a proffesional job should be cut so as to not need silicon .
horrible stuff silicon and only used as a last resort or to hide bad cutting

jumbo jims
good points
light weight .
rool ok on tarmac

bad points
no grip on foots and rocks
no much grip on grass and mud
wear out quick on roads .

second ride on the beast twisleton scar in the dales no way i could ride up there on my non e assist
popped it into sport mode and away it went

mind you the Jumbo Jim tyres had no grip on the damp limestone

Ha Ha what a fun day today so much I forgot to take piccys so only the one

I think I am sold on the E concept it was like being 20 years younger on the climbs so had some energy left for the downs
and still had a pretty good workout
Thanks to Allterraincycles for the loan of the demo bike

very disapointed with my Ti oi the ring is not very good
looks great
but crap sound

Here come the idiots and there goes a useful thread

Yes my thoughts as well but we can keep the thread real and ignore the trolls .

I have just booked a demo day of a Cube Nutrail Hybrid to see how far it will get me in the dales at the weekend

an interesting read here

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awesome will i be able to ride like this with one

cant help on the trails but this is a great place to stop and not far from CYB

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Thanks folks Glad I asked as some useful info posted
Tomhoward where is home as I am in Silsden and would like a look at your bike if close by .

Having just returned from a weeks riding with a very mixed age group of friends 62 to 28 years young
One of the guys had an e mtb he is 60 and openly said he could not have done the rides without it .
I am considering one for myself before next years week away .
And so is the other over 60 mate then we can keep up with the whippets on the climbs .

I have a dodgy knee ( carpet fitter ). So if it keeps me riding and working I see nowt wrong with em .

The OP s issue is one he needs to sort out with his riding buddy

End of September, early October – kind of what I meant. Don’t get me wrong, I love Yorkshire – but end of September is not the greatest statistically for a successful outdoor event there. TdF in early July – good chance, Worlds in late September – not convinced that’s a good idea really.

september and october have been the best months for riding for the last 5 years
in my part of Yorkshire ( Skipton area )
July and August have been shite

We did it on the first of October last year. Awesome hot and sunny on the top
Telegraph valley claimed 6 of us to flats
Them rain bars are evil
Lots of other tourists and that was on a Thursday

Is the bloke who disappeared off down the footpath instead of stage 3 on here?

How we laughed.

Ha ha yes that was a good one bet he had a shock when he hit the steps

Had a great weekend marshaling stage 1 on sat had 87 wipeouts just up from the catch netting but no injuries .
and great banter at the start of 3 on the sunday
the weather was amazing

Boltonjons post sums it up for me

lovely result
I bought a Cube Ebike for my wife same age as yours Oldfart and been out of biking for 12 years (knee issues also )
first ride out and she loved it
we are off on a cycling holiday in wales in a few weeks
Ebikes Rock for sure

I am in the carpet trade so we use it
Google Morleys JM600 carpet adhesive .

I have been using
1 part carpet latex IE copydex
1 part Glycol antifreezw
1 part water .

see it in action here

Will be back with you next week

[/quote]Bring your drum next time too

Ha ha. After 4 hours of bashing that beer keg my ears got fed up and my mate Luke with the monster hangover was very pissed off .
So chucked the van stereo on for a few tunes .

Sunday was just too windy for tunes or keg bashing .

Nobeerinthefridge
ha small world yes you had section 1 2 3 start marshals trying as yourselves to get some decent scran after eating sarnies and mars \ snickers bars all day .

Yes we had some great banter with 90% of riders but some seemed terrified on sunday and some had the 1000 yard stare .

very strange observational skills from quite a few asking where the start was
when it was where I was standing

there is one gripe from marshals the start is where we are not 100 metres away for a flying start you risk the timing beacon not registering you .
and we cannot give you any info if you are 100 metres away

Yep I deserve a beerypop cos it’s my birthday
61 today

The Marshals are vital in this and should use discretion
But we are told at the briefing to keep riders flowing with 10 to 15 second gaps
But we cannot see if there are bottlenecks forming and have to rely on info from lower marshals

I mostly sent off riders at intervals depending on length of queue and how quick the preceding rider seemed as they disappeared over the top of 3

On the Sunday folks did not want to hang about up there with 50 mph winds and we’re happy to go at 10 second intervals after the medivac had been completed .
And I wanted you all off the hill asap so I could also get off the hill
But for most of sat and Sunday riders I let them choose their gap as never had huge queues
We did have one guy who was special and wanted the stages to himself and kept refusing my invites to ride
And folks kept jumping in front of him while he faffed about .

