i just started riding a HOPE trails / singlepeed hub , and it even louder – better engagement. Not sure it bothers me….yet! although I did put the back brake on today whilst carry the bike just to gte tranquilty whislt hiking…Chris King make quite a mad sound too probably quieter , but much more high frequency.

Have heard you can reduce the noise on HOPE by chaning the lube used inside? Not sure if this means swapping grease for oil or packing it out with grease to deaden the noise?

Still, so far am appreciating the solid engagement >any noise

I recall BITD the day Shimano marketed / made a 'silent clutch' style instant engagement system on one of thier hybrid / experimental \ mid range groupsets BITD.

ten AM ?…
where tf is that then?

maybe … yeah. riding Oslo Fjord right out.
Top thread!

noteeth!
yr NHStyles
r needed on this thread

Nor am I now tbh!

whatever it seems to have got into the spirit of the thread
M.A.S.H.(ed) reference = comedy crew Korean Docs.

hope that makes sense…
aye was quite a busy one.

Nah , DrP…

wtf d ye get the mashed M.A.S.H.E.D ideas from?

I belive were talking mountain biking not Medicness

i agree totally.

the funny part is that the rest of the threads made rethink
the red socked ramblers
as more rad merry than
the disc braked biker boy's here now

back on track – only just got discs going late lats season…my goodness theyt were invited for a reason eh?…

cheers then,

j

…have ruined the STW forum by posting this? :?

actually what if mtb'ing is the current demographic equivalent of Rambling?

When Ramblers' started the (social)movement, like the Kinder Mass Tresspass …Ramblers (as they were in the 1930s?), was far radder than any of today's FreeRide Collectivised nonsense.

So repspect to Rad ramblers both new skool & old style actusally.

simple things,

sometime eh?

simpleposts n',

Trailtruths.

i missed the last statement about Nanny (Full Suspension of disbelief) statement by the O.P.
but wtf
…
kinda true
…
:?:or knew?

agree over Rambler stylee post by the OP…but true all the same.

In the O.S. mapping classification sheme / spec. "White Roads" = Unclassified Roads … i.e not considered as Public Highway at the time of original suvery (BITD). Specifically O.S: Surveyors were tasked not to map or inquire into the status of Public Rights of Way (an ever evolving idea). So in short yes? … but maybe get a flak jacket! :wink:

bang on the money mate!

t'tread is telling truth not a Fail IMO.

don't see many FreeRamber AllMonotenous riders on the Fjords I frequent.

accidently was workinmg late the other week…when a mate called me up and dragged me away from my desk to go see em' live!
Most uplifting. Geuss must have hear some new stuff then?

ah cool pics!…a sterling effort in taking so many pics!

noteeth – G was there, and I arrived onto the start line in full Scando-supprise Inkoginoto style. The whole thing was super mellow, still think team tea time effort more fun than the Han Solo thing tho' (hint for next yr)

Q. which tyres for an earthquake?

A. Specialized Ground Controls

Andy…ha-ha all only the Oakleys assisted 8)…(many thanks btw)
Prehaps will try a gel tomorrow on the Qkts?

Are there any pic up yet?

noteeth…

it was so fresh I can't remember…

ride it, just ride it!

actually it was as awesome as ever…brilliant atmosphere, quite inclement but smooth, conditons, accidently rode 16 laps, could of put in a few more but slept thru' the crucial KLF lap time -doh. Finest of all was a fresh Gem on at HQ for afters…ah like a singlepseed superstar! (not).

:lol:…some of the other details were even madder, but survived in a ramshackle style, lost count of how may laps was doing and was suprised to find had done 16 … probably could have managed more but my sleeping bags (x2) trapped me for a quite few hours as well!.

a wonderfull weekend of riding round in circles on my favourite trails…polished off with a good many Bath Ales. Brilliant.

Thanks also to anyone on here who joined in and had chat with me enroute (was riding a riding IF sspd) … cheers all! it was superbe. Looking forwards to 2011 already.

Swedish brand POC seem to make some interesting and versatile looking kit.

No experience of it myself, never felt the need…also have a slightly unfounded idea that once you start wearing it you'd become 'dependent' on it, and not ride as well when you left it at home? Just a thought.

Obvioulsy I always wear a helmet (Giro Xen)…and like most folk I know it saved me from savage situations.

agree about Weatherall … still unsure often used too enjoy Sahsa & Digweed playing in Lakota on the same night.

Kinda prefer DiY Jack & co. tho' dunno.

noteeth — yeah Housey on the Hill!…& bontragers all over the place briliant and now too long ago also!

mint

Spot (fluffy) on!…the tradional sounds of Norweigan Summmer / English have not quite started yet eh?…

Brilliant tune…defo on my Desert Island Discs selection…

Ace!..
cue thread for "What Ale for Mint Sauce beer mats"?…

Black Sheep (aka Chipko Andolan) would be my sugestion.

spacehopper … that's a cool pic with or wothout the RTSness :D

who actually was responsible for hte ZZYXZ (Zih-Zih?) fork BITD then?

ha-ha noteeth

Runic Rider in raw Rune Stone suprise…

Dawnstone deep / steep style.

P.S Shamen Henious: Move any All – Mountain eh?…

what were the little fluffy grasslands like whe you were young?

drinking hilarously named and priced (if you don't reside in Norway)Ass Ice Beer (complete with Peguins on the can) … a nice post ride rinser after Fjordside snow-free singletrack (+ remembered to buy some in advance).

listening: DiY Collective playing Lakota 1992 …track actually some groovy mix based around the Shamen n LSI…actually now it's changed.
(was actualluy there apparently / probably)

Shame equipment reviews cannot be as fun to read as this tread?!

Didn't know they subbed out the manufacturing too that obscure ouitfit known as Wrank Bothers?

Always felt (IMHO) it gear was over designed / over styled…and the original product (the eggbeater) which I used for awhile quickly got scrambled. That said BITD nearly all the top-end / aftermarket kit was of this 'standard'…it does highlight how much progression has taken place in the stuff we use overall

oops nearly posted that twice…erm am in awe of the Phil Woods Piss Off earlier in the thread 8O

DK1 nearly gone…Norway

My quite ancient DeKerf singlspeed + RC31s…it didn't quite make it to the end of that summer :cry: however it was almighty fun getting there 8)

yeah I'm looking at some bargin Lyrics too!…the running costs for Fox seem quite high!

sorry for slight hijack here…can I ask how much the VanR's actually weigh? , and how much maintainance they need over say a season

@science office…just completed my questionnaire response so thanks again fo flagging it up …it is not so very clear on the wibsite

expressing veiws relevent to 'answering this questionnaire is IMO a relevent contribution to this thread
Edric makes a good point…unfortunately I did not think of that when I filled out mine just now

thanks for flagging this I up…I shall fwd the link to some local riders

cheers

yeah Rob Hall was rinsin too!…will have to track down that radio broadcast…thanks atlaz..could be the perfect podcast for a 12 hr enduro ride!

Rode some snowy tracks in my local woods above Olso, before dropping into town for the set…magnificent. Interstingly I didn't know Autechre never release the live stuff they play…as I only have there very early records

am equally sceptical too…but i've run mine intenisvely for more than a season now…the only attention they have recived from me was the occassional twiddle of the various dials…and a bit of looking at them closely! quite satisifed with that.