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- 4 Dec 2012, 9:14pm
- Forum: Off-road Cycling.
- Topic: Upgrade a Rockhopper
- Replies: 9
- Views: 36400
Re: Upgrade a Rockhopper
You first need to establish if there are brake mounts on the forks, if not you're on a non-starter, I've had a look at some images online and it looks like these forks didn't get disc brake mounts until 2001? I wouldn't bother spending any money on it...newer rockhoppers comes up all the time on Gumtree and ebay for a few hundred pounds...(http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/speci ... /112330390)...by the time you have 'upgraded' your bike, you will have spent nearly that anyway....if you buy off gumtree, just make sure you are satisfied you're buying form the legal owner...
- 4 Dec 2012, 8:58pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Cycling waterproof
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2183
Re: Cycling waterproof
You can get hoods to fit with the popular Altura Night Vision Evo jackets, always tempted, never got round to buying one (the hood that is, I have the jacket which is great)...I'm guessing they'd work with a variety of cycling jackets...http://www.evanscycles.com/products/alt ... d-ec021568
- 4 Dec 2012, 8:37pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Winter glove advice
- Replies: 50
- Views: 5808
Re: Winter glove advice
I've been using the same pair of Sealskinz gloves for XC mtb and comutting whenever the temperature drops below about 8º, had them for 3 years, and, although the cuffs have come away from the glove on the rhs, they are still warm & waterproof. Considering how thin they are, they are remarkably warm...if it snows, these are the gloves I put on to go out and play snowballs! http://www.sealskinz.com/index.php?main ... th=23...oh and I swear by the socks too..(so long as you don't get water in the top, in which case they fill up like a water balloon.... )
- 13 Aug 2012, 1:34pm
- Forum: Off-road Cycling.
- Topic: XC shoes for flat pedals.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 144559
Re: XC shoes for flat pedals.
I use the 5-10 Freerider shoe, not for XC but for dirt jumping (I use Spesh Tahoe clipped in for XC/trail riding). I use these on flat pedals. I have used several different brands/models of flat pedal, just make sure they have good pins. They provide almost as much grip as the Low Impact sole, but are a lot lighter. They are not the stiffest sole, but a lot better than a pair of trainers. The main difference between them and Low Impacts is that they don't provide the toe and ankle protection of the Low Impacts (or even the Hi-Impacts). There are also some good cycling specific flat pedal shoes on the market now from Teva. 5-10 now also have shoes with clips. Mind you if I'm doing serious freeride or downhill nothing beats the 5-10 Low or Hi Impact if you're on flats...
Hope this helps...
Brett Nicolle
CTC Cycling Development Officer, Plymouth
Hope this helps...
Brett Nicolle
CTC Cycling Development Officer, Plymouth