I used them, I wasnt very impressed. They offer good protection, but they are dam heavy. I thought they would be really grippy too, but they were almost the slippiest shoes I have worn, they also wore through the soal in about 2 months. not good
yeah, its a flame on the seat. The rear rim is a Spank Oobah stiffy al 40 (best rim ever) the bonty tyre is pretty sweet, nice bounce, good puncture resistance and pretty grippy. V cheap as well
both are good, there are advantages to both. The sram is already locked out The cable doesnt loop around the back but they are heavier The frame bolt is alloy and non replacable the cable guide around the rear is plastic and gets damaged they are ugly The shimano xtr is lighter Doesnt have a cable adjuster on the rear to snap off. the frame bolt is easily replacable you can get it in reverse pull (BIG plus in my books) better looking. But they dont come with really short arms, so you have to mod it. They hit the chainstays if not locked out and the might be a bit weaker than a sram cant go wrong with either really, but I use shimano as they come with reverse pull which I like.
the mech is an xtr £70 jobbie!!! and thats the rotor that came with the avid, seems fine. Check out tartybikes for a couple of my vids, also theres one in the vid section that cb productions made. Most of the damage is from riding natural, I tend to fall down cliffs a lot.
yeah, the boosters are a bit overkill, but I have always had them on, cant be assed to take them off. And whats wrong with the mech? its ace:D I shortened it and added a carbon back plate! pimp my mech or what.
that bikes a legend! and no, you cant have the rim, but you can buy a new one from wiggle (or tartybikes in the future?, come on guys, you know you wanna sell them!)