Cycling

[SammyC]

So, from the recent hobby thread it seems like there are a few of us into cycling of one form or another.

So, show us your bike pron!!! :D

[TG.]

So, from the recent hobby thread it seems like there are a few of us into cycling of one form or another.

So, show us your bike pron!!! :D

i was just about to go out and take a pic of the bike and now it's started to p*** down :shake: so maybe later.

[SammyC]

I have the choice of taking a picture of it with it's street or mud boots on!

Decisions, decisions!

[Marianne]

Here's my Barry (chuckles) in 1986 looking yummy and fit....no doubt he'll tell you what the event was :)

http://www.barrianne-photos.co.uk/picperfic/BAZBIKE.JPG

[SammyC]

I reckon the guy in the car is probably cheating....

[shiato storm]

I'v already shown my bike porn here but I'll do it again ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/shiato5torm/biking.jpg

and this was on a ride in early spring...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/shiato5torm/moment.jpg

see mountain biking and photography can co-exist as a way of life :D

[Marianne]

Here's my Barry (chuckles) in 1986 looking yummy and fit....no doubt he'll tell you what the event was :)

http://www.barrianne-photos.co.uk/picperfic/BAZBIKE.JPG

I really like this photo...I have it as the background on my phone.....:love:

[IanC_UK]

My bike is looking a bit sorry for itself at the moment, someone broke into the locked bike store outside my flat and stole my pace forks off it :( Is a Marin Pine Mountain though, quite old (bit like me lol) was bought in 1993, and until i can save the cash up i wont be riding it anywhere ! but did the London to Brighton on it twice ! along with loads of offroad stuff with my brother ! :)

[SammyC]

and this was on a ride in early spring...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/shiato5torm/moment.jpg

see mountain biking and photography can co-exist as a way of life :D

I know exactly where that is and thought exactly the same thing when I was bombing through it :D

[SammyC]

here's a tech question for you's lot, to cut a long story short I'm looking to change from an 8 speed cassette to a 9 speed jobbie.

To do this I know I'll need new shifters and cassette and chain and I already have a 9 speed compatible front mech. What I want to know is if my 8 speed front chainset and rear mech will work with the new shifters and thinner chain?

This might be a question for Noah as he's an ex-bike mechanic IIRC.
IT'S BICYCLE REPAIRMAN!

:D

[CarlOgden]

As posted in the other thread, I've just bought a Cannondale Prophet 800SL.

Carl.

[SammyC]

Show off!

Is that with the headshok?

[shiato storm]

here's a tech question for you's lot, to cut a long story short I'm looking to change from an 8 speed cassette to a 9 speed jobbie.

To do this I know I'll need new shifters and cassette and chain and I already have a 9 speed compatible front mech. What I want to know is if my 8 speed front chainset and rear mech will work with the new shifters and thinner chain?

This might be a question for Noah as he's an ex-bike mechanic IIRC.
IT'S BICYCLE REPAIRMAN!

:D
in theory it should work but in practice I bet the chain skips. the 8 speed chain is wider than the 9 speed and although you can index the derailleur to work as a 9 speed my worry would be the width of the teeth on the jockey/guide wheels and their compatibility to the 9 speed chain...
in short you might have to get yourself a 9 speed complete setup.

I know exactly where that is and thought exactly the same thing when I was bombing through it
yep, just above the ridge. do you get out there much? I'm probably heading out again this eve (go out most eveings this time of year)

[SammyC]

Not a vast amount if I'm honest. My bike has it's road boots on during the week and I can't usually be bothered to swap them out and back again just for a quick blast. Plus the fact that I've just cycled home! :D

I must admit to being 50-50 on the chain thingie, reading around suggests the difference in 7/8/9 speed chains are the side plate widths with the inner gap being constant. I'm not convinced but who knows.

[shiato storm]

yes...you need some advice from someone who really knows about these things, not a shop owner who's after your money. I'm out with some guys this eve, if I remember I'll ask them and see what the deal is.

[Ross]

http://www.itsnotarace.com/stuff/DSC_7405.jpg

^^old pic, some parts have been upgraded now

Orange P7 (proper old skool)
Pace RC35 forks
Mavic x517/XT wheelset
Specialized Fatboy road tyres
IRC Mythos Folding offroad tyres
Flite Titanium saddle
XLite Ti shiny bits
XTR/XT/LX bits

I wish I owned = Klein Adroit 1992

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/images/francesc_babot/KleinAdroit_full_right.jpg

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/articles.php?ID=68

droooooooooool

[CarlOgden]

Show off!

