“I can’t really get bigger than a 2.1″ Kenda in the rear either, as the dropouts are worn to the point the tyre can buzz the chainstays under pedalling.”

Rekon your wheel needs a re tension…

I used to wake up and my skin looked OK no matter how much I drank, I have never suffered dry skin and could happlly wash in petrol with no ill effects, then I hit 40 and now I wake up wizend and with a face like a rusty BBQ….

I got whatever moisturiser it is the wife bought me……. I wouldnt bother but my face would crack open if I didnt.

TJ, I do get your point, its how i do stuff for my own bikes, but I know I am going to like it, & upgrade it.

These are rubbish in comparison I know, but cheap and availiable to just have a go. Then trade up, its just a simple and relatively cheap option. (for the lazy amongst us maybe)

If its just a starter bike, couldnt you just run somthing like the Schwinn ones on ebay for £400 I understand like anything you get what you pay for, but just to have a wobble in the park even the timbeline one should be up for that at £220.. At that price it must still be worth something second hand if you decide on going the whole hog for an offroad specific bike.

I dont think it will be the bolts that are the problem, its usually the noggins that hold the alloy rotor centre to the stainless braking surface that catch… But your right it cant be an unuasual combination, you will have to investigate when it shows up…

Is it a floating rotor or a ventilated rotor?

You look pretty mouldy to me… :-)

You have not sent the CAD for this one yet turboferret!!

Ha ha, your probably right… but it will be muddy in Wendover woods…

Someday all forks will be that way up….

The rest of the banter stands.

My mate is local, rekons it will be bad, but to be honest I dont really know personally, only about his constant bitching about conditions in them thar hills…

You do need a better opinion than mine.

Significant Woman Mountain Bike Other?

Ps SSStu it does look great…

TJ for who? 60/45mph on/off road for the stoker must be scary…

I would think it will be like riding the Somme in 1918… Perhaps a little less artillery.

Sorry carter got my vote, his was way worse than yours…

The cottage is great very cosy, but its set up for blokes sharing as its all bunkbeds, got a lovely log burner though and its very close to the pub :-).

The outland ones from ebay look very similar to ODI (not sure if bits interchange though), there is a very ruffian like pattern too… Very cheap, and in colours, if that floats tour boat.

There is also a new mountain lodge looking place just sprung up near the Argoed trail centre, looked very nice from the outside.. Not stayed there but looks the ticket. Right on the disused railway line that connects Glyngorrwyg and Argoed

http://www.afanlodge.com/

I think if you sign up for their newsletter thing they will send you one.

I bought my Tinbred already done, but have re done a few bits, no need to laquer it..

Any 2 wheels, you could try these, am sure its the same frame, different label but the sizing info is a lot more comrehensive than the DJ site..

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=12527

Well you could have if I had checked they had any stock!!

I dont remember the settings thing being floppy, but it might have done, its really quite simple to remove the air can, its probably worth trying if your competent just to see if it works, or failing that remove the shock and take it to your LBS, they will remove the air can to check for you, once the shock is out its only a 2 min job to remove the air can and re lube it…

Another pal with a triad recently had all the oil leak out of the settings lever and that went floppy after that. (no avoiding service at this point)

The chances are you need it serviced, the air can removal and lube is just something simple to try and avoid or delay the £90 service. But eventually all things need a little TLC, if you havent had the air can off ever and the bike is an 06 then chances are its due that TLC about now.

I pumped mine to close on 300psi when it was stuck down, it was still stuck, after removing the air can and a lube both our stuck shocks are back working. But true enough, if your not confident of the air can removal just send it for a service.

Just when we thought we were really tough riders pushing the boundaries, we came across 2 women and 3 kids looking for a nice hill to sledge down.

We were fully prepared 40+ blokes, with plenty of kit, I carried a spare everything of clothing (for use by all who needed it), tubes, tools, first aid kit.
The newbies had what they needed plus a change of dry gloves, we were very aware of what we were taking on, we did have to convince the guy in Skyline Cycles that we were competent at being up a mountain (hired a bike), but its not like we were going through uncharted territory it is a trail centre and there were plenty of people out riding. The only potentially painful off the complete offroad novice had, was the last section, & that was in great condition and virtually snowless, the cause of his crash was being under pressure becuase a group of riders caught him up, & had not left enough time before following him into the section, I was a bit annoyed by this as I had stressed to them a few times on meeting them he was a novice, so why they tailed him into the trail I dont know. Still he came out of that with minor scuffing and a bit grubby.

I myself let them ride their own pace both up and down, rather than pressure them from behind I led, and stopped at regular intervals, sometimes twice per section, or after each technically challenging section to get us all together.

My Septune and a mates 06 Triad did the same spookily at the same time, let the air out and unscrew the air can, put it back together after a good clean and applying lashings of shock oil or lube inside it and see how it goes. If that doesnt do it a service will sort it.

I thought that!!

I got my new mavs on to test out this weekend… Did you buy the bargain bucket ones off the bloke on ebay?

shows a lack of comitment I rekon… :lol:

One spelling mistake, thats rather good for me…. Dyslexia rules KO

I let my greed carry me away, ordered one, then had an attack of guilt and have e-mailed to cancel it and appologise… I feel better now.

I am going down by train this afternoon… The forcast once there looks good for sat and sunday, but to be honest its very unstable. The ones from our lot that are driving have ditched it so far, unless it changes a lot today.

Can you put me down for the MK1 version please.

OK, def going now..

Check list..

Tubes, mech hanger, patches, first aid kit.. every item of Lidl/aldi cycling kit ever made, pac a mac, toothbrush… cash for the refreshment rooms..

oh yeah, minty arse lard..

Did I invent the short travel rear longer front travel trend?

Here you go..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper

Or did you mean what paper do I read? :-)

What is paper? er the Chinese invented it I think…

Nah, we all like lots of beer too… we will have a laugh.

What you on about drac, I had to dig the train out using only my daily paper to get to work on Monday….

3 out of 6 of us are going to give it a go, were taking the train there, another 2 are waiting on road conditions as theyre driving down.

One is unfortunately already a casualty of circumstance,,,, like his job has just gone.

Rich c yes we have the train and accomodation booked.

Soma where you staying?

Have taken all your points on board…

I think the plan is to go, whats the worse that can happen?

I give donations to the air ambulance.

We have all the kit, the novice is a novice on a bike, but rides a big comute to work (1.5 hours) in all weathers, we have the right kit, and wouldnt be seen dead up a mountain without it.. (see what I did there?)

We are torn… I was hoping someone had been there today or yesterday and could say its in really good condition..

Its a bit of both, most of us are quite experienced, but one guy is a first time offroader… Funnily enough he is still very keen.

Ha ha, you tell her… :twisted: