Yeah – It’s only my second proper bike, and first hardtail so I’ll give it a while riding before I decide what to do with the steerer tube. I figure it’s not CRAZY long for now!

On the weight: I think you’re right – it’s actually closer to 14kg by comparison to my Canyon Strive which is about 17kg.

Measured by subtracting my weight from the bike plus me while standing on the scales and squinting at the needle between my feet!

Bike and garden glamour presentation fail!!

I know the “waiting for the next payday” feeling… hence nabbing bits from other people to finish the build!

It weighs about 15kg based on my dodgy domestic scales. I haven’t been too fussed about weight – this includes mid-level components, chunky tyres and a rimpact insert in the back.

It’s a medium frame (I’m 5’9″ and short legged) and a 150mm brand X dropper 😊

I’m in Newton abbot, which isn’t glamorous but has excellent travel to Moors, sea, Exeter, London, etc. Its worked out to be a good base for us, being big fans of outdoor stuff but with young family and appreciating benefits of the amenities in a small town.

Cool. Will experiment with the default angles before messing with the bb spacing. Cheers!

Good knowledge skills – thank you :)

Wrong way round??

There’s no indication with these adapters that there is any difference between front and back – indeed, I’ve just ordered a 160-203mm adapter from Uberbike – they don’t appear to be any different front/back either.

Shimano’s manuals that they supply with kit are rubbish – it’s just a multi-language one-pager saying that you should scan the bar code to get to the manual. When you follow the bar code link it just takes you to a 1-page PDF naming the part, but without any form of installation guide/instructions.

Advice much appreciated all :)

Every day’s a school day… thank you!

All done. Cheers!

Fab, thank you. Seems a bit odd, but not done before so worth checking!

Thank you wonderful people – just what was needed!

…plus I’ve learned a new word as a result of reading the manual: “Hexalobular”

Excellent.

Excellent points… helps solve a debate with my bro. Thank you!

Lol. Yeah – it’s a bit long, but I figure once it’s built I can take time to try different heights before adjusting to a final position. Didn’t want to chop too far and bugger up the fork on my first bike build :)

Steerer tube chopped, fangled nut bopped, headset, stem and spacers installed.

The spacers look a bit rubbish, but it should be serviceable to start with and have a play with heights. Thanks again for help!

Thanks so much all :)

…oh, and there were no fitting instructions from Superstar – just a separate bag for top/bottom parts of headset. They don’t have anything on their website either as far as I can tell.

I was pretty disappointed by their response to a request for advice, particularly given their activity on this board sometimes. Not a great customer experience.

Edit: The STW community however, are wonderful!

Brilliant – thanks so much for the instant responses. Looks like I’ve got the race and seal upside down!

Interestingly the race appears to have the rubber seal integrated, and it does look better the other way up. I’ve attached some more pics to show it flipped, then with bearing and in the frame. Looks ok to me, but do let me know if anything looks awry!

We’re a family with 3 girls (5-10) and have just done a camping trip with our new trailer towed by a seat alhambra.

The trailer is a faro pondus (made in Poland) with extended height sides, approx 2×1.1m, and with roof bars and bikes above the trailer. Cost about £1k new. We go fairly full-on with camping equipment, and we were fully loaded, but it worked really well.

The trailer is loaded with all our camping gear at home which keeps it tidy and ready to roll, and with a soft top it provides useful storage at the Campsite when it rains.

Cool – will log into facebook. Thanks!

Amazon have them at the same price with no postage to pay for people that don’t mind propping up the Bezos empire…

I’ve had a pixel 5 fir a year and it’s great. My wife has a 4a which is good but has a noticeably worse battery.
I’d get a pixel 6 if shopping now.

For me the additional 10% discount was automatically applied (and deducted from the cost at checkout) without need a code.

I have a huge head and found the TLD Stage Stealth XXL worked well: Link here

Looks like this model may be discontinued now, but would recommend something like it as an airy full-face design. It’s a squeeze to get on initially, but it feels good when it’s on and has various swappable padding sizes for the inside.

Can anyone recommend any of the holy trinity (physio, podiatrist, bike fitter) in the South Devon area (close to Newton Abbot)?

We moved into our current house which had a knackered 12 foot round trampoline down the garden 6 years ago. The mat was full of small holes and it had a tattered net and rusty springs. The 3 kids (now 4,6 and 8) loved it despite minimal bounciness, so we decided to buy a new one as a Christmas present this year.

We bought a Telstar Elite 12 foot square trampoline, which fits in the same footprint as the old round one, but with slightly more space due to the corners. It bounces much better, and is a lovely solid bit of kit.

The kids love it and spend a lot of time playing on it every dry day. We do bounce with the kids at times, although I feel very conscious of risks doing so. More often find myself wishing they’d bugger off so I could get some decent bouncing time for myself!

So so sorry, I can’t imagine what you must be going through. Shout if there’s anything people can do for you or your folks.

I have the melitta barista. Great coffee, and OK bubbly milk… I think not as good as a proper steam wand with associated skills.

I’ve had the google/nest mesh system for a week now. Very easy to set up, seems to work well. I believe it automatically swaps channels to keep best performance.

Thanks for the advice… really helpful. I think the eyelet hole is round (prob the photo making it look oval) and I’ve just ordered some callipers to measure the size of the bushing/sleeve.

These guys seem to offer the right sort of thing: https://bouncecycles.co.uk/book-a-service/mountain-bike-suspension-bushes/

Ooh – forgot the shell at the bottom of the hill!

It did seem odd, and it’s possible I was partly weirded out because it was so quiet about and you feel a bit vulnerable alone in the dark when someone’s behaviours don’t quite match what they’re saying and they’re doing all the things that someone who was going to nick your phone would do….

Neil – I think you have the answer!

I was tending to sit and push down at the back of the saddle, whereas sitting on the nose as an experiment makes it drop smoothly. I’ll have a play with saddle positioning on the rails, but this confirms it’s working ok – just a user issue, and certainly something I can work around.

Thanks for the advice everybody – much appreciated.

Thanks for the ideas All.

I have loosened the post (including to the point where it slips) and left it at 4Nm now, despite the recommended tightness actually being 6Nm. Still no good going down… the post rises immediately and pretty smoothly but still needs a good hard bump before it will drop.

I have also just tried slick honey dropper post lube with a little “in/out” before wiping off, which didn’t make any difference.

Any other ideas?

No worries about patronising this fool… good point, I will check this evening. (I did use a torque wrench to tighten to the standard 5nm, but it will be interesting to see if loosening it resolves the issue.)

Brilliant – thanks!

That’s really helpful advice, thanks all.

I may visit Minehead in advance to check it out, although I can’t see an obvious website for the bike park and the Facebook website page doesn’t say much.

It looks like there are some blue/black trails close to Minehead, and more in some woods a bit further away.

Where would be the best place to visit so we can check out the trails in advance?