Is that with the headshok?

Erm........Not Sure, it's got a lefty front end if that's what you mean? Bog standard from Leisure Lakes in Bury. Cracking deal! Problem is, still paying for the beast!

Carl.

[digitalfailure]

the kleins have the best paint jobs :thumbs:

I have to slum it on an intense tracer,

i'll have to get some pics of it :)

I had a few pics on older S-works stumpys somewhere from old race days :eek:

[nilagin]

Most of the cycling I do is commuting to work. Bikes are nothing special I'm afraid first is an old Peugeot 21 speed hardtail mountain bike. This fell apart on me right in the middle of a busy cross roads with cars coming at me from left right and behind. Forks stem had sheared and all came apart just as I rode out to cross the road. Luckily I got away unscathed but bike is resigned to the back of the shed as its that old it's proved difficult to source a new set of forks for it. My mate at work sold me a Raleigh full suspension bike for £40 and I've been using that instead.
The bike gets used on rough ground and roads on the way to work, I like taking short cuts and don't like long drawn out hills because I always seem to be riding up them into a head wind. Cross country at night with no street lights can be quite entertaining, night vision goggles would probably help.

[HowardB]

Here's my Santa Cruz Blur

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/703/blur.jpg

[InaGlo]

and this was on a ride in early spring...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/shiato5torm/moment.jpg

Wow! beautiful Bluebells ...... so what else would you expect a woman to say! :lol:

[SammyC]

It was quite stunning Glo, I didn't have a camera with me when I saw it.

We are very lucky in Bristol to have countryside like this very very close to our doors. :)

[SammyC]

Here's my baby:

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/613/bike1.JPG

Still fairly stock although the disc upgrade has been ordered! :D

[digitalfailure]

what have you gone for?

my tracer has been faultless on it's Hope discs

[SammyC]

Ive gone for Shimano Deore LX set, I looked at getting hopes but to get a decent set of mini's would have cost too much. Also the Shimanos have a very good reputation for not squealing, which is nice!

Kit is:
2006 LX hydraulic disc brakes & rotors
Same caliper as XT but 2 piece (XT is 1 piece)
Wheels - new 585 LX splined disc hubs handbuilt into Mavic XC717 rims
LX levers
LX 9 speed shifters
LX 9 speed cassette and chain

Bike's currently 8 speed, so the new cassette and shifters will make it 9 speed. :)

New front fork is next, was thinking about a Marzocchi Comp Air for about £140 but currently storing a makes bike which has a very nice Rock Shok Revelation fork. Adjustable extension and compression makes them very attractive but twice the price :(

[digitalfailure]

I have mini's on mine, hope Ti hubs with mavix x317 disc rims held together with Dt swiss spokes

my front forks are getting on abit now, they are Manitou Mars elite with the hollow MRD crown,

[SammyC]

Hope seem to do good stuff although on the expensive side of things. I might look at hope for BBs and cranks when mine goes (which isn't long off I suspect!).

[digitalfailure]

I went with XT for the chain set and front mech, much cheaper to replace ;)

[SammyC]

The only thing that stops me doing something like that is the non-standard Hollowtech BB that Shimano now use, obviously ties you into Shimano.

[digitalfailure]

you try getting a hope or other exotic BB or chainset when miles from a city.

I managed to bend the big ring on my last bike while on a weekend away at coed y brenin, nipped to a local small bike shop and they had a replacement on the shelf :thumbs: had it have been a fancy pron chainset i'd have been up chocolate creek for the rest of the week end.

[SammyC]

I'm sure they have very nice non-suss hire cycles there! :)

[digitalfailure]

i didn't pay the price of a car for a push iron to go and hire one :D

[SammyC]

You will have to get some photies up of this bike of yours, this is a photo forum you know! :)

[digitalfailure]

aye, your right m8

I'll dust of the camera and get a few snaps at the weekend.
At the moment it lives in my office/play room.

:)

[SammyC]

Ooooooo, just had my hydraulic disc kit delivered!!!!! :D

New Mavic XC717 wheels in black!

[digitalfailure]

:suspect:

And where is the proof of this bicycle pr0n ?

