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Oops ,I meant sora,i don't think a shimano sore will catch on.

I think carbide maybe the way forward for me for the front,should have said in my original post that I live in wales and I do go over the mountains on forest/fireroads ,not exactly mountain bike wheel territory but still quite hardwearing surfaces for my rims so i'm not surprised they have worn out quicker than they would in normal tarmac use.Guess you can't have it all

Thanks folks,looks like a sputnik next then.

Pumping up my front tyre today and I noticed my front rim has a hole approx 4mm by 4mm in the braking surface (the rim is a rigida grizzly 6005 alloy ),bought this wheel from sjs cycles on 10/12/14 and it has had pretty constant use,roughly about 5000km fully loaded miles (two quite full back panniers ,tent and drybag on front,including this because I presume a weighty bike will obviously speed up the wear on the rim),I also do about 450 miles a month(sometimes more) when back home all through the year in all weathers and I do tend to use my front brake about 85% of the time when braking.
I'm only asking really as the rim/wheel it replaced was a sun rim model cr18 that seemed to go on for years and they can be bought for 30 pound and the grizzly costs atleast double that.As an aside I bought the wheel as a set and I have been happy with the build quality from sjs so this isn't a complaint more just curiosity as to how long I should expect this rim to last before wearing out as I haven't a clue to be honest,i realise this is abit of a how long is a piece of string question really though,just thinking aloud I suppose,and that's what forums are for after all

Just buy a shimano sore for £15 from decathlon,fit it and forget its there.

Turns out I was an idiot and just fitted the small chainring the wrong way around,maybe I should pay more attention and not get complacent when doing something I have done lot of times before

I don't know about the evo commuter bag but I had an evo rucksack and I found the zips really thin and flimsy and soon gave up when I used it as my everday rucksack,gone back to my north face which has much more hardwearing zips and wouldn't buy an evo again (of course the commuter may have more hardwearing zips,mine was meant as a mountain bike pack and maybe not and everyday stuffed with shopping kind of thing)

Hi folks,i have a deore triple chainset and i recently removed the chainrings for a bit of a clean and brush up and since I've put them back on the chain keeps getting jammed between the middle and small chainring when changing down from middle to small rings,i have checked that the bolts are all tightened up and the middle chainring is round the correct way but i cant seem to stop it happening? chainrings were put on new on may 25 for a trip to france and i did 2100kms over there and 750 miles since i have been home(just to give you an idea of wear but i have removed lots of chainrings in the past without this problem and its getting a little annoying ),any ideas?

I love all the people who spend tons of money on all the cycling gear they never use,in eight months time that's my new/second hand stuff,long may they continue

I have a pair of the wellgo pedals linked on page one,cant remember when I bought them but it was atleast 3 years ago and many thousands of miles later and they are still going strong and I use my bike nearly everyday all through the year,taken them off once of twice for a bit of tlc,didnt have too as they were still smooth but just wanted too faff I guess

Bike companies are just cashing in because they know lots of mountain bikers must have the newest stuff to replace their hardly used old stuff.

Can I ask a similar question save starting another thread-- in my home city people take their laptop to the local library to use the wi fi and they seem to plug it into the mains aswell,can you go to libraries in france and just plug something in to charge,are there power points there for use,and do they mind if you use them while you pretend to read a book

'After 1 month you might just be working up to doing 30 mile rides if everything goes well',really,only 30 miles? ,anyway maybe he will have a heart attack and do a live broadcast from his hospital bed,that would give him the attention he desperately craves.

I've only skimmed over it too but will be going back for a full read,looks great and has bits I intend to do.

How do you guys get the cassette off to zip tie the freewheel to the spokes if you haven't got the tools? ( I,m sure I could do it in a pinch but tips are always good) and instruction on how to tie the freewheel to the spokes would be handy for me to know just in case ,thanks for any info.