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I'm 73 and I've fallen off a few times. Each time I injure, not seriously I should add, a different part of my body which suggests the protection is working. Helmets are a given but after the first fall I invested in knee pads, then elbow pads, then more protective knee pads. Last time I fell...

I have a Bell Super DH. It's OK but I can't compare with the others. It's possible to attach and detach the chin guard with the helmet on but it did take me a bit of practice. I do know that it is rated for DH i.e. it is suitable/ certified for official events, others may not be so something to...

At the time I bought my Orbea Wild FS20 last year I concluded that the "equivalent" Specialised Levo was over priced but I was still willing to buy one because there were features of the bike that I really liked. After talking to many Levo owners at my local trail centre I came to the...

This may be a dim question. Dropper posts are a new thing to me as someone returning to the game, but when people are looking for "more travel" is this in order to get the seat higher when extended or lower when compressed? I noticed someone suggesting lowering the post further into the frame...

I don't find it a problem doing that. In fact on a ride I probably go from fully down to fully up and many points in between to suit the terrain. If I put my butt where I want it to be at any given time and release the post I find that it stops just where I want it. Al

Good idea. Where did you get them from. I have some clamps but they are not very stable.

Well I didn't see the word sorry but if I did come across as a grouch and harsh I apologise unreservedly. Now that's an apology :) I agree a rack would be better but it's not an option available to me as I would have to have a tow bar and electrics fitted. There isn't a boot rack on the...

Well apart from questioning my competence in public no real harm done. Perhaps next time you will do me the courtesy of reading and responding to the content and not the title,

I do that. The forks sit on the wheel OK but then the axle will not go through without fiddling the bike and the wheel about. The axle catches on something and will not pass through. This never happens with the bike upside down and presenting the wheel to the fork in this way. It's as if the...

Thank you for the non patronising, constructive response. I thought I had explained the issues I am experiencing in an adequate enough manner to demonstrate that I was not simply asking how to put the front wheel on. That was naive of me. I'm not too old for mountain biking but I am most...

I have said I do take steps to protect the saddle. I did NOT say I was struggling to lift the bike upside down, I can manage that just fine as well as lifting it into the car, so I won't be calling it a day thank you. What I did say was that when it reached the point where it rests on the saddle...

I'm sure it would and I have a Park stand but I would want something more portable for taking to the trail centre. I have to take the front wheel off in order to get the bike in the back of the car. It doesn't leave much room for such items.

It's reassuring to know it's not just me and a simple matter as implied above. Cheers. When I have the wheel apparently in place I have to "firkle" things about a bit to get the axle in. With the bike upside down it just goes in with no messing. Not sure whether gravity or weight is to blame.

Would you care to expand a little? Where do you hold the bars for example? What wheels and Forks? I use Fox 36 forks and DT Swiss wheels, could this be the problem? I have to hold off to one side because of the display and this contributes to the instability I suspect. Do you not find the...

For some reason I find it much easier to turn my bike upside down and present the wheel to the frame in that manner. The issues with this are: 1. The bike is a little unstable when I get to the point that it is resting on the saddle. 2. I have to cover the saddle to prevent damage. 3. I also...

I was talking about the van/bus uplifts that one finds in the UK. They seem to be about £40 for a days riding. I ride twice sometimes three times a week. That would cost me £120 a week to ride! That's too much for me. I've no idea what the ski lift passes cost but they do take you much...

If I lived right next door to one I would consider buying a standard bike and using the uplift. Not sure how I would afford that however, they are not cheap. Perhaps EMTB's will help force the price down?

I have seen some Oakley prescription sun glasses that are marketed as "directly glazed". Does this mean that they do not need those clip on inserts that make you look like someone in a Benny Hill sketch? I have also seen posts on here saying that people have them with a varifocal prescription...

I have an Orbea Wild FS H20 which is bang on the middle of the Wild range. It cost me £3990 from Bikester in Germany and has Fox and Shimano components and 29" Swiss DT wheels. When I investigated last September I came to the conclusion that it offered the most "bang for buck" on the market...

Thank you.