MacRetro chat and rides thread

[The Ken]

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If there was a summer MacRetro meet would folks be interested? Try to get some of the old timers out too. I realise it hasn't been easy organising things the last few years and can be disheartening but if there was one ride where everyone made the effort to get to it could be a like the old days.

So any interest? I'm quite happy to try to find a suitable date and location and try to rally some of the MacRetro of yesteryear.

Depending on dates I'd be up for a weekend epic or a day trip - I can guarantee a lack of fitness and the same old bike. The big 3 for me were Torridon, Skye and the epic of all epics Blackmount/Glen Etive.

If it's in the summer we might want somewhere a bit windy to keep the midgies at bay.

 

[The Ken]

...and if we do an overnighter and book and pay for accommodation then people are less likely to pull out at the last minute. ....well not sure about RobMac and Keith but that is a different kind of pull out

 

[kaiser]

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A big summer meet seemed to go pffffffft. I'd be up for an adventure one though. IIRC Jamie and Epicyclo touted a Cape Wrath idea which has all the making of a classic MacVenture.

 

[keithyr]

def try to get along to something dates depending, would be good to get a big meet up again.

Cape Wrath looks amazing but a helluva faraway lol

 

[The Ken]

You don't have to cycle there and back from Fife

Something new is always good, Cape Wrath sounds amazing, I'd be up for anything late May onwards, day or weekend - I've decided I deserve it and as long as I put it in the calendar and it is not the weekend closest to the 13th of June I should be fine.

 

[RobMac]

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Looking for advice on replacing my 650b+ tyres, width 2.8/3.0 any recommendations?

 

[RobMac]

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Also how difficult is it to replace bearings in Hope hubs?

 

[clubby]

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Also how difficult is it to replace bearings in Hope hubs?

What vintage?
Been looking at this myself for Pro Evo 2 as the main bearings in my rear fat bike hub are gubbed. Getting them out looks pretty straightforward. Getting them back in the right spacing looks trickier. There’s a tool kit which drifts them in the right amount, but it’s £35 and different hubs need slightly different options. Still tempted though as I’ve three bikes with that hub.

As for plus tyres, only really got experience of Maxxis.
Chronicle, fast rolling but only a summer tyre.
Rekon +, great on back all year and good on front in summer.
Dhf/ Dhr amazing grip on front, but overkill on rear.
Loving current combo Dhr/ Rekon. Not cheap though. Can save money going for dual compound rather than 3C, but 120 tpi version is worth it for weight saving and feel.

 

[The Ken]

For the various classic hopes I have changed I just used a bench vice and socket set to fit the bearings - socket matching the out diameter of the bearing being fitted so it could be pushed to the correct location. The removal process was even less technical - hammer and screwdriver method

 

[Jamiedyer]

The old ways are sometimes the best

Jamie