I've yet to experience oxford falls for myself,, but i'm keen to...
Only problem is I work most weekends so It would be hard for me to meet up with you guys on your satuday and sunday rides...

Is anyone out there keen to ride Oxford DH on weekdays,
It would be great to hook up some shuttle action too.

Cheers..
nik

Is anyone up for a ride of Oaks and St Helena's this Sunday morning?

Andrew

Hi,
what about this one:

"Alice Springs has a new MTB event... The Bullroarer
For those familar with the Central Australian Bike Challenge, the Bullroarer is the CABC re-invented!!!
Taking place from the 18th - 24th May 2008, this event is single track heaven winding through the West McDonnell rangers.
There is 7 racing stages over 5 days with the start and finish in one central location - that's right no need for car hire or support crew assistance. Each stage ranges from a 500m hill sprint to a 90km epic. There is a mixture of fire roads, sand, some single track and many thorns.

New Wheelset
- Mavic Crossride Disc Wheels
- Kenda Nevegal Tyres
- SRAM 11-34 Cassette

Never used, just add disc rotors and they are ready to roll

$300

Ok Lesson number 1 don't order gear online after a bottle of red and six beers. (It also makes you think that what ever you buy online late at night is totally justifide and the wife won't find out anyway, not!)

Lesson 2 double check what you have ordered then check it again, but I thought I did that so don't bother with lesson 2 if you didn't heed lesson 1.

I now own a SRAM Cassette PG-830 11-32 8 speed. Should have been 9 speed.

Question: will my Shimano 9 speed shift still work ok on the 8 if I fit it?

I was going through my pantry and I discovered some Endura and GU energy gels that I thought I would use for Ourimbah this weekend.

The problem is, the gels expired in 2006.

Errr ... for the sake of saving a few dollars, is it worth taking the risk by using them? I'm cheap and I hate to see food go to waste.

had huge brake issues over last 3 weeks, first with a seeming air bubble making front lever go all the way to bars without gripping at random times (usually when i needed it most!) tried bleeding myself *slap* and made it worse, then foolishly squeezed lever with no pads in and popped out piston, then tried to push piston back in, slipped and broke off post, then bought new piston and tried to reinstall, rounding the bridging bolt in the caliper using a worn allen wrench, subsequently tasking it to a shop to get drilled out and rebuilt...THEN got it home to find 5 hours+ of re-bleeding had no

Hi, was gutted last Wed to find my garage open and my slightly ageing but much-loved Giant XTC3 missing. Have just recovered enough to workout that the only way around this is to invest in another bike!

Seems to make sense to go for a dual suspension this time. Could anybody provide an opinion / advice between the Stumpjumper Comp and the Scott Genius 30? Could also look at the Elite/MC20, but not quite conviced at what you get for the extra investment, and for the Scott, have heard that carbon frames can be problematic if you stack...

I am looking for a second hand Shimano front shifter pod. Possibly LX/XT or similar. Looking to replace a busted one on my commuter bike.

Thanks
Sly

If anyone is ordering gear from ChainReaction over the next week or so could they let me know please. I'm after a set of grips I haven't been able to find anywhere else but can't justify the 25pound postage cost.

Thanks

Stuart

Hi Paul

You beat me by 30 seconds - even though we rolled across the line together. Some cunning tactic?

Anyway, well done mate!!!

Nic

So, you all know The Fling was easy, right? Didn't have any big hills, right? Worst of 'em was the Halfway Hill which was only 75m or something, right?

LOL... nope! Rob has been telling people this, but noticed on his GPS profile the bottom of Halfway Hill was almost a full 100m lower than the organiser's profile made it. Wow, that makes that a 175m climb which is a bit more of a challenge - how can they be so wrong?