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13 is very young , and a lot can happen in the next few years... I never looked at junior results as a senior as most of them would stop at 16 (athletics). I can see that's very different in the skills based sports, but you need to know that any point that long term plan can just stop, and that's the most likely scenario
Whilst I post about our exploits, I don’t think I give anything more away than his name (which anyone could get from Instagram etc) and how the racing is going.
I don't think for a second you're putting your boy in harm's way with these threads Weeksy, but I just wouldn't do it - that's just a personality thing. I don't put him on instagram or anything like that either. I'm just not a big social media fan!
I've been one who has queried in the past and possibly overstepped, and I'm probably about to again. But this
You’re not being unreasonable no…. but as we’re (myself and you) both finding as parents here, it’s an incredibly tricky time and a very tough line to draw between fun and not fun… But to move onto the next levels they need to train, because the fact is, if they’re not, someone else will be.
Is the key. If it stops being fun they won't want to do it at all, and while what you say is right about someone else will be doing it, 'pushing' kids into training programs and more structured riding if they don't want to do it can quickly then turn it from fun into something to be resented.
Don't ask me what the balance is, I got it wrong, and my age group regional / potential national according to coaches kid is now no longer interested in the sport. Given time again I'd do it different. I'd rather have them playing locally for the love of the sport than not at all, and what i thought was supporting them at every turn was gradually unpicking every part of what made it enjoyable. Guilty as charged, I wanted a national level kid I could be proud of, I ****ed that right up.
Even at 13, even if you think you have 'that relationship' just be careful. I kept asking are you sure you enjoy this, are you sure you want to do this and the answer was yes. Until one day the facade collapsed and it all came out, they were only doing it because it was what I wanted. Kids lie all the time, and they do it to please you.
I ****ed it up. Don't be like me.
I **** it up. Don’t be like me.
The thing is mate, you were only trying your best for him/them. You were only trying to give them the best chance at what you thought was their goal and dream. It's entirely possible that even without you pushing them, they'd still have given it up, don't feel too bad about it.
People do 'things' and stop, i played an insane amount of golf when younger... i no longer play. I raced motorbikes and motorbikes were my lift.... i no barely ever touch it... Things change, people change. I may not get it right either.. but that doesn't mean any of us on this thread ever COULD get it right... there is no 'right' maybe.... You can only do what you feel is right at any given time based upon what you know as a parent/person.
Yeah I don’t think there’s a “getting it wrong” issue. They’re kids and will do what they do. All we can do as parents is offer support.
Think of all the parents that get up at stoopid o’clock several mornings a week to take their “top 3 in age group at nationals” teens to the swimming pool. How many of them become Olympians? Very few. My friend’s son was in this boat. Got to 18 and the competition got a lot harder. Wasn’t quite able to get the time required for a scholarship to the US, went to uni here, quit competitive swimming. He has got a load of life skills though and can earn money on the side as a coach anywhere in the world whilst he figures out what he is going to do.
Tidworth (never been there, so good to see)
I'd definitely recommend trying to get a trip down there ahead of the race - the surface is predominantly chalky so can be hard to get to grips with (boom boom!) when damp.
I’d definitely recommend trying to get a trip down there ahead of the race – the surface is predominantly chalky so can be hard to get to grips with (boom boom!) when damp.
TBH there's no reason/need on this one, it's just a play race... his result doesn't matter, no ranking points, nothing like that, so we'll just go down, ride, race, see what happens. There'll already be loads of people who've been there 40000 times as it's that sort of place where locals rock up every 2nd week. If we have time and availability we may do, but i'm not massively worried.
Given time again I’d do it different. I’d rather have them playing locally for the love of the sport than not at all, and what i thought was supporting them at every turn was gradually unpicking every part of what made it enjoyable. Guilty as charged, I wanted a national level kid I could be proud of, I **** that right up.
Totally what I'm worried about. He can muck about with his mates and do regional races, we can all go and camp at them and I'll have a few beers with the other parents and it will remain an awesome way to spend some time together. He doesn't need to really train for the local races, simply riding his bike as he does now gets him competitive there - and you need to be in the race for it to be fun really.
