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Clearing the hillside for the downhill section is taking far longer and is more difficult than I was hoping
Old blokes who should know better.....
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Handy that someone installed all those cables ready for your chair lift ! 
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guaranteed shock value!Handy that someone installed all those cables ready for your chair lift !
Free Super fast charge !!!
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it felt like forever, but it wasnt..
New bike day is always a good day... should be able to make more vids !
massive thanks to Berkshire bikes for getting this sorted for me.. if you've seen the queue's outside the shop, you'll know what I mean..
Even that peacock thinks the bike is prettier than him ?
New bike day is always a good day... should be able to make more vids !
massive thanks to Berkshire bikes for getting this sorted for me.. if you've seen the queue's outside the shop, you'll know what I mean..
Even that peacock thinks the bike is prettier than him ?
Husky430
E*POWAH Elite
Congrats on the new member of the family, smiles all round and I bet your hanging out to send over your piles of pallets.
I so miss read that, I think because of hanging .. piles .. pallets ..Congrats on the new member of the family, smiles all round and I bet your hanging out to send over your piles of pallets.
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Bought a GoPro, rode some tracks, suffered from wind !
Like it ! Nicely edited and narrated too .. far better than reading the news on my coffee break !
Love the fall "cheers" !!!
Go pro works well .. I'll have to have another go with my Go amateur Chinese jitter cam ...
You don't want to go with Dobby ... he has a reputation for getting stoned there, becoming amorous and then having no recollection of events...
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I dont know why but I do love it there.. so do other people it seems
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took me ages to go through this footage and find something usable, the (old) gopro was always steamed up etc.. this is the best I got of riding in Brechfa forest with @Kiwi in Wales !
Akiwi
🐸 Kermit Elite 🐸
Cool, would love to be able to join you guys.
You can notice a HUGE difference between the old and the new GoPro! A BIG improvement!
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aye, me and @Kiwi in Wales have been talking about getting out asap after lockdown is eased both here and at Brechfa.. depending on new rules, it might be up in the post your ride section
Akiwi
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Is that anywhere near Munich?aye, me and @Kiwi in Wales have been talking about getting out asap after lockdown is eased both here and at Brechfa.. depending on new rules, it might be up in the post your ride section
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you'll need a 700wh battery I reckonIs that anywhere near Munich?
Akiwi
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Yup, you can notice a huge improvement in image quality with the new Levo compared to the old Levo...
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I dunno about that but weirdly I am a better rider on it, I think its just down to getting the right frame size..
also weirdly, I've had this sort of thing before with MX bikes where I've struggled on one, bought another and suddenly im twice as good, because the bike just fits me..
also weirdly, I never really 'connected' with my old Levo, I liked it but I didnt love it, I connected with the new Levo almost straight away, love it.
It can be strange like that. If you love something there's some weird symbiotic physical connection there which just feels right. Did you size up or size down ? I know you were having problems with bending pedals and things
Did they make you a custom tungsten carbon weave frame ? It's the same colour isn't it ? Is that so Mrs Dobby doesn't know you changed ?
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haha, I'm incredibly fortunate and Mrs Dobby has never given me grief about my hobbies and the stupid amount of money ive spent on them..It can be strange like that. If you love something there's some weird symbiotic physical connection there which just feels right. Did you size up or size down ? I know you were having problems with bending pedals and things
old bike was an XL carbon comp (2019)
new bike is a L comp (ally)
Im right on the cusp of both sizes at 6'1" and just went with the wrong size first time, I can throw this one around a little more. the pedals problem wont go away, Ive put a set of composite nukeproofs on and also bought some Burgatec's (composite again) to try before I decide to stick with flats or go to the Crank Brothers Mallet pedals..
Akiwi
🐸 Kermit Elite 🐸
Just sais, "I'm sure it's alright if I spend the same on shoes and handbags"!!
Sam will be chuffed ... that's heading more towards his ideal !
You looked very "at one"/connected/trusting with the bike on your Crychan forest video.
Why was @Kiwi in Wales demonstrating his Ninja disappearing tricks on the other video ??
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This weather is just epic!!! Old blokes beacons tour.
I was teaching him the ancient art of the ’Way of the Kiwi’ Zimmy san ??Sam will be chuffed ... that's heading more towards his ideal !
You looked very "at one"/connected/trusting with the bike on your Crychan forest video.
Why was @Kiwi in Wales demonstrating his Ninja disappearing tricks on the other video ??
GrandPaBrogan
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Just noticed your signature... some mighty awesome eGuitars you build there, Mr J !
?So I take it you went for the smaller bike size?
I too, am smack in the middle of both sizes (M and S) according to the current geometry trends - and the bike shop was adamant that I should get the M. But even at the LBS carpark, the medium felt like a stretch limo, but the Small felt just right so that's what I got. When I got home, I measured my old-school mountain bikes (medium-large and large sizes) and my new Small EEB has a longer wheelbase than all of them.
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thanks mate, eGuitars onlyJust noticed your signature... some mighty awesome eGuitars you build there, Mr J !
So I take it you went for the smaller bike size?
I too, am smack in the middle of both sizes (M and S) according to the current geometry trends - and the bike shop was adamant that I should get the M. But even at the LBS carpark, the medium felt like a stretch limo, but the Small felt just right so that's what I got. When I got home, I measured my old-school mountain bikes (medium-large and large sizes) and my new Small EEB has a longer wheelbase than all of them.
!yes this is what I found, compared to my really old bike (2002 spesh enduro) the geometry, wheel size, wheelbase, etc etc were so vastly different that they simply didnt stand up to any comparison, in one of the vids above, as im going down one hill on the trail I mention that sometimes I simply couldnt ride my old bike down there, but the Levo pisses all over it (while I hang on)
yes I went down a frame size and its great when standing, in fact I could even have a higher rise bar but when sitting I always feel stretched and get pain in my traps on long pedally sections or long rides.. I think its the seat tube angle that isnt steep enough (most bikes), as the seat gets higher, its taking you further from the bars and if you have especially long legs in proportion to your arms (me) then you end up stretched out in the cockpit.
live and learn I guess but thats always a problem if you are stuck in between sizes and most of the time, I am.. there are a few like the YT decoy where I am bang in the middle but I wanted to stick with the Levo, its an awesome bike.
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New version of mission control allows you to rename your bike !!!!
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time to learn to wheelie.. the coolest thing is that watching back my own footage, I can see that my body position is crap..
Old dogs, new tricks !
Old dogs, new tricks !
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