Rikk please over that Dan bloke… he’s all meh…

hmmm, do they have external floodgate adjust, is it fully on? Which way up are the forks as you test?

I’m actually liking this. Not just looking at it and say its OK, I am enjoying watching this, its not aimed at me as a bike enthusiast, but the hour long format, with structure, a none patronising bit of city commuting, while yes could have been better, it was good and I’m enjoying watching it.

Edit: wiggle advert is making me die inside every time its one thought

Sounds ok. Here again my specific knowledge lets me down, I don’t really know what is normal in this instance. certainly sounds like more than you got before, would be tempted myself (that’s just me!)

First off as Loco suggests, does the compression stop you pushing the damper side in?

As above, home plug, maybe with a wireless repeater. I have it in a situation like yours, but because our house is an old house with a large extension I don’t get full band width from the devices. But it still gets my full internet signal, only an issue for big file transfer (films), and only because there are two circuits to the house.

I will totally defer to LoCo here – far more knowledgeable as in 10 to my 3, but in his absence I would suggest push the rebound side, to a max of 140 (don’t think more would do any harm tbh). That will tell you if there is anything up with that side. Air side is s a different system and with the lowers off the two are independent. If the MoCo allows full travel, then I would put the lowers on and see how it is then.

Important question too late (ok, – 2 going on 2 and a half), before you disassembled the damper side, did it allow full travel pushing on the rod? just in case you got curious and pushed… (i never do, just pull things apart then later wish I’d paid more attention ;) )

damnit, actually fancy that but lympics has used almost all my internet allowance…

No. Cheats should be caught, exposed and vilified. Serve a ban. Long enough to be a substantial part of a career. But rehabilitation is also important. For those under pressure/considering doping, seeing clean ex-dopers achieve success, must help to highlight that the doping isn’t necessary.

All the best today.

Dude, gutted for you. I was so lucky that my childhood hound pretty much just kealed over from healthy. Sound like he had good innings, still horrible though. They leave such a massive gap. thoughts with you.

send the ginger one, he’s adopted anyway…

Elbow, What coldplay must think they sound like…

And its Elbow, relax… I’m going to pretend Elbow are the closing number, since I’m not drinking at the moment it seems the way to go.

We need a Montage!!!

Who TF are One Direction? I’d say they were an eighties boy band they look about 14…

Ride up to Pecket well, then find your way down. very good.

25 miles in Calderdale is more gruelling than 25 miles pretty much anywhere else, as DBW says, Up Down Up Down Up Down Up Down until you just can’t anymore, then to Stubbin Wharfe for ale.

Yeah the oil just lubes the bits. Like I say don’t ride them like that, but just to put em together and check they it’s fine and does effect it. Still need the oil in the compression uppers mind.

“Messier than a Lion raping a goat” remains a fave of mine…

At this point yeah, I would. Even go so far as to remove it and look it over, Pop it back, if nothing visibly awry. then you KNOW the upper was empty of oil. reassemble (don’t need to bother putting oil in the lowers at this stage as long as you remember to go back and do it later if you sort your issue), that way if you need to remove them again you’re not making things too messy/complicated.

should be able to tell if sorted without putting back on the bike by the sounds of it.

No, somat up there very definitely.

Think a call to Simon on the cards. Probably worth removing fork from frame, and lowers before as he may want to know things are seated right at the bottom of the uppers to rule things out as above.

Might be worth doing that tonight, you may find something obvious. gutted for you dude, don’t let it put you off doing fork work, worst case scenario you’ll learn how to recognise and fix this particular problem ;)

If your pump allows you to release air on it via the button I’d use that as you can see what pressure you’re at for future reference. Failing that small adjusts can be done by unscrewing and rescrewing the pump.

get your sag right, and give fork a really good shove, they should give you 75-85 % of travel (not an exact science that, but should tell if you’re in the ball park).

I put 190 in the neg chamber of my pikes a while ago cos I wasn’t paying attention and doing several things at once, spent a whole night worrying my forks were ****… :oops:

yeah, I’d be looking for 40mm for starters and adjust for personal preference from there. So don’t panic yet. Is that standing, with arms and legs bent?

ahh, when you said 115/120 my geeky brain read as neg and pos.

some round my way in Nidderdale for someone starting out.

http://www.mtbthedales.org.uk

The two Brimham can be combined to one decent ride, The gouthwaite one is good, but tell him its backwards, he should go the other way. And Great Greenhow was written by Me! Scar house loop is a classic, bit gruelling though due to an excess of marbles.

