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

How does that work?

Inverse shims

Thanks all :)

@Landslide @Dogs What are you using to strap tubes to bikes?

https://www.polaris-bikewear.co.uk/Fixie-velcro-fastening-straps-p/pol01-7545.htm

One of these

They've got bits of elastic to hold everything in place whilst you strap it down.

Probs should get a purple one to match the MTB as I bought this instead of a saddle bag for when I need 2 bottles on the cross bike.

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I like the Louri strap I am using at the moment

Beater groupset anyone?

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/340662/#comment14979530

Those look exactly the same as the BR one I have.

Yeah they do!

I live a couple of miles away and can confirm its rad. Also plenty of single-track nearby if you fancy exploring.
Blue trails all rollable. Red majority rollable/few drops.
Great for building up skills and confidence.

Can hear lions roaring and monkeys jabbering too... Bonus. I'll see your Swinley and raise you a safari park!

Thanks again all for the help on straps. Time to bring myself back into modern MTBing..

With a 90deg seat angle? Sick.

Would be well up for a group ride there sometime. Perhaps you can show us about?

How does it hold up in the wet? Does it get particularly slow and boggy, or slick and slippery? If so maybe worth holding off until the Spring?

If so maybe worth holding off until the Spring?

Basically my entire life right now

Ha yeah me too. Even taken up a little running as I'm tired of cleaning bikes for longer than I've actually ridden them for.

Entered a 4h mtb marathon at gorrick. Brass monkies.

Looking forward to it!

First hour will be great

These things are savage. You'll love it. Depending on how many times you bin it.

180 degrees, natch, sitting below the stem. Great stability.

Yeah I said to someone I'd regret the 4h after the first hour

Hopefully none!

Need to get some suitable tyres.
And service the mtb

Which one? Most are loamy and really slippery roots.

1st December one

Ceasar's Camp? Not sure I did that one.

Minley is good if you can fit that one in.

Yeah that's it.

No can't do that Jan one, few weeks before Atlas mountain, and I'm not inclined to mess about.