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I love the way on-one can't even be bothered to tell you in their product description.

That'll be because it'll change with each shipment.

Did the Are You Tough Enough 6hr XC today. About 29C, bonked after 2 hours, then had to HTFU for 4 - agony. 5l electolyte in - nothing out the other end. 18th. The answer to the question - not really!

Absolutely love my Soul - use it more than other higher spec mtb. Needs carbon post for comfort.

Soul near where it was made. This place had fewer and smaller rocks than 80% of the rest of the route.

2013-06-18 18.59.59 (1) by adshools, on Flickr

Good time at Swinley today. Wife placated. Must improve sessioning skillz. Cheers all - did you get beers on the train?

off trail watching for ya
http://bikemagic.com/video/video-the-escape-adventure-by-bike-in-bc.html

So good!

Just put a deposit on one of these frames.

Lovely bike. I really wanted one but when I test rode it I realised a few things

a) it's too much bike for me
b) it's quite short in the top tube
c) the rear suspension was too active for what I wanted it for.

It's has rave reviews for the most part - are you getting a raw frame - so practical!

What wheelsize - think it has the option to run 650b? Fantastic video on their site about the descent of some mountain on one.

Just back from popping my XC competition cherry. Head said long steady training ride, heart said Gorrick. Heart won, head went into full retreat with an entry for the 7lap (nuts)

There's nothing like first time nerves to make you feel alive! Round the first bit of the course - how nice there's lots of singletrack. End of first lap (10m later) fuck me what have I done this is not right. Total inability to not race, only have to hear a chain slap or see a rider ahead and the pain cave is accessed. Now I understand why my Flux handles like it does. On the second lap it all comes together but towards middle of 3rd I start to cramp, tiredness starts to affect line, trees get brushed and an injury is very likely so I bail at the end putting in 3 laps before being sensible/wimping out.

Where next!

Not a lot of tolerance here for people born to middle class families in the south is there...

Anyone who dares to disagree with the anti-Thatcher invective is labeled a cunt. Charming.

American cunt labellers

Is there any point training when your legs are shagged a couple of days after a long hard ride. Does it gain anything or is it over training and to be avoided?

Of course we would all have been much better off under Foot, Militant and in the Euro,

How were conditions at Cwm Carne?

I had an SDW in a day thing planned with a local group but on advice googled the date. Turns out there's a marathon, bike and run relay and.an mtb event planned over that weekend. Time to bail me thinks.... Not sure if relieved or sad.

What training is useful for long (7-12hr) events if you only have say an hour'sturbo, 2-3hrs and 4-5hrs available most weeks? In the past I've just HTFUd but I'd like to maximise what time I've got towards this.

Well bloody tell us then!

Trek

Saturday best for me - choice of non technical chilterns or your new found local knowledge of Surrey?

Any one interested in a logn muddy Easter group ride somewhere?

Definitely put stuff on to finish just before last orders on a Friday night - never had such high bids before. Now will they pay!

Has anyone had any riding experience of the Shimano shadow plus rear derailleur?

Silent, no chain slap, apparently ever so slightly stiffer change, slightly heavier and have to remember to flick switch to take out rear wheel (and then switch back)

anyone up for swinley on sunday?

Mothers Day :(

Fox forks finish off my MTB project, sweet as.

Nice - what's the frame?

Ah nice one. I'm heading up there soon. My Reba was in bits this morning so I would have been on my crosser, which may not have worked so well given your description of the trails as 'a step up in difficulty'...

The surface was pretty punishing on an FS bike. Think pave with ruts, roots and some drops plus a few boardwalks, manafactured rock sections and tighter turns.

Just managed a short notice (daughter bribed to go to school despite not 100%) trip to Cannock (apologies Howard - no notice)

Surprisingly busy car park with some serious kit on show. Navigational idiocy meant I did a weird 8mile part hybrid of 'follow the dog' and 'monkey trail' three times. Messing it up the third time was a blessing in disguise given driving sleet and tiredness.

It was a step up in difficulty for me - luckily the redundancy funded Turner helped me out a lot. The journey back in the car saw me raiding the emergency Ibuprofen store - I am wrecked!

Flux Cannock by adshools, on Flickr

PS:
29ers are shit.

But they are responsible for an unprecedented glut of top quality 26" equipment being sold while still up to date so the seller can 'upgrade' to 29er.

Can someone tell me how you get a SS cog onto an mtb hub without it digging the hell out of an ally hope cassette body?