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If anyone wants to create a TTT team I'm game.

I'd buy a Storck or a Look Blade.

You know, to not buy a Trek or a Giant but have pretty much the same performance, just have to spend more to get it. And potentially more issues/difficulties with finding dealers for warranties. Perfect level of conventional but poser. Parlee is up there too.

Well macD definitely isn't travelling for excercise OR essential shopping really!

Are people in London travelling out to mountain bike trails? I rode (road bike) from central out to past Richmond park and felt a bit guilty, but saw people driving around with muddy MTBs on the roof. I'd love to head to Surrey for some mud but feels like that's a bit of a stretch.

I'm really sad about not mtbing at the moment but I'm telling myself the trails will be muddy/need a break anyway.

Yeah, I've done it. Works fine. Shifting wasn't perfect but totally OK. Also run non-campag chains, also no problem.

Looks like a good ride - a lot of trails covered given the conditions. Redlands is my favourite spot on the Surrey hills from the little I've explored.

BTW I'm a millennial and have an issue with e-MTBs, but that's another story!

I had some Fox vans in 2006 as well. Terrifies me that that was 15 years ago...

However, is that an e-bike!?

I'll take the X10. PM incoming

They're pretty easy to take off, no? If the bike is just for display, sure. But if you're gonna ride it even a few times in winter, mudguards are kinda nice to have. You're not stuck with them forever.

I've got a slightly battered EC90 zero (has carbon top assembly too). It's currently 400mm. Probably not that interesting as they're quite heavy, according to weighweenies 156g cut down to 250. Let me know if interested and I'll give it a clean.

Yeah - I agree on the 250g thing, which is why the GR is possibly OK. A phone is super slim though, whereas a GR is 3.5cm. I'm sure it would be fine.

Has anyone tried a Ricoh GR in a jersey pocket? I mean I'm sure it will fit, but imagine it might be an annoying size/weight.

That's a classic set!

So it seems like it's shut, if you want to pay, but it is possible to access the trail? I see people have logged rides there on Trailforks...

Maybe another one to give a miss until craziness is over. I could ride out there too...

Oh nice, I haven't tried it yet either

I think you're meant to stay local (to your local town/village whatever that means in London). It seems to be 'guidance' anyway.

The trails are probably a mixture of really wet and really battered from the heavier than normal use over the summer/autumn. I've got from now until NY off work but if the lanes are anything to go by I'm giving it a miss until things dry up. Anyone tried out the pump track in Hackney? Is it even open?

I used to pop a gel on the start line of races. Might have been a stupid idea but became a habit.

I could be keen. I've not ridden any of the areas where the events are though, presumably they're not super hard courses based on the fact they are in the south? Not so keen to race against the clock on mega gnar or repurposed DH race courses

Sold, cheers @LewisEC

Thomson X2 Silver 110mm, £25, pickup central London. 10 degree/31.8.

Few minor marks visible in photo and mark around the bolts where they tighten up.

DVO Diamond. Because low breakaway friction, OTT adjustment, compression adjustment, and completely outperformed my Fox Factory 34.

My bro just got an Onyx and is less impressed though. The negative spring rate seems to be too stiff and it is sucking down, probably only an issue for lighter riders running lowish pressures. He also seems to have a Topaz or a Jade in bits in his apartment at any given moment - 'user serviceable' might translate into 'requires regular user servicing'

Did you end up with the SS? I got an SS for NZ riding (dry) and put a DHR on the front last year. I dislike the DHR on the front (fast rolling but unpredictable, a la highroller), but the SS has been remarkable even in the wet. Except I keep tearing knobs off. I don't think I can really run it if I tear knobs off on relatively tame trails, despite my affection for it otherwise. I'm curious to see what others think of it as I've never had tyre durability issues in the past.

Having said that our air cooled one pretty much never stopped, it just leaked oil everywhere. Add water and I can see why they didn't have the best of reps.

They're not that reliable. They also have very high load trays so useless for carrying bikes (rear engined after all). Syncro Doka though, dream vehicle!

1KZ-TE with 250,000km on them are probably less likely to break down that an 25k mile VW TDI. We thrashed the daylights out of three of them, one had over 300k km on the clock, and the only thing I ever saw go was a starter motor.

I think the bigger problem is living with the shit interiors. I'm not sure you'd even be able to find one in the UK. You're right, a beater Transporter is probably a bit of a liability.