But he claims he wants to do the national series again, and of course now he's got the opportunity to represent GB at the worlds next year (does he really want to do it? Is he just saying that?) but seems a bit reluctant to train 'properly' once a week. I don't think I'm pushing him but it is really hard to tell - he could easily feel a pressure that isn't really there. I'd like to think he knows it's up to him, but who knows? If he stopped the nationals and dropped his GB place I'd get to ride my bike again, and have a lot more spare time and cash, and we could do more mtb-ing together. But part of me would be disappointed, as I'd love him to experience a world championship and pull on a GBR jersey (he may never get another chance!) and I think he knows that - that's what I'm worried about.
It's hard when they get to a level that requires a lot of commitment to progress - especially when it is clear that there are at least 10 kids in his age group in the UK who are incredibly talented and there is no real 'future' in it. It's why most kids stop bmx - there is no equivalent of the pub team really. I only wanted him to take up bmx so he'd get some handling skills for the mtb anyway!
All you can do is be honest with him and tell him that it's going to take hard work if he wants to get anywhere. Then it's up to him, he's only thirteen, a lot can happen in the next few years. At least we're talking about mtbing and bmx, not swimming. Yes it'll be hard work to get anywhere but it won't be as dull as swimming. My son is 19 and has been diving for about 12 years. Like you I never thought it would amount to much and thought he would have to give it up. When exams were approaching I thought he'd have to stop, but then he won a Scottish title, diving up an age group. So we kept going. Then he came 6th at British juniors as a 16 yo in the 16-18 age group scoring a massive pb. Then another Scottish title. Then COVID happened and he lost about a year and a half as he didn't qualify for the elite athlete training exemption. For a long time he didn't think he could dive from 10m again. He got back on it just in time for his last British juniors and was the only diver to score a 10. So we kept going. He then dived really poorly at Scottish champs and I thought it was time to stop but in the afternoon he completely switched it round and won again. When he was 16 we dreamed about the Commonwealth Games. That had gone out the window. And now it was back. He worked his socks off, there was a lot of sacrifices and it was hard for him but he got there. Watching him dive in the final of a major tournament, a lot of the finalist had also been in the World Champs final, was a very proud day. This has been a very long post to basically say 13 is still very young and a lot can happen in the next 5 or 6 years.
Fab story! Thanks for sharing mate
for a WC attempt, he’s too young currently to do so. I’ve not actually checked in depth yet as he’s only just 14, but i think it’s 17 you need to be for entering the juniors at that level.
I believe young finn iles was sponsored by the gravity republic team (lapierre then specialized now) under 17 and attended the world cups as a course sweeper. So you know, if he's got it, he can attend early. 😃
Well it's race day at FoD today. DH craziness as always.
The boy is down with some man flu, so struggled to 3 runs of practice yesterday and 2 today, not exactly ideal.
We've thrown some paracetamol in him, if he can only manage 1 race run, that's ok. He has been having a lie down this morning, trying out new lines, one apparently didn't work ha ha.
Race time 12.26 roughly for him.
6th place for the boy today in what was a properly competitive field. Way happy with that.
The lad who beat him last week into 2nd was in 8th today, so great result for the boy.
I felt as today would have some tech and fast lads, inside top 10 would be golden. So 6th we can take as a top result.
We came home happy.
Congrats on the result, that seems very good especially as he was feeling under the weather
Great result. Well done the boy Weeks
Solid result 👌
Great result for your son, nice one
How did you get on, weren’t you entering as well? Did you enjoy yourself?
Top effort weeksy jnr
How did you get on, weren’t you entering as well? Did you enjoy yourself?
Mine went in the other bike thread. I had a great time thanks, if somewhat scary. Lol that tape really changes the dynamics of the day.
I crashed in the morning and have possibly broken my finger based upon how it's feeling this evening, but that's not an excuse.
I propped up the bottom of the Grand Vets sadly. But I'm ok with that. Had lots of banter and chat with the other oldies both before and after the race.
Still a bazillion updates, but currently i've got to bite my tongue.
Interesting one though is a few race plans/developments that i can currently provide and the rest of it will become apparent at a later date 🙂
The boy is working crazy hard at developing his strength, core, overall fitness, with multiple classes designed specifically for young athletes lol.. It's basically a fancy name for 'teenager circuits' to me, but what do i know.
