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If you can afford it, go for the carbon frame. It is easier to lift over gates and onto your roof or towbar rack. :) PS: I haven't ridden an alloy version of either of my carbon framed bikes, but I have no issues with noise (or vibration) transmission. Overheating has never been a problem.

I have just come across this thread and I thought it was interesting. I admire @RJUK for sticking to his guns and I am persuaded by his main points: that stopping quickly depends upon the tyres; smaller discs give more modulation. I can see how his detractors may disagree because their personal...

Welcome to the Forum! :) Mountain bike are meant to go over rough surfaces and vibration is a consequence of that. For the dealer to blame knobbly tyres for the vibration is absolute bollocks! All my mtbs have had knobbly tyres. Something is loose on your bike. One thing that is free and...

By raising the saddle, you have changed the angle of your hands to the grips. Try adjusting the angle of the grips so that your hands go back to the same angle they used to be. :)

These are the ties I am using now. At least I now have a product name now. "Gear Tie" by Nite Ize. The "Mega Twist 32" length is the longest and strongest one they sell and one is just long enough to do what you see in the picture in post #28 above...

Welcome to the Forum @Doddy. I too hailed from Bradford. I was born there but left in 1977, never to return apart from family visits.

NOTE: Start time changed to 10am One of our number asked for an earlier start. I asked a few others (2 from the definites and 1 from the maybes) and the consensus was "who cares!" :D So 10am it is. The OP has been changed.

You will be very welcome. Prepare to be amazed! :)

Well, that is four definites, me, @myapes, @Davvee and @weiran And three maybes: @Rahr85, @DaveDog, @JetSetDemo

I'm super glad that you are happy with your move; it shows how we are all different. :) My first mtb was 600 and I noticed the difference when moving to 620mm. Now I'm at 770mm and I cannot imagine going back to 600mm. It would feel dangerous.

@Hattori-Hanzo Have a look at this "Tech Tuesday" video from PinkBike on how to find your ideal tyre pressure. It's from 2011, but it's pure gold! Read the words, watch the vid. https://www.pinkbike.com/news/Tech-Tuesday-tire-pressure-2011.html PS: Get that tyre pressure gauge I recommended in...

This does the trick.

I can 100% recommend the Continental Trail King, but make sure that you get the ones with the "Black Chilli Compound". Extra life, extra grip, no extra rolling resistance. Their new range of three tyres one of which is called Kryptotal (can't remember the other two) are also reputed to be good...

I'm glad that I read to the end, I was about to recommend giving Ergon GP1 grips a try. I've been using them for years. Having used them you will know that they need to be flatter than you would think and that each hand may need a slightly different angle.

I am certain that what caused my bike rack grip to lose its hold on the bike was the tapered top tube it was gripping. The vibration of the moving car allowed the grip to move down to a narrower cross section where the top tube could slip out. That is why I use a strap as a just in case, belt...

@Hattori-Hanzo Before you start dismantling anything.... I too have a stop block and I noticed after an off that the bars were not even when it came to turning the wheel left or right. I didn't think much about it, I just did this: I trapped the wheel between my legs, held the bars at the...

You will be fine, I have 625Whrs and I will only use half of it on the course we have planned. I rarely use Boost. Edit: @JetSetDemo I will be very interested to see how the SL shapes up. :)

I would ignore it. If I saw a thorn sticking out, I would remove it and do what you did, rotate the wheel. In normal use; the thorn strikes, the wheel rotates and breaks off the thorn, then sealant seals and I am completely unaware of what has just happened! :) I once used a sealant that was...

On my Shimano, while showing the trip mileage, I hold down the switch that moves from one display to the next. Hold for a few seconds and the trip mileage goes to zero. That wasn't in the instructions either. That might work!