Page 3 of 10 FirstFirst 123456 ... LastLast
Results 33 to 48 of 158

Thread: Mountain Bike thread?

  1. #33
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Coventry, UK
    Posts
    419
    Thanks
    11
    Thanked
    10 times in 8 posts
    • Recoil's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus P6TD Deluxe V2
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 920
      • Memory:
      • 6GB Corsair Dominator DDR 3 1866
      • Storage:
      • 1x 150GB WD Raptor and 1.5TB WD Sata
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA 285GTX FTW 1GB
      • PSU:
      • SilverStone DA650w
      • Case:
      • Lian Li PC 7FW
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 7 Ultimate
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell 2407 24" LCD
      • Internet:
      • 20Mb Cable FTW!

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Looks like a nice trail - done Glentress and 7stanes also - but want to do more waaaay up there, problem is.. I need to do weekends up there, as the drive is tooo much for 1 day!

    Hoping to book my place in a group run over the alps this summer

  2. #34
    Senior Member Tumble's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Right in the Pickle Barrel
    Posts
    7,217
    Thanks
    271
    Thanked
    315 times in 217 posts

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Finally got the camera out!!!

    My new bike:

    In it's natural state


    and all nice and clean and shiny

    Quote Originally Posted by The Quentos
    "My udder is growing. Quick pass me the parsely sauce." Said Oliver.

  3. #35
    Va Va Voom Lowe's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Newcastle Under Lyme
    Posts
    6,748
    Thanks
    323
    Thanked
    359 times in 267 posts
    • Lowe's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5
      • CPU:
      • Intel i5 4690K
      • Memory:
      • 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical
      • Storage:
      • Crucial M550 256GB and 1TB spindle drive
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Palit Geforce GTX1080 Jetstream
      • PSU:
      • EVGA 600w
      • Case:
      • Coolermaster Silencio 352 m-ATX
      • Operating System:
      • Win 7/Mac OSX
      • Monitor(s):
      • 27" 1080p AOC, Oculus Rift CV1
      • Internet:
      • 200mb Virgin VIVID

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Had my Juicy's back. Lever piston had gone, but it's sorted now. On the down side when the bled the unit they obviously didn't take that much care and I've lost half of the graphics on the lever now.

  4. #36
    Senior Member Tumble's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Right in the Pickle Barrel
    Posts
    7,217
    Thanks
    271
    Thanked
    315 times in 217 posts

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Bummer.... I hope you got some dosh off the labour costs?

    I had my first real off on the new bike on Tuesday... damned snow was filling a rut and it ate my front wheel.






    Snowdrifts are blummin cold things to land head first in

    Quote Originally Posted by The Quentos
    "My udder is growing. Quick pass me the parsely sauce." Said Oliver.

  5. #37
    Va Va Voom Lowe's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Newcastle Under Lyme
    Posts
    6,748
    Thanks
    323
    Thanked
    359 times in 267 posts
    • Lowe's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5
      • CPU:
      • Intel i5 4690K
      • Memory:
      • 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical
      • Storage:
      • Crucial M550 256GB and 1TB spindle drive
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Palit Geforce GTX1080 Jetstream
      • PSU:
      • EVGA 600w
      • Case:
      • Coolermaster Silencio 352 m-ATX
      • Operating System:
      • Win 7/Mac OSX
      • Monitor(s):
      • 27" 1080p AOC, Oculus Rift CV1
      • Internet:
      • 200mb Virgin VIVID

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Was all done under warranty so no actual costs as such.

    Snow hiding ruts is a sod. I so nearly came off when we had the snow due to that exact same thing. Hit the rut, front wheel stopped and I ended up doing an endo. Luckily for me I was only doing about 5mph at the time so it wasn't a show stopper, but it quite easily could have been! You got a lot of snow at the moment then?

  6. #38
    Senior Member Tumble's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Right in the Pickle Barrel
    Posts
    7,217
    Thanks
    271
    Thanked
    315 times in 217 posts

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Not any more.. it was just that one night really, started snowing just as we got the bikes out of the van and carried on until the wee hours... there was a good 6 inches down under the trees by the time we all got too cold and baled though - really odd riding through driving snow/rain with a helmet light on though - Star Wars moments

    Quote Originally Posted by The Quentos
    "My udder is growing. Quick pass me the parsely sauce." Said Oliver.

  7. #39
    Va Va Voom Lowe's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Newcastle Under Lyme
    Posts
    6,748
    Thanks
    323
    Thanked
    359 times in 267 posts
    • Lowe's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5
      • CPU:
      • Intel i5 4690K
      • Memory:
      • 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical
      • Storage:
      • Crucial M550 256GB and 1TB spindle drive
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Palit Geforce GTX1080 Jetstream
      • PSU:
      • EVGA 600w
      • Case:
      • Coolermaster Silencio 352 m-ATX
      • Operating System:
      • Win 7/Mac OSX
      • Monitor(s):
      • 27" 1080p AOC, Oculus Rift CV1
      • Internet:
      • 200mb Virgin VIVID

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Yeah not half, it's an amazing site even on the road when that happens. Mind you, it doesn't half start to sting your face once you've been out for a while!

