Try and run your forks a bit softer, try some spesh bg gel gloves, ritchey foam grips are a bit more forgiving than lock-ons if you can get on with them too.

before you buy some octo pads…
were your brakes bedded in sufficiently?
are they rubbing at all on the discs?

I'd avoid the FP's lots of militant ramblers up there waiting for an excuse to complain about MTBers. Have a look in the VG book for legit route ideas. But I usually treat Stanage as a separate ride. Redmires, Stanage pole, Stanage Plantation, road across Burbage Moor to Lady Canning Plantation, Blacka Moor, Houndkirk, Ringinglow and back to Redmires.

mine has been going since march, still smooth unlike previous shimano ones after 4-5 months

of all the tubeless ready tyres I have tried, the Specialized Purgatory has been the easiest to inflate, it seats quickly and sidewalls seal the best. Tyre rides well too!

but still buggy as hell on Safari Mac OSX 10.5

use firefox on your mac and it works fine :-)

Suunto Vector?

Spesh Eskar Control 2.3 700g
Spesh Purgatory Control 2.2 650g

I like these tyres! run them tubeless, both blow up big and seem to cope well with wide variety of conditions. tend to use Eskars in the Peaks/Lakes as they feel great in rocky situations. Purgatory copes ok in amongst rocks but I find it doesnt track so well, I use it for more general rides, trail centres, local woods etc

when they are in stock about 60 notes

MaxxD on the bars and a P7 torch on my helmet is a great combo. I had a vision 4 and swapped to a MaxxD no real difference in performance but much neater IMO. P7 is as bright as the MaxxD as it's got a more focused centre spot, perfect for the twisty bits!

one from Aldi is good value and works well

the adjusters make sod all difference ime.

I'm surprised you want mud tyres for the lakes as most of the riding seems to have a rock base. Not had this problem myself (but then I only tend to use mud x's in the winter filth) but the tyres do seem very soft

I just use the basic 991, I have had a cross step last year when prices were cheaper but didn't find the extra strength was worth the money. Never tried the hollow pin as I'm a 16 stone chap and I would worry about it snapping!

PC991, easy to clean as its got a powerlink, but they don't last that long.

Seen Jarvis Cocker in my village (visiting his mum apparently)

Check the front mech hasn't twisted round slightly. even a small slip of a mm or two can make a big difference

Not me!
Did Cut Gate at 7.30, nice and early so no walkers!

Can't really agree with op, rode Llandegla last Sunday for only the second time and really enjoyed the place, loved its berm-jump-berm-switchback nature and as I went faster found the smiles grew broader (plenty of grip here too – unlike bits of Whinlatter). We had ridden the Beast at Coed y Brenin the day before and my riding buddy said he much preferred Llandegla, I wouldn't go quite that far personally but I think it makes for a fun few hours and I like how it feels very different to other trail centres.

surprised it was only 4 posts :D

I've got a maxx d for the bars and a dx P7 torch for my head, perfect combo IMHO. P7 represents really good value and higher brightness than the exposure and costs about $50 inc charger and batteries

350gm or 400gm silk art board
for info pricing etc. have a look at
http://www.rcs.plc.uk

money pit…
Frame – 2007 Stumpjumper
Forks – Fox Float 120RL
Shifters – SRAM X0
Rear Mech – SRAM X0 long cage
Front Mech – Shimano XTR
Crankset – XTR
Casette – Sram PG-990
Chain – Sram PC 991
Grips – Ritchey Foam

Bars – Ritchey WCS Carbon low rise
Stem – Ritchey WCS 90mm 4-Axis 44
Headset – Chris King
BB – Chris King
Saddle – Specialized Phenom
Seatpost – Thomson layback
Brakes – Hope Tech M4/X2 Goodridge hoses with Floating Rotors
Wheels – Hope Pro 2/Stans Flows with 9 & 10mm conversion
Skewers – DT 9mm & 10mm Hope Bolt Thro
Pedals – XTR
Tyres – Specialized Purgatory 2.2
Stans tubeless valves
Cables – Clarks

got some revs on mine, seem ok at either end of their travel, they were cheap off Merlin – but not £100 cheap!

I can recommend sfb's routes, been up to lakes a few times armed with bogtrotters routes to follow and always had top days out. His maps are referenced with photos to give you a good idea of terrain and what the ride covers too.

I found the ergo ones slip when they get wet, never had a problem with the standard ritchey grips tho. I just use water to slide them on, lock ons are ok but weigh nearly as much my bars! plus I find foam grips are more comfortable too

It should be the other way round surely! I sometimes wonder if the dog I ran over (sending me over the bars at some speed) survived the experience, at the time it ran back into the woods yelping as I writhed about on the floor swearing at its owner.

have a look at the Spesh Purgatory, got some to try in August and really like em, from riding the peak district to sherwood pines, they are fairly cheap (£22 each) blow up big and fairly light too.

A2Z seem to work fine and are cheap, have a look on ebay. Some in standard and ti flavours

The best of luck to you both, you deserve some.

what about a dark peak ride starting in Edale? or white peak starting near Chatsworth?

Nuke – just about to email, but 355s/ Arches on blue Hope Pro 2s please

hope pro 2's now available in colours too
http://www.18bikes.co.uk/news.php?articleshow=338

Sorry Pook, wednesdays is our usual day for nite ride in Pines, prob as the shop opens late, catch you soon I hope

they work fine until pad gets really worn, then there can be clearance issues – watch out for the tabs on the pads

spesh gloves are the best cold weather gloves i have tried but you need to take care with the outer gloves liner as it eventually comes out if you remove your hand while still wearing the inner- does that make sense?

they are warm tho, I suffer with really cold fingers during winter night rides and last winter these gloves were good even during the snow and ice.

What stitching software do you use?

I just thought you had a really wide angle lens :D

It's a fair point sfb, good either way i'm sure, the drop down to Roych from where we passed you is a lot of fun though, and I like the challenge of the steps climbing up Rushup. Jacobs as a down is a slow down for me whereas the drop down Oaken Clough is less steep but fast, like the grassy field down to the Kinder reservoir too

I like the reprise panorama – cos i'm in it, doing a similar route to the boggies but in the right direction!?!

Congratulations Pete, and the very best of luck tomorrow. Its better to know what exactly what you're facing no matter how hard that can seem at the time, just try not to think to deeply about things and take one day at a time.

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/unnofficial-sherwood-pines-trail-map