Join Us! EMTB Forums December group ride, Afan Forest, Sunday 9th December
- Thread starter Rob Rides EMTB
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Get Xmas out of the way and we'll see if we can arrange something. Are there any trails down your way?Thanks Rob- see you there
And Markymark- I am based near Hindhead down the A3 but happy to travel to Swinley anytime, and further afield if work allows. Very keen to ride and learn mate so drop me a line anytime you are up for it
Lots of lovely scenic places to ride near me but its a mix of fire roads, mixed use trails, and single track rather than dedicated bike trails (as far as I know). Agreed lets get xmas sorted...
I am no not going to make it tomorrow, long way to travel in one day plus got a family thing that I should probably go to. I rode whites levels the day before we did Brechfa, really enjoyed it, funnily enough it was pissing with rain then also, still great fun though. Enjoy ?
I'm pissed off right now!.. it looks like i won't be there tomorrow. Changing the rear pads and saw that only on piston was working properly, pushed it back in gave the lever a couple of tugs to see what the other three we're doing and 'pop' the good piston drops out loosing brake fluid. Now i have no pressure in the lever and it pulls right back to my grip ?
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- #156
Ahh no! Needs a rebleed!
Oh @Tunny that is crap. Dropped my bike to the shop earlier with the same issue, the rear inner piston is the only one doing anything, they checked it last visit and replaced the pads but the same thing has happened again. The piston protruded much more than the other three when the pads wear. I will see what the shop says. They are also replacing my rear hub. Hope you get it sorted soon.
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- #158
Thanks to @happyarthur1979 for the ride tips.
Time:
9:30am meet set off 10am
Pictures:
From 8:30am-9:45am get your bike pics taken for those Instabangers // Facebook with Genadi & Rob
Trail / route
W2, 3000 ft of climbing, 24 miles in distance
Start point:
Afan Argoed
Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre
Cynonville
Port Talbot
SA13 3HG
The Ride:
W² takes in Their Wall & Whites Level trails which are the 2 best trails at Afan. A good mix of everything.
Half way around we arrive at the Glyncorrwg centre which is a great place to stop and refuel we will spend 30 mins here. Some nice home cooked food in the Corrwg Catch Cafe which is owned and run by a family from the village.
Everything is sign posted (Black W² signs ) so easy to follow the route. The descents of both The Wall & Whites are great with awesome views.
See you there,
Rob.
Time:
9:30am meet set off 10am
Pictures:
From 8:30am-9:45am get your bike pics taken for those Instabangers // Facebook with Genadi & Rob
Trail / route
W2, 3000 ft of climbing, 24 miles in distance
Start point:
Afan Argoed
Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre
Cynonville
Port Talbot
SA13 3HG
The Ride:
W² takes in Their Wall & Whites Level trails which are the 2 best trails at Afan. A good mix of everything.
Half way around we arrive at the Glyncorrwg centre which is a great place to stop and refuel we will spend 30 mins here. Some nice home cooked food in the Corrwg Catch Cafe which is owned and run by a family from the village.
Everything is sign posted (Black W² signs ) so easy to follow the route. The descents of both The Wall & Whites are great with awesome views.
See you there,
Rob.
I'm so gutted I'm going to miss this one. In hindsight i should have just ran with the original pads for tomorrow and replaced them after but i didn't want to risk scoring the disc aswell as the pads are very low. Only about .5mm left on them at one end.
I've got plenty of spares in my kit but the one thing i haven't got round to buying yet is brake fluid and bleed kit.
Have a great ride though guys ?? i look forward to seeing the photos and videos.
E'POWAH!!
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- #160
If you want I can bring some shizzle. Brakes / bleed / bike whatever you need...
Thanks for the offer mate (you're a legend! ?) but with Afan being a 3hr drive and the potential for it not to work properly after I'd rather not risk it ??
If it were FoD or Cannock i would of came along and had a go at it in the car park.
Have a great ride everybody. I look forward to hearing about it tomorrow.
happyarthur1979
New Member
Your welcome @Rob Hancill - hope you have a cracking day... Gutted I can't join you.
W² is only graded as a Black due to the distance, both The Wall & Whites Level are Red graded trails individually. Neither has anything to catch you out!
Look forward to the footage Rob??
I’m afraid I won’t be there either. Dropped my bike in for some new forks and they only got finished today after some other bits needed doing and couldn’t pick it up today, life admin!
Have a great ride guys and hopefully see you soon.
Have a great ride guys and hopefully see you soon.
bikerider007
Active member
Rob the cafe at Glyncorrwg has had a water leak they are not doing any hot foods only snack stuff
Sorry guys I can’t make this one now, I have proper man flu.
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- #168
Afan is ace
Best looking bunch of ebikers in Afan according to Jeff from Afan a Blast ?
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- #176
@Kiwi in Wales 2019 Levo above rocking the DT Swiss F535s with an epic 5" steerer!
Just to clarify, the forks are a ‘demo’ set that TF Tuned set to me to use for a week so obviously I could not cut the steerer tube down to the correct length for my bike as it would mean they would not fit other bikes due to the very short head height of 95mm on the medium Levo.
However, it creates a great place to hang your helmet on when you are off the bike or on the down side something to punch through your chest as you go over the bars
which luckily did not happen yesterday 
The forks work really well and give me loads more confidence throwing it into corners and as Rob said ‘great mid stroke support’.I will be swapping them over for a set of Lyriks to see how they compare in the next few days
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- #179
Oh yeah - I forgot to add that!
Be interesting to get your thoughts on them vs Lyriks.
bikerider007
Active member
Hey kiwi.. Didn't get bpw? just didn't get up early enough... But did go here by accident.. Sort of.. After yesterday I was thinking about the suspension.. My route came within a mile so went for a visit.. Turns out I had way to much pressure in the forks so they sorted that and have recommended an upgrade kit that would put them on par with the dt swiss which I was shocked at.. Sorry for the pun.. Top guys at tft.. Got shown around a bit great bunch of guys.. Lots of ebike love there..Just to clarify, the forks are a ‘demo’ set that TF Tuned set to me to use for a week so obviously I could not cut the steerer tube down to the correct length for my bike as it would mean they would not fit other bikes due to the very short head height of 95mm on the medium Levo.
However, it creates a great place to hang your helmet on when you are off the bike or on the down side something to punch through your chest as you go over the bars
The forks work really well and give me loads more confidence throwing it into corners and as Rob said ‘great mid stroke support’.I will be swapping them over for a set of Lyriks to see how they compare in the next few days
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