Post your bicycle thread

[harkins77]

Im 6'3", my saddle is quite low in the pic of my Kona (which is a 19" frame) as id just came down the nice fast descent and set of steps back into the garden, didnt want to catch myself in the knackers

[alexcornwall]

I know AGW is vertically challenged, but what about the rest of you!

These bikes look tiny, and you have hardly any post out of the frame too! (Ignoring the jump/trials).

I am also vertically challenged

[bjrespect]

engines are needed there called motorbikes

[shaggy]

Few of mine soon to be replaced with 2011 Boardman team fs





Awesome bike for the money

Done a few enduros this year and some of the bikes that people buy are unreal.

£3000+ bikes and no idea how to ride em.

IMO £1000 - £1500 is all you need to spend on a bike if you want a good one.

[radddogg]

IMO £1000 - £1500 is all you need to spend on a bike if you want a good one.

That is ridiculous for a pushbike. You need to drop a zero.

[Cableguy]

Few of mine soon to be replaced with 2011 Boardman team fs





Awesome bike for the money

Done a few enduros this year and some of the bikes that people buy are unreal.

£3000+ bikes and no idea how to ride em.

IMO £1000 - £1500 is all you need to spend on a bike if you want a good one.

Will this be for sale soon then or are you chopping it ?

[alexcornwall]

IMO £1000 - £1500 is all you need to spend on a bike if you want a good one.

That is ridiculous for a pushbike. You need to drop a zero.

If you get them reduced, if you ride as a sport then 2k upwards is where the gain vs price starts to get unfavourable. IMO.

[Fordimus Prime]

Here's my old set of wheels:



had it for must be over 12 years now! It's nothing special, but it's gone everywhere. Any part that broke, got upgraded. Might be a hodge bodge of parts, but it's surprisingly indestructable, and very light. Forks are well past there sell by date though!

I go by the idea that if I never ride a better bike, i won't know what i'm missing, so i wont spend a fortune!

my plan when i move house is to put some solid forks up front, skinny road/ hybrid tyres, and longer gears, and use it for commuting to the station

[radddogg]

use it for commuting to the station

Woah, blast from the past, not seen you post in ages!!

And station? Last I heard you were a steadycam operator?

[shaggy]

Few of mine soon to be replaced with 2011 Boardman team fs





Awesome bike for the money

Done a few enduros this year and some of the bikes that people buy are unreal.

£3000+ bikes and no idea how to ride em.

IMO £1000 - £1500 is all you need to spend on a bike if you want a good one.

Will this be for sale soon then or are you chopping it ?

Will soon be up for sale

Advertised for £650 which is a bargain

Better tyres than standard

Lock on grips

Larger rotors with recent pads

New saddle (but may keep it)

Excellent condition with minimal marks on it. It has 3M carbon stuff where frames usually take a battering.

Pm me if interested

Prob wont be available till mid august though as i wont get my new one till then.

[Fordimus Prime]

use it for commuting to the station

Woah, blast from the past, not seen you post in ages!!

And station? Last I heard you were a steadycam operator?

radders! howve you been?

I still drop by here every now and again - found a slightly more stable job, full time at a production company as a director / cam op

[radddogg]

use it for commuting to the station

Woah, blast from the past, not seen you post in ages!!

And station? Last I heard you were a steadycam operator?

radders! howve you been?

I still drop by here every now and again - found a slightly more stable job, full time at a production company as a director / cam op

That's cool, we've had a thread recently reminiscing about all the old members. I'm good thanks for asking. Glad you're doing ok for yourself doing what you love to do.

[maestrovdpt16]

My much neglected Yeti


Out on it for the first time in ages, I am going to get a few bits done next week as I need my fitness back!

[alexcornwall]

Well new bike arrived yesterday...






It's an absolute beauty, so i now have a 2008 giant reign x0 for sale if anyone's interested, can be broken for bits also

[Geo_coupe]

Looks pretty heavy duty

[Readie86]

that looks a beast i just picked up a full sus its a raleigh fsv 2.0 M-tracks


that isnt actually mine but thats the spitting image of it, when i say picked it up i man literally out of a scrap heap its not in the best condition the rear suspension needs attention but its my little project for now

[alexcornwall]

Looks pretty heavy duty

Lol aye, a little too heavy duty for me! (struggled chucking it round abit today as i'm only ickle :p )

I'll get used to it though with some time

[Geo_coupe]

Looks pretty heavy duty

Lol aye, a little too heavy duty for me! (struggled chucking it round abit today as i'm only ickle :p )

I'll get used to it though with some time

what sort of weights in it? Id look at it as character building

Hoping to have my kona beast back out next week. Got a shout today to say my RC66's will be ready to pick up at the weekend, sent them away for a service and new bushes but id only recived half the bits needed and forwarded the stuff onto Flotec without checking