  8. #40
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Coventry, UK
    Posts
    419
    Thanks
    11
    Thanked
    10 times in 8 posts
    • Recoil's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus P6TD Deluxe V2
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 920
      • Memory:
      • 6GB Corsair Dominator DDR 3 1866
      • Storage:
      • 1x 150GB WD Raptor and 1.5TB WD Sata
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA 285GTX FTW 1GB
      • PSU:
      • SilverStone DA650w
      • Case:
      • Lian Li PC 7FW
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 7 Ultimate
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell 2407 24" LCD
      • Internet:
      • 20Mb Cable FTW!

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    I've had a few offs riding in snow myself, not pleasant at all when belting down a hill and you hit a rut... Last one went over the top at about 25ish in cannock, but luckily landed in a load of ferns.. Still bloomin cold though to land in the snow

    Thinking about hitting Llandegla this weekend or maybe the next - nice 6 am start to get there early

  9. #41
    Moderator Philipp's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Manchester
    Posts
    1,150
    Thanks
    176
    Thanked
    87 times in 75 posts
    • Philipp's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ROG Impact
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 4770K
      • Memory:
      • 16GB Corsair DDR3
      • Storage:
      • 500GB Samsung Evo
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA 980Ti
      • PSU:
      • Corsair 550W RMX
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Node
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Home
      • Monitor(s):
      • 27" ROG Swift
      • Internet:
      • Virgin 20Mb

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Quote Originally Posted by Recoil View Post
    I've had a few offs riding in snow myself, not pleasant at all when belting down a hill and you hit a rut... Last one went over the top at about 25ish in cannock, but luckily landed in a load of ferns.. Still bloomin cold though to land in the snow

    Thinking about hitting Llandegla this weekend or maybe the next - nice 6 am start to get there early
    I ended up riding Llandegla this weekend was ment to be going coed brenin but couldnt be bothered with the extra travel......

    Was a cracking ride... even enjoyed the hail stones at the end

    Were you thinking of going in the alps, I am going at the end if june for the PPDS

  10. #42
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Coventry, UK
    Posts
    419
    Thanks
    11
    Thanked
    10 times in 8 posts
    • Recoil's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus P6TD Deluxe V2
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 920
      • Memory:
      • 6GB Corsair Dominator DDR 3 1866
      • Storage:
      • 1x 150GB WD Raptor and 1.5TB WD Sata
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA 285GTX FTW 1GB
      • PSU:
      • SilverStone DA650w
      • Case:
      • Lian Li PC 7FW
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 7 Ultimate
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell 2407 24" LCD
      • Internet:
      • 20Mb Cable FTW!

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Yeah I was thnking about going to the alps.

    My local bike club, has planned a 7 day trip to Les Arcs and other parts with this company

    http://www.bikevillage.co.uk/index.htm

    They've booked it all now, so looks like I wont be going with them, had too much on to even think about that really.. But hey ho - got a few mates who are interested, so might book something with them!

  11. #43
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    London
    Posts
    2,456
    Thanks
    100
    Thanked
    75 times in 51 posts
    • Mblaster's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASUS PK5 Premium
      • CPU:
      • Intel i5 2500K
      • Memory:
      • 8gb DDR3
      • Storage:
      • Intel X25 SSD + WD 2TB HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Nvidia GeForce GTX 570
      • PSU:
      • Corsair HX520
      • Case:
      • Antec P180
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 7 Professional x64
      • Monitor(s):
      • HP w2207 (22" wide)
      • Internet:
      • Rubbish ADSL

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Quote Originally Posted by Recoil View Post
    Yeah I was thnking about going to the alps.

    My local bike club, has planned a 7 day trip to Les Arcs and other parts with this company

    http://www.bikevillage.co.uk/index.htm

    They've booked it all now, so looks like I wont be going with them, had too much on to even think about that really.. But hey ho - got a few mates who are interested, so might book something with them!
    I went up to Les Arcs a few years ago in July for mountain biking and it was amazing, getting your bike on the ski lifts is awkward, but you get used to it. While at one of the highest points in the area we were actually riding through a snow storm in July! The time up there killed my bike though, went through 2 sets of brake pads and a wheel in 1 week.
    I don't mean to sound cold, or cruel, or vicious, but I am so that's the way it comes out.