He's also coming round after i pointed him to an article where Bruni was saying his favourite bike is a Levo e-bike.. The lad is now seeming to get his head around this and the benefits it can bring of the ability to session trails, get to trails and home easier and doing 10 runs instead of 3 before being too tired. So he's curently headed off on the jaunt to the woods they play at, on the Liv e-bike for the day... With the plan of practicing certain techniques and trails for trickier tech. We've both been in the woods over the weekend with the rake and the shovels creating a new tech trail, steep and what looks to me to be almost impossible lol..
We're now sitting waiting for the National DH dates along with Pearce dates, but as well as that if we can manage it in terms of clashes, we're doing a full season of Southen Enduro or Welsh Enduro series... Depends which ones work out best in terms of dates.
Next year is going to be absolutely incredible i think.... Time of our lives for both of us.
I was listening to a podcast yesterday with Jordan W as one of the guests. Chris suggested he would be done with the Pearce series and possibly nationals now he had Elite WC to focus on. Jordans answer was that he would still attend as many of the Pearce and nationals that he could next season so Weeksy junior and yourself will have that element added to your fun 🙂
Good luck with it all, I enjoy reading the updates, keep em coming
It was ace to see him at the last one at Hopton, partly because he's obviously insanely quick, but just because he was a simple, nice lad too... No pretence, no pushing to the front of a queue or preferential treatment needed or expected. He just queued for his Pizza, his uplifts and chatted with people who he clearly knew, but also didn't know.
We had similar on Rheola where the lad was in the land rover with Charlie Hatton, whilst my boy didn't raise the courage to chat to him, he was apparently a friendly cheery guy too. I love that about racing, the ability to mix with the best on grass roots terms.
I love that about racing, the ability to mix with the best on grass roots terms.
And it isn't just at races either. On Saturday I had Rachel Atherton, Ben Cathro, and Reece Wilson riding the same venue as me. Dan Atherton drove us up to the top in the landrover and Ben's bike was laid on the floor next to the boot of my car as he sorted himself out in the portaloo. Who knew that legends have to do their business as well. I joked that I had been trying to weigh up how to get the bike in the boot of the car but it was too big, he is bloody tall and that bike is bloody long!
I tried explaining to family and friends how utterly cool it is that our sport is such that this can happen, they looked at me blankly
The boy still gets slightly star struck at Ben Deakin at times... lol... But less than he used to.. Once upon a time he wouldn't have the courage to even say Hi.
Once he got his head around being on an ebike with non DH geometry, tyres, handling, he seemed to have a bloody good time and got 3X the number of trails in he'd normally get... So i think it worked quite well as a plan.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sfAYEdh8gyI
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/28ZrjUReDSM
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FOZOFRBZmrA
Coaching for the boy today with Katy Curd Coaching along with a bunch of mates
Was slippery!
https://youtube.com/shorts/Hcc1rQ8S5pM?feature=share
You'd think winter would mean a bit more time off. But that's not how it's working out.
Coaching with Katy yesterday, then onto Rogate this weekend.
weekened of the 6th is Gawton, likely we'll do both days
Weekend of 12/13 is Dyfi
19/20 is then FoD for 2 days of coaching with Katy Curd
I think weekend of 27th is then 417 for a race with mates.
Must admit, apart from the 100% race at FoD on the 11th Dec, that month is pretty quiet... Although we usually do a day at Afan/BPW over Xmas, but depends on bikes and what ones he's got available by then.
Sounds like a busy, but fun period of time!
ut depends on bikes and what ones he’s got available by then
I'm sure that @weeksy's Cycle Emporium will cater to his (your) needs with a fleet of 43 alternatives by then 😜
Well currently he's only got the Ebike he could take if we did a longer Afan loop. But hopefully by then we'll have something else in the garage too that we're waiting on.
Some may not want to watch. Don't say I didn't warn you
https://youtube.com/shorts/adzYuT9heKQ?feature=share
Oooooft.
How is he?
That's a big one. Hope everyones okay??
Broken clavicle. 3-4 weeks off sadly. Could've been way worse
Lesson for today, don't try and gap the whale tail in the damp
Oh no. That's not good.
Sending healing vibes
Ouch ! Hope he heals quickly
2-10 for the camera work 👎
Full commitment there, good work
Ouch. (Based on comments. I'm not watching 🙈). Hope he heals quickly.
Heal quick mini_weeksy.
Was he actually trying to gap it? I’ve not seen anyone do it bar the Brendog/o-dub/Kerr/Reynolds vids. That’s a big huck.
