XC in Cornwall - any willing volunteers ?

Surf-Matt

kyle2brown wrote:

Has anyone used Bike Chain/Ricci for servicing. I've got wheel service/repair requirements.

Bought a couple of bits from them and really not impressed. Scott also had a rear mech very badly fitted there.

I'd got to CM or Bike Barn.

allthegearnoidea

shane got quite a bit of abuse too if i remember over some parts he wanted for bits he had bought from the net! iirc it was from ricci himself!
that said, i do uese them on the odd occasion as they do carry a lot of spares etc (got a spoke from them to fix my wheel!) but anything majotr comes via the bike barn! although as of this weekend they will be a mechanic down for the week, still worth a shout! daryl is the one for deals on most the kit, Roj is getting better though!

kyle2brown

allthegearnoidea wrote:

used to a while back, there not cheap now though from what i heard a while back,
whats up with the wheel matey??
most things can be learned quite easily via the sheldon brown website and park tools site(nicklouse sig links!!)

Got a dent in the rim thats putting the wheel off true. I'm happy to do anything else on the bike (though mostly break it), but wheel truing is out of my range at the moment.

Surf-Matt

Kyle - CM trued my wheel fine after an intial bit of being daft (when I bent it properly). Cheap too.

kyle2brown

Surf-Matt wrote:

Kyle - CM trued my wheel fine after an intial bit of being daft (when I bent it properly). Cheap too.

I think I'll get CM to do it.

Got our bike trailer today. About to test it in the urban jungle that is Truro

allthegearnoidea

nice one Kyle!
i love being out and about with our trailer!

Surf-Matt

Kyle - what type did you get?
If you get on well with it, I might look to get a "Chariot" trailer.

Hope you don't mind being the Cornwall Outdoor Baby Product guinea pig?!

allthegearnoidea

hahah!i'd sugest if your going to take it offroading proper style that you load up an equiv weight and a couple of bottle of cheap lemonade so yo can see how shaken up the littluns get!!

Surf-Matt

At least mine would never be subjected to any fast downhills...

allthegearnoidea

hahah! where's the fun in that!! especially the moment whenyou suddenly remember the extra 30 odd lb pushing you down hill and that it has no brakes of its own either!
got some good accidental sideways ness out of ours! :shock:

kyle2brown

Surf-Matt wrote:

Kyle - what type did you get?
If you get on well with it, I might look to get a "Chariot" trailer.

Hope you don't mind being the Cornwall Outdoor Baby Product guinea pig?!

Got an Adventure ST3 http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=20683

By chariot trailer, did you mean in the style of Boudicca, with scythes on the wheels.

You can have a test drive if you want. You can borrow a child to put in it too.

Surf-Matt

I meant these:

http://www.chariotcarriers.com/

kyle2brown

Surf-Matt wrote:

I meant these:

http://www.chariotcarriers.com/

But how are you going to mow down your enemies with those. I like the cross-country skiing version.

allthegearnoidea

they look really cool Matt! although am guessing at oine child only???
that said, two chidren the weight of mine i really dont fancy towing lol!
kyle, did you make a test run down the town?? - ladies love to coo over cute children in bike trailers i have found! 8) not that i would exploit such a thing mind! 8) :twisted:


just been out for a slippy slidy tehidy ride, usual 3 loops but a lot more fun due to the grip no grip, even less grip and grips back style riding! good to get out after hjaving a bad weekend and nice to get Gagled in mud again!! last weeks Dry Fly around there was A Lot of fun but lacked the mud to show for it!

Surf-Matt

Timmo - they are good but not cheap unfortunately

My morning ride wasd stupidly wet - massive puddles, the ford was so full I nearly got off the bike and loads of branches down too.

In fact I'm going to check our boat now to make sure it hasn't sunk!

Kyle - I'm planning to attach my brushcutter to one - with the evil blade fitted...

kyle2brown

Test went well. The trailer seems good. Didn't die, which is always nice.

Nice idea on the brush cutter Matt.





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allthegearnoidea

just back from a good fun blast around tehidy!
dropped the littlun off at preschool in the trailer and left it in the pushchair shed and aimed for the woods! Slip slidy fun baby! got back intime to pick her up head to toe in mud! great fun though, 2 loops of the three main tracks pushing it a little more ont he second run through, had to take the glasses off though as they made it a little tricky riding through a fog hahah!
was also the last run out for these wheels before the new ones arrive next week, had a LOT of pinging from the back!! oooops! but they have served me 5 years of abuse well! shall be infor a proper strip down and rebuild i think for the old f/s bike when i finish that!!

hope you all have a good weekend!!!