[dod]

Got a Scott yecora, totally standard, haven't even been on it yet this year :(

[SammyC]

:suspect:

And where is the proof of this bicycle pr0n ?

Slowly putting it all together! I'll do some photos when its look more like a bike again! :D

[digitalfailure]

not good enough, i'll be forced to unleash the Banhammer if I don't see some sparkly bits soon


:D

[SammyC]

Just a sec....

[SDK^]

I don't have it yet but I've paid a deposit and will be collecting it in September.

2006 Kona Caldera

http://www.ph-digitalphotography-motorsports.com/Kona-Caldera.jpg

Frame tubing - Kona 7005 Aluminum
Fork - Marzocchi MZ-2 100mm
F/D - Shimano Deore
R/D - Shimano Deore XT
Shifters - Shimano Deore
Brakes - Hayes Hydraulic HFX-9 XC
Brake Levers - Hayes Hydraulic HFX-9 XC
Rear hub Shimano FH-M475 disc

[digitalfailure]

the Caldera as a bike has been around for years, tis a good un :thumbs:

[SammyC]

As requested...

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/613/back1.jpg

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/613/wheel.jpg

[digitalfailure]

:eek:





slicks






:eek:

Brakes look yummy

[SammyC]

Yep, slicks for commute to work. Moohasive difference over knobblies on the road.

It's been a bit of a trial getting them fitted. Basically it's been a case of, if I can get it worng I will do. Best so far has been pads on wrong way round (braking surfact on the outside). D'oh!

Brakes need a proper bleeding now, Shimano propose a very poor method of pumping the brakes until the air bubbles rise to the top. Get my dad to give me a hand and bleed them car style.

:)

[digitalfailure]

i prefer to pressure bleed them tbh.

but it depends on how shimano have done the fil ports on your levers.

Just be sure not to spill the fluid on the paint work. If you do get it on there, plenty of cold water will wash it off.

I used to have a spare set of rims with slicks on, i had a small off which destroyed a front though, so now I just stick to 1 set of tyres for all.

[shiato storm]

bleeding brakes - yeruch!! Hope do an easy thing for that which I'm sure could work on the shimano's - unscrew bottom bolt, attach a tube connected to a bottle, at the top you open the reservoir and pour brake fluid in. if you got it right, when you drain the old stuff you add the new at the same time, bubbles are forced out and robert is your mother's brother...

what slicks are those? ever tried some hutchinson gold slicks? I had a pair and they're savage, 1" thin, pretty grippy and light as anything = flippin' fast.

edit: is that a trek bike too? guessing by the pain job just visible...

[SammyC]

Well the Shimano procedure is to open the bottom, pump the brakes till oil appears, lock it off, pump the brakes a bit more, repeat until feels firm. Wait a bit for bubbles to rise and then repeat. Madness.

What's most eannoying is their requirement of a 7mm spanner. Eh? Why?
To bleed them properly will take two people, one person on the lever and one person on the bleed nipple. Got them fairly solid at the moment so I'll try that until my dad comes down at the weekend to give me a hand. :)

tyres are Continental Contact Sports, 1.3 inch:

http://www.calhouncycle.com/productcart/pc/catalog/cont_sport_20_2309_detail.jpg


Yup, a Trek 4300. Bought it because the frame is good even if the bits are (were) bad. :)

[shiato storm]

ooh, those look a bit lethal when wet! or are they ok?

[SammyC]

Ahhh, falling into the 'need tread when wet' camp are we! :D

Perfectly fine (so far) in our lovely Bristol weather. Road them in and back on Friday with water up to my ears and they are great. Admittedly a bit shakey in gravel! :D

[HIMUPNORTH]

I took over 400 shots at The Scottish Mountain Bike Downhill Championships yesterday but I can't get to any of them at the mo as my hard disk battery is flat.

This shot is taken by Dougie Todd of my boy on his Giant Team Downhill bike. Brakes are Hope (4 pot front/6 pot rear). Mojo suspension has had several tweaks by it's previous owner (current Scottish #1) which it makes it rather plush. Greg has it set to fast but should see him well into next season.

http://static.flickr.com/89/220316124_5753749e3c_m.jpg


I myself run a Specialized Rockhopper disc and can say that it will not produce any sexy shots because it is scratched, bashed and abused as a mountain bike should be. The Highlands have some fantastic trails BTW.

I still have my 1980's Trek and it runs as good as gold. The dayglo paint job is a bit :eek: though.

