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

I, um, I'm going to think about that...

"Just get Magura brakes - Maguras almost always stop you"

Dammit is right.

You guys know I've been to Scotland before, right?

Ok...its not always warm. In fact i'm beginning to think it will never be warm again.

We just need to release a few more carbon thingies into the atmosphere. Pretty soon Scotland will be tropical, beach-front paradise...

I am so in, Im no having kids.

I spent a few days doing Kielder a couple of years ago. I enjoyed it.

Any recommendations for tubeless 29er XC tyres - 2.4 wide ?

Racing Ralph or Rocket Ron

Vittoria Mezcal another option

Vittoria Barzo ( albeit 2.35 )

Fine gravel tyres

There's a 2.6 also.

I know, I've got a pair :-)

Little bit heavy for proper XC, I'd say. Mind you, so am I

If you see the barzo or mezcal 2.35 tnt in stock I want some.

https://youtu.be/2gERNOvSROs

No idea about the tyres but made me think of this.

If anyone is struggling with pedal strikes. Or if you're not a fan of the long, slack and low trend, then you're in luck...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265139931347

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Listened to this the other day actually.

Trying to picture that being ridden.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5N-4-vMn6M

200mm bike, upgraded to 300mm

The bike noise on that video is alarming. The sense that at any time, any one of those bikes might just fall apart.

Try the new Truvativ ClatterRing!

Yes!

Little bit heavy for proper XC, I'd say. Mind you, so am I

I'm in that club also. If by some amazing combination of wrong choices I end up racing XC I can always swap tyres. But, given I don't have the bike yet, I think this is a bit premature. :)

Yeh word! Someone said yesterday about my Scott ‘you might want to swap the bars, post etc for xc, they’re a bit heavy’ and I pointed out I was 91kg so it might not help!

Out of interest how long typically would a lap be for a 12/24hr type race? We’re planning a 12hr fundraiser for our local track around the park and the best loop I’ve found is 2.2km with 50m climbing, some single track descent, bit of flat easy path and a fire road type climb. I’m sure it’ll get repetitive but is that too short a lap?