DT Swiss FR541 alloy rims laced to DT Swiss 350 boost hubs, XD Sram driver - £325.00
Pro 4 rear hub - £80
https://www.stifmtb.com/products/hope-pro-4-6-bolt-rear-hub-black-hope-148mm-x-12-32h
kin 'ell
Aaand the Argotals from Banana aren't enduro soft. They're trail endurance. And going back
Ordered 3 of these which arrived today (via parcel forwarding service from UK). The packing slip says Enduro soft, there aren't any labels with the tyres and I can't see any markings on the Tyre to indicate if they're Trail endurance or Enduro soft. Is there any way I identify which I have? Won't be going back but might determine if they go on the front or rear wheel. Thanks in advance for any help.
Aaand the Argotals from Banana aren't enduro soft. They're trail endurance. And going back
Ordered 3 of these which arrived today (via parcel forwarding service from UK). The packing slip says Enduro soft, there aren't any labels with the tyres and I can't see any markings on the Tyre to indicate if they're Trail endurance or Enduro soft. Is there any way I identify which I have? Won't be going back but might determine if they go on the front or rear wheel. Thanks in advance for any help.
You have to decipher the heiroglyphics on the sidewall.
If you have a look at the below link, at the bottom of the page theres a table that shows the symbols for trail/enduro etc
https://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/mtb/argotal
Aaand the Argotals from Banana aren't enduro soft. They're trail endurance. And going back
Ordered 3 of these which arrived today (via parcel forwarding service from UK). The packing slip says Enduro soft, there aren't any labels with the tyres and I can't see any markings on the Tyre to indicate if they're Trail endurance or Enduro soft. Is there any way I identify which I have? Won't be going back but might determine if they go on the front or rear wheel. Thanks in advance for any help.
You have to decipher the heiroglyphics on the sidewall.
If you have a look at the below link, at the bottom of the page theres a table that shows the symbols for trail/enduro etc
https://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/mtb/argotal
Thanks @bens, confirmed (to nobody's surprise) as trail Endurance.
Edit - never mind - Photos didn't attach 🙄
2 fewer of those £35 175mm 31.6 Ext routed droppers from Stif's ebay outlet left...
Feel so bad for stif as the squatch is a fantastic bike and it’s like picking the carcass of the dead but the my do have a great deal on industry nine hubs
https://www.stifmtb.com/products/industry-nine-hydra-front-hub
There not going bankrupt there closing so its a closing down sale something thats gone onmfor decades .....whilst sad no one has died this is purely a financial decision.
Still presumably people losing jobs etc and the company no longer continuing. Anyway, lots of good deals there
£25 for a litre of stans including postage?
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-parts/view-all-bike-parts/stans-tubeless-sealant-296923.html
£25 for a litre of stans including postage?
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-parts/view-all-bike-parts/stans-tubeless-sealant-296923.html
Even better with £5 motoring club discount applied, £19.99 delivered
Robinsons Squash (currently £1.25 in Sainsburys) also currently comes with a £5 Halfords voucher, you need to keep the supermarket receipt though and there's some online hoops to jump through.
Having bought that Pro 4 rear hub from Stif to pair with my budget Hope front hub the other week, I've just got it in my hands and realised it comes with a freehub for HOPE cassettes. Bit of a long shot, but does anyone fancy swapping their HG driver for a brand new HOPE one? It'll also come with the 12mm end cap as I believe that is also unique if I read the diagram correctly. Cheers
https://www.orangebikes.com/shop/factory
Most of the current stock in the Orange sale has had the discount increased including 70% off the 5 Evo and 65% the Switch 6 frames. How much does a new Fox Factory shock cost?
Still haven't dished up the Switch or Stage 7 XL discount I'm waiting for though!
That Phase Evo with the SX motor might have been perfect, but the lack of mounting for a range extender does limit things. Also, I’d need a large.
Just spotted the new Voodoo Zobop on sale at Halfords til tomorrow, they also have the Pro version which has a Lyrik, Deore etc. Both seem like good value to me and the geo looks decent too. If my Cycle2Work voucher magically gets approved by HR tomorrow I'm almost tempted to put it on this instead of the road bike I was looking at 🙂
https://www.halfords.com/bikes/mountain-bikes/voodoo-zobop-2025-mountain-bike---m-frame-328331.html
Winstanley's have Niner ebikes with 65% ISH off. Bargain!
