The fat-tyre thread
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Oct 2020
8:17pm, 12 Oct 2020
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cathrobinson
Depends which make and model it is. My first instinct would be insufficient air...?
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Oct 2020
8:44pm, 12 Oct 2020
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halfpint
Brand-X Ascend.
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Oct 2020
10:18pm, 12 Oct 2020
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cathrobinson
A quick check says try air pressure. Check the manual for the pressure - 2018 model suggests 250psi might be right. The port should be at the top of the seatpost under the seat.
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Oct 2020
11:19pm, 12 Oct 2020
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Stepford Wife
Doesn’t really explain why it’s doing things of its own accord. I suspect it’s buggered.
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Oct 2020
11:22pm, 12 Oct 2020
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Stepford Wife
Oh, and with reference to Sunrace cassettes, they are fine but haven’t got the same shifting ramps as Shimano so in my opinion aren’t quite as nice a shift. And if there’s a 10 t on the bottom it’s an XD driver so SRAM cassettes only unless you change the free hub. Most can be changed but it’s never a cheap fix. Mind, SRAM cassettes aren’t exactly cheap either. |
Oct 2020
11:11am, 27 Oct 2020
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RunningRonnie
Anyone been to Tarland Trails? I went there for the first time at the weekend and was loving it. The Blue trail was nice and flowy. Nothing too complicated so this allowed me to get a bit of speed up and try some stuff I'd never done before. After a few runs, I thought I'd look at the other trails. Orange was OK. There were a couple of jumps that I reckon I could attempt at a later date. The rest of it was similar to the blue, but a bit bigger. Nothing that scared me too much. Then I took a look at the red and it was horrible. A lot of technical rocky sections, larger jumps and tighter turns. I didn't feel like it's anything I will be tackling in the short term future. Correct me if I am wrong, is red not supposed to be easier than orange? |
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Oct 2020
11:41am, 27 Oct 2020
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halfpint
I’m interested in informed answers to this. I think you are measuring different things to some extent. Any orange Ive seen is usually a jump park which is very different to a ‘trail‘. Grading can be totally different across different centres too. The blue at Comrie is more like a red at other trails for example.
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Oct 2020
11:42am, 27 Oct 2020
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halfpint
britishcycling.org.uk
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Oct 2020
11:48am, 27 Oct 2020
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RunningRonnie
Thanks HP, that makes more sense then. I thought it was a linear progression of difficulty.
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Oct 2020
11:48am, 27 Oct 2020
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Angus Clydesdale
Hey Ronnie. We’ve not been across to Tarland yet, so have no site knowledge. In my experience in Scotland, orange trails are "Downhill" trails whereas green, blue, red, black are "X-Country" trails. As such orange trails are often steeper and have more jumps than red/black trails but not always. To put it in context of my experience, we were at Comrie Croft a few weeks ago and the ground was dry. The blue run was fast and flowing and relatively easy to negotiate. Three weeks later we were back and it was very wet. Suddenly the top of the 'easy' blue was more challenging than a lot of reds I’ve done. The World Cup Downhill at Nevis Range is also orange! |
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