Healing vibes.
3-4 weeks for a collarbone sounds optimistic, unless they're pinning it?
Was he actually trying to gap it? I’ve not seen anyone do it bar the Brendog/o-dub/Kerr/Reynolds vids. That’s a big huck.
Yes. He's been lining it up for the last 3 visits. He thought he had it.
It seems he doesn't
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3-4 weeks for a collarbone sounds optimistic, unless they’re pinning it?
Agreed, that sounds like MotoGP style “recovery” times
Well it’ll save you some fuel costs…
Sounds like he might need to learn when to wind it in a bit. I had a mate like that, blisteringly fast, or crashed. Nothing in between. Doesn’t ride anymore.
3-4 weeks for a collarbone sounds optimistic, unless they’re pinning it?
It's not completely split... the Doc said 2-3 weeks.
I can only go by what they say, but as it's winter currently, it doesn't much matter as 3 weeks or 5 weeks, it's OK... we won't rush back. We've cancelled the upcoming races, cancelled the trip to Dyfi and we'll see how long it takes, come back slowly and easily... see where the world goes.
It won't/shouldn't change the long-term plans, goals and overall racing... so we should hopefully be all OK.
I had a mate like that, blisteringly fast, or crashed. Nothing in between.
First big crash he's ever had... There is a lesson though that jumping ain't racing and being good and doing bigger jumps doesn't necessarily mean a lot... but TBH that's not really a chat for today... but another day.
Helping vibes to James, that sounds nasty from the description. I don't have the guts to press play.
I must say that 3/4 weeks is rather optimistic. One of my daughter's riding buddies did her's hitting a tree earlier this year and took around two months to get back on the bike, although no pins or plates were involved in this case.
IANAE, but that's ****ed
Double ouch!
Couple of cable ties and it'll be grand
Oooof - hope he heals well, weeksy
Tell him tales of Matt Hayman and stick him on the turbo for a month !
I thought something wasn’t quite straight
Awaits ‘Incoming-new fork day’ thread.
Awaits ‘Incoming-new fork day’ thread.
Well I don't have a lot of options really. Short term I can take the Boxxers out of the blue bike. But either way I'll need some forks.
The irritation for me on that is that I'd spoken to the guy with the Slayer and was planning on going up tomorrow to buy it
But £1000 of forks say that's not happening
I thought something wasn’t quite straight
Careful, you’ll run out of Furies at this rate.
Big kahunas to try to quad the whale tail. It may have taken me years to do it the regular way 🙈
Healing vibes. Go steady on the return (but looks like you’re on point with that already). Once he’s feeling up to it remind him that a shoulder injury is the perfect excuse to train legs. It’s turbo, aor squat and leg press time.
Good luck and good job you bought a spare, spare DH bike.
Remember “Pain Heals, chicks dig scars, but Glory lasts forever” Vince McKewin
First big crash he’s ever had… There is a lesson though that jumping ain’t racing and being good and doing bigger jumps doesn’t necessarily mean a lot… but TBH that’s not really a chat for today… but another day.
Could you make it a Webinar?
Eldest_oab at near enough 21 still hasn't learned about when to go 100% and when to dial it back a touch... So far he has has damaged a knee, his other knee (while skiing), gashed and broken a hand, two broken fingers on another hand, tweaked ankle, gashed arm, dented chest plate and had bruises up sternum, dented or busted three helmets, ripped disc line out of calliper, and I think we are on 5th rear wheel...All separate incidents.
Thankfully he hasn't had a 'huge' one as when it gets really (Nico Vink's Chatel line) big and jumpy he has learned to build up, consider, take care etc.
Heal up well weeksy-jnr.
That quad jump is a biggie, crazy stuff. Were there other folk there sending it? Anyway, brave lad and hope he bounces back soon.
Bugger!
Hope your son heals up soon and it doesn't affect him moving forwards, both physically and mentally.
What state are the forks in? Might "just" be a new set of lowers?
Were there other folk there sending it?
Nopes, i don't think anyone in their right mind even considers it 😀
What state are the forks in? Might “just” be a new set of lowers?
I emailed Xfusion and Upgrade Bikes to see if it's an option to buy as not showing on the parts list.
I have already sorted a set of forks though, which should be with us by Sat morning... Steerer length is good, condition good... so hopefully all good to go.
