The Green Rocketship

sufferthesinglespeed

sufferthesinglespeed

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Looks mint.
That green is always awesome.
No dropper. Yet?
Is that a Motherstrap? Am a big fan of those.
Can happily ditch the backpack for all but the epic rides.
 
Nerf Herder

Nerf Herder

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Some Onza Skinwalls would look good IMO ... Green with the Tan and Black /gold highlights :thumb:

we have some of the new Svelts or Canis or the Lynx has been surprising the Marathon guys we've had on them.
 
slider_phil

slider_phil

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No dropper on this thing for now. It's basically a XC/winter bike. My dually has a dropper that I love dearly.

As for tan wall tyres. I think you're right, it would look good! Might look into it.

Oh and it's the Back Country strap for the tube, 2xCo2 canisters and a pair of levers. Will swap it between both bikes when I'm not using a pack!
 
slider_phil

slider_phil

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Have been neglecting this one for a while since I built up the Primer. Rained this afternoon so I thought I'd better use it for its intended purpose. Cold, dark and wet winter nights. That front tyre will be getting switched out asap after tonight, the Racing Ralph is a dog in the wet haha.

Its reminding me a lot of my old Cotic Soul. Which is a good thing because I love that bike and I was hoping this would be more of the same, just with bigger wheels.

https://flic.kr/p/VMFmuL

https://flic.kr/p/W7YEf9

https://flic.kr/p/V6zhLE
 
droenn

droenn

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Getting my Solaris tuned up over the next couple of weeks. Can't wait to hit the singletrack on it again after using it as a commuter the last 6 months!
 
slider_phil

slider_phil

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Ezkaton said:
Ayy at least you're living up to your forum name! :party:
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Haha hell yeah. I've got a 2.6 Nobby Nic sitting in the shed that was going to go on the Riot before I sold it. Think it'll be on the front end of this by this weekend
 
johnny

johnny

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The real picture isn't as good as the mental pic I had. I'd be going back to all black tyres, if appearance matters.
 
slider_phil

slider_phil

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johnny said:
The real picture isn't as good as the mental pic I had. I'd be going back to all black tyres, if appearance matters.
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Yeah same boat. Will ride it for a while, let it get dirty and then reform my opinion I think. Might look better on something not green *Looks at the black bike in the corner*
 
pineapplehead

pineapplehead

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Such a nice bike. Personally I love the pops of colour, I reckon it looks hot either black or tan. How do you enjoy the ride, is it as lively as the soul?
I sold my Soul frame earlier this year and replaced it with a Stanton Sherpa, with intention of building a very similar setup to this
 
slider_phil

slider_phil

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Nice work on the Sherpa. I was 'this' close to pulling the trigger on one when they were clearing out old stock. Would love to build one.

As for the liveliness. I haven't had enough seat time on it yet to figure it out. Not as nimble as the Soul (26" vs 29") and it feels a bit rougher. But the roughness is probably the carbon rims compared to aluminium on my Soul.

More time will tell, but it is a fast bike that's for sure.
 
slider_phil

slider_phil

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Photo time! Busted another rear nipple the other day. Just riding along on the road of all places. Decided to go back to normal black tyres so I could try the 2.6" Nobby Nic I've had sitting in the shed for a while. Will make an effort to bring this out for a ride this week sometime rather than the road bike :whistle:

https://flic.kr/p/XUu5Rr

https://flic.kr/p/WR6Ze7
 
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