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The difference between 26 and 27.5" is all about the volume of air in the tyre. You need much more pressure in the lower volume 26 so they are much less absorbing of a rough surface. This means less grip, comfort and speed from a 26. OK it may only translate to a couple of seconds on a 1 minute...

What a delicious thread! My small collection of 5 bikes includes 3 with linkages. I built a tribute to the Girvin for my Proflex Attack LE which came with an RS Quadra 5. I then have a Whyte JW4 like the 2004 one I had from new but scrapped. Also a Whyte PRST4 which I bought because it was...

I see, like me, you're not a slave to originality. My mates had Gripshift. I wrote a little story about my good friend Mark on my blog a couple of years ago. https://mountainbiker.online/2019/05/24/my-friend-mark-turner/?preview_id=422&preview_nonce=7a504480b0&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=365 He...

Old mate of mine, sadly no longer with us, had one which I'm fairly sure was identical. He bought it '94 or '95 and fitted his first suspension fork in early '96. Unless I'm wrong and it's a totally different year!

Our scramblers were not mountain bikes but we used them in the same ways. Trail riding, jumping, cornering and even climbing. We tackled sections like trials riders with not much in the way of brakes and only one gear. I have no photos of my 1977 suspension fork, which fractured after a few...

Tell us more. I want to hear all about it in case I never get there.

But who invented the suspension fork? It certainly wasn't me but I built my first in 1977! We called our beaten up 26" X 1 3/8" wheeled bikes "scramblers". My second suspension fork was A Rockshox Quarda 10 in 1995 and it was OK but not as good as my first. Though at least the front brake could...

I loosen a number of spokes, hold the old and new rims together and move the spokes over one at a time. Then you just need to tension in the normal way. Easy peasy. I've done it loads of times for myself and mates and never had a problem. Of course with disc brake wheels you're not wearing the...

I have a JW4 with Xfusion, which are really noisy over bumps, and a PRST4 with Fox, which are great.

The graphics on my PRST4 are in good condition. Is there a way they could be copied and remade for anyone who wanted them?

Lovely! I don’t blame you for ditching the Quadra 5s. They were truly dreadful. My Proflex Attack LE had them and they let the whole bike down.

I don’t know the exact weights of my 5 full suspension bikes but I do know that the heaviest 2 are the newest. Shocking. A backwards step for much of my riding ie. the climbing. My Whyte PRST4 could be built very light indeed for an FS bike and is my lightest with it’s current bitsa spec.

Beware of shocks with extra chambers or fat bodies. They won't fit. I'm not sure what the maximum pressure is for an X Fusion but if you've read around the thread you'll have seen me preaching the mantra of body weight in pounds rear and 75% front. I'm running 180 psi/140psi in mine. I also have...

Re: So, I'm a Hypocrite! Sue me! Luscious! I love a linkage fork so it would always have been the AMPs for me. Plus they keep it consistent with the rear end.

The finish on your frame looks much like my Proflex Attack LE. I've only lightly cleaned it and used wet and dry to reduce the worst of the corrosion. AFAIK mine has been kept indoors and has been barely ridden. Mine came with a Suspension Fork parts replacement elastomer but it's very stiff...

In the good old days our rims were lucky to see 9 months before they split due to brake wear. OK, touring you're not likely to be hammering the brakes in mud but I do feel that disc are a major step forwards. Don't mention external bottom brackets, though. It makes my blood boil! Cartridge BBs...

Wow! Early for a competent looking full sus. Does it have just one pivot behind the BB and the stays flex? How much travel does the back end have?

Retro Bike gets a mention if you click the link in the first part https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/theyre-rubbi ... ion-338903 I had just as much fun back then on a fully rigid bike but riding a classic now is a very different experience to riding modern. Even my first suspension fork, an RS Quadra 5...

I applied some fairly big stickers to my scooter. It may not be a mountain bike but the principal is the same. I got a spray bottle, washed it out and put a bit of water and a splash of washing up liquid in it. I sprayed it on the paint to which it stuck, placed the sticker on and slid it to the...

I think it must have been MBR where I read that the Horst link patent has now expired so it's a free for all, now. For Madmax1993, I bought a Voodoo in 2011 which had a "Designed by Joe Murray" sticker on the frame. It was well specced for £1000 but always seemed somehow sluggush. It was a...