Are you going air so you can easily borrow it!
Are you going air so you can easily borrow it!
Funnily enough, yes to air, but not for that reason. Just price and availability really. There's not many Dual Crown forks about used, there's even less in decent condition and even less for sub £1000. So this has kinda forced my hand a bit but they'll be air yes.
I'm now stuck on the dilemma of whether to get that Slayer for myself which i was 100% set on, but i must admit the last 18 hours or so has kinda thrown me a bit...
The nurse in A&E asked "what happened".... "oh i've got a video".... 5 of them stood and watched, it was like watching a scene from the exorcist or something, they nearly exploded and massive :O :O :O faces... whilst i saw the funny side, this has somewhat thrown me off kilter a bit, partly the bike, partly the boy....
He'll be ok in a few weeks... my wallet may take a little longer to recover...
I emailed Xfusion and Upgrade Bikes to see if it’s an option to buy as not showing on the parts list.
That’s bonkers, lowers are probably the easiest damaged part of a fork. Hopefully they show up somewhere (usually with new bushes already installed)
It’s not completely split… the Doc said 2-3 weeks.
Bone takes 2-3 weeks to start growing back together, it then needs some weeks after that to gain strength
Well i can only go by the pamphlet they gave us, but as i've said, we're not in a rush in terms of riding, nothing was tricky to cancel, all the hotels were booked with cancellation allowed etc.. So we just sit and wait, if it's 3 weeks it's 3... if it's 6 it's 6... He'll know and he's not daft enough to start hitting stuff until it's recovering.
We've got so many things in place/process for next year it'd be crazy to rush and make things worse, so we'll be patient. I'll ride some stuff without him and still get out.
oooofffttt, healing vibes, but...If he's not pushing it, he's not progressing. (don't tell him that though!!)
Hey weeksy, healing vibes to your boy. Going to watch the video.....
If you look back this is the exact situation i was referring to when i suggested getting some physio sessions in 'pre injury'. I think you had posted up something about is your kid doing too much? Its not just the healing of the broken bone, its having someone who has spent time with your son and knows what his range of movement etc was like pre injury.
Honestly, everyone i see with sporting kids seems to spend all their time and money thinking about coaching, equipment and performance when the number 1 priority should be their health now and for their future. Even if this comes at the cost of them not being so successful. I pay about £50 every couple of months for an hours session. They discuss any niggles and issues which are usually minor and he gives suggestions for good practice etc. Sometimes it will just be a sports massage. Then they go through the upcoming workload etc and put a little plan in place.
Its no guarantee but i think investing money into your kids future health is worthwhile.
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Heal up quick, think Wolverine speed.
On a side note I can see the preview of you tube videos, but click on them and it's just grey. Android Google pixel 5 with chrome here.... Anything to reset?
Spent 30 mins this morning swapping the front/rear springs on the blue GT to convert it back to the boys setting. Also took 20mm off the bars overall as they were wider than his purple bike. So even though he can't ride for some weeks, it's all good to roll.
I've bought and paid for a set of Boxxer Select 2021 models which are air sprung so that'll be interesting.
I'm just waiting for confirmation from Upgrade bikes on getting the XFusion forks booked in for replacement lowers (assuming they're straight), seems to come in at a not-insanely expensive £240 fitted with a service too...So that'll be done as a winter project and either kept for spares or sold on. Probably kept for spares so they can be fitted back on when it's eventually sold on as he gets bigger.
That doesn't seem too bad for lowers + a service.
I had a glance at that quad jump yesterday...just nuts as it is long, and you have lost the speed of the hill as it's nearly flat by then. Ie at a normal Main Line speed the new table on the L is perfect...but that is at least half the quad jump. I suppose you have to squash the jumps higher up and just pedal flat out? Crazy stuff!
I had a glance at that quad jump yesterday…just nuts as it is long, and you have lost the speed of the hill as it’s nearly flat by then. Ie at a normal Main Line speed the new table on the L is perfect…but that is at least half the quad jump. I suppose you have to squash the jumps higher up and just pedal flat out? Crazy stuff!
That's pretty much the gist of it matey yeah. You have to try and carry the speed into it as it's not much of a lip/kicker. If it was 50% bigger on the take off, he'd have been golden as he'd just send it to oblivion. But I guess it's the sort of jump you don't know you don't have it, right up until the second you don't have it.