[SammyC]

Ok, upgrade is complete!

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/613/IMG_6999_800x533.jpg

First impressions are, arse they don't work initially! Take a bit of bedding in, but after a few faster than I'd like decents through the trees the back brake is now working nicely to the tune of one finger lock ups :D.
Front brake will be worn in during the commute. :)

I like them!

[shiato storm]

yum yum orange!
I've got to clean my brakes, general grime getting to them causing them to be slightly soft - they were stupidly sharp new - its not that there's air in the system, just pads not gripping as well on the disc itself.

[SammyC]

I've still got a fair amount of air in mine, very soft on the levers. But to bleed them properly is a two man job so I'm going to get the old man to help me at the weekend. :)

[digitalfailure]

Hope you've locktite'd the disc mounting bolts in.

I had a disc come loose on a decent, the results weren't pretty :eek:

[SammyC]

It's the new fangled shimano center mount jobbies, I'm hoping that the factory fitted discs are welded on! :D

[digitalfailure]

Ah, they've riveted them to an adaptor plate.
Is that going to be a standard others will adopt, or are you stuck with having to use shimano hubs?

[SammyC]

I fully suspect the latter. It's only a rotor and hub issue, so just new rotors if I change the hubs.

[digitalfailure]

I've just been looking at the shimano site

the XTR discs look cool.

Not sure i'd change my old skool mini's for them though.

[SammyC]

XTR stuff is very beautiful but silly prices. LX rulz dude!!!!

[digitalfailure]

XTR is dependable in the toughest situations,

being able to shift when the back mech is completely covered in drying mud is worth the extra cash, not to mention the fact that it'll last a wee bit longer than the lower levels.

Xtr for the bits that need to work, Xt for the bits that you'll break and for all the bits in between........we have Easton :D

[SammyC]

Easton? Wassat?

I know I had some Tourney bits and still have a Avilo rear mech.

I think next on the list of upgrades it has to be forks. My £45 RST Gila T5 (wooo) forks are not liking the extra torque those discs are generating :D.

[digitalfailure]

Easton make some of the best contact components I've used.

My Intense has Easton seat post, stem and bars.

http://rbikes.com/images/library/large/easton_post_05_ec70_road_s_06_m.jpg

[SammyC]

Yes, we're still waiting for photos on this mythical 'Intense'!
:D

[digitalfailure]

well it's a long weekend.....so i'll see what I can do for you

[shiato storm]

knew a guy who was intense's best customer in the UK, he had 5 of them...
DH racer of some sort if I recall rightly, have to have a screw loose to do that, tons of respect to them, still nuts.
XTR stuff is nice but not always worth it, rear mech, cassette and cranks perhaps (XT are notoriously soft on the middle ring - otherwise not bad). I only run an lx front mech, not point going higher its one of the least used parts of a bike, i guess my lx shifters could do with an upgrade one day to fit everything else but again I've indexed them so tightly it'd be a faff to change and it'd take ages to sort out. also have some fox forx that I'm thinking of ditching and getting some rockshox rebas or marzocchis...foxes - despite the hype- aren't that great. mine went back for servicing 4 times in half as many months! only original part on them are the outer legs! have lots of mates who had foxes but sold them on - too high maintainance, whats the point of spending more time cleaning than actual riding??
I just want a bike thats light and works, faffing around with faulty bits gets m' goat. haven't gone down the ful sus route because of that I guess, might be tempted though if it becomes feasable...like the look of marin attack trails or specialized stumpy fsr (mine's an HT stumpy, fast as fe*k!)...
oops, I've rambled - apologies!

[SammyC]

No appologies required, always interested in ramblings on a subject I'm just getting into!

I think I'm gonna ride my bike through the winter as is, let the muck take it out on my cheap rear mech and forks and then replace them with something better.

I was thinking of getting the ever popular Marzocchi MX Comps but I've recently been tempted by some RS Revelations. Twice the price but offer a lot more adjustment. I like the idea of adjustable travel.

