Recent content by mintyjim

Hi there, just seen this! Sorry, it sold last year! Cheers, James

I’m running an Intend +25mm stem and am enjoying the reduction but I want more bar rise and am limited to 20mm because of the clamp. I’m considering a zero length stem and 50mm bars. I’m 5’8” / 173cm tall (all in proportion!) and ride a medium Whyte Kado S with 460mm reach, 634mm stack, 1243...

Build finished, including 220mm rear rotor upgrade. Doesn’t look too bad, just need to ride the bugger now!

Work in progress fitting my new stem, so apologies for the “busy” photos. 30deg rise absolutely didn’t fit. Fitted some 20deg 800mm bars (I like/need 760mm bars for the techie riding in forests I prefer). Even the 20deg were a bit tight.

Raleigh were clearly ahead of their time!

I would guess that because of the 2 bolt clamp design. Trying to fit high rise bars through the clamp will prove challenging because you can't open up the clamp wide enough. With most stems the 4 bolt clamp face completely comes away allowing any rise bar to be fitted.

I've just ordered one of these: https://www.intend-blackline.com/products/grace-dd/ Should be arriving this week. Not cheap (or obscenely expensive considering its origins) so I hope I get on with it! I'll feedback here. Thinking of adding a Reach increaser headset too as I have a ZS56...

I read in an earlier post that you typically run significantly less fork shock pressure. What then happens on drops etc.? For example a 5 foot drop, you’re a bit nose heavy, aren’t you just going to bottom out really easily?! I’m 85kg (187lbs) and run about 90psi in my Fox 38’s. Any less and I...

My amazing dad died of a brain tumour when he was 69 and I was 40. 8 years on I still think about him every day. He was born blind so getting cancer felt a terribly unfair kick in the bollocks. The low level of funding in brain tumours is criminal, especially considering how it has unfair...

Argh! This site doesn’t work very well with Chrome on an iPhone it would appear! Hopefully pictures to follow…

Picture Bike / Product Year: 2025 Manufacturer DT Swiss Model HX 1700 hybrid LS Asking Price £250 posted Location Aberporth, West Wales Description Brand new DT Swiss HX 1700 27.5 rear wheel Collection welcome but happy to ship within mainland UK at my cost. Absolute cheapest you’ll find...

Yeah, I saw the magnets and thought that was an ambitious design feature. If no one gets in touch I’ll take back there next time I go and leave it at the trail head and cross my fingers the rider returns!

I found this on the G&T trail at Afan Masts on Sunday 1st January, I don’t know what bike it’s off. Happy to try and get it back to you.