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El Grifo
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Getting use to these new Sram brakes …I think I’m gonna keep them. Even the 170mm Bontrager dropper is okay. The only upgrade I’ll do soon is 160mm Raceface ERA cranks. (Same as the Rail).
Medium Fuel EXE 8. AXS T derailer …which is amazing.
Day 5/7 and this weather is great for February. (Has me a bit worried though)
Medium Fuel EXE 8. AXS T derailer …which is amazing.
Day 5/7 and this weather is great for February. (Has me a bit worried though)
Are those the DB8 brakes? I saw some posts carping about them very negatively. My Rail 7 is supposed to have Shimano 4-pots...slightly lower end Shimano...but it came with the DB8's. I was disappointed. Before I rode the bike I saw some really negative comments so I expected the worst. I'm a brake nazi when it comes to super stopping brakes. I was using 8" rotors on my longer travel bikes way back before they became popular.
So, first ride on the DB8's seemed fine. Now after quite a few rides I'm not finding any issues with them. We have 3 really fast, steep descents on our local trail, and the brakes have great power, good modulation, and a very reasonable pull on the lever to really brake hard. We have one descent spot called "Dumb and Dumber" that has a launch to a quick left hander after you've built up max speed with some of it in the air right before the turn. This is the biggest test of braking efficiency and power on our trail. The DB8's perform great there.
Another is called "Bobsled" because it is a really steep, fast pitch down into a highly bermed left hander that quickly transitions to a right hander. Today I actually lifted the rear wheel for a second in the right hand transition in a very controlled manner with very good control of the front brake.
I don't know. Maybe they'll go to crap with more time, but so far I'm not feeling the hate for them. I'm not necessarily claiming them to be tool of professional DH'ers, but they seem to work very well. I have a set of 4-pot XT's on an older Santa Cruz Bullit mid-drive Bafang. That is a powerful motor, and bike gets a huge head of steam going. Those XT's work great, but I'm not noticing much performance difference between these two brake sets. In fact the DB8's may have a smoother modulation without sacrificing power. Time will tell more.
Same here. 8-12C daytime (!) which is most unusual for February. Very slight green tinge to trees meaning they're getting ready to leaf several weeks ahead of what we'd normally expect.
Yes ..but you live in the sub-tropical south ..so not that unusual
For comparison this was a pic from yesterday on my way to work in the northern end of the country ...
I would have got hold of the scrout and padlocked him to the railings in the carpark with a note around his neck telling everybody he is scum.What a shitter that is, getting it stolen! One of our sons crashed his bike, got knocked out, then when he came around someone had stolen his bike while he was lying on the ground unconscious!
But there's more to it.
Couple of weeks later a friend called him to say that his bike was locked up in a multi storey car park. So he rushed there and put a note on the bike saying that if it was unlocked he wouldn't go to the police, then hid behind some cars with his friend. Scrote turned up, read the note, looked around and saw no-one, unlocked the bike and ran away. So the son got his bike back. True story.
sorry if that sounds harsh but I don‘t like lowlifes who think they can steal things.
Having decided among ourselves that due to the amount of precipitation ( both snow & rain ) over the last couple of days that our ride out of Rothbury would have us wet & filthy from top to toe its been postponed for another day ..however the forecast itself was looking OK so decided to do a country lane ride out of my village which although it wouldn't keep me dry would stop me being covered in crap ..
Bellingham , Northumberland .
March Burn..normally a quiet little tributary flowing into the Houxty Burn which in turn finds its way into the North Tyne river
The bridge over the swollen River North Tyne at Wark Village
Wark Village from the minor road to Birtley
Some of yesterday's snow on the backroad from Birtley to Heugh
Another view of Bellingham ( zoom) from Buteland on the return leg
And finally the River Rede from the white bridge at Redesmouth ( again higher than " normal " levels ) just prior to it joining the Tyne and a couple of miles from home
Hope you enjoyed the tour
Bellingham , Northumberland .
