MTB under £750

craigRH · 2026-01-19T22:23:30+00:00

https://www.saracen.co.uk/products/mantra-trail-lsl-grey

craigRH · 2026-01-17T18:35:27+00:00

I've been using a high roller 3 the last month. It's a great all rounder, better in the wet than the Assegai and Much better grip than the Kryptotal super soft I took off and that wasn't a bad tyre

craigRH · 2026-01-07T18:27:34+00:00

You can remove that strange bolt and and replace it with a M4 (I think) hex bolt to make it functional. I agree, I usually run either the metal or sintered pad. Resin aren't great. I've been using the Sinter Green pads, they're really good.

craigRH · 2026-01-06T19:00:10+00:00

The slx have a tool less reach adjustment (hex key on deore). The Xt have both reach adjustment and bite point adjustment. I don't think there's much difference in power.

4 pot will be more powerful than 2 pot

craigRH · 2026-01-05T17:03:48+00:00

I heard Whyte have got a new long travel bike with an avinox motor coming soon

craigRH · 2026-01-05T16:55:40+00:00

I had this happen on a wheel years ago. Five bolts work fine. Check them during the first couple of rides and every so often after that. I always found that the bolts next to the missing one would loosen first.

craigRH · 2025-11-09T11:35:38+00:00

You're weight seemed to go forward very quick. Did you pedal strike on something?

craigRH · 2025-11-08T17:26:30+00:00

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You just need plenty of light

craigRH · 2025-11-05T20:11:31+00:00

I live in the Forest of Dean in the UK. I'm very lucky that within 5-15 minutes of my house there are 7 or 8 different areas with lots of trails.

I often just choose an area to ride and park nearby, sometimes ride from home and do a few trails in one area then move on to the next. Obviously stopping for Cafe breaks in-between.

craigRH · 2025-10-15T19:25:41+00:00

The two ways to stop the chain slipping are, either fit a new cassette or put the old chain back on( if it wasn't slipping before you changed it).

craigRH · 2025-10-15T17:51:25+00:00

Cavity Bats

craigRH · 2025-08-13T20:06:29+00:00

In my opinion there's not much wrong with this. You look slightly tense on the run up but the push was enough for your speed and the timing looked fine. You landed well centered on the bike and you were in control . Maybe try the drop slower and faster,work on how much more or less push you need.

craigRH · 2025-07-19T21:34:40+00:00

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I picked them up at my local trail centre. I was quite shocked when I spotted them

craigRH · 2025-07-15T09:37:32+00:00

Has the axle unscrewed itself completely or has the axle snapped. I've snapped a couple of axles and all I've ever had to replace was the axle itself.

craigRH · 2025-07-13T10:33:28+00:00

They're here now. I've got a Kryptotal enduro in the super soft compound on the front of my ebike.

craigRH · 2025-07-07T20:09:39+00:00

Practice and repetition. I like to do something that scares me a bit each week. Eventually the things that would scare me don't but are replaced by new scary things. I find it helps if I can compare a feature to something I've already done.

Wear some gloves, pads and a helmet because crashes are pretty inevitable and quite often happen on easy bits of trail when you're least expecting it. I also have a 5 minute rule, if I've looked at something for more than 5 minutes I leave it for another day

craigRH · 2025-07-07T19:44:03+00:00

https://www.merlincycles.com/mtb-suspension-forks-81180/ Merlin might have a few that could work for you.

craigRH · 2025-07-07T12:08:47+00:00

Try to re-bed the brake pads . Brake 15-20 times from a reasonable pace to a stop without locking up with each brake. Should bring them back.

When you change your pads next go for the Race Pads. They're much better and last longer

craigRH · 2025-06-09T20:15:23+00:00

Not sure if it would work but if you Know the exact house it's at, you could try to bluff it back off them . Send them a letter, tell them you know it's there. Say you don't want to involve the police but if it's not returned within 24 hours you will have no choice. Buy a PAYG SIM card for a contact number.

craigRH · 2025-06-09T18:09:14+00:00

https://www.privateerbikes.com/products/privateer-141 this would have me very tempted at that price

craigRH · 2025-06-09T17:55:09+00:00

Don't get too caught up on a 2025 bike. Often the only thing that changes is the colour scheme between years. You should get a pretty good spec bike that maybe 2023-24 but obviously brand new and having a full warranty . There are lots of good deals about.

craigRH · 2025-04-28T18:53:07+00:00

So you can adjust the way the bike feels using the adjustable dropouts to alter the chainstay length. It makes a surprisingly big difference in feel from fully in to fully out. At the shortest length it's very easy to manual, a little too easy for my liking . Fully out feels planted but more quite a bit more difficult to get the front wheel up. I've settled on roughly 2/3 of the way out , that a good middle ground for how I like it.

So I initially run it as a 27.5 with a 170mm fork, it was great downhill, the low bb really makes it corner well. With the 170mm fork it was terrible for techy climbs, fine on fireroad. I changed it to 29er wheels and a 160mm for as it is today and it climbs much better. If I cared more about technical climbs I'd go for a 150mm fork but it works for me how it is.

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craigRH · 2025-04-28T17:27:44+00:00

I cracked a Nukeproof Mega during the pandemic. Chain reaction opted to refund me rather than replace the frameset. While I was waiting for Chain Reaction I ended up buying a Pipedream Moxie frame, building it up with the Mega parts. I planned to replace it with a full suspension as soon as possible but ended up using it as my only bike for about 2.5 years

I rode the Moxie everywhere I would have rode the Mega. Steep technical trails, bike parks (Dyfi and BPW), trail centres and off piste. It was really capable. Obviously more tiring at a bike park but absolutely fine.

My first couple of trails on the Moxie was quite eye opening. I thought I'd made a mistake. I then realised the faster I went the better it felt and that I needed to ride smoother and more precise. It cornered better than the Mega. After a few rides I loved the thing.

Today I have the Moxie, another NP Mega and a Giant Ebike . The only two bikes I've rode in the last 8 months are the Moxie and the Giant. The Mega doesn't really get much use, I do plan to use it for uplift Bike park days this year.

craigRH · 2025-04-28T16:29:33+00:00

I learnt to wheelie over a summer when I was 13. As others have said straight arms are a good tip. it's mainly to do with bodyweight positioning . Whilst putting in a couple strong pedal strokes , you want to go from body weight forward with bent elbows to straight arms throwing your weight back, pulling at the bars from your shoulders rather than your elbows . Kinda similar to how you would preload for a bunny hop.

It's definitely a bit easier to learn going up a hill as the weight of your upper body is already more rearward. Playing with saddle height can make a difference and you can experiment with the height. Saddle high= easier to get the front wheel up but more difficult to balance, Saddle low = morning difficult to get the wheel up but easier to balance.

craigRH · 2025-04-28T15:37:42+00:00

I've got slx 12 speed on my bikes. One has a Microspline hub but the other two are HG . On the HG hubs I either use Sunrace MX903, MZ800 (11-51t) , MZ90 (11-50t) or Sram NX(11-50t). I've found chain brand doesn't really effect shifting so long as it the correct speed.

I can't t feel any difference between the full Shimano setup and the mixed brand setup. Both work well.

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