The MTB thread

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

What's going on with the cap on the top? Mine is threaded down a 28.6mm o/d threaded shaft (the steering stem coming up from forks). I think this is normal 1 1/8" standard?

What do I want ultimate performance for? I'm crap!

F*ck off £140!! I didn't pay that for the bike. Rockshox indys I think. £21.

Cap on top is what holds the forks in. You have a press in (hammer in) screw thing into the fork stem and then you put the handle bar stem and spacers on and tighten the top of the headset onto the stem to pull it all tight. dont go too tight though or you'll crush the bearings (as you'll know).

Man, £140 is cheap for forks

If you've got front disc brake then I can sell you my old Marzocchi Dirt Jumer Comp's...

[yorkie_chris]

Those the threadless fellers then?

Mine are screwed on down the steering stem similar to a proper bike setup, the bars then attach by sliding down the inside of the steering stem. Or are we just on about the same thing differently/

Nah I've just got V brakes, powerful enough for my skills.

HA KONA! aka scaffold poles. Kona is for blokes who weigh 14+stone who'd snap a smaller lighter frame. You go down a rooted section on a bike like that and your a passenger not a rider. A mtb should be light and chuckable it needs to bounce around underneath you not bounce you all over the place. That frame alone weighes more than my last bike did complete.

Sorry its not personal I just really really hate the Kona range.
YC +1 to the RS indi s's My old old bike which is now my current bike again after selling my old bike (do keep up). came with those although I did swap them out for a pair of RST base model shortly after purchase.

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Man, £140 is cheap for forks

He's right.

My bike came with this fitted. £180 and that's classed as budget.

I was drooling over this. but I don't need them

I don't like the slow(ish) steering of 'Carnage', my Marin, and thinking about changing the stem.

I have my eye on this. Hope (in red to match my bike cos I'm a tart) but there's loads of lengths and angles which confuse me.

I like m Kona, it dont weigh much since its only a 13" frame. Still though its good, dont weigh that much. Besides, heavy is good as it means you get fitter faster

Oh and steering is very fast thanks to wide bar's and short stem. Grand.

Oh and here is the review of my forks. I got them for £140 and it says £220 there!

Fair enough if your riding up hills and you dont mind draggin the extra weight, but I prefer my riding a little more intense dont like to pedal up hill lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqxoqn5QNlM
That isnt me btw but this helmet cam is of one of the tracks we were doing in France a couple of yr ago. If I could afford it i'd stil be doing it but the maintnance and travel is just too expensive atm.

Originally Posted by leedsmatt7

Fair enough if your riding up hills and you dont mind draggin the extra weight, but I prefer my riding a little more intense dont like to pedal up hill lol.

Well then what you complaining about? More weight = faster down!

Anyway's I have no direction change issues.

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Well then what you complaining about? More weight = faster down!

Anyway's I have no direction change issues.

aye mate, its me who cant corner

[northwind]

I got a new toy, a Gravity Dropper Descender... Basically a seatpost that shrinks- press a button and it drops by 4 inches. There's a remote version, which is awesome, mine was cheap off a mate and is the version with the button on the seatpost, so it's harder to operate but still ace. Seat goes up... Seat goes down. Seat goes up...

Originally Posted by leedsmatt7

HA KONA! aka scaffold poles. Kona is for blokes who weigh 14+stone who'd snap a smaller lighter frame

Never seen a Kula or a Hei Hei? Kona don't just don't make big bruisers...

Originally Posted by leedsmatt7

aye mate, its me who cant corner

Well... I wasnt meaning that. Compared to the motorbike it feels like it'll turn on a penny.