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  1. nonky
    So, in our lovely and blessed land, we are not safe even during EVENTS any more? . W.T.F.
  2. nonky
    I have owned a pack in this range for 8 months, which I bought to alleviate back pressure (I have a stuffed back / fusion). I can recommend the pack, as it really DOES shift the weight to your hips and off your back. It sits nice and snug and never shifts or sloshes around. The pack has held up to use and abuse, and works as a half-decent back protector in wipeouts. Only downside is that the hip pockets are hard to open and close while riding/racing and have got progressively harder to access. Whether this is due to design, abuse or simply wear and tear is hard to determine. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
  3. nonky
    Looks like ORANGE is the new colour for 2015/6 - the new Stumpy also has orange flavours, incl an orange fork.
  4. nonky
    what pressures are the tyres inflated to?
  5. nonky
    2015 Stumpy? Are you happy with her?
  6. nonky
    - if you could see my SKINNY legs, you would LAUGH!
  7. nonky
    I understand the technical reasons, chainstay length, weight, complexity etc but how the hell are we going to get the bikes UP TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN?
  8. nonky
    1x11 on TRAIL bikes, just like the Stumpy and the Camber - what gives?
  9. nonky
    that's the right attitude!
  10. nonky
    I have been looking at buying one of these for home use but the sums don't add up for me. For my money, 2 (or more) years of class training (2 x 6mo x R1k = R12k) with one of the training providers is a better option and my reasons are: 1. I'll actually go in winter (booked class; tangible expense); 2. no extra space required or wasted for 8months i'm riding outside; 3. group riding set-up is more fun than solo riding; 4. proper FTP test and feedback on training; 5. healthy competition (leaderboards etc). Finally, there's all the hidden costs of data; tablets; subscriptions to online services; wear-and-tear on your bike and so on that are hard to figure into any total cost calc.
  11. nonky
    Even the online comments in the UK Papers (guardian) have made mention of what an awesome impact MTQ-Qh had on the TdeF. Well done, boys - you made us all VERY PROUD.
  12. nonky
    NICE REVIEW - I want!
  13. nonky
    too sad, esp with the climbs coming up. better luck next time!
  14. nonky
    FAT ALBERT - great name for a tyre
  15. nonky
    Nuts !
  16. nonky
    guys who rode speak in hushed tones about that day......people passing out while riding
  17. nonky
    where does that start? length / technical? are permits required? I want to try ride in dec. thanks
  18. nonky
    You make valid points around gearing that put my (similar) views in clearer words / terminology. The new camber is 120mm (29er) and 130mm (27.5), both versions with slackened head tube angles, so I think they're aimed at the same market as the Scoot (even if not 100% identical). The reason I read this article is because I am in the market for this kind of do-it-all bike (also looked at the Pivot mach 429 but is $$$). My personal feeling is that 1x11 could be a bridge too far for weekend hackers like me. The weight and complexity savings could possibly not compensate for the loss of gearing options and thus my concern. I am also acutely aware that manufacturers try to create something NEW! IMPROVED! STUFF! every year to sell bikes to us. BTW, spez removed its much-criticized "brain" from the stumpy (to approval from everyone) and then went and installed it on the Camber. Go figure...I don't get it.
  19. nonky
    chill, dude. My point was that there are other approaches out there due to cheap 1x11 becoming available. Which approach is correct - who knows? My statement goes to the heart of SRAM's assertion (if I understand it correctly) that its 1x11 provides as wide a range as 2x10's. No advertising for Spaz, merely an illustration that not all OEM's regard 2x10 as the way forward, esp not with cheap 1x11 (sram GX) available. The Camber is regarded as spez's all-in-one bike and it's almost exclusively 1x11, which surprised me. I am not entirely convinced by spez's choice but 1x11 seems to make a lot of sense IF there's enough gearing to get up AND down hills. PS: for the record, I ride 2x10 myself - thus my surprise at the new spez 1x11
  20. nonky
    2016 Spez Stumpjumper and 2016 Spez Camber are 1x11 SRAM (GX and higher), apart from 1 bike at the bottom of each range that's 2x10.
  21. nonky
    I'll second this. The only smoking cessation therapy / drug / NRT that actually works is Allen Carr. Unless you do the book or the course, you won't believe that it can work.
  22. nonky
    If you haven't already, read the Allen Carr book - EVEN IF YOU HAVE STOPPED. The thing about that book is that it makes something click in your head and I don't know how else to describe it. I am an ex-smoker and my wife still smokes. It doesn't bother me at all, in fact, I feel a little bit sorry for her...
  23. nonky
    Day 0 of Sani2C
  24. nonky
    Spez appears to be dropping all Evo's - new 2016 Stumpy and Camber lines have same relaxed head tube angle as their respective 2015 Evo models. There is no Evo for 2016. In effect, the Stumpies and Cambers are ALL Evo now - this will probably be implemented in the women's versions too.
  25. nonky
    great review; nice bike.
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