Education We Like to Ride Bicycles

Where's your ***king mudguards.

Pssssh get a road bike man!!!

 

Double post.

Speaking of mud guards. What do I want to put onto my hard tail for mud guards? A muddy nuts on the fork or a downtube guard?

 

I'm going through this at the moment, converting my spare hardtail to my winter commuter just need to find some nice mudguards.



Anyone else doing the wiggle wight winter ride next month ?

 

Not buying a road bike when this is lying around

Mud guard which I've had no problems with mucky nutz on the fork I use the XL on for a bit more coverage and something on the downtube. If it is really bad ill lob something on the rear too.

 

I got myself a Mucky nutz in a hideous yellow for £4.50 on special.

I didn't want the bigger one as I was concerned about it competing for space with my V-Brakes.

I will see if I need much more after that. My only issue was yesterday riding down a road and mud shedding off the tyres into my face and just how messy everthing was. Maybe I should get another one for the back...

 

anyone in the north east suggest somewhere nice and quiet with some nice scenery to go for a ride??

need to get out somewhere different and just have a nice pedal to clear the head!

 

Chopwell, Hamsterly, Thrunton which is a bit silly, Rothbury, follow the river inland


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Guisburn forest is nice, although easy to get lost in thanks to the signage being a bit... subtle.

Just keep your eyes open for the jumps and hully gully, going round them is easy, but getting onto them without excpecting it is also quite easy...

 

Anyone after a new bike? I've just listed my Giant XTC on Pinkbike if anyone is interested, think my Forme Calver Cyclocross bike and turbo trainer will end up on there too.

 

Would love it. Do you take payment in rep?

 

I would of offered Hugs but you've beat me to it with Rep :O

 

Sorry Cookie only just seen your edit.
I have been out most days using the wifes bike so it'll not sit in the shed.The difference you pointed out is the sort of info i'm after so thanks for that.
I'm about 5'6" so i'm thinking a slightly smaller frame would be in order? Another thing, in your opinion how well would something like this do on a blue trail? would i be safer investing in a second bike if i wanted to try something like this?Would the frames be able to manage such like?

At the moment i'm on roads & dirt/gravel tracks and will continue doing so.I have found a web site that gives some nice looking trails all within a reasonable distance from me which i wouldn't mind giving a try at some stage.
I'm not planning anything too drastic as i have a pension waiting for me in a few years

A final point is about pedals.What sort would be better suited as the last ones i had used the old metal toe clips.I would like to have some sort of clips but don't know where to start.

yours wecrookie

 

Too late, I've already taken a huff.

That would be enough to persuade me to buy the better one.

As I said I'm 5'8"ish, I'd be getting on a 20", depending on your leg length You'd probably be looking at an 18"

Frame / strength wise it should be fine as long as you're keeping your wheels on the ground and it's not too rooty / rutted. The problem would then be the size of the frame, because you're on a larger frame than you would be on a mountain bike it's not going to be as chuckable. The top tube will be up between your thighs instead of between your knees on a mountain bike.

Whatever you're comfortable with, my personal preference is bin toe clips as to use them properly you need them tight, in a crash you're foot is stuck and your breaking a leg. Personally I run SPD's on all my bikes, with shoes that attach to them. Not as scary as it sounds as when you bail you're foot kinda automatically comes off once you're used to them.

 

+1 for SPD clip ins.

I have M520which are great value and excelent on my road bike but I used M424 to learn on, and still use them on my MTB where I'm not as confident yet as you can still pedal without being clipped in. I would not recommend the "double sided" pedals that have one on each, as they're such a nonsense to get into.

I use them with a pair like Shimano R088 Road shoeon the road, (as they're light[ish] and stiff) and Specialized BG Tahoeon the MTB, these are good as they still have grip to walk around on, or walk through a muddy puddle. I literally can't ride without SPD's anymore, its just so inefficient in comparison.

 

Could be interested in the turbo trainer if you do decided to sell it Cookie

 

I'd have to take the hugs as M_D_K sounds cuddly

I have the M520 on two bikes and a better version of the M424 on my other two. I prefer the M424 style as I tend to walk / ride on the outsides of my feet, these offer more pedal surface, therefore hurt less.

As for shoes, if you're going to get some, spend half decent cash, RRP you need to be looking £60ish minimum for a pair of Shimano's, but as you;re shoes will last you years if you spend a decent amount I advise looking towards £100 here. The flip side to this is if you try it, don't like it and take them off.

I think it will be going up by the weekend, its a Cyclops Fluid 2, used once, it includes the front wheel block, specific turbo trainer tyre and a tube (if I can find it). I need to see what I paid, but it will be way cheaper than RRP. Where you located?

 

So really in essence i would be better off getting a second bike if i fancy hitting trails like this.That will have to wait unless your willing to let me have your Giant XTC for a box of chocolate chip cookies

I had figured that an 18" frame would be more suitable for me after trying to get on a 20" at my LBS The wife found it funny.....

@ Lance thx for the links to the pedals & shoes.
I think shoes could be a problem for me as i suffer from psoriatic arthritis,which affects my toes (among other joints) somewhat.They have a tendency to swell up quite a bit & are slightly deformed. Are these shoes available in wide fittings?.I have had some of my shoes made to get a comfortable fit.Even getting a pair of trainers to fit has been a problem

 

Yeah Shimano do a number of wide fit shoes, they are usually measures in euro sizings too.


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Snapped chain.

Pedalling out the saddle.

Knee impacted.

Swelling.

 

Spent more cash today, 70mm Thomson stem and a Rockshox Reverb stealth have now been fitted to my new Giant Trance, it's a damn sexy bike! I'll try bang a picture up tomorrow once I've sorted through all these left over parts I'm listing on Pinkbike.

Nightmare, were you pushing up a hill or pulling away from a junction in too hard a gear? Do you keep your chain nice and lubed?