Any of you Tossers ride a pushbike?

Can any of you trail riding / mtb'ing chaps recommend a lightweight camelbak style hydration pack ?

It also needs to be able to carry multi tool, 2-3 inner tubes (judging by how many bloody punctures I'm getting on every trip to the hills), couple snacks and small pump.

Anyone who's converted to tubeless - advice greatly received.
 
MasterDabber said:
I'll probably put the UKGSer/Strava in place after this weekend.

You can decide if you want to participate or not... I'm not a Strava devotee but I do use it to measure myself against myself.
But, some like it, others don't. It's no odds to me either way.

Once it's up I'll start another thread to say how to play... if no one wants to play I'll take it down.
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I'm in.
 
I have a Camelbak "Rogue" which I use for short pushbike rides. It is still a current model in their lineup, and will carry what you described. Somewhere like Decathalon will do something similar for less I'm sure!
As for tubeless, my new bike (see above) came that way. As the previous owner had left it stood for months the "goo" in the tyres had set so I had to take them off, pull out the old "goo" and replace it with new.
The local bike shop recommended Cafe Latex, so I poured half in each tyre, put them back on and banged them up to about 50psi with a compressor to seat the bead. Since then all I have done is mess about with the pressures to find what works best (35psi at the moment) and I haven't had any problems yet.
Mark
 
Mine aren't... Miles and feet (climbing)...
Have you gone to your own "My profile" >>Display Preferences >> Units & Measurements and select Miles and Pounds
 
earthmover said:
I have a Camelbak "Rogue" which I use for short pushbike rides. It is still a current model in their lineup, and will carry what you described. Somewhere like Decathalon will do something similar for less I'm sure!
As for tubeless, my new bike (see above) came that way. As the previous owner had left it stood for months the "goo" in the tyres had set so I had to take them off, pull out the old "goo" and replace it with new.
The local bike shop recommended Cafe Latex, so I poured half in each tyre, put them back on and banged them up to about 50psi with a compressor to seat the bead. Since then all I have done is mess about with the pressures to find what works best (35psi at the moment) and I haven't had any problems yet.
Mark
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earthmover said:
I know this is more for the roadies, but picked up this off ebay a couple of weeks ago. :thumb


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It's two years old, but the guy who had it mustn't have ridden it more than half a mile, it's like brand new! The sealant in the tyres had set, I had to pull it all out!
So now to use it as Orange intended...

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Black shows up every little scratch though!
Mark
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Thanks Mark and nice bike btw :thumb
 
richie said:
Asked me to drop it into my nearest Cannondale dealer, about 100 miles away but I will. Not definitely going to change it for me but maybe.
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Well after a bit of saga... Cannondale will not replace my frame. The frame has done about 12000 KM and the lifetime guarantee is for the lifetime expectancy of a high class Aluminium frame and not the rider, I have exceeded what is expected of the frame. On top of that I no longer live in the country of purchase so I have no hope. Funnily I can accept their explanation, what I find a bit balling is the way it is all written. Simply put on the guarantee that the lifetime expectancy of a Cannondale is about 6K KM and after that go fek yerself....
 
richie said:
Well after a bit of saga... Cannondale will not replace my frame. The frame has done about 12000 KM and the lifetime guarantee is for the lifetime expectancy of a high class Aluminium frame and not the rider, I have exceeded what is expected of the frame. On top of that I no longer live in the country of purchase so I have no hope. Funnily I can accept their explanation, what I find a bit balling is the way it is all written. Simply put on the guarantee that the lifetime expectancy of a Cannondale is about 6K KM and after that go fek yerself....
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So a 'lifetime' guarantee means the lifetime of the frame ie until it breaks?

:nenau
 
That is what was explained to me, not a number in years but in KM's Looking for new frame now, still like Cannondale but maybe I will try a Genesis or something, skint as usual (these last few years) so will have to be reasonable.
 
I made up the 6K but below, a part of the reply....

