Recent content by Andy__C

Hard pushed to say the Zeb is a better fork than the Lyrik..... the Lyrik ultimate is an awesome fork. The Zeb is stiffer.... better though for the majority of casual riders..... I'm not sure.

I run Magic Mary's all year round on the front. Usually the trail soft... I may try the ulstrasoft at some point but the soft seem to last well. On the rear its either a Hans Dampf 2.6 (hard to find now) if its super dry/hard... (I didn't bother putting one on this year) and have been...

It was Steve, and three really good riding years (+/- some tasty injury time off) with it too! Time flies. As you get to know the shock a bit more after all that time you get to feel and hear when its riding well, getting soft... oil cavetating (sp?) etc. I really liked it, was a good fit...

Swapped out a DVO Topaz for a levo tuned Vivid. The DVO was a great shock but kept needing a full rebuild every few months.... I learned to do it myself but it's just a massive Ballache! Vivid has a 200hr damper estimate. Definitely feels like an upgrade - the rear feels a lot more solid...

Would love to see what the range is under "normal" use. At the moment everyone seems to be blasting it around in Turbo/Trail max/near max mode. If you use it as a general trail bike with the smaller, lighter battery and ride sensibly..... I would hope it gives quite a bit more range. Having...

I'd also have a go at re-seating/greasing your dropper/seatpost. if your frame is carbon then make sure its carbon assembly grease. Creaks are buggers to track down and so often travel along the frame and originate way off elsewhere!

Not just any old DVO topaz either @steve_sordy

I'll go the opposite :) I swapped out a DVO air shock for a Cane Creek Kitsuma, faffed around for ages with different coils, progressive springs etc. I just couldn't find a set-up that felt as good as the progressive ramp of air for the last 30% of the travel. The first 30% of travel...

No hard and fast rules. But with a couple of choice upgrades I can't see anything 'new' in the market tempting me away from the '19 levo just yet. I do love the looks, shininess, marketing etc of the new releases every year but with the prices the way that they are for current, good spec...

I've tried: Bike Wash - Neither impressed or disappointed. It's "ok" - there are better value and performing ways to wash your bike. Any PH neautral (not to affect grease) car wash will do the same at better value. Drive Train Wash - Disappointing. Really was not the spray and rinse...

Even though it feels weird and I do worry about it........ I clamp the dropper. Sometimes you just have to have the leap of faith that if the pros are mostly doing it, it's OK. CBA spending another £30 on piece of equipment to make me feel better about something else regarding the bike - "must...

I've barely ridden BPW in good weather despite having been probably 40+ times (had a year's pedal up pass once) You'll be fine in the rain, particularly summer rains. What you do get from BPW on a really wet day is covered in grit from the trails. It's a particular type of grit that works...

Just swill my endura D3O's around in a bucket with some water and washing liquid every now and again..... seems to be fine 3 years in. The colour that the water goes is super filthy so sometimes I end up changing the water and then a final cold water rinse

I wonder if they changed it over the years..... the older levos are M6. Anyway... glad you got to the bottom of it.

it looks to be the same hardware as your levo - M8 x 20mm. So the kti above is not the right kit. if you google M8x20mm shock mounting kit you'll find loads of good options. For avoidance of doubt and not trusting internet forums you can always give TFtuned or one of the specialized...