A lot of folks were with mates and wanted to chase each other so I had no problem with that
And some did ask me to hold the next rider a bit longer as they though they would be slow so had no complaints doing that

See you all next year probably at the top of three. I like it up ther

Also if any areas receive direct sunshine then the High Temp adhesive is recommended
Also if underfloor heating

Yes I do this for a crust

Plywood gaps and screw holes will need skimming over
We use Ardex Feather Finish.
We don’t use the pressure sensitive because it is not reliable and the tiles are only lightly stuck down
The standard adhesive is ok but you must lay the tiles into it while it is wet or it will not stick

The best way is to lay a small area which does not meet any cuts and let it dry. Then dry lay and do your cuts then take up and apply the adhesive and relay .

The concrete area must be dry and have a DPM underneath. This is a no go if any damp comes up it will lift the flooring
Screed it out with Ardex NA latex screed

Tips
Undercut the Architrives
Use thick paper to make templates round the bathroom pottery when you are dry fitting

Other screeds and feather screeds are available. But we like to use the best to avoid problems

You can of course hide any bad cutting with Silicon. But IMHO it looks crap

A hot air gun will soften the tiles to aid cutting but also can make the job look not professional if you over heat the tiles .

Happy to help out with any more questions

Got eaten alive by the bastard midges Marshaling at the bottom of stage 2 on friday and my little helper needed some shade

burnt to a crisp at the top of stage 3 on saturday

and then very windswept today again at the top of 3

had a great weekend and happy the rain did not arrive

only VW`s

Monkey mechanic
I am Marshaling and will be driving from Skipton in the afternoon of Friday.
So can provide a lift if you are not sorted with no beer above

Coincidence we are also heading for Tenerife on Friday John
I have booked a bike from bike point in los Americas
Getting a bus in from los gig antes and riding back on sat.
But no idea on routes sadly

My Wife wants one now. I want her to have one but there are no Cube E bikes left to buy in 17 inch farma size.
so what other make do good ebikes for around £2000 hard tail Mtb

we have just borrowed a demo for the SO to try She gave up biking a few years ago due to a bad knee ,
she was all smiles after and during a 10 mile ride we did yesterday .
so a purchase is on the cards which will mean we can both go riding again together without her thinking she will be holding me up .

in fact it will be me trying to catch her up on the climbs .

I also did 15 miles on it and it was great fun the E only kicked in on the climbs and if I dropped below 16 mph so yes I can see it knocking a heap of time off a long ride

I am surprised the combined It might on here has failed to find out where he is

Not uptight about it just wondering thats all and no Koms are in danger from my efforts thats for sure

mine had a reason , was messing with the camera strapped to my ankle and ended up on my back for no seeable reason lots of cuts and bruises .
playing back the vid in slow mo flat rock kicks up and takes out the back wheel .

One battery tip is switch on airplane mode
the gps still works fine and battery lasts ages
also no annoying calls while riding

Got one for my grandsons birthday so just weighed it on the bathroom =scales
came in at 27 lbs
lovely ikkle bike cant wait to see his face in 4 weeks time

Cheers STM there was no problem with the Marris otter breaking down the bread I got pretty good conversion
Most of it was crumbs just the crusts broke up into lumpy bits .

Will have a look at those other malts for future brews .

All in it was a good experiment and a pretty good beer in return

Tis a very rewarding hobby but the downside is most pub beer tastes like its watered down piss

Update
kegged it this morning and got the gas on so could not resist having a taste

tastes very summery and light for a 6% beer and very moreish even though its still a bit cloudy and young but very happy with the end result , its certainly got potential for future experiments and bring the cost of the grainbill down a little
Mrs Troutie also had a taste and said it was like a nice Lager She liked it so a winner there .