He tried a few run ins trying to jump both to the left of the landing and the right to gauge it, but they're not really appropriate landing areas so again, it left something to the 'maybe' factor. When he gets things in his head though sometimes i just have to have belief in him, i look at it and it's not even a consideration, it's just a random mental jump. But i really did think he'd bottle it again and not go for it.... When he lauched it I was pretty surprised lol.
I feel bad for him of course and even worse for my wallet, but it's hard to knock him for it, you've got to push boundaries, you've got to find out what you can or cannot do. I may have mentioned earlier but we did have a discusion in the car about "will that make you a better/faster racer" type scenarios, but the truth is, kinda, maybe... sorta.. It's a toughie to answer. He's got away with it to a great extent, a couple or 5 weeks of ball-ache and he'll be back out getting muddy and hitting trails again.
What did his mum say?
What did his mum say?
Well lets just say that was challenging, esepcially when he sent her the video... Even more so when asked "how many others did it that day" and the answer of course was 'none' and even more faceplants when asked "how many usually do it" to which, Fairclough, Craik, Kerr, etc apparently wasn't really a good answer.
She doesn't like it obviously, but she accepts this is the life he's chosen and the game he wants to be a part of.
It's a big part of the reason she's only ever watch him race once and not seen him send anything since he was about 9.
We're both very much 'in' with all of this... but as you'll gather, it's got certain aspects that make things a bit tough. I'm still slightly struggling with a broken finger (confirmed 4 days later after x-ray as a small chip) from the MIJ race, he's obviously out of action with the clavicle... so she is quite rightly a bit dubious at some of it.
Fair enough, he did what he could to gauge it, which is the best way to approach things. Good luck with the healing. He'll be back before you know it.
I had a mate like that, blisteringly fast, or crashed.
You're not the only one, an ex team mate of mine used to either finish on the podium (or close) or in an ambulance. and on one memorable weekend, a helicopter (and that wasn't even a race weekend, just larking around on a club ride).
With the idea of 'working on new places' for next season we currently have plenty of stuff lined up once the lad is back from his break.
Bringewood, Hopton, Bucknell, Dyfi, Cwmcarn, Twisted Oaks.
On top of that he's got several days of coaching planned and booked in.
The only real downside is the cancellation of Gawton, Dyfi, along with a coaching day and a 417 race. But can't be helped. He's also missing out on his Circuits/Cardio and strength sessions which was coming along really well. With a bit of luck though he can get on the turbo in about a weeks time to turn the legs over.
It'll be interesting to see where they do next year's National DH with Revolution bike park being no longer, I suspect it'll be Antur Stiniog, so we'll need to get over there.
Still waiting for the fella to organise the new Boxxer selects for the DH bike and the XFusion RV1 forks have been sent off to be hopefully repaired and serviced. Not sure what that means in terms of forks that he'll run next year, I guess we'll spend a few days testing between the two sets to decide and maybe sell a set on.
We're still waiting on a few other bits of crazy to be finalised that I'm hoping to share soon.
1 week in now and recovery is moving along nicely. He can actually move it about a bit, sleep better.. Still in a sling of course for now.
Still a bit of 'wait and see' in terms of what, where, when etc for him, but i think his target is 100% race at FoD on the 11th Dec. Along with the Pearce open day on the 10th to get his eye in.... That'll be 6 weeks since hitting the floor, so not completely impossible that he'll be OK for it.
The Boxxers arrive today and will be chucked in the bike, i can then start giving it a proper check over this evening. I think the rear wheel may need a check from the crash, but it's not too bad.
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We've also sold a set of spare wheels which were the DT Swiss in 150 rear and 110 non-boost, the reason is, they're for the spare BLue bike... So really i'm not seeing much point in keeping them. So they'll be replaced by a spare set for the purple bike which is now standard 148*12 on the back and boost 110*20 on the front.
New wheel day 🙂
With the difference in sizes between both the blue and the purple, making my world a bit more complex i've now sold the spares for the blue bike and bought spares for the purple instead. Yes, they're a bit on the orange side of things. 😀
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Xfusion forks are back... which considering i only sent them on Friday i think, is pretty damn remarkable !
Big shout to Upgrade Bikes. They've got super spangly decals on too... I could almost flog them as completely new... but i won't risk that just in case the lad hates the Boxxers 😀