Dammit’s adventures in mountain biking

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I’ve been cleaning it after every ride recently.

Like actually cleaning it rather than wipe away diets, check chain, etc?

Not sure what you mean Ed. I’ve been blasting the mud off with a pressure washer.

Pace have the XTR crank/ring/bb in stock that this should have come with (but wasn’t available at the time), anyone want the current XT setup?

What length?

Just had a search back and it looks like they are 165mm? If so I would be very keen, if you don't mind posting them.....

Yes they are, and happy to post them.

Cool - do you want to give me a shout when the XTRs arrive?

Sure.

I feel a little silly as I suspect* that functionally I'm not sufficiently talented to tell the difference between XT and XTR cranks by feel, but I got the 295 as a "ten years sober" thing, and I wanted it to be full XTR/Magura, so I'm going to do it anyway.

*Where "suspect" means "absolutely certain"

Also I know it’s a small thing but this stuff is excellent:

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what is it for?

Hmm, looks alright, might get some for my Crush

what is the idea behind the crenellations?

also, can you use some of that tape to stick your pics the right way up? ;)

Neil, congrats on ten years, a fantastic milestone.
If @danb decides against taking the 165mm xt cranks then I'd likely take them.

Also... for the love of god please take the yellow serial number stickers off the reserve rims!

what is the idea behind the crenellations?

They are air-filled bladders, so when the chain whacks them they absorb the energy/noise.

also, can you use some of that tape to stick your pics the right way up? ;)

I think that's a forum software thing, it does it when I reduce the size of pictures in order to have a hope of uploading them.

interesting although an exruciating name* when I Google it. No wonder they use VHS for short

*Velocity Hucking Systems

Ta- da.

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Nice :)

PM me your address and I’ll chuck the XT crankset in the post when I’ve raised the enthusiasm to take it off. Do you want the XT BB as well?

Crank due in mid Nov.

Solid NOPE.

4 months overdue, but matchy matchy must be observed.

Have you trimmed that hose yet?