Bernd's Jabber Wocky was stolen last night from Neutral Bay. It was locked to his ute, lock cut etc.

The bike is white with gold Loaded Components bar and bits. There's pics somewhere on here..... http://nobmob.com/node/13618

It is a fairly unique looking bike so any one seeing it should be pretty sure it's Bernd's.

Please pass any info on to Bernd 0417 094 367 or Me 0413 233 244.

Pretty close to ordering new fork and shock, as per previous posts.

One thing Id like to get some more advice on is rear shock size for 2012 Trance adv 1
Currently the factory shock is a Fox 7.250 x 1.750 XV (high volume)
The 'boost valve' model i want only comes in 7.5 x 2.0 (both high and std volume)

Entries for this event close Friday 7th Sept...no late entries

I picked her up this afternoon and took her a spin around Sydney park, first impressions are great.

The real test will be this weekend on the trails, I see there is a club race at Yellowmundi, which is tempting.....

Edit: It's a Bianchi Jab 29.1 with the fork upgraded to a RS Reba.

I wouldn't ever want to be a one-issue voter (the P.U.M.P. Party lives on), however does anyone know who the candidates in the Warringah Shire Council election are who are supportive of mountain biking on the Northern Beaches?

Oldandslow, are you standing?

Hi all,

My mate just had a brand new Kona Hei Hei Deluxe stolen from his shop. It's a 2012 model in green and white and has a set of Twenty6 ti pedals in chrome (only set in Australia). If anyone sees it for sale, or has any info please let me know via PM or call my mate on 94525105

Thanks all

Hi gang.

I've never been touring / bike camping before but ive been thinking about grabbing some panniers for the bike and heading off for a night or two. Just locally in the mountains region to start with some overnighters to get gear figured out etc and building up from there I guess.

Most of the rides I've got in my head will be predominantly Tarmac and gravel roads.

So basically I'm here asking for ideas, tips, recommended rides and to hopefully enlist some other keen cyclo campers.

Here's what I've got in my mind...

Ride 1:

Mount Victoria - Coxs River Campsite.

A while back there was some talk about the SRAM XX1 1x11 system.

Well - I thought some might be interested that I had my hands on this stuff in the flesh today and man... that cassette is HUGE.

I really don't like the look of this and reckon 2x10 is gonna be a lot better bet for most people (in fact, 3x10 still seems very popular too).

Hi all,

I recently put a set of 120mm RS Reba solo air on my bike. On my local trail, lake parra, I don't seem to be using all the travel. Maybe about 100mm. I am fairly lightweight and I don't do any big jumps. Question is should I be getting full travel on every ride? If so, what can I do to achieve this? I am running about 15-20% sag. The pressure to achieve this is already 20 psi less than what is recommended on the fork. Should I go lower pressure to try to get full travel? Other adjustments available are low speed compression and floodgate. Any ideas?

Thanks

So here is the deal.

The Minister for Finance has opened up the purse strings and given me a budget of $2500 max for a bike upgrade (gross not nett).

I am just under 6ft 4in, tip the scales at the 95kg mark and ride mostly Sydney trails (AM/XC) with the odd race thrown in. I currently ride a Giant XTC but the doctor says my back is f'd so I need to invest in a dually to help with cushioning. The best deal I have found so far on a new bike is a Giant Trance X0 2012 for $2800 which is over budget.

Never being one to turn away from saving a bit of weight on the bike, especially in the rotating mass wheel dept I'm thinking of replacing my tubeless Schwalbe Ro Ro / Ra Ra's with their latest, lighter TL ready versions when they are worn out.

As the normal TL Schwalbes are a bit delicate, especially in the sidewall dept I'm tempted to go for the snakeskin versions however I have heard that this addition makes the whole tyre stiffer with less compliance to the surface. In other words a different feel & possibly less grip.

Hi, I'm planning a trip to the Barossa Valley, with the Yetti of course, and was wondering if anyone had inside information on trail rides in the area. I'll be hiring a camper van, so mobility won't be a problem. I'll be looking for cross country tracks so a mixture of single track and dirt roads would be the norm I guess, I am an experienced rider with about 7 years under the belt but not looking for anything too narly… I'm looking to go within the next two months.