Let's offroad / mountain bike / mtb / ride dirt

I have been using dirt cheap Michelin Wild Run R 1.4" wire bead tires for a month commuting. So far they are faultless, especially for the price...

It was kinda sketchy slippery XC fun

Not really one for the AM bike tbh

Noice noice. Sunday's is Aston Hill days.

That's what I thought, will probably give it a skip then.

You heading up?

Can I go mountain byking with sum1?

cum 2 epping

Come to Epping tomorrow.

Or swinley whenever...

Got a bike?

Got one on the way, should be built by the weekend.... Il keep you posted... Never ridden an MTB properly before. YOLOLOL

Go up with a few people most Sundays if it ain't hammering it down. Turns a bit dodgy for my liking if slick. Away for a couple of weeks from this Sunday, but as soon as back, it's business as usual. That or Hardtail hooning around Surrey/Epping.

Sweet, what you got?

Sounds good dude, be good to catch up.

i'll bring the tuna sandwiches!!!
and plenty of boiled beef and LYCRA!

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Kinesis MaxLight FF29, rigid at the moment!

Last minute but I'll be riding around Epping from around 1pm today.

For sells?

Got some a Deore brake set and Rotor's for sells? And loads of spare bars / stems?

Guessing these rims won't be strong enough for a 75kg dude on a hardtail who likes to do a lot of jumping and dropping?
Still struggling to resist at the price... Maybe buy a spare for when I pringle one...

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/RIDT444/dt-swiss-444-d-275-inch-(650b)-mtb-clincher-rim

Really? They're relatively narrow and at 500g they're not exactly race-weight. Plenty of spoke holes too...

barely 12 stone - they'll be fine, start to worry about heavy duty rims when you are closer to 100kg or terrible at riding a bike

They're mainly cheap because they aren't tubeless ready or lightweight

closer to 100kg or terrible at riding a bike

Bugger.

I was gonna say - I'm 75kg and thought that was pretty fucking light!?! Giving me a weight complex here throwing about worries like that!!

And yeah that's a bloody bargain!!!!

Well lots of encouragement so will probably go for them at that price. I guess I am nervous because I have have a similar weight 26 rear at the moment, and I have fucked it pretty bad trying to whip jumps and landing a bit squirly, kind of thought a 27.5 might be weaker for the weight. Will probably take the plunge based on price anyway.

Should say I am rock climber more than a cyclist, and we are even more obsessed with weight!

Edit: but should also say I wasn't saying 75kg was a lot, just giving info cos that would have probably been the next question.

Revolution bike park in Wales looks awesome:
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/revolution-bike-park-wales-2015.html