What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!

[Kerplunk]

Uh oh, I'm only running a nobby nic and a hans dampf, maybe I'll just ride the carpark

I ran that combo, you will fine.. The nic got sliced up but held air. Top up your sealant..

 

[steve jobs' pancreas]

@Kerplunk I will have to run want I brung. I assume the closest LBS is at Albury / Wodonga ?

 

[tkdbboy]

There's two bike shops about a 3 minute drive from the shuttle point from what I remember. You're running a good combo and will most likely have zero issues. Keep a tube handy in your car at the shuttle point

 

[steve jobs' pancreas]

Thanks for the tips everyone !!

 

[slider_phil]

You'll be fine for tyres. I don't find Bright too demanding on rubber. But as mentioned above there's two bike shops in town.

Are you doing shuttles or just riding it?

 

[Lazmo]

Bright is awesome... even the ordinary single track trails are fun, some tough climbs tho. We were on Nic’s and Ron’s and no issues but wouldn’t be hitting it like you youngies.

 

[The Reverend]

I'd spend loads of time on Up DJ and Down DJ. Super fun trails.

 

[Miguel75]

@Kerplunk I will have to run want I brung. I assume the closest LBS is at Albury / Wodonga ?

I usually run a Hans Dampf (super gravity) up front and a Minion SS DD on rear. No problems at all at Bright so far! And Tkdbboy's video really doesn't do Grave digger justice; it's a lot steeper in real life

 

[Miguel75]

I found I had a sticky piston so rebuilt my brakes (V4's) and they feel so nice. Bought all necessary parts from Activesports.com.uk and found them to be great. Decent prices and lots of Hope spare parts!

 

[slider_phil]

I'd spend loads of time on Up DJ and Down DJ. Super fun trails.

A man of impeccable taste. I always hit Down DJ at least once on the way up to Hero. The Up DJ climb is good enough to do twice

 

[steve jobs' pancreas]

You'll be fine for tyres. I don't find Bright too demanding on rubber. But as mentioned above there's two bike shops in town.

Are you doing shuttles or just riding it?

Just riding it, great to know there are a couple of lbss in town

 

[Paulie_AU]

Great ride this morning nice dirt no mud as such. Then it started raining and turned wicked. Dismounted 3 times due to wet rock and root combos.... no injuries so all giggles really.

Got on the cheap Lyrik bandwagon this arvo.

Rebuilt my dropper tonight.

 

[Lazmo]

We were on Nic’s and Ron’s and no issues but wouldn’t be hitting it like you youngies.

Duh, brain fade, it came to me… that’s 50% wrong.

My wife was on a Nic and a Ron, while I was riding a hire Trek Fuel EX7 with Bontrager xr3 Experts. I’d stuffed my stumpy at Hotham the day before, so was riding one of the LBS bikes. The whole bike was so foreign, and the first FS 29’er I’d ridden, that I didn’t notice the tyres.

The trails and the ride were the focus.

 

[slowmick]

Will the stumpy live to see another day @Lazmo

 

[Lazmo]

Will the stumpy live to see another day @Lazmo

I hope it does, it’s been a trusty beast. At Hotham I cracked a chain stay and I was able to source a new one. But this time the yoke on the shock has a carked thread, and I wasn’t able to source a new one. But I picked up a Bike Yoke off MTBDirect and the correct sized DT Swiss shock off Andy at CyclingDeal, and fitted them up the other night. The shock bushings are not compatible with the frame or the Bike Yoke, so Scott at Total Rush is hoping to source some for me. If he succeeds, the stumpy lives.

But it's pretty tired, and a bit like Dad's axe, everything's been replaced over and over, so I’m starting to look for a new (to me) bike… something, in 27.5 / ~140mm travel / Large. Not sure what to buy?

 

[born-again-biker]

I hope it does, it’s been a trusty beast. At Hotham I cracked a chain stay and I was able to source a new one. But this time the yoke on the shock has a carked thread, and I wasn’t able to source a new one. But I picked up a Bike Yoke off MTBDirect and the correct sized DT Swiss shock off Andy at CyclingDeal, and fitted them up the other night. The shock bushings are not compatible with the frame or the Bike Yoke, so Scott at Total Rush is hoping to source some for me. If he succeeds, the stumpy lives.

But it's pretty tired, and a bit like Dad's axe, everything's been replaced over and over, so I’m starting to look for a new (to me) bike… something, in 27.5 / ~140mm travel / Large. Not sure what to buy?


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I smell another "help me choose a bike..." thread coming...
Awwe Yisss!

 

[tkdbboy]

I hope it does, it’s been a trusty beast. At Hotham I cracked a chain stay and I was able to source a new one. But this time the yoke on the shock has a carked thread, and I wasn’t able to source a new one. But I picked up a Bike Yoke off MTBDirect and the correct sized DT Swiss shock off Andy at CyclingDeal, and fitted them up the other night. The shock bushings are not compatible with the frame or the Bike Yoke, so Scott at Total Rush is hoping to source some for me. If he succeeds, the stumpy lives.

But it's pretty tired, and a bit like Dad's axe, everything's been replaced over and over, so I’m starting to look for a new (to me) bike… something, in 27.5 / ~140mm travel / Large. Not sure what to buy?


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Will a 2011 Enduro standard Fox RP23 on factory yoke work for you?

 

[Lazmo]

Will a 2011 Enduro standard Fox RP23 on factory yoke work for you?

Does it look like this...?

 

[nzhumpy]

so I’m starting to look for a new (to me) bike… something, in 27.5 / ~140mm travel / Large. Not sure what to buy?

I smell another Rotorburn Trance© thread appearing in the PYR section.

 

[born-again-biker]

Will a 2011 Enduro standard Fox RP23 on factory yoke work for you?

Hey, you're not helping