March Burn..normally a quiet little tributary flowing into the Houxty Burn which in turn finds its way into the North Tyne river
The bridge over the swollen River North Tyne at Wark Village
Wark Village from the minor road to Birtley
Some of yesterday's snow on the backroad from Birtley to Heugh
Another view of Bellingham ( zoom) from Buteland on the return leg
And finally the River Rede from the white bridge at Redesmouth ( again higher than " normal " levels ) just prior to it joining the Tyne and a couple of miles from home
Hope you enjoyed the tour
Not harsh at all, I would have thrown the scrote over the wall from the top floorI would have got hold of the scrout and padlocked him to the railings in the carpark with a note around his neck telling everybody he is scum.
sorry if that sounds harsh but I don‘t like lowlifes who think they can steal things.
El Grifo
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Do you still get the low flyers going into Otterburn Range ?Having decided among ourselves that due to the amount of precipitation ( both snow & rain ) over the last couple of days that our ride out of Rothbury would have us wet & filthy from top to toe its been postponed for another day ..however the forecast itself was looking OK so decided to do a country lane ride out of my village which although it wouldn't keep me dry would stop me being covered in crap ..
Bellingham , Northumberland .
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March Burn..normally a quiet little tributary flowing into the Houxty Burn which in turn finds its way into the North Tyne river
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The bridge over the swollen River North Tyne at Wark Village
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Wark Village from the minor road to Birtley
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Some of yesterday's snow on the backroad from Birtley to Heugh
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Another view of Bellingham ( zoom) from Buteland on the return leg
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And finally the River Rede from the white bridge at Redesmouth ( again higher than " normal " levels ) just prior to it joining the Tyne and a couple of miles from home
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Hope you enjoyed the tour
Not so much these days to be honest ..more chinooks & apache"s
El Grifo
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Used to love that when living in the borders. Sittin above them near Alwinton !
I was " targeted " while riding in Kielder Forest a few years back ..must admit it was slightly worrying when this thing kept appearing
It looks like i can get the forks and shock for under a grand. I guess that's a good deal?
Hodge, here in the U.S. we call that the "black helicopter" syndrome...usually accompanied by a fleet of black Suburbans full of armed men.
You didn't by chance derestrict your emtb motor...did you? I hear they're awfully touchy about that...LOL!
You really think that standonatreewithabikeandsmile guy is old?After 8 years, I revisited old local DH track, where they used to hold the Croatian Championship. Big mistake...
Reminded me how old I am
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would that be the DEA or SWATHodge, here in the U.S. we call that the "black helicopter" syndrome...usually accompanied by a fleet of black Suburbans full of armed men.
You didn't by chance derestrict your emtb motor...did you? I hear they're awfully touchy about that...LOL!
Military training area nearby and doesn‘t he look like a russian scout trooper?Hodge, here in the U.S. we call that the "black helicopter" syndrome...usually accompanied by a fleet of black Suburbans full of armed men.
You didn't by chance derestrict your emtb motor...did you? I hear they're awfully touchy about that...LOL!
Very nice area. I was once at Spadeadam labs for some material testing.
Get to a certain age and you've got to get it where you can mate
Hmmm...looks like a scene from "Deliverance". Is there any banjo music playing in the background?
Yeah they are. I guess they’re the new Sram brakes with mineral oil. Takes a little getting use to but the modulation is there …just a little different than the MT7’s. So far so good. The fuel EXE is not a heavy bike like the FF Rail. I’ll keep them for now.
I’ve spent many an hour watching the Tornado’s dropping into valley on low level practice flights the noise of the engines went right through you …….even managed to catch sight of a couple of F16’s on one Maletblow exercise.
Having not seen or heard any low flying jets for ages ..Two flew over the house today heading up the valley ..by the time I got to the window they were just about out of sight ..strange how we just talking about them a day ago ..
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