[alexcornwall]

uhmm, not entirely sure, sub 40 lbs i believe - 36-38lbs? it's an absolute machine on the steep stuff, just lacks the speed for the tamer trails, gonna build a nice hardtail to fill the gap though i think! Have never sent any suspension away myself, apparently you can have some great results though?:)

[Geo_coupe]

Its about the same weight as the coiler then, hard going if your out for a whole day on it, but immense on drops and fast flowing stuff! Im hoping therell be a big difference with the forks when i get them back, bushes were shot and the top oil seal had went so they werent very responsive and felt a bit flexy when pushing on

[beef]

my bike re painted in BRG

[dann2707]

Yours truly riding in Leeds:



Now as from today i've decided to go brakeless to see what all the rage is.

[radddogg]

Firstly, snakebite city. Secondly, that pic is crying out for a "You're doing it wrong!" banner

I saw a guy commuting on one of these today. Weird!

[dann2707]

Snakebite city? that's a new one... how so?

Not sure if you're reffering to punctures or the drink haaah

[jmurray01]

Haven't got a picture yet, but about 2 months ago I bought an Apollo FS.26 Mountain Bike with full suspension, 18 Speed Shimano Gears, and a badly cracked rear tyre!

Still got to replace the tyre, but I've been riding it almost daily for the 2 months I've owned it and it works great.

With my last bike you had to keep re-adjusting the gears every week, but the Shimano gears on this one seem to keep their adjustment and shift smoothly, and more importantly, shift into the right gears!

[Punx0r]

It's like a bike, but with lots of bits missing!

[dann2707]

And admittedly you have to pay more for it. Drilled rims to save weight - more expense.

It honestly is a money bit. Everything breaks on them, frames snap easily, buckling rims when doing a gap, brake pads dont last long. Scratches form all the time. I hate it but i love it.

[alexcornwall]

And admittedly you have to pay more for it. Drilled rims to save weight - more expense.

It honestly is a money bit. Everything breaks on them, frames snap easily, buckling rims when doing a gap, brake pads dont last long. Scratches form all the time. I hate it but i love it.

Still cheaper than cars though hey

[jmurray01]

And admittedly you have to pay more for it. Drilled rims to save weight - more expense.

It honestly is a money bit. Everything breaks on them, frames snap easily, buckling rims when doing a gap, brake pads dont last long. Scratches form all the time. I hate it but i love it.

Still cheaper than cars though hey

Won't be when bottles of water go up to 140.9p a litre

[vinny19791]

mine though pic isnt lol

carrera tdf road bike.

Pretty cool, wanna upgrade pedals but its a proper speed demon

[Readie86]

can any one recomend a good set of XC tyres? i need somthing long lasting with plenty of cornering grip but also needs to have little rolling resistance... im running a set of specialized resolution 26x2.10 but the rear pretty much slick
mike vaughan has suggested going for wider tyres to improve cornering but going to wide is going to slow me down on tarmac
im looking at these

http://www.mikevaughancycles.co.uk/prod ... 0s120p4054

http://www.mikevaughancycles.co.uk/prod ... 0s120p4052

http://www.mikevaughancycles.co.uk/prod ... 0s120p2109

http://www.mikevaughancycles.co.uk/prod ... 0s120p2108

any one got any experiance of bontrager's tyres or suggest anything better?

[alexcornwall]

continental may be worth a look.

About the grippiest tyre AFAIK around atm are maxxis high rollers, they do sell them in an xc version also, may be worth a look (obvioiusly avoid any soft compounds).

[Geo_coupe]

Finally got round to getting something a bit lighter than my kona for offroad - in fact i think its lighter than my cyclocross Its a Trek 9.8 elite vw team, custom build with a massive spec

Carbon fibre frame
XTR drivetrain
XTR brakes
Rockshock Sid SL forks
Carbon bars, stem and seatpost
Chris King headset and hubs

must have cost a fortune when it was built, i took it for a test ride yesterday and thats the first time its ever been used! So took it out today and got it dirty





Utterly immense, seriously considering selling my kona now though if anyones interested...

[alexcornwall]

Just built this up yesterday for abit of fun, is for sale also, 600quid:

[agw_01]

Treated myself to a new bike;



My Scott Sportster will now be my wet/winter commuter and I'll bring the Mekk out on nice days. Also bought a pair of SPD-SLs for each bike and some dhb shoes.

Spent a bit of time on the Scott to get used to them and fell off the first time I tried to set off Thought I had the hang of them and went out on the Mekk a few days later... utterly petrified at the thought of falling off and damaging it!

Very pleased with it. Not the best bike obviously but miles better compared to what I'm used to and a good spec for the price IMO. I was considering the Cannondale Caad8 Tiagra but it felt like I was paying an extra £250 for the name.