I was bored and couldn't stand anymore my white sunglasses (from Northwave). So yesterday I went *bananas* on them and customised it with a Sharpie and some nail polish

Saw on TV that Bathurst have just opened a cross country track , was wondering if anyone has ridden it and had directions to get there . Many Thanks .

[Mod. moved to Central West & Ranges]

Scored a day off work this Monday, riding Red Hill around 9-12 entering from the Cromer Rd end. If anyones out & about, I'm on Norco.

Wade

I have a giant trance x2 2010 model that the rp2 bounces like a pogo stick and adjusting the pro pedal and rebound make no difference,even with 230psi in it.Doing a little research it sounds like it propbably needs a full re tune and service and at $175 according to the fox website probably not worth it.
Question
If I upgrade to a Fox RP23 what size will I need ?
The RP2 is a 7.875 x 1.750 which is 200mm x 44.5mm.

I have seen a RP23 which is 200mm x 51mm will this fit my trance ?
Its a good price at just over $200 new .

I signed up on here out of desperation to hopefully find our stolen bikes.

I need some help/advice.
I plan on ditching my Avid Elixir 9 brakes (pain in the butt) for some Shimano XT's, which rotors do i need to buy & that will stop best, apparently there are 2 types, RT86 Ice Tech XT/Saint or RT76 XT. Your advice on both would be appreciated. Also, do i replace rotor sizes as per original sizes, and do i need new adapters front & rear? These are going onto an all mountain Trek Slash 8.

Been a long time user of shimano XTR on my race bike and love their brakes. True one finger braking from insane speeds.
I thought I'd try something different on my new 29er machine and went with XX1/XX brakes.
Big mistake. I've found them wooden and unresponsive. Changed the pads out on the suspicion they were contaminated and still no good.
Anyone got any tips on getting these things to work like the high end product they're billed as.

I needed to upgrade my drive train and was pretty keen on the SRAM XX1 after riding a mates ellsworth, but didn't really want to fork out that much coin.I spent about $400 on a SRAM X9 rear derailluer and shifter, new 10 speed cassette ,chain and the 32 widget and it works brilliantly,great spread of gears and seamless shifting.Paul who i believe owns the company spent a good half an hour on the phone to me explaining and advising me as to how it works(im abit dimwhen it comes to bike mechanics) and what size would best suite me .Im pretty impressed with both the product and service,just thoug

I need to replace my chain but, as we all do, I wonder what gear to get for my trusted bike. What I'm wondering, should I go for a better/more expensive chain (hopefully more durable), or should I just go for a less expensive one a change it more frequently?

I'm currently running a Shimano HG 74 10 speede chain, with Deore components except the SLX rear derailleur.

Should I go up in the chain to HG94 or M980? Or drop down to HG54 and replace it more frequently?

Can I use other chains than Shimano (it says on the crank HGX Chain only)?

Thanks!

I received this eMail last week from NPWS & have their permission to forward the contact details.
I'm not sure how it ties in to the proposed trails at Bantry Bay, but I guess the more people that reply, the better. You can use whichever GPS tracking software you like - as long as you are able to eMail GPX files.
Also, the 4 week period for tracking is up to yourself to chosse. Get Involved!
The area of interest covers the greater Northern Sydney area:
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=20109652382...

It's official.
29ers are out.
650B is in.

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/650B-For-All-Giants...