Stainburn of course. http://www.singletraction.org.uk – the red and DL are actually pretty friendly, it gets it’s rep from the black. he could even come to trailbuilding days if he wants, usually a lot of fun and chatting gets done, as well as some trailbuilding. ;)

Of course if he ends up out Otley way there’s the chevin, and Ilkley Moor.

It just keeps getting better, so you recon that wet rock gives you more traction do you!

Well all the stuff round me, and the stuff I’ve ridden in Derbyshire is pretty much as grippy regardless unless covered in moss (or someone’s polished it cos the beeb are coming round). I will happily concede that on that course mud would quickly covered the rock and that could have certainly increased slippiness.

But all sports get nonsense from the commentators because they are not allowed to just not say anything because there is nothing to be said, hence the constant fallback to wheel size. But all in, great race, good exhibition track, if it had to be done in a field I don’t see how it could have been done better.

How much sag do you get when you just sit on the bike in the standing attack position? IME RS pressures don’t relate to reality, so actual sag is always the way to go. Although I weigh a little more than you and run my Dual Airs (pikes) at 140/130 but different forks etc so can’t do strict comparison.

certainly you should be getting more travel than that. If your sag is right (with the compression fully off), then I’d give Simon a ring on monday, but it may be you do need to take the fork off the bike and have the lowers off. Always the better way to do fork work – though I’m impressed at your emptying the upper with the fork on the bike, no way i could have done that without getting oil over everything including myself and swearing a lot. :D

you can by the MiCo, infact I may have one up for grabs in a few months time. But if looking to service as well I would give Loco a ring. They stock a lot of RS internals, and would be able to advise on what would/would not address your issues.

For the dive, put some compression on, but turn the floodgate down, but yes unless you 5 ft 8 and skinny I imagine soft spring could be underkill… how much sag do you get?

Well that last bit was daft, derbyshire grit doesn’t get slippy in the wet, its gritstone, not granite… #grumble grumble grumble#

Out of my way I’m on Strava!

more discussion of wheel size than a bike forum…

I’ve come round on the course. It’s not a natural course, but an exhibition course which you want for the olympics really. Does look like it would be good as a spectator.

Absolon out!

The world XC guys would have been better, they’re not liveliest of commentators but they know they’re stuff and wouldn’t just be incredulous at everything.

Game over for Kileen.

“He’s gone out the front door, that was messier than a lion raping a goat!”

yeah, missing Rob right now…

Ddin’t see yesterday, but cameras not as well positioned as I’d hoped. Absolon way back

Russian ladies prancing about with pink balls

That doesn’t match my definition of a lady…

copy, paste and print out 365 outlandish opinions, belittling comments, pearls of wisdom, amusing witticisms and trolling openers from the forum. Fold neatly, mix, put in cup. Every day pull one out.

Your official STW horoscope – in a cup.

Pics you need to host somewhere like flickr, and then link to them.

Yes what you describe is a sealed bearing. So the inside steal ring should rotate freely when the bolt is out. Now… here the group will split A bearing which does not rotate freely without the bolt will probably still rotate under the tension of the bolt. But it is obviously at a lower standard, and may be creaking. I wouldn’t say you need to replace immediately but it could be something to consider for the end of the year. How worth it often depends for me on how much of a PITA the frame is to change bearings. Many bearing only move through a few degrees and that rotation is kept free by frame motion.

It may have a 4 digit code on it. That is the number of the bearing you you need, Such as 6802. You may have a pivot that goes in the middle, very lightly grease the outside, not to lube, just to stop it seizing, but none on the bolt you put in either end.

Google your frame model and “bearing change”, may yeild some useful info too. What is the frame?

EDIT: ah!, that bearing sounds like it does need replacing, but on the flipside, should be easy to get out! Just check around where that bearing sits for any frame damage as well as I’ve never seen that before. Probably fine but worth a detailed look.

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