Dammit’s adventures in mountain biking

How about this- last week I had 8mm remaining on the gauge which I think we can agree is “bottomed out, but not harshly”.

Had 16mm left after setting a PR on Red 15 at Swinley today, will be Holmbury way tomorrow to see how it does there.

550 is definitely better- rides much higher in its travel which has removed the pedal strike issue. Feel like I want the front up a touch now though.

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/review-pocs-new-waterproof-dungarees-and-pants.html

This looks like something a mom would buy son to protect his virginity.

When you're working at the garden centre until 5pm and meeting for the ride at 5.20pm.

I've been wading for this review.

Yeah, read that this morning. I still think the idea is good, but I'm not a fan of the execution.

I'm also going to send my current set back for a refund as they let water in - but I still have another set stuck in Dutch customs (29 days now) so have not got a refund for those, which I'd like to receive first in order to prove that items can be sent to Europe for a refund without getting stuck forever.

You're weeks ahead of PB. I see they also have a sag indicator article up on the home page...

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST!

My Kona's replacement rear triangle has just landed having taken 3 weeks to come from 'Europe'. Seems everything is on the go slow. You're a braver man than I with all these EU purchases.... Shame as I really fancy a Garbaruk cage for my SL7. :(

I had a chat with James of J-Tech suspension yesterday, he's the chap who actually measured the motion ratio of the 295's swingarm through it's travel.

He had two things to say:

1. Swap from the current 550lbs linear spring to the Cane Creek 550 - 670lbs spring
   
2. In his view the DHX shock has almost no low-speed compression, which is why it's sitting a long way into it's travel when pedalling, he advises re-shimming it to dramatically increase the low-speed damping
   
   

I've ordered the 550-670lbs spring and will try that with a lot of low speed dialled in, then make a decision about getting the shock re-shimmed.

In other news, almost two months after ordering them and sending them back I've almost got a refund for my POC dungarees, which I note are now £530 rather than the £450 that there were when I bought them.

POC dungarees…£530

Half a grand pants

which I note are now £530 rather than £450

Everything is going to get a lots more expensive now, a basic Shimano RS100 wheel is now £134 for a front (from £77).

I believe this is a Brexit Benefit.

Well we should all be buying homegrown British wheels anyway, not this foreign garbage. Ideally they'll be made from oak, or pig iron.

That's a point, I wonder how my new rear wheel is getting on.

Do I want a 2.4 or 2.6” rear tyre on my 27.5 rim?

2.4 for winter

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'Wait, this isn't fly fishing!'

okay this is great content !

Do I want a 2.4 or 2.6” rear tyre on my 27.5 rim?

You put the 2.6 on the rear and a 2.4 on the front didn't you?? 😬

That’s (I think) 2.5 DHF and 2.3 Minion SS. I don’t think it was the tyres that caused the excitement, however.

Lucky you had the parachute pants on the keep you the right way up... (?)

That first pic looks kinda over the bars sketchy?

Yes, everyone (including me) thought I was going OTB, luckily I rode it out.

Ankle is quite sore, oddly.

madskillz

ah the classic triple bombhole trail on Pitch Hill

Yep.

yeah I noticed that. Not a very good cut for the price.