I dunno she hasn't used it yet lazy women i was suprised how crap they were and im only using avid juicy 3s i mite change them for my Hayes cable disc brakes. how do you find it to ride i found the top tube too short for me

 

I quite like the ride of a short bike but the brakes drive me crazy i just don't trust them i have adjusted them so many times. With descent brakes it would be a great bike but in it's defense it was only 420 quid.

Definatly gonna upgrade the brakes before i cause myself a mischief!

Phil

 

whos been riding then??? weather has been alright!!
couple of pics from recent events...

 

i deffo wouldn't trust them i don't even think my brakes are up to the job as they fade on big desents. i don't find the bike chunky enougth for me. i guess im use to my 66s. i managed to get mine for 400 :-P she loves it that's the main thing. just a tip you might want to cut a crap inner tube and put on the tube under the chain as the chain chips the paint off in no time.

 

Im out this weekend for the first time in 2 months!!! Get the feeling im going to b a wee bit rusty!!

Will be over fod on the Dh bike

 

Sweet pics pee vee
was up the FOD yesterday trying different postions with my new gopro
awsome weather
have a good weekend tev

 

ah man, this weekend is the only one im not going up! lol

 

Haha typical!!!

Your going to miss me falling off everyother run in true novice style

 

you be in your cossie up there?? my advice is.. get there before 10 else you wont park!

 

Na man the cosworth has to be the worst car in the world to get a bike in to!!!! the boot needs to behave its massive but fits fook all in!!

i will be in the trusty mondy!!!

you cant miss it



goes anywhere with usually 4 bikes ont the back

 

Had 2 trail bikes in mine yesterday , they aren't that bad.

worse car for fitting bike sin was probably my S14a, either had to take the forks off to go in the boot, or cover the back seats and panels in mud

 

my mates celica GT4... they have small-ish boot anyway, and a fookin massive strut brace as standard... useless

 

Haven't even bothered trying to fit bikes in my s14a, even my Fiesta is better! Not that I'd want to go far with its shite fuel economy if I could fit them in.

 

Its the main reason i bought an astra van, although i've owned it about 6 months and the bikes been in it once, haven;t ridden since! :'(

 

Did you go up today, Tev? Any good?

 

na i had to work!!!
will be going tomorrow weather depending!!!

just pulled the bike out the garage to give it a quick check over



still need to fit the handle bars

 

I had to work too Bloody jobs!! Should be nice and fast tomorrow, assuming it don't start pissing it down. Lol

 

Yer works a pain in the ass always getting in the way!! fingers crossed it dont rain its over 2 hour drive to fod nothing worse than getting there n it pissing it down!!

Sure u.can't be tempted to drag the bike out tomorrow??

 

hmmmm maybe! got go karting to do in the afternoon. and motox to watch too.. but im sure DH bikes would be better than watching mx lol

 

good lad drag the bike out

 

did you get up there mate? I didnt in the end

 

Can anyone recommend any good places to ride for the day? I live north of england and will travel if the place is good. Trying to get about a bit more have some pretty good downhill up here but I want to see some other places.

Was supposed to go out last sunday but there was a torrential downpour so decided to stay in and fit some parts that had been hanging around for ages.

This is how my downhill bike looks now(not for long after this weekend though!)

 

Get some new tyres! Those Kenda ones are fucking useless! I use Maxxis High Rollers in the dry, and Maxxis Wetscreams in the wet.

 

no fella the weather was so bad i didn't bother!!! I will go this Sunday

 

Yeah I know they came on the bike, Im looking at getting some schwalbe wicked wills or muddy marys. Maxxis are the best tbh but also the most expensive.

 

If u do go for the maxxis try n stay away from the super tacky compound!!! Amazing grip but they wear out so quick

 

Ł22 each on chain reaction at the mo for high rollers!

 

Ah ok ive no idea about tyre compounds tbh still running the same set of kendas that have come on my bike. they last forever but dont inspire much confidence in the corners.

Oh sweet didnt relise they were that cheap is that because the high roller 2 has come out now then?

What do i need to be running front and back? Is it 60A on the back? Ive also heard of ppl running a front maxxis on the back in the wrong direction.

 

60a on the rear is fine if i remember right the high rollers are a pair u have front and rear!!! as 4 running them backwards personally dont see the point!!! they work fine in the correct direction but theirs nothing stopping u trying it see if it makes a difference swapping a tyre round is only a 5min job

 

My latest footage from the Drift HD170 camera, riding Cannock Chase's Monkey Trail and some off piste stuff

http://youtu.be/7DWLtpcUxpI?hd=1

 

Pee Vee, i notice you are local, is there much good around these areas to ride? I ride a Cube hardtail at the mo but want to do a few more trails as i have only been using it on the road for the last year

 

there is a fair bit of riding if you dont wanna do just DH mate yea!

leigh woods is pretty good ive heard, ashton court,
FOD is only an hour up the road too.

 

Yeah Leigh woods is good used to ride there years back and funnily enough i got an invite from a friend who works for Cyclewerx for an open day up there on the 1st April.

thought there might be a bit around bath seeing as it is basically just a collection of hills, want to start just doing a few trails and might move up to something a bit more hardcore once i have got back into it.

 

So who's riding this weekend??

im going cannock sat then fod sunday

 

Either Triscombe or FoD tomorrow

 

Normally go in the week to packed on the weekends
you go up cannock for the trails or dh tracks
i done the trails whats the dh like compared to fod

 

ive got the video they dont for mbuk somwere,quality riders

 

i ride both fella the dhs and trails at cannock!!! you really cant compare the dhs at cannock to fod!!!

cannock really struggles as it has no hill to speak of!!! although they are spending money there!!! i would say though is cannock has runs to suit evrey1 from begginer to advance

fods a bit more intense, proper runs

 

smashed my marin up at afan a couple of weeks ago now

bloody bikes are getting dear lol, gotta get two new rims and a mastercylinder now

 

jesus christ. what did you do to it