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kaiser":3n8diaku said:big.eck":3n8diaku said:if you had the f+r qr's in the first pic kaiser then i'd be looking to buy
fraid not, there amercian classics and I can't find a front.....one day though
i thought they were ac's , i bought a set from a bikeshop down the grass market in edinburgh years ago
i'll keep an eye out for ya......Kaiser - what powdercoater are you thinking of using in Renfrew?
So, out on the bike both days this weekend Saturday afternoon jaunt up the Pentlands, very muddy after all the rain but a decent ride none the less - good to get the legs working again.
Nipped up Stirling North Third today and did the cliff ride. Did not enjoy. It starts pretty boring - farm track for nearly a mile gradually rising, then you hit the forest itself. Landrover track for a bit, still rising slowly then first bit of single track climb. Again, after the rain, it was just a quagmire - stupidly, I was single-speeding, so I basically had a nice walk up to the top of the climb.
The cliff ride itself is broken into 3 or 4 sections, beginning and ending with varying degrees of steep climbs (again, not single-speed friendly) and steep DH sections with occasional rocky drop offs. The actual track itself is very narrow with a mix of roots and rocks, and some lovely gorse on the inside to encourage you to fall towards the cliff :roll:
Excluding the steep climbs and descents, if this was almost anywhere else (and on a bike with gears) this would have been reasonably enjoyable. It's plenty technical, but if I'm honest it was a bit much for me - and it didn't help that for the majority of the trail you really are cycling along a cliff top. Summary - gears and suspension recommended and a better level of skill than I (not that that would be hard). Head for heights too. I spent a lot of time walking and scrambling down steep slopes. Waste of a good day's weather
When I'm feeling less negative about the whole thing, I'll go back with the iDrivel and give it another go. There must also be some good tracks within the forest itself, so I need to sniff them out too.
So, out on the bike both days this weekend
Saturday afternoon jaunt up the Pentlands, very muddy after all the rain but a decent ride none the less - good to get the legs working again.Nipped up Stirling North Third today and did the cliff ride. Did not enjoy. It starts pretty boring - farm track for nearly a mile gradually rising, then you hit the forest itself. Landrover track for a bit, still rising slowly then first bit of single track climb. Again, after the rain, it was just a quagmire - stupidly, I was single-speeding, so I basically had a nice walk up to the top of the climb.
The cliff ride itself is broken into 3 or 4 sections, beginning and ending with varying degrees of steep climbs (again, not single-speed friendly) and steep DH sections with occasional rocky drop offs. The actual track itself is very narrow with a mix of roots and rocks, and some lovely gorse on the inside to encourage you to fall towards the cliff :roll:
Excluding the steep climbs and descents, if this was almost anywhere else (and on a bike with gears) this would have been reasonably enjoyable. It's plenty technical, but if I'm honest it was a bit much for me - and it didn't help that for the majority of the trail you really are cycling along a cliff top. Summary - gears and suspension recommended and a better level of skill than I (not that that would be hard). Head for heights too. I spent a lot of time walking and scrambling down steep slopes. Waste of a good day's weather
When I'm feeling less negative about the whole thing, I'll go back with the iDrivel and give it another go. There must also be some good tracks within the forest itself, so I need to sniff them out too.
No riding at all for me since Tuesday nights fall. Bruising is now an interesting deep purple with manky yellow bits. Ribs too sore so avoiding anything funny as laughing is bad.
Made progress on the SAB. Need to order a new steerer off Bryon at AMP. Found most of the bits on the bay and its shaping up nice. My fears about itbeing too big are unfounded- its same size as a medium Yo and with the short stem currently fitted its shorter in the reach that the Yo and Wicked.
Looking forward to finishing it off and trying it out.
Made progress on the SAB. Need to order a new steerer off Bryon at AMP. Found most of the bits on the bay and its shaping up nice. My fears about itbeing too big are unfounded- its same size as a medium Yo and with the short stem currently fitted its shorter in the reach that the Yo and Wicked.
Looking forward to finishing it off and trying it out.
velomaniac
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I'm determined to go secret single track hunting at Glentress this coming weekend if anyone fancies joining me. I'm easy as regards Sat or Sunday as I have no intention of overdoing it. I think I have some ideas of where there might be bits hidden.
This ones for Si, I've joined the RSF (acronym sounds like a Northern Irish paramilitary outfit ) so he need no longer be ashamed except of course would he want to be a member of an organisation I belonged to :roll:
Purple anodising, why was that ever popular ? I do have some cheapo puple anodised canti brakes that are free to anyone but I suspect no takers
This ones for Si, I've joined the RSF (acronym sounds like a Northern Irish paramilitary outfit
) so he need no longer be ashamed except of course would he want to be a member of an organisation I belonged to :roll: Purple anodising, why was that ever popular ? I do have some cheapo puple anodised canti brakes that are free to anyone but I suspect no takers
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