Dammit’s adventures in mountain biking

I was expecting to see a queue of AA vans parked around the corner for when everyone needed to get home.

I borrowed Griffith from a mate of mine for the weekend once. Radiator exploded and dropped all the coolant.

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Bike + frame bag looks great. Been thinking of running a similar setup with my Genesis Hi-latitude hardtail as I've always ridden it without bottle cages and a camelbac.

When going down trails like Babymaker I’d advise tucking the hose into the webbing as the magnet can only hold on for so much.

Hmm, that looks fine.

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First official use of the awning, can reveal it keeps the rain off, doesn't resolve missing motivation problem:

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Tailgate also handy rain shield, located very nice espresso but sadly motivation still missing:

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Hmm, that looks fine:

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You know you've made it big when you have your own awning

Are you pro if you sponsor yourself?

You can race as a pro on the World Cup XC and DH circuit if you're a privateer, so I guess so

Wicked

Did the derailleur survive?

You know you've made it big when you have your own awning

There were many awnings present today, I can (also) reveal.

Seems so - my precision trail-side bending was, you'll be shocked to hear, not perfect, although it got me some gear selection back.

I waved the Park hanger tool at the bike and looks like the mech is find.

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I have also ordered some spare hangers, as this was a silly thing not to have.

Yeah my xx1 mech has been surprisingly sturdy. It hit a rock and bent the hanger on one of the first rides when I bought it, it’s quite beat up looking now but it still seems to function perfectly after 2 and a bit years.

My axs mech has a few scratches. The crash protection mode is pretty neat, hearing the servo kick in when it takes a knock leaves me guessing it’s probably more likely to survive an incident than a mechanical mech.

While I’m here… you don’t happen to have any spare zipp freehubs lying around? Shimano hg for the recent-ish 77/177 hubs

I'll have a look but I think my Zipp stuff is a bit long in the tooth.

I really don't blame you for not being motivated, especially after a bike damaging off.

Practice was greasy enough on wet South Downs chalky roots but when it started hammering down before the race, sheltering in my car I didn't have much motivation either! Fair to say the race was like an ice rink in places, good fun, but my worst Enduro result ever.

Were the trails good? I've ventured that way before, but they're strictly cheeky apart from a handful of sanctioned events.

Very good. I'd love to hit them in the dry!

Just decided to follow your steps and bought a secondhand Pace 295 frameset. It seemed you were fairly happy with it so this gave me the last push to go ahead with it..I will fit shimano brakes though..