Winstanley's have Niner ebikes with 65% ISH off. Bargain!
They also have a Reid all-road bike with 105 7000 hydraulic for £700!!
Winstanley's have Niner ebikes with 65% ISH off. Bargain!
Who designed that? Looks like its been crashed into a tree! Absolute bargain though
Santa Cruz Blur 4 CC Carbon Frame - 2023 | Merlin Cycles
50% of a Santa Cruz Blur frame seems a good deal. Available in all sizes atm.
Stif have some of the better spec Squatch's back in stock, XL only though. My mate got one and they've superb value for the price.
Kenesis have their G2 gravel bike for £1200 at the moment, down from £1680. Medium and large still available.
Kinesis G2 - Gravel Adventure Road Bike - Khaki – Kinesis Bikes
Kenesis have their G2 gravel bike for £1200 at the moment, down from £1680. Medium and large still available.
Very nice it is too, my son's just bought one and already ridden the King Alfred's Way on it.
Note though that (I assume anyway) it is a last season's model - the newer full price blue one has attachment points on the forks for instance and there are some minor spec differences like rims and so on.
Gore have Passion shorts 🤔 for £28 ATM only in Orbit Blue? Which is Navy in any other colour chart , great pair of baggies but you might want to size up .
Had a set of pedals turn up from the Stif sale. They arrived battered in the box, no cleat and wrapped in Stif branded parcel tape. Called up and then the bloke in the Bristol store tried to tell me eggbeaters don't come with cleats....... great!
Gore have Passion shorts 🤔 for £28 ATM only in Orbit Blue? Which is Navy in any other colour chart , great pair of baggies but you might want to size up .
Also 15% off if you sign up to their mailing list, bringing them down to £23.80
https://www.gorewear.com/en-uk/passion-shorts-mens-100722?variant=1637
The shed/garage now has it's own wed and dry vacuum.
Lidle £29.99
Yeah tried the Gore sign up. Couple hours later still no email with discount code. Wondering about the size guide is L really 32? That’s a small L.
Bargain watches with a bit of retro style. https://goarmy.co.uk/collections/military-watches?_kx=32wO4xVA9j3MchgoO3wK0E5cihwhSgvqiWSKBNgt5jY.XRrCdk
go army often have good stuff.
@mudfish I had to send medium back the Large are 34" waist if that helps. Size chart isnt very clear. I never received the discount email either but I'm happy with £28 as they are a decent bit of kit . But my invoice shows £23.80 so until the credit card bill arrives I'll assume I paid £28
tell me eggbeaters don't come with cleats.
Err, they do. Although it’s the SH51 normally.
Workx hydroshot 22 bar. 2 batteries, charger and a load of accessories £115
Bezos. Soz
Gore stuff sizes up small. Would recommend ordering one size larger than the size chart says if you are between sizes.
Thanks Devash and Oldfart, Yeah their sizing seems strange, amazing they cant get it right - amazingly oldfart said his L is 34 waist and their site says 32.35 - XL says 34.75"
I'm about 33 unless on the pies so I ordered L and XL. We'll see.
I'm really hoping their quoted Inseam length 34 cm / 13.4 inches is accurate, as I'm not a fan of short shorts!
Discount code:-
I ordered a couple of days ago, also signing up for the 15% off, hoping to save as someone mentioned it, but the discount code didn’t arrive til today!
Anyhow, their support desk said such codes don't work on already reduced items.
Now I'm hoping it doesn’t cost me a fortune to return the unnecessary size.
a happy trails
@mudfish I'm a smidge under 6ft the length is perfect , middle of kneecap 👍
Also returns are free you just have to print off and sign 3 customs forms for which there's an envelope to stick on the outside of the packet . Just be careful opening them and you can re use the packet 👍
Following on from the kitchen knives thread this is a bargain even at the rrp of £49 (compared to their shorter paring knife at 89). Even more at 36
it’s slightly thinner than the euro knives and doesn’t have the same bolster, but that the style
https://www.kitchenknives.co.uk/wusthof-classic-asian-12cm-utility-knife-wt1040136812/
Thanks @oldfart, good to know, and thanks for the recommendation, the price IS good - My legs are long uns, but if the quoted Inseam length 34 cm / 13.4 is good that’s great as no one likes a kneepad gap.
