mudfish

Oops
Isn’t it “sheer” boredom?

ps, I am using a threaded BB, apparently the push fit bearings are much better, bigger balls ;~}

Hi greatbeard

What’s the availability of dmr’s (praxis) bottom brackets like?

I got the impression that the aftermarket bb’s had the 28 and 30mm cups on the ‘wrong’ sides?

not a problem AFAIK, you get them from DMR – a few others advertise them too.
I got a spare BB to carry with on trips because you’re right the 28 and 30 are reversed…[Read more]

Yeah they are long enough for me.

Endura singletrack. Great fit even over fat pads like ION K-Pact. Not in the slightest bit waterproof.
Endura MT500 Spray. Great in mud but if there’s a lot of standing water they are very soon soaked. Must be a DWR treated soft shell type fabric warm and cosy. Feel nice to wear. Good over the ION pads. I needed L to get the length so touch l…[Read more]

Hi
Do small wheels really aid stability?
The BB is the same height on all bikes within reason so that sets the bar and seat height?
Is the point that if the kids are loaded over the rear wheel then their CofG is lower? If so, then of course small wheels will aid loaded stability.
Like the old small front wheel bakers bike I guess. Nice those.…[Read more]

Sorry for thread shift sideways

The upper layer of my Tempur has split so it’ll need replacing Soon I guess. You can’t flip as it’s a base layer and 40mm (say) topper kind of thing.
Maybe I can just replace the “topper” layer.

Anyone tried it? Bloody expensive to replace the whole thing.

Thx
Neil

I agree about the savings account. It might last ages. Then find a mechanic you know and trust. Or your mates trust Ask him what to get. Mine found me a lovely diesel A4, 105000 I am very pleased. Cost me 4K tho.

I like the 27.5 2.4 WT DD Aggressor (dual) on the back of the geometron. I liked the 2.3 version too
Maybe with that bike the front does almost all the work
If riding at FOD it’s pretty much good year round.
Of course it’s no good in sticky mud so the South Downs where I live, no chance in the wet.
Slaughter and Razr likewise. I found the Agg…[Read more]

Agree Northwind
Endura pants (Singletrack, MT500) seem very accommodating. Likewise the excellent (on sake) Showers Pass Refuge rain pants
Both can take my (quite bulky) ION K-Pact Pads
Generally, I wear some slimmer Dainese perforated pads it it can get a bit warm – Protective enough for winter speeds I hope.
Proper steep ground (ideally…[Read more]

Works
Worth waiting.

I think adapting a wheel to boost that way is mad. A real noise wheel has the cassette in the “normal” position. The extra “space” is on the non drive side

Wolftooth boostinator HR is what’s needed to do it “right”. All the added space is on the left. Yeah you have to re-dish but it actually improves the dish of the wheel. It’s less that a ful…[Read more]

30.9

The mech body Steve or the cage with the two pulleys?

I love the chainline!

Yeah trail_rat

“Aeropress
Temp control kettle
19g ground (filter grind)
Water at 80.
Stir
Wait 10 sec
Slowly press over 60 sec
Very nice brew and very nice price
No crema tho

Not an espresso though – an entirely different taste .”

Mr Aeropress (trivia, he invented the “Aerobie”) says the Aeropress is superior cos it doesn’t scald the coffee…[Read more]

You better look this up to check but I believe recent versions of OSX rely heavily on what we used to call “virtual memory” meaning it’s a slug On a hard disc and great on an SSD. So less reliant on RAM apparently.
I put an SSD into my old iMac and it made a massive difference to responsiveness so there’s truth in it.
I have an SSD in my 2012…[Read more]

What a marvellous video. Thx for posting.

Aeropress
Temp control kettle
19g ground (filter grind)
Water at 80.
Stir
Wait 10 sec
Slowly press over 60 sec
Very nice brew and very nice price
No crema tho
Enjoy