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At a risk of repeating myself from my previous post “ that is the dogs danglies” of mtbs.

Fixed it for you :)

You took the words right out of my mouth.

Looks like a nice Hope setup too.

Steve

Exactly above since its not the tyre that will rub , but the debris on the tyre will become a gloopy paste and small stones that will mark your frame. You can see this on modern carbon frames, look...

I remember the M4 Titanium Raleighs coming out. Russian Ti no less! Raleigh were miles ahead bonding tubes, motorcycle GP bikes still use bonded frames to this day.

Yes have to agree with the above, I would always prefer minty pre owned with a nice groupset over new with a lower level groupset. As the 40 yr old Raleigh proves , a good frame just lasts, it the...

Watch the acceleration at 1’30” this guy is a beast !


https://youtu.be/zzNwXgss1SA?si=H8mYb5O16vp_EI7A

This ^^^^^^^^^^ makes our local cycleways which pass within 10 m of dual carriageways seem positively neanderthall.

Last time I rang the wife was when I set of for a ton and at 80 miles 50 of it into a headwind “I was broken”

Same here. Why two tubes , because often I have given one to a riding buddy and still had a spare to get home. One biblical ride around Hebden Bridge my pal got through three tubes as he had a tiny...

If you want to see a stunning and brilliantly specced MTB, look at Kerry’s bike on Sales Corner.
Steve

Me too, although I bung my tools and spare tubes in an underseat saddle pack and use the tool bottle for a lightweight shell. I then move it from bike to bike. In summer when I need two bottles I...

To add to this ^^^^^ Shimano have made the shift !! to electronic shifting on all groupsets from 105 and above. I would think all £2000 plus bikes in 2/3 years will all be Di2 or Sram red etc.
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Quick google shows those Fox forks ( 32TC) are gravel specific , adjustable upto 50 mm a cool £600 for a pair. Specialised do a “ futureshock” built into the headset that has 20 mm of travel. However...

Carbon frames are very rigid , so road shocks propagate through the frame more AND sound louder as the carbon has no sound deadening characteristics like Aluminium or Steel.

Obvious things first,...

Trident Chapeau, thanks for giving us a narrative as to what its like in the closing k’s of a race. My wife and I were shouting at Cat Ferguson with the red helmet today who kept flicking an arm for...

Some very classy Campag full disk wheels in use at the World Championship Track cycling this week.

Well two years on with my Borg 26 humble hoops I bought following your recommendation to talk to Malcolm. Im still delighted, they run true are light and the freehub is as clicky today as it was new....

Sean Conway is riding a Tri Bike similar to yours provided by Orro for his Guinness record on 102 Iron Men Tri’s back to back. He’s on day 72 today.

I have cycled with him on his run , just for...

Happy to be shot down here, but do you mean 2006 eg 17 year old Carbon bike. At this age I would be taking a long look at any cracks or surface imperfections especially around the bottom bracket and...

That looks like a 575 frame, I have one from 2010, guy built it then stuck it in his lounge for 8/9 years. Mine is lovely and smooth, to say Im over biked is an understatement. The bike flattens...

Some lads I ride with have used “Bafang” crank mounted motors with great success. They mimic the more expensive units and measure how much you put In and dish a proportion back.
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You are right , didnt he traditionally leave the competition as soon as the mountains beckoned ?

Agreed , but how many pop stars of a similar era were exactly the same. Didnt the Beatles write an entire album whilst being off their ti**s on LSD, and that was in the 60’s/ 70’s

I remember a period of time late 90’s all my family would watch the attacks of Pantani Ulrich Armstrong Cippolini Bjarne Riis all battling it out on the climbs. Did we know they doping ? No , did we...