Free returns, that’s great. It never ceases to amaze me how poor sizing labels are nowadays. You'd think an outfit like Gore could get the waist measurement guide right! M is quoted at 32.35 and you measured as 34! It would save them a few returns to process
Pearson cycles have some cheap new GRX bits on their ebay shop
RX810 rear mech for £33 and RX610 crankset for £45
Ponderosa cafe at top of Horseshoe Pass is up for sale, having not reopened in spring.
Shirley a cafe like this in such a scenic spot makes a killing?!
15 acres
Cafe
Restaurant
Letting accommodation
Living accommodation
Car park
Offers over 750k
Price not bad on face of it for all above.
Price not bad on face of it for all above.
Top of a windswept hill, only busy for 40 or so days a year, not big enough to accomodate coach parties, too far to walk to Llangollen for the pubs/restaurants there. Nothing to do locally without driving, apart from walking/cycling. It seems a bit expensvie to me (£750k).
Asgard bike sheds have 15% off until tomorrow.
Been thinking of getting one to free up space in the garage. Are they still well regarded?
Also been wanting one of these sheds... but I've just looked at the 6 bike option, and all of the bars are rotated to the front wheel.. not ideal
Some great deals on Conti at bike-tyres.co.uk.
https://www.bike-tyres.co.uk/collections/mtb
Has anyone here ever bought from them?
No but would be delighted if someone has picked up where Next Day Tyres left off (many moons ago now).
Some great deals on Conti at bike-tyres.co.uk.
https://www.bike-tyres.co.uk/collections/mtb
Has anyone here ever bought from them?
Just seen them but deals on Conti tyres from a retailer based in Aberystwyth where Cambrian Tyres the Conti distributors are based makes a link between the two quite likely.
Double post
Some great deals on Conti at bike-tyres.co.uk.
https://www.bike-tyres.co.uk/collections/mtb
Has anyone here ever bought from them?
They seem ok.
1. Does it feel too good to be true? No
2. Was it a link from a Facebook etc. advert or (ahem) some other site that shows untrustworthy adverts? No presumably
3. Check TrustPilot https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.bike-tyres.co.uk
4. Do they have an address
...
I’ve placed an order for enduro compound in soft. Mullet set up. Will let you know what turns up!
Some great deals on Conti at bike-tyres.co.uk.
https://www.bike-tyres.co.uk/collections/mtb
Has anyone here ever bought from them?
They seem ok.
1. Does it feel too good to be true? No
2. Was it a link from a Facebook etc. advert or (ahem) some other site that shows untrustworthy adverts? No presumably
3. Check TrustPilot https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.bike-tyres.co.uk
4. Do they have an address
...
I was led to them from a link on facebook initially, which did make me suspicious. But googled them afterwards and they seemed legit and fairly sure it was the same site, not some dodgy lookalike.
I'm always a bit careful these days with websites I'm not familiar with/haven't used before.
Shirley a cafe like this in such a scenic spot makes a killing?!
No is the short answer. I’ve been up there on beautiful spring/autumn days biking and it’s been empty
What killed it even more was when they put average speed cameras up on the pass. No bikers are car enthusiasts go up there anymore
Any good deals on 130mm forks out there? 44mm offset, Pike Ultimate 3.1 type thing.
cheers!
Pikes at Merlin
That's a decent price, can be upgraded to 3.1 come annual service for £70
Argotal Enduro are still £30 at Merlin.
They've got the Kryptotal Front Enduro soft (which is a more mixed conditions tyre, works well on the rear as well) for £35 as well as various tyres in Trail Endurance compound.
https://www.merlincycles.com/mountain-bike-tyres-75332/?brand=continental
and Maxxis DHR2 exo + at £40
https://www.merlincycles.com/mountain-bike-tyres-75332/?brand=maxxis
Or just get it custom tuned and bushing-sized by J Tech when new and it’ll probably be better than the charger 3.1 model anyway
Stif selling a fork for what I think is a good price?
That's a decent price, can be upgraded to 3.1 come annual service for £70
Excellent thanks for this advice, for some reason I had in my head that it be considerably dearer than that.
Got my Conti’s delivered. One was out of a box, one was in the conti box but both look good. Looking forward to getting them on the bike when my current maxxis Ass/DHRII combo get tired.
B&Q are selling buckets for £1.
Or at least the one in Tweedbank is
