted:

So that explains why I couldnt get my supestar stinger to work with Atlas on my Bfe.

The problem being RF space the granny too close? What is the solution? Is it space the BB out? If so by how much.

Ali, just come take a look at mine.