silicone grease on the connector helps :-)

thanks, yep I've had a look there, the info on the strip down of the forks isn't in the manual, everything else is though.

that's quite a useful range, Shimano cranks are 12-15nm (except XTR) thomson stems etc tend to be around 5Nm and for the money it ain't bad. for smaller bolts I just use and allen key very carefully :)

any mineral oil, LHM or Cyclo from halfords.

I sold one back to the original owner, it was just too small for me as much as I loved it I knew the right thing to do was sell it back.

yep endura's seams do come apart, had to repair a few of my pairs probably not helped by sitting ont eh nose of the saddle for really steep climbs though.

Hmm, lots of praise for Moon, think I'll have to get hold of that one

Well I've got a Santa Cruz Blur currently hibernating for the winter and I'm riding my Soul at the moment but I'm enjoying it that much I don't know when the Blur will be coming out to play at this rate :)

You can get the pro stand from Halfrauds for £10 at trhe moment

6805 2rs bearing have a 25mm internal diameter, these work in Shimano BB's as a replacement as there's a plastic shim that reduces the diameter to 24mm. The hope bearings don't have this shim and the internal diameter of the bearing is 24mm. The Enduro bearing's as sold by BETD might do the job though.

anyone?

o0oh my sides are splitting :)

is it safe to put some silicone on the battery where the lead exits to improve the waterproofing ?

I'm trying to find where to get some XC d3o pads. Anyone know the 661 importer / distributor so I can give them a call

Spokey or Park, have both Spokey is the one that get's used the most

what's the minimum spend on the voucher?

got the freebie and the cheap one a while back, was still hungry so topped it up with a plate mince pie from greggs :)

non ust NN without a tube will feel a bit squirmy compared to a ust version due the thinner sidewalls.

Hmm, smells highly, going to have to strip things right down. Can't remember the weight of the bikes think I'd better check this weekend. Liking the idea of a cardboard box instead of the bike bag that I used last year

Come on chaps and chappesses someone must've have had experience with JET2 whether it be good or bad.

'For those about to Rock'

I've a nice pair of 1.95's for when I race ;) they're currently gathering dust

thanks for all the input, I'll try 2.35s on the hardtail and see how I get on :)

Currently using 2.25 nobby nics evo's running tubless, anything less than 30 psi they feel a bit squirmy and roll on the rim a bit too much. The NN's have got very thin sidewalls though. I've got 2.1 UST versions on my other rims and they feel fine.

Just fancy trying some Maxxis tyres, Ignitor, Advantage or High Rollers

seen one of these in the flesh unfortunately the guy had ruined a completely good bike by modifying it, granted he had a bad back so need ed teh riser stem, 18 layers of handlebar tape etc.. The basic bike looked really nice

place a bolt in the end of the axle to protect it when drifting it out, it stops you mushrooming the axle end.

Just got the hub back, rebuilt in new shell and fully serviced, can't argue with that for service.

Wheel's were checked with Park Tensionmeter when built and were spot on, nice even tension on all spokes and slap bang in the middle of the specified range, so don't think it's an over-tensioning problem

Just spoken to Mark at Evolution, he said to send the whole hub back, fingers crossed, I'll post the results up here.

Using the remote to select the required HDMI input, not relying on the auto switching.

Yep the roads have been a tad salty of late, the bike is rinsed down after each ride so the salt should've all been washed off. I've had hope hubs go and they were replaced even though I'd had teh hub 8 years.

was going to fit a frame for support as well, normally part fill the bath before siliconing just in case though.

Toying with getting an Exakt saw and some extra discs for cutting the tiles.

CK's on the soul and blur, Ringles on the Fat, Bonty's on the Nag and reynolds on the Cross bike.

doesn't play 78's

MSE could be an option, not a great lover of microsoft but if it works it's worth using

Yep Dave Hemmings on a fat chance by the looks of things

Porcupine Tree tonight in Newcastle can't wait :)

got the same towel rail in our bathroom, there's a bleed port top left hand side of it.

could always try sticking a patch on with shoe goo seems to stick anything I've tried it with (shoes, broken garmin mounts, tiles ….)

Procupine Tree in Early December, hopefully Muse next September