The MTB thread

[maviczap]

Yes maybe thats where we're screwed now, most parts will come from the same surplier, no competition to keep prices realistic. In MTB you've only got 2 real choices Shimano or SRAM.

A lot of the frames will be made in the same factory saves on tooling costs, especially where carbon frames are made.

But even things like chains are mega expensive, a decent 9 speed chain is about £20. I can remember when I was running 7 & 8 speed set ups (I'm old) chains were about a £5 for a black one, £10 for a fancy gold one.

11 speed Campag road chains are £44!! They don't last long either

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If any one fancies an 8 week old Cube Acid I have one for sale.

The bike is a 2011 spec, on a brand new 2012 frame. Cost new 8 weeks ago was £760, I'm looking for £500. As all the parts have built onto the 2012 the bike has essentially just had a £175 major service by the bike shop that built it.



It's a very competent and quick bike.

[Mr Speirs]

Give you £20 and a packet of quavers for it....*warning: the packet of quavers might not be real*

I might know somebody who would be interested in that, I'll ask him Tomoz.

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Awesome day at Llandegla today... It was no where near as tricky as I remember it, still good fun. I managed to crashed so hard my stem twisted/turned round, I thought my forks broke at first the noise was so loud!!



I still keep hurting my ankle when landing, need to see a specialist. It's not sprained as there is no swelling or bruising, the pain is in a funny place around the top of my ankle joint!

Come a bit further in and have a go on the Marin Trail in Gwydir then

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I think that's what we're planning, I fancy heading across to coed y brenin, some tricky black trails by the looks of it, although part of the black rating I think is due to the distance and remoteness.

CYB ain`t that hard

[northwind]

/unlurk.

Ello folks, I am here to spam you!

November 19th, if anyone fancies doing something daft and potentially painful, Innerleithen MTB Racing are doing another enduro event.£30 entry in advance for a full day's racing. It's a similiar format to the ones I raved about earlier in the year, they'll tape out timed stages so you ride between them in your own time then ride like mental down the descents. It's all proper hard technical riding- one of the routes is a purpose built enduro stage that runs almost the whole height of the hill, the other will probably be taped out down the innerleithen downhill trails.

So it's a sort of perfect crossbreed between XC racing and downhill racing- ideal for all these big daft 5/6 inch full sussers and hardcore hardtails that so many folks have but usually only go round red routes with But folks do it on everything from racy 100mm hardtails to downhill bikes.

Why it's daft, is that this one is a day and night event- you do the 2 stages, then after dark you do them again

I've entered, not competitively but just for the hell of it, as these things are always fun... The format's great, much more sociable and relaxed than normal XC racing and you get a lot of riding for your money, but once the timer's running it's all flat out

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I don't think my fitness is there yet, DMC and I were talking about entering some stuff for a laugh though.

I need way more practice first first. In terms of actual skill and fitness I tend to just fall off