Video shows why it's fun.... and pretty rubbish too, all in one video.
ohh I'm "Flying North" and visiting the Peaks
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Re: ohh I'm "Flying North" and visiting the Peaks
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Re: ohh I'm "Flying North" and visiting the Peaks
@rse we rode past that, we'd have probably done that if our Local guide hadn't gone sick. Adds to list for next time.
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Re: ohh I'm "Flying North" and visiting the Peaks
So I've had a new spoke fitted, the Bike has now got a lot of "history" marks in the frame from flying rocks. Maxxis DHF on the back is well and truly out of round (common Maxxis issue) and looks like I won't be able to fit a chain guide after I found this (see photo). LBS say that it's an unpopulated item on the EVIL, looking at the ding we surmise a stone must have got wedged between spider and the motor housing and I peddled through it!
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"Of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?"
"My dear Doctor, they're all true."
"Even the lies?"
"Especially the lies."
"My dear Doctor, they're all true."
"Even the lies?"
"Especially the lies."
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Re: ohh I'm "Flying North" and visiting the Peaks
Ooooft. That's less than ideal. I wonder if that needs anything doing? It looks corroded/fatigued?
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Re: ohh I'm "Flying North" and visiting the Peaks
It's all under warranty, I sent a pic to my mate the LBS owner who was pretty relaxed about it, its not like I'll be fitting chain guide as that's the only bolt hole the frame exposes (there are 3 on the motor). Apparently Shitmano motors tend to lunch themselves on the first few rides or go on forever (though given my God Like status for bearing destruction I could be the exception to the "rule")
"Of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?"
"My dear Doctor, they're all true."
"Even the lies?"
"Especially the lies."
"My dear Doctor, they're all true."
"Even the lies?"
"Especially the lies."
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Re: ohh I'm "Flying North" and visiting the Peaks
For us uninitiates, what is the broken thing*, why is it 'unpopulated'/what did they intend it for? Ta. 
* I can see it's an internally threaded, alloy boss.
* I can see it's an internally threaded, alloy boss.
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Re: ohh I'm "Flying North" and visiting the Peaks
If you can ride it on a BMX it's not mountain biking
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Re: ohh I'm "Flying North" and visiting the Peaks
Asteroids are not mountains
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Lol, my last Primary School reports final line from Mrs Cummings (God bless her, in one year she raised my reading age from 6 to 14 by introducing me to Science Fiction), “I will be very disappointed if Ming is not the first Man on Mars”. No one’s beaten me too it yet and should ET ever arrive on my doorstep you lot are all toast if I can MTB down Olympus Monsweeksy wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:24 amAsteroids are not mountains
"Of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?"
"My dear Doctor, they're all true."
"Even the lies?"
"Especially the lies."
"My dear Doctor, they're all true."
"Even the lies?"
"Especially the lies."