[rhodopsin]

I've done a little bit of Cycling Photography if it helps :thumbs:

http://rhodopsin.co.uk/Cycling%20Menu/BMX/Europeans%202006/The%20Finals/slides/YW6E3053.jpg

http://rhodopsin.co.uk/Cycling%20Menu/MTB/Portreath/King%20of%20Dirt/slides/QZ5Q8823.jpg

http://rhodopsin.co.uk/Cycling%20Menu/MTB/National%20Downhill%20Championships%2016th%20July% 202005/Downhill%20Practice%2016th%20July%2005/slides/IMG_0908.jpg

http://rhodopsin.co.uk/Cycling%20Menu/REV11_166.jpg

http://rhodopsin.co.uk/Cycling%20Menu/Cycle%20Speedway/Europeans/Senior%20S-Finals/slides/Ind%20Sen%20SF_0082.jpg

http://rhodopsin.co.uk/Cycling%20Menu/Road/Rutland-Melton%20CiCLE%20Classic%2006/4%20Rough%20with%20the%20Smooth%20!!!/slides/Oakham%20to%20Melton%20Classic_175.jpg

I hope they are helpful :)

[digitalfailure]

people on other forums used to know me as stumpy because of my jaunts out on specialzed's finest.....not to mention hitting a tree stump while hoofing down a decent while mounted on afore mentioned metal matrix stead ;)

I had a pair of zocci's once, low pressure air jobs with 100mm of bounce reduction, i didn't rate them that well tbh, but they were better than the SIDs i had on the other bike at the time.

part of me yearns for a set of Pace RC's, but the manitou's just won't wear out.

Sammy, adjustable travel is a fad, you'll set them once and leave it alone. Decent control of compression and rebound is all you need no matter what terrain your riding.


Nice pics there Rhodopsin

[rhodopsin]

Cheers DF

[SammyC]

Woo, nice selection there R! WTF is going on with the second to last photo though! :D

What would you recommend then DF, I want to be able to lock out the travel for my commute but I don't want full lock out i.e. still a bit of suss for the oh so bobbly roads we have.

[HowardB]

If I'm climbing, I always drop the travel to lower the front and then open it up at the top. I can adjust between 90 and 130mm in 3mm steps with my fork - Fox Talas RLC.

I tend to lock the fork as soon as I'm on tarmac, otherwise its left open. Ive never played with rebound and compression though, just have them set mid way.

I've got rebound control on the rear shock, but i havent touched that either. Think its set mid-way.

[digitalfailure]

If it were me, i'd go for a nice set of Pace 39's in 80mm form.

plush as a plush thing sat in a tub of plush stuff :D
and the handle bar remove lock out is great for locking out during hard sprints and climbs....and tarmac

[SammyC]

Woo, not cheap mind, £350 on Wiggle.

[digitalfailure]

just for you Sammy, i took a few snaps of the Tracer

http://www.autoteknika.co.uk/tracer.jpg

http://www.autoteknika.co.uk/mech.jpg

it gets used more than my camera does too :lol:

http://www.autoteknika.co.uk/spd.jpg

[SammyC]

Wooo, purdy!

So has your thingamajig made much difference on the rear shifting?

[digitalfailure]

I'd never be without one.

That one's an avid rollamajig, shifting is crisper and it makes the cabling around the mech so much neater with less chance of getting it snagged on the undergrowth.

[shiato storm]

oooh, nice :D is that a set of Mar's up front there?

[digitalfailure]

aye. elite's

stiffer than the sid's of the time and quite plush for an air fork.
I'm waiting for them to die so i can get a set of Pace 39's on the front, but so far they are working fine.

[Chunky]

Take your pick :)http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4854/bikestc3.jpg

[SammyC]

The one on the right please, the one on the left would kill me in seconds I'm sure!

:D

[Chunky]

I wouldn't be so sure. I've had a hell of a lot more injuries from the wee one. :'(

[SammyC]

Hmm, yes, but at least I'd have a chance on the smaller one. :D

On the bigger bike it'd be 'start, rrrrm, twist, wall' for me.

[digitalfailure]

you got this bike in 1 piece yet sammy?

[SammyC]

Aye, still needs a bit of running in etc but she's all there now.

Did a rather nice 54 mile run out to a pub and back yesterday. Legs a bit sore today but that's half the fun! :)

[digitalfailure]

I'm thinking about changing some of the bits and bobs on my bike now because of this thread and my renewed interest.

Been looking at some nice carbon bits
adding pace forks and bars should reduce front end weight a little further giving a little bit more flickability and a new carbon seat post to finish it off.

[SammyC]

It's almost as expensive as photography isn't it! :D

[Chunky]

I love putting expensive featherlight bits on my bike. It means I can eat more pies :thumbs:

[digitalfailure]

it'd be nice to afford the pies after spending on bike pr0n.

[SammyC]

Hey DF, got any recommendations for some baggy shorts? Just split (again) my Endura Humvees so looking for ones that DON'T split!

[HowardB]

I wear Double Happys from www.groundeffect.co.nz Have to buy direct from them which is the only downside, great shorts though.

[digitalfailure]

The only baggy shorts I have are made by Pace, they've lasted well tbh. All other shorts are of the lycra type :eek:

[SammyC]

I have the lycra inners but I refuse to wear just them because it's not fair to inflict that on the world. Anyway, I've been past too many times on the way to work by lycra cladded racers who think it is required to go to standup pedal mode just as they pass me into view. PUT YOUR @RSE DOWN I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT!!!!!

I might have to sort out something quickly as they are falling apart rapidly!

[digitalfailure]

whilst I agree that men waving their booty around isn't my cup of tea, I am familiar with the practice of standing up and stomping on pedals.

I've been heckled a few times doing it too :)

If i'm riding through a busy place though, I do try and wear something a little looser :D

[SammyC]

Woo hoo!

Popped over to Afan forest for the aftoon today. Me and the missus got the week off so are trying to do stuff! :D

Wow, tres bean Rodders!!!! Only managed to do the Wall but it was way top bombing! :D

Thought I'd struggle with it but there was only one place that I had to dismount. Well pleased.

BTW, what's the deal with all the tight hairpins, struggled with them a bit.

[digitalfailure]

Afan is a good ride :thumbs:

I find the best way to get round the really tight hairpins is to get in a decent gear before the turn and pedal it.
Sticking your foot out and drifting the corner looks impressive, but it's usually a slower turn.

:thumbs:

[SDK^]

I didn't get a Kona Caldera, instead I got one of these :)

2007 Specialized FSR XC Comp

http://www.ph-digitalphotography-motorsports.com/Bike/Bike-1b.jpg

http://www.ph-digitalphotography-motorsports.com/Bike/Bike-2.jpg

http://www.ph-digitalphotography-motorsports.com/Bike/Bike-3.jpg

Specs
Frame : FSR M4 butted frame, ORE downtube and sealed cartridge bearing pivots
Rear Shock : X Fusion 02RC, Specialized tuned, rebound & compression adjust and lock out
Fork : Rock Shox Recon 335, 100mm, external rebound adjust and Lock out
Brakes : Avid Juicy 3, hydraulic disc, front - 203mm (8”) rotor, rear - 185mm (7”) rotor
Gearing : RD - Shimano XT, FD - Deore, Shift Levers - Deore

Extras
Pedals : SPD Shimano M540
Pump : Topeak Mini Master Blaster DX
Cycle Computer : Cat Eye Micro Wireless
Specialized Chainstay Protector Sleeve
Specialized Rear Shock Mud Flap

[matty]

bikes have come a long way havent they

[shiato storm]

thankfully the principles have not changed; pedal = go faster, squeeze brakes = slow down. unless you've lost brake oil...

[Arkady]

My Gary Fisher Promethius got nicked last year :shake:, so I'm down to one ATB (Litespeed Ocoee with XTR and Middleburn bits, Judy SL's etc) and two road bikes - Joe Waugh 753 Gold Medal with full Dura-Ace and a Scott ally-framed winter bike with a mixture of 105 and other assorted bits.

I'll post some pix later, maybe...

[HIMUPNORTH]

2007 Specialized FSR XC Comp

Niiiice! :thumbs:

Rode a ransom 10 a couple of months back and was sorely tempted. Will stick to my rockhopper for a wee while yet but must go full suss!

[digitalfailure]

we'll have to get a ride out sorted :)

[HIMUPNORTH]

we'll have to get a ride out sorted :)

Sounds like a good idea - fancy Golspie? :D


http://www.highlandwildcat.com/intro.htm

[noah]

i'm sure i posted this a months or so ago but why not see her again

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/noahhowes/DSC_4055.jpg
she's rolling at last after i found some hose for the rear brake. not that it works, i've decided i hate hope, easy to bleed, easy to service, don't work. i want some avids or saints.

this weekend shall be fun, taking out the medium spring in the forks for a hard one instead so i need less air preload and changing the oil - if my 7.5wt arrives on friday. and the fun of swapping the 750 rear spring for a 550 so i can actually bottom it as it's a little hard at the min. the endless battle to make those hope discs stop me shall continue and i'll re-tension the wheel i built before xmas as it's looking in need of a tweak. it's been a long while since i enjoyed a full day of fettling with my bike, can't wait.

just a couple of biking pics to remind us of the summer:
cwmcarn dh
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/noahhowes/cwmcarn-sequence.jpg
a mate dunc ona nice little berm
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/noahhowes/dunc-berm-small.jpg
random at abercarn dh
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/noahhowes/DSC_1946small.jpg

[noah]

forgot to say some nice bikes in this thread. loving the old pace forks and p7, and the rigid klien and DF that intense is lovely. i nearly bought a tazer but decided the sx suited me a bit better as i could ride it normally too (with a bit of effort of course). that sc blur looks like a cracker too, i nearly went for a small one in candy red but thought i'd break it.

very excited about riding lately, just about to book a trip to the alps for the summer, anyone been?

[HIMUPNORTH]

Been to Morzine before we were really into downhill (went for the paragliding) - can't wait to get back!

[Mancunian Lee]

Whats all this suspension nonsense? :D

Here's my custom build street/skatepark bmx, its based on a Macniel Whitton frame, all the other parts are a bit mis match i just bought the lightest i could afford.

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4697/centralfx6.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centralfx6.jpg)

Quality is bad but it was taken on a mates phone.

For riding offroad ive got a Spezialized Vegas, cost the owner £400 new and he got bored of it, i bought it off him for £40 so got an uber bargain. Not mine but its a pic of one.

http://bmxmuseum.com/image/bmx_rides_025_lg.jpg

Getting a wethepeople beyond in a few weeks time to replace my Macniel.

http://wethepeople.de/V3/product/108

You just cant fly high enough on an MTB IMO :D

digitalfailure i didnt know you was Stumpy! we used to be moderators on the same forum years ago, i was under a different name then too :)

[HIMUPNORTH]

You just cant fly high enough on an MTB IMO :D

You're right. I can't.

But my son Greg seems to be able to lift off quite successfully :)
http://static.flickr.com/137/335282586_39b6d77ff6_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/upnorth/335282586/)

[Mancunian Lee]

Whats that 3 feet? I can do 4 times that indoors :D mates of mine who are fit and healthy can fly 15-18 from a 8 foot quarter. Thats a hardtail though, loads easier than a full susser, gunna be buying a cheap hardtail myself soon for the summer season, thinking of a Kona Hoss if i can afford it.

[noah]

aye, i've got a commencal absolute bmx, lovely thing but getting back into off road after the last few years of jumping.

i gotta agree tho bmx jumping and tricks are so far ahead of mountain bikes it's silly. i look distinctly ordinary at the skatepark or on trails riding the bmx, but if i take my mtb and go to trails mtbers ride i suddenly look much better jumping than 90% of them. don't get me wrong i'm not poor on the bmx, it's just the average level is so much higher.

this of course is all rubbish tho when you watch the pro mtb huckers doing 40ft drops and 50ft gaps of course.

tbh i just like anything with 2 wheels, give me an xc bike and i'll ride all day happily on good singletrack, a dh rig and i'll go as fast as i can and jump off what i see, and give me a bmx and i'll head to the trails or skatepark, it's all fun :D

[noah]

oh and just a quickie to show you a mountainbiker getting a touch more air

http://static.flickr.com/8/9749917_aa57e3b8af_m.jpg
by mmayo. from flickr

[StuvUk]

Some nice bikes on here guys - married with kids now so can only afford one hobby now - Photography and only just!

When I was young free and single I used to have a Pollished Alloy GT Zaska with Manitou forks, full XTR Group set with Specialized rims - she was lovely! and I also had a Competition Cannondale Super V - used to do downhill comps at Keilder 1992-94... Those were the days! Used to buy my bits and peices from Peter Dark Cycles, Sunderland and BikeTreks, Ambleside - one of the guys there used to work for Orange - he was a Team Orange test pilot - what a rider!!! Ever see the brochure with the guy riding down a shale mountain side? That was him... Crazy :)

[kamion]

Bicycle Repairman! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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[digitalfailure]

digitalfailure i didnt know you was Stumpy! we used to be moderators on the same forum years ago, i was under a different name then too :)

Blimeeeeeeeeeeey......I have a stalker


I've arrrrrrrrrrived :lol: