Dammit’s adventures in mountain biking

or read the shimano manual

Let the air out of the shock and fully compress the suspension before applying the normal big-big plus two links rule, seems to be the one

This is too much work for me to find motivation adequate to get me off the sofa at this point in the weekend.

The chain is very close too, but not touching, the mech, when the bike is in the stand and everything is totally uncompressed - I'm going to take that as an indication that when the bike is on it's wheels with me on it and the suspension partially compressed then the chain length will be ok.

Bedgebury on Saturday anyone? You can hire bikes from Quench if you don’t have your own yet.

me! But I have to be back by 4 .. possibru?

What I don't have;
Friends

I see how it is. Fine.

Sure- I like leaving early for these things. Have a look at what time you can hire bikes from and let me know?

I have a bike :)

Ah, what kind of front axle does it have?

15x100

I've seen no evidence of this ride, other than few squiggly Strava lines

I want to know which Cannondale Amey's buying

He's going straight to custom titanium, bypassing the Pret a Porter altogether.

ha! maybe .. too many adulting costs this year :(

Amazing fun today! 2nd run was so much better than first and a bit faster. I am getting there. Road cycling is dying inside me tho.

Thanks @Dammit for schlepping !
Will be making many trips to Badgebury.

Road cycling is dying inside me tho.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfslY_AvhLw

No matter how your day is going on when riding around Bedgebury/Epping Forest/Swinley/SDW/etc, you won't find a twat in an Audi 40mm off your rear wheel honking their horn and revving their engine whilst screaming out of the window at you.

That no-Audi guarantee goes a long way to making up for the ridiculous shorts and mandatory running rucksack.

Amey will be qualified to drive an Audi soon

Audi's are insufficiently electrified for Amey.

you won't find a twat in an Audi 40mm off your rear wheel honking their horn and revving their engine whilst screaming out of the window at you.

There's an awful lot to be said for this. The only problem is when you start descending with sufficient speed for the trees to start jumping out at you... trees do not have crumple zones :(

MTB4Lyfe

you won't find a twat in an Audi 40mm off your rear wheel honking their horn and revving their engine whilst screaming out of the window at you.

looks at @coldharbour.

Hang on, is this how you plan to make people buy the Isen mountain bikes?

That no-Audi guarantee

is this how you plan to make people buy the Isen mountain bikes?

If that's the case, I'd like a no-Volvo guarantee as well

That no-Audi guarantee

is this how you plan to make people buy the Isen mountain bikes?
If that's the case, I'd like a no-Volvo guarantee as well

That’s not a guarantee we can make

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These XTR brakes are awesome- when hot. Cold, they’re dangerously weak. As in, cold, 20mph, full pressure on the lever=bike gradually slows. Hot, 20mph, gentle pressure on lever=controllable stopie

Bit like rim brakes in the rain- you have to clear the braking surface (or in my case heat it up) before it works. The