Are you ready for Bike Buller 2019?

[John U]

Does anybody know if you need to wear a full face for practice on the gravity enduro course tomorrow (mainly the gang gangs, misty bit)?

Also where are the best spots to park? Don't want to have to park in the lower car parks and ride up if I can avoid it.

Chairlift is running Saturday and Sunday. Not sure if that helps.

 

[ttnguyen133]

Did better than expected for my first race! Puncture sucked and kinda ruined the drive for the rest of stages but I was physically cooked anyway.

 

[slowmick]

@ttnguyen133 - do you plug the tyre before you get started pumping. looks like a wild weekend.

 

[ttnguyen133]

@ttnguyen133 - do you plug the tyre before you get started pumping. looks like a wild weekend.

Yeah, the hole was just a bit too big for the sealant to seal up. Plugging a tyre is so much quicker than replacing a tube at least.

Anyway, I've had so many punctures with the Nobby Nics on the rear, think it's time for something tougher.

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[padams10003]

Yeah, the hole was just a bit too big for the sealant to seal up. Plugging a tyre is so much quicker than replacing a tube at least.

Anyway, I've had so many punctures with the Nobby Nics on the rear, think it's time for something tougher.

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What psi were you running? I ran 23 in the front and 26 in the back which seemed just about spot on. Any lower and I reckon i would have ended up like you.

 

[ttnguyen133]

What psi were you running? I ran 23 in the front and 26 in the back which seemed just about spot on. Any lower and I reckon i would have ended up like you.

Not sure how accurate my pump is but only 16/18 front/rear. I'm around 74kg geared up and have 2.5/2.6 inch tyres.

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[moorey]

Sounds a tad low...particularly given the sharp rocks at Buller.

 

[padams10003]

Sounds pretty low to me as well. Were you dinging the rims at all?

 

[ttnguyen133]

Sounds pretty low to me as well. Were you dinging the rims at all?

Yeah, once or twice I think when I took some bad lines. It feels fairly firm to the squeeze though, probably gonna buy a proper gauge for the future.

 

[moorey]

I run higher at Buller than usual trails, particularly if doing abom, outlaw and even copperhead. Prolly 28r/24f. I’m about your weight.

 

[padams10003]

I run higher at Buller than usual trails, particularly if doing abom, outlaw and even copperhead. Prolly 28r/24f. I’m about your weight.

I'm about 84kg and was good at 23f/26r, but it depends on what the individual pump reads at.