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Posts Tagged ‘hope’

Marin Wolf Ridge for sale…

Marin Wolf Ridge for sale…

A lot has changed in the past twelve months and I’m now very keen on all day rides in the saddle, more enduro style events (like I used to do a few years ago), 12 & 24hr races as well as dipping my toes into off road duathlons. Friends that I once rode with every [...]


DT Swiss 5.1 & converting to tubeless

DT Swiss 5.1 & converting to tubeless

It’s close to midnight and it has been one hell of a week. Not content with manic days at work and the Wife being away so I’m fending for myself …….i’ve just managed to at last convert the new set of DT Swiss wheel set to tubeless. It has only taken me several nights of [...]


Chris King headset & Hope stainless steel bottom bracket

Chris King headset & Hope stainless steel bottom bracket

I love parcels! I arrived home today to discover a few gems in the post box…. a King headset and a Stainless Steel Hope bottom bracket. Both of which I’ve used on other bikes and they are fantastic bits of kit. I’ll never tire of how great King stuff looks…. *drools*. The headset is from [...]




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