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tyre choice for high speed firetrails
First post so be gentle lol
Ive been of the bike for a number of years (or 
and have just picked up a new road bike to build my strength back up so i can get back onto the mtb
I use to ride the oaks a lot, at least once a week on my old mongoose compsx hardtail which ran 2.1 mtb velociraptors
I did the oaks last week and it seems a bit quicker then last time i did it and had a few moments when nearly losing the front in some high speed corners
to be fair they were 10 year old tyres and tubes lol
Tyre advice
Need to buy new tyres for my 26" dually. Currently using the "Maxxis Ignitor" & have got very good wear out of these tyres. Not sure whether to stay with these or try something new & a little faster. Looking at the "Maxxis Crossmarks" or the "Continental X King" in UST as an option.
Most of my riding is Dubbo Gully/Convict Trail area, Ourimbah & Awaba XC tracks. Do a few 100km races during the year & also the 24hr at Mt Annan in Dec.
Any advice would be appreciated,
Thanks
Teenage newbie to Northern Beaches
We have just arrived in Sydney and my 15 year old son is looking for some similar aged kids to MTB with. We are living in Curl Curl. Plse contact me at [email protected]. Cheers BBB
Manly Dam update for 29 Sep
I followed @hawkeye's advice after recent snake incidents and rode the Dam today. I'd forgotten about the rain last night but the track was in good condition. There are puddles but nothing worthy of an amber status.
No snakes and didn't even catch up with the angry magpie I keep reading about!
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For Sale: Cannondale flash 29er carbon hard tail. Size XL
Hi all, time to sell the very fast Flash!
So are you taller guy looking to set some PBs then is the bike for you!!!!
It is an XL Carbon frame that was stripped of its original parts and upgraded with an almost complete XX group set.
The bike is rated as one of the smoothest 29er hardtails with the SAVE rear end of the bike that takes the edge off the bumps very well. It's handles very well and would be the perfect xc or marathon race bike. This bike has very well looked after and maintained to the highest standard.
ANT+ Heart rate straps. Synch to 2 devices simultaneously?
Question for those knowledgeable on the matter....
I'm thinking of getting something like a Polar HRM. I'm also going through the new phone process and have noticed many of the Sony xperia phones have ANT+ support for HRM straps.
So the question is, can I have the strap synched to the HRM and the phone simultaneously so I can have the display on the HRM on the wrist/bars and the phone tucked away safely in the camelback running strava? Are the straps Tx only or do they communicate like a bluetooth device?
TIA 
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Appin closure ?
Does anybody know if the rumours about Appin are true and that its now permanently closed to the public ?
200km at Scott 24hr
2 of us - combined age of 111yrs - are attempting to ride 200km (each) in 24hrs at the Scott 24hr on Oct 13 this year on behalf of the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse Cancer Centre at RPA. Say hello when you pass us (and you will go past us lots...). We'll be wearing the jersey in the pic attached. Good luck to any NobMobbers riding at the Scott 24.
Manly Dam update for 27 Sep
Rode a lap this morning and the track is in great condition.
However the Gibbs street butcher did swoop, only aborting his attack by my fortuitous sip and then holding my water bottle in front of my face. He was not deterred by a medium sized, noisy as all get out, tradesman's truck passing me at the same time! 2 weeks ago he drew blood from my nose so I'm calling it 1-all at this stage. To be continued...
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