  12. #44
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Coventry, UK
    Posts
    419
    Thanks
    11
    Thanked
    10 times in 8 posts
    • Recoil's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus P6TD Deluxe V2
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 920
      • Memory:
      • 6GB Corsair Dominator DDR 3 1866
      • Storage:
      • 1x 150GB WD Raptor and 1.5TB WD Sata
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA 285GTX FTW 1GB
      • PSU:
      • SilverStone DA650w
      • Case:
      • Lian Li PC 7FW
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 7 Ultimate
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell 2407 24" LCD
      • Internet:
      • 20Mb Cable FTW!

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Yeah really like the sound of Les Arcs tbh! Some of the best singletrack in the world so they say!!

    Yeah defo would end up taking enough spares, pads/chain/mech if needed!! would be mad not to take kit with you - I use Hope M4 on sintered pads, which actually do me quite well, as long as there bed in correctly

  13. #45
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Coventry, UK
    Posts
    419
    Thanks
    11
    Thanked
    10 times in 8 posts
    • Recoil's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus P6TD Deluxe V2
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 920
      • Memory:
      • 6GB Corsair Dominator DDR 3 1866
      • Storage:
      • 1x 150GB WD Raptor and 1.5TB WD Sata
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA 285GTX FTW 1GB
      • PSU:
      • SilverStone DA650w
      • Case:
      • Lian Li PC 7FW
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 7 Ultimate
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell 2407 24" LCD
      • Internet:
      • 20Mb Cable FTW!

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Wooohooo - hopefully the weather stays like this for the weekend, as i'm supposed to be hitting GT for the day!!

    Anyone else out riding this weekend?

  14. #46
    Moderator Philipp's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Manchester
    Posts
    1,150
    Thanks
    176
    Thanked
    87 times in 75 posts
    • Philipp's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ROG Impact
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 4770K
      • Memory:
      • 16GB Corsair DDR3
      • Storage:
      • 500GB Samsung Evo
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA 980Ti
      • PSU:
      • Corsair 550W RMX
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Node
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Home
      • Monitor(s):
      • 27" ROG Swift
      • Internet:
      • Virgin 20Mb

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Might be doing Cody on Sunday

    Wahooo Summers coming

  15. #47
    Senior Member Tumble's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Right in the Pickle Barrel
    Posts
    7,217
    Thanks
    271
    Thanked
    315 times in 217 posts

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Did a couple of laps of the Viking trail at South Barrule on the weekend.. out tonight for a bit of Urban bashing

    Quote Originally Posted by The Quentos
    "My udder is growing. Quick pass me the parsely sauce." Said Oliver.

  16. #48
    Senior Member strike-down's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Devon
    Posts
    718
    Thanks
    76
    Thanked
    54 times in 54 posts
    • strike-down's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus Maximus VII Formula
      • CPU:
      • i7-4770k/H100i
      • Memory:
      • 16gb Corsair Dominator Plat 1800mhz
      • Storage:
      • 2x Samsung 850 pro RAID1, 2x HGST 4TB
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Asus GTX980 STRIX
      • PSU:
      • Corsair AX760i
      • Case:
      • CM Storm Trooper
      • Operating System:
      • Win7 Pro x64
      • Monitor(s):
      • Acer XB270H
      • Internet:
      • EE Fibre

    Re: Mountain Bike thread?

    Hopefully gonna be hitting haldon hill this weekend, try out some of this north shore stuff Will be taking it slower than most, as Im a trials rider at heart
    PC: AMD FX8150 @ 4.8GHz, Corsair H100i, Crosshair V Formula, 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz, 2* MSI GTX670 2GB PE SLI, Asus Xonar Xense, 256GB OCZ Vector, 2TB Seagate Barracuda RAID1, Corsair AX760, CM Storm trooper, Windows 7 Pro
    Hackintosh: Intel i7-4770k @ 4.4GHz, Corsair H100i, Gigabyte Z87M-WIFI, 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866mhz, 120GB OCZ Agility 3, Antec TP 750W, Bitfenix Prodigy, Mavericks
    Server: AMD FX6300, Asus M5A97 R2, 8GB Kingston ECC RAM, 2* 1TB WD RED RAID1, 2* WD RED 3TB RAID1, Intel Pro/1000 PT Dual NIC, Seasonic 620W, Sharkoon T9 case, APC 750VA Smart UPS, Windows Server 2008 R2

Page 3 of 10 FirstFirst 123456 ... LastLast

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Mountain Bike Recommendation
    By Craig in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 75
    Last Post: 17-08-2008, 01:16 AM
  2. Scan Edited, Deleted then closed my thread!!
    By Koolpc in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 03-12-2007, 08:45 AM
  3. Forum Rules & Freedom of Expression
    By santa claus in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 115
    Last Post: 25-11-2007, 02:30 AM
  4. Mountain Bike Newbie Here
    By Trash Man in forum Automotive
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: 16-07-2005, 12:16 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •