None of my LBS have an XTR cassette in stock so not an option, oherwise that would have been my first option

Riding solo again this year. Not sure bike I’ll be grovelling round on yet. I’ll be in my Born to Bike team so say Hi as you pass me

Just looked at Kinda666’s link, that’s the one!

There used to be a jump spot just off the canal between Chasewater and Brownhills. Leave Chasewater on the canal and it’s on your left. If you get to the Anglesey Warf bridge you’ve gone too far. Not sure what it’s like because I ride XC and mostly only get ‘air’ measured in inches

Great course and apart from some minor changes the course was much the same

Given where the Chase is located, near to the massive conurbations of the Midlands it’s not suprising that there are all types, other than ‘serious’ MTB’s riding the built trails there. It’s not possible to Police who uses the trails and it’s inevitable that after watching some mountain bike film on TV or picking up a copy of MBR or MBUK in Asda that some people will think they can ‘do’ mountain biking on their £99 bike.
I’ve accepted that there are times that I won’t consider riding the Monkey and avoid it, given the traffic that the trails have I think they hold up well.
I’m more disturbed by the number of people on expensive bikes who wear body armour and have all the gear but clearly no skill whatsoever. WTF is that about?

I’ll be there, never had problems with my kit being messed with, but might just booby trap it now you’ve mentioned it.

Thanks perfect thanks

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32:18 for the minge

Cheers Bruce, I’ll check the spacer over the weekend.

Not spoke to them yet, thought I’d better check and see if there was something I missing first.

Not ridden this yet, just getting postion sorted

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Ive used them for years for trail riding and racing and never had a problem. They save a lot of rolling weight nd you will notice a difference in how quick your wheels will pick up speed.

I’ve now gone tubeless, lets hope its as successful

We went ot Morzine when my other half was a newbe MTB’er and she coped fine riding a hard tail with 80mm of bounce up front.

We used a combination of the Bikefax guide and the trail maps you can buy from the tourist information to find our way round and never struggled.

Mark deserves an Oscar for that performance

Is there another sort of bike you can ride on the Chase??

On One 853 SS
One One ‘Original’ Tinbred for XC race duties
Trek Top Fuel bouncy race machine
Orbea Orca Carbon road bike for road racing stuff
Ridley Triton trainind/winter bike

Ok, I set mine up last week – non ust racing ralphs on American Classic wheels and one has now gone ‘soft’ so there maybe some air leakage.

Same box here for a Stans valve core remover!

RealMan is that how the sealant ends up or is that alien lifeform in your tyre?

Thanks ir_bandito. Not sure if I need to change the wipers yet but looks like I can if needed with your top tip!

ir_bandito how did you replace the wiper seals as the instructions show that a special tool is needed, any tips?

Click here I posted up DIY instructions for a full service last week

I’ve got two sets of the newer American Classic MTB 26 wheels, strong and light enough for race and trail use got a good deal on them from Burl’s cycles at £339

Just spoke to Magura UK who suggest that you go through a dealer to order supension blood

No problem, enjoy

Oil levels can be found here

I’ll try Magura in a mo

Fingers, I’ve got four and a thumb, which is suprising as Im from Walsall 🙂 crossed

It is moving from Catton but Pat hasn’t said where too. He did say it wasn’t going to be far from Catton

Cheers guys I’ll take a look later

Soma_rich if you’ve not sold the headbadge I’ll take it off your hands.

Sorry for the thread hyjack

Yep, got one used it and it works. Easier than blindly smashing away with a hammer and screwdriver

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You’d be more than welcome to join our club, Born to Bike. We are based in the Lichfield/Cannock area but have members nationwide. Where are you based? I’ll mail you later when I can get to a PC as I’m posting off my phone at the moment.

The Wanga is not 853.

I rode it for the first time, yep it’s muddy in places but come on it is November! What are people expecting? Get out there and MTFU.

As I was there late in the day only saw 2 other riders and for the most part had the trail to myself.

Sounds like it will be fun then! Andrewh may take you up on that offer. I’ll be riding a bright red 853 SS inbred, see you out there

I’ve been emailing them for the past few days with no response about a new Garmin 500 with a faulty button and not heard anything back.

a good kick in the Tunnocks would have speeded things up alright