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  1. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]
    Thats why I don't get out on it enough. Theres no really great places to go here. The bke is a Carerra Krachen. The full works, fully adjustable suspension, brake discs front and rear, big knobbly tyres. It would get wasted just going up and down the road. It needs some hardcore stuff. There is one decent mountain but i'll need to work on the fitness before I give that a go.


    Nice. I went with a hardtail (no back suspension) myself (prefer a bit of rigidity) but have the rest of it.



    I'm lucky with location I guess, but we've only just got here so haven't seen much of it yet. Some of the routes are killers though.........
  2. I went with the hard tail to. Shoulday mentioned fully adjustable front suspension. Not keen in Y-frames . .
  3. Originally posted by germcevoyI went with the hard tail to. Shoulday mentioned fully adjustable front suspension. Not keen in Y-frames . . [image]


    LOL! Looks like we got pretty similar bikes!!
  4. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    LOL! Looks like we got pretty similar bikes!!


    thay are practically identical. I want to get another set of wheels and have a more road based tyre on them for cycling to work and stuff then switch back to the knobblys for the weekends. It takes like 20 seconds to change a wheel on these bikes.
  5. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]
    thay are practically identical. I want to get another set of wheels and have a more road based tyre on them for cycling to work and stuff then switch back to the knobblys for the weekends. It takes like 20 seconds to change a wheel on these bikes.


    My mate (ther CD one!) does that and it makes a huge difference to his journey. Ups his average speed by 5mph.

  6. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    My mate (ther CD one!) does that and it makes a huge difference to his journey. Ups his average speed by 5mph.




    I know. It really would. With the knobbly tyres on only half the rubber makes contact with the tarmac meaning that literally half my peddling work is wasted. I can feel the tyres holding me back. So frustrating.
  7. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]
    I know. It really would. With the knobbly tyres on only half the rubber makes contact with the tarmac meaning that literally half my peddling work is wasted. I can feel the tyres holding me back. So frustrating.


    Have you got clip pedals or traditional? That can make quite a difference too and you can pick up a set of decent shoes and pedals for £80 or so.
  8. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    Have you got clip pedals or traditional? That can make quite a difference too and you can pick up a set of decent shoes and pedals for £80 or so.


    you know i've never checked. They are just metal spiked jobs. I also need a front sprocket guard because the teeth on it are so sharp. I've wrecked many pairs of trousers and scraped my leg so many times.
  9. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]
    you know i've never checked. They are just metal spiked jobs. I also need a front sprocket guard because the teeth on it are so sharp. I've wrecked many pairs of trousers and scraped my leg so many times.


    These are belters:-



    You can use them as standard pedals with your trainers etc; or you can get clip-in shoes



    to slot in. Then you can get decent movement on the upstroke too.
  10. i'll have to get a look at those for when I hit the mountains. Nothing worse than a foot slipping off the peddle during a clunky gear change. Do you have the thumb switch gear shifter? How cool are they. Thats my favorite thing about the bike (apart from the brakes)
  11. Originally posted by germcevoyi'll have to get a look at those for when I hit the mountains. Nothing worse than a foot slipping off the peddle during a clunky gear change. Do you have the thumb switch gear shifter? How cool are they. Thats my favorite thing about the bike (apart from the brakes)


    They're priceless on the hill, no doubt.

    I do have those and they're amazing. I used to have twist-shifters on my last bike which were a nightmare.

    And I've never had discs before..... OMG
  12. Gotta go I have an RTA cat to check.........
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