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Australian Standards on helmets
I hope somebody can advise me on this.
I use a Met Kaos helmet bought from Wiggle for mountain bike riding (excellent helmet btw). Anyway, although the helmet is sold in Australia and complies to australian standards my helmet doesn't have the sticker, as it was bought in the UK. Does anybody know how/if I can get an australian standards approved sticker being it's the same helmet sold in our shops?
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Beefy?? Oh Yes!!
Side By Side.
Current model 26"Scalpel and new 2012 Scalpel 29er
Guess which one has been to the gym?? Yes it really is that big!
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Off Bike Training tips. (especially in wet weather)
Personally, I am extremely 'time crunched'.
I love the idea of following 'The Time Crunched Cyclist' as mentioned by others, but I have trouble finding 3-4 hrs a week as it is. Having a very young family doesn't help. So, I've been following http://www.youtube.com/mtbstrengthcoach & doing about 2 x 20min sessions a week in the garage when my kids are asleep. I also swim twice a week at work for another 20 min.
Otherwise, I just try to ride as much as I can. All this wet weather doesn't help - but garage workouts are better than nothing.
New bike fever - Anthem 29er 2012
My new bike for 2012. Anthem 29er with just a few mods - Plenty of XTR kit, CrossMax wheels, carbon bars, Thompson seat post with Gobi seat
Chain Guides: Fit For Purpose?
I converted to a single chain ring a while back and then during an XC race found I needed a chain guide to keep the chain on at speed over the bumpy stuff.
Due to the fancy suspension system I contacted my bike’s manufacturer who said the only chain guides that work successfully are certain models by MRP and e.thirteen. I bought an MRP because it was lighter.
Rear Derailleur Adjustment
Should be a well drained topic, still I have a niggling issue I can't seem to overcome:
I can adjust the rear derailleur either for high gear or low gear!
The gear:
Shimano XT 9 sp rapid rise from 2006
The problem:
After careful adjustment following all the how-to's and manuals I can either ride for
- "low gears", which means low gears work all great but he chain will come off very sluggishly from the 2-3 smallest cogs when shifting down. With the rapid rise this means this is the direction in which the derailleur springs push.
Derailleurs
Just woundering what the reasoning behind different cage lengths are? About to purchase a new sram xo and the price difference depending on length varies alot.
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Are 26" XC racers redundant?
Having spent the last few rides on my new big wheeler Hard tail I am now seriously questioning whether there is any future for high spec 26" hard tail racers.
I may take this even further and ask whether the 26" xc duallie race bike's days are also numbered.
On the big wheels a slight loss of immediate acceleration is the only noticeable downside to the big wheel format that I have noticed, the new bike is smoother & faster plus cost 30% less than my 1kg lighter 26" racer.
Bushings
Hi Chaps,
My partners Norco Fluid ES needs some new pivot bushings in the top of the rear shock. I gather there is a shop on the north shore somewhere that specialises in Norco who may be able to help me.
Can anyone point me in the right direction please.
Wheels and Rotors
So am looking at running a second set of wheels as I like to run fat tyres for the summer grip/downhill fun and skinner faster tubeless tyres for XC racing/events. I have seen the Shimano XT Wheelset (M785) for around $400 which is about the max I want to pay and was wondering if anyone rides these or has tried them? I’m looking for a tubeless ready pair, that are light’ish but still strong… I current ride basic Deore hubs with Alex XC-44 hubs.