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I thought Rental Alu bars were UK made but not the carbon.

If they are not, I don’t know if anyone other than Hope making bars in the UK, as I thought Burgtec & Rust were made abroad.

Take your pick stem wise though, there are loads as have been mentioned already.

As said earlier, if they are ramped for rolling speed then switching the direction will give more forward traction but less braking.

Is it definitely just a re-run?

I’m enjoying The Witcher but it’s not as good as I was hoping it would be. Maybe it will get into its stride towards the end… Or next series.

Everything has been said above.
Snug is a great way to describe what you should be looking for.

Roomy toe box can ruin a shoe even for a beginner (heel less so).

Having used both dedicated jackets and layers, I’d go layers.
Softshell if dry, hardshell if wet, over some thermal bases & insulated jackets.

Easier to manage temps between the extremes of sunny lower altitude / whiteout high altitude.

I thought only the newer 5s are progressive enough to run a coil so suggest you look at air.
You can get progressively wound coils now (MRP & Cane Creek) but not sure how heavy they go to.

Again, not the 4s but I ended up 2ith the 2s and they are great. So much modulation, nice short stroke and plenty of power. Super quiet so far too.

Massive upgrade over the XTs and as good as anything else I’ve tried. I’d have liked to go Hope again but at the price these are I really can’t see me changing.

I’d go for the 4s without a second…[Read more]

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Bontrager Rapid Pack is small and relatively affordable.
Nice and comfy with room for phone, snack, multi-tool and either a bottle or jacket in the middle.

They are no where close to 6 weeks lead from what I’ve heard or experienced and I thought they were quoting 10wks or so more recently?!

Mine took 20wks after a variety of issues but it got sorted in the end and it’s a seriously nice bit of kit and well worth the wait.

I would suggest going over key parts of the build though (if they are doing it…[Read more]

Thanks @Alex.
It does look like you’ll be fine there. I can imagine there being issues on the S & M though as it’s another 50mm shorter so I don’t think he’ll be able to run a longer dropper.

Have you had any issues with the 210mm in the Ripmo?

One of our group thinks he’s been hitting the saddle on larger compressions and that’s running the saddle about 8-10cm above the collar fully dropped.

New progressive springs from cane creek are going to open up the coil options now.

MRP have been offering them for a while, but they are a bit pricey so the CC ones are likely to sell better.

Superb pads though, so much so that I never wear my Ixis Flow knee pads, the current pad-du-jour

Must be a thing as I’ve the same 2 sets and only use the IXS for uplift days.
That said, mine have loosened off a bit in the top & bottom bands. Not otherwise though.

Finally got round to this.
Good to put things in to perspective.

Unlikely to find better than BK at that price range.
Single connection is pretty standard as well.

Has anyone run a coil fork with an air shock? Any issues?

On my current and previous bike.
What issues would there be?

Some frames don’t work well with coil shocks but that doesn’t mean you can’t benefit from the fork.

Boot bananas? Not tried them, just saw them in the BMC mag this month

These are great for sweaty climbing shoes but they’d wouldn’t last trying to dry out wet cycling shoes.

Do you need booat?
If not, a 2nd hand Marz 350 is hard to beat. I went from a 350 Ti to a Ribbon Coil and I don’t think the Marx was lacking at all. I think it was probably a bit stiffer but not as adjustable.

If boast then there’s nothing better for the money than the Ribbon.