Recent content by arseface

So I took the bike out for a proper spin and ran into two issues - the brake didn't work very well and the chain skipped a lot more under power than when I was testing it around the house & street... This is why the brake wasn't working... As soon as the pads got hot they released a whole load...

Thanks! I had so much fun riding it everywhere, it taught me a lot about riding rough trails and how to cope with terrible brakes. Now when I ride my modern enduro bike it feels like cheating! Another build update - we're near completion of the build now! Does that exist? Grips arrived! DMR...

Got the tyres, chain and tensioner in the post over the last couple of days and found a few spare minutes to do some more build. Wheels take a hot shower. Tubeless conversions are messy to change out! Going to leave the tubeless tape on, it'll be fine. These are the original Sun Ditch Witch...

The bit that needed material removing was the inside edge of the chainring just by the screw holes - it clashed with the cranks. A 32T ring would probably have slotted in just perfect (that was the original ring size after all) and given very close drive ratio with 14/15T rear sprockets, but I...

I've had a 2003 Kona stuff from new. End of year sale for £500, then another 20% off with staff discount... £400 bargain! That was about 8 weeks of my part-timer wages. It was my first 'real' bike, and until a few weeks ago, my only 'real' bike. A few weeks ago I got a modern enduro rig to take...