Our ‘Lifetime Warranty’ like anyone else’s, covers issues arising from manufacturing defects and faults only. Generally such issues rear their head very quickly (usually unless unused within first 1-4 years of ownership). Aluminium, like all other frame materials has a finite lifespan and is heavily affected by ‘fatigue’ (structural weakening through usage). Due to its nature, at some point in their life all alloy frames will fail unless unused. High use =high fatigue = shorter lifespan (WILL fail sooner). The exact lifespan of a frame is dictated by the amount and type of use and maintenance that a bike receives and, as such, can vary massively.



Any metallurgist will tell you that the life expectancy of a faultless alloy frame which receives normal use and regular maintenance is around 5-7 years as dictated by the natural qualities of the construction material. This however takes no account of specific usage. One person can use their bike as much in one year as another does in 10. As such, each case is individual and is COMPLETELY dictated by individual personal circumstances (unless there is a known design fault / issue). This is the reason for a ‘Lifetime’ Warranty. The statement is open ended to allow for timescales dictated by personal circumstance. We will not and do not abuse that. It does not mean however (as stated in our manual) that a bike made of finite lifespan construction materials can or will last forever but, it likewise doesn’t mean that all users are penalised with a set timescale of cover. i.e the customer who has a 15 year old bike that he has only ridden 5 times and it has broken would not get warranty when really, if it hasn’t been crashed, he should. On the flipside it is quite possible if an alloy 5yr old Cannondale bike has broken, but has clearly been well used and covered a lot of miles that it has failed as a result of being ‘worn out’ (fatigued) as opposed to a warrantable issue. A ‘Lifetime’ Warranty rather than a specific timescale warranty gives us the chance to judge every case individually and does not unduly penalise anyone. It should mean that every one of our customers ends up getting their monies worth from their bike.



In your particular case, with the limited information we have received, it is unlikely that your frame has ‘failed’ now due to warrantable issue. After 12 years trouble free usage, the likelihood is that your lightweight road race frame has simply succumbed to the wear and tear of your usage and it is this ‘fatigue’ rather than any fault that has led to your failure here.
 
Hey no, am building a mtb / downhiller based on a Cannondale prophet frame (largely unused) and going tubeless, any one got any experience of setting up tubeless for mountain biking ?

I'm looking at UST wheel sets and they seem pricy compared to the DIY approach.

Reading the last post, wish I'd maybe stuck to Specialized frames now.
 
Walowiz said:
Hey no, am building a mtb / downhiller based on a Cannondale prophet frame (largely unused) and going tubeless, any one got any experience of setting up tubeless for mountain biking ?

I'm looking at UST wheel sets and they seem pricy compared to the DIY approach.

Reading the last post, wish I'd maybe stuck to Specialized frames now.
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I know nothing of tubeless cycle tyres but many people have successfully sealed tubed motorcycle rims and run tubeless tyres, on my GS and cars I happily change tubeless tyres using nothing more than a lever and a smear of fairy liquid, its not rocket science, give it a go.
 
I moved from a bit of cross country mountain biking to road cycling this summer. I thought it would be safer and I would be less likely to break bones, but I spent half a day in casualty yesterday after my second off in a month and am beginning to wonder if I made a mistake. My first off was simply the skinny little front tyre sliding out on a damp bend, resulting in a few grazes and a nasty bruise. Yesterday my front wheel dropped into a slot between two concrete slabs on the local promenade, I was pressing on trying to catch someone, and I am 16 stone, so landed heavily. I hit my head splitting my helmet, my shoulder is very tender and I cannot walk without crutches this morning due to a bang to my hip.

So a question for others here, have you found road biking safer than mountain biking and how does it compare to motorcycling? I think it might be that I have not yet adapted to the skinny road bike tyres, after a mountain bike, and yesterday was rider error I know, but I just wondered how common offs are if you ride a lot?
 
So far, since I started cycling 18 months ago, I haven't had an off. This is on the road and I have no experience of mountain biking. I'm off out for my first ride for two weeks as I've been ill recently so will now probably blow that statistic to smitherines.
 
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