Surf-Matt

My headset is a bit sticky and I reckon I NEED a Hope one...

Also tempted by a Fizik Gobi saddle and maybe a carbon seatpost. Oh darn.

allthegearnoidea

oooh! matts going Bling baby!
Every one Needs Carbon in there life!!!
*Cough*Chris King headset*Cough*

oh, cant think of the name but you can get a Pink headset! :twisted: :P

(alternatively, loosen off the stem and star nut and clean and regrease!! no way near as cool as a Hope one mind!)

allthegearnoidea

this coming sundays is another of my cobbled together runs if anyones interested??
will be from the surgery carpark (tr16 4et) up to tehidy for a loop of the three tracks, then a short road hop back towards the village and down through illogan woods due to the old Awsome bridleway run down being Ruined by the council! then a blassdt along to the Bike Barn, 10 minute breather and then on up to wheel peevor for a blast down two bridleways back t cambrose, then another road hop back towards the village past the track and the gold centre and up to the village, breaking off and blasting down a track intot he valley and a gentle climb back out to the topof the hill and then a gentle roll to the carpark, 15-17 ish miles,

My new wheels have arived just now so am avery happy boy! and even happier as i managed to bag some Sid's on ebayt last night! hopefully they might make it by the weekend!! Wahoooo! happy days!!!

FSR_XC

Ooohh, spoke to Tom @ Certini today . . . . . they are now selling Cannondale bikes.

helen coakley

not as exciting as specialized....alway think that cannondale let them selves down with the kit they put on bikes....frames are good...

hope your well and riding hard..

FSR_XC

helen coakley wrote:

not as exciting as specialized....alway think that cannondale let them selves down with the kit they put on bikes....frames are good...

hope your well and riding hard..

Mmmmm, I've been looking at the Rush Carbon . . . . . £2k and XT kit:




BTW - anyone fancy a mtb ride next Mon / Tues? I am off work, so can do day or eve.

allthegearnoidea

ooooh carbon!!! did you give up with the idea of the cube's then mark??

FSR_XC

I think it's just a case of bike envy at the moment.

Could have the chance of another bike on CTW scheme, so can't help browsing.

The Cube is a great bike & good value, but as discussed on a thread somewhere on here, it ain't going to make that much difference compared to what I've got.

I also can't get a proper test ride of one - where as I know 2 possible places to get a test of the Rush.

The Rush looks amazing and it is fooking light.

allthegearnoidea

cycle to work is a good way to get a greta bike at a great price! i keep pestering the wife to allow me to use the offer they have at the hospitasl but she keeps refusing hahah!
i keep dribbling over the lapierre's and cube at the bike barn every time i pop in,

bikes are a bit like cars i suppose and that it may look great on paper but to drive/ride it could be completely wrong for you! (had a focus c-max on hire recently, looked a good tool as such but my god was it Really uncomfy, thrashy, rattly, thirsty etc! not a patch on our lil fiat for comfort etc.!)

i just have to drool over new bikes cause there's no way in hell i'm going to be getting one hahahah!

allthegearnoidea

happy boy today! My sid's arrived and have been playing all avo, fitting and tidying the bike up! Very pleased!
think the bike's pretty much finished now as far as parts are concerned, and all bought on a tiny budget! 8)
so the finished article!


chuffed to bits at the mo as the bike is exactly how i wanted it when i bought the frame, tomorow will be the forks test! but have already tried out the wheels and very pleased with them! makes it a lot quicker of the mark and rolls lovely!

does mean that all the old parts can go on the old bike too! and means all i need now are the shifters and mech's and a front brake and that'll be that one rideable too!
Wahooo!
happy happy boy today!

Surf-Matt

Going to cheat/be lazy and post a link but found some rather fun rides around Porthleven. And got CycleLogic to fit me a Hope headset - great service!
Oh and bought two roof mounts things for the roofrack (Thule jobs) - most impressed!

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12622949

kyle2brown

Surf-Matt wrote:

Going to cheat/be lazy and post a link but found some rather fun rides around Porthleven. And got CycleLogic to fit me a Hope headset - great service!
Oh and bought two roof mounts things for the roofrack (Thule jobs) - most impressed!

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12622949

Looks like a great week Matt. Which Thule roofracks and how much? Looking to get some to replace ours

Surf-Matt

The roofrack itself was about £100 (specific fit for the roof rails - yours will be easy to get the right "feet" for) and the bike mounts/racks were almost half price at Halfords - £75 each. They are 591 Pro somethings - basically they work and are nice and swoopy so look sort of cool.