Dammit’s adventures in mountain biking

Buy me some bread pudding and I'll tell anybody anything ;-)

I am notoriously awful.

No, I'm back in the PNW.
But I'll be in the uk in the spring if you want to ride

Apparently my cables are a crime against humanity, so I need to get those shortened forthwith.

I will however fiercely resist moving my brake levers to a horizontal position.

The pedals do make me feel a deep, corrosive shame - but they're a means to an end.

I am very much enjoying learning to MTB, it's currently the only cycling I do - the rest of the time I am running (away from being fat, mainly).

Thru-axles: I'd like to get a non-QR front thru-axle, will any 15mm/boost thru-axle do?

My previous experience says no, as the thread pitch doesn't seem to be constant, but that was with road forks so hope springs eternal.

Don't make me buy 20 thru-axles to find the truth.

Hmmm, LMGTFY.

It's all you fault if I've just bought the wrong one.

Let the shedding of weight commence.

It's actually so I can leave the bike on the roof-rack whilst having breakfast. Weight gaining!

Everything crossed for you.

In all seriousness though, forks are the easier end. Not many manufacturers so not many different sizes. It's the back that's the problem as different drop outs/frame brands require different lengths.

I was very happy with my matching DT Swiss thru-axles, then bought a Trail Donkey fork that used a 15mm thru-axle with a totally different thread, so I had to use a non-matching one. The humanity!

What would be a similar bike to my Scalpel SE, for a keen price, for a 5'6" woman?

S Scalpel SE?

Jeffsy

Jeff Jones

Jeffsy

In b4 Schick. I mean Nahguavkire.

Actually, 27.5 or 29' wheels for 5"6"?

Maybe buy Howard's Trigger.

If he can stop it creaking....

27.5 might give more options, but either wheel size should be fine.

29 for rolling xc rides, I’d go smaller for trails as you want it to be more chuckable in corners.

chuckable

drink

Ok, hit me with some links please chaps - I had a look at Pauls Cycles but could not see anything that struck me as entirely suitable.