ashes_mtb
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That is part of the appealRoadies would hate that bike. "Flat bars"
lol
What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!
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beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
#zramsclub
Asininedrivel
caviar connoisseur
Such a good looking frame / bike. How you finding it? Pretty well made etc?
Stredda
Runs naked through virgin scrub
Na the orange looks good. Gotta have a bit of contrast.
fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
Yeah it's pretty good. It's a pretty solid frame.
I've finally got it cockpit/feeling wise similar to the Smuggler. Previously everything was just a little off. Was a short ride but it definitely feels more "right" whereas before it was just off.
Geo-wise it's pretty close to my Smuggler, main thing is CS length which is 15mm (I think) longer. Which makes cornering feel like cheating.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
@Asininedrivel - it's burly AF for a carbon frame. I think it was ~3kg without shock, but surprisingly it's pleasantly supple in ride feel. I thought the bearings were a bit unprotected, and they got pretty gritty feeling after a wet ride - but I think John rotated them or something and they were okay?
wkkie
It's Not Easy Being Green
I started the resurrection build for my nearly 20 year old home made hardtail, for a commuter.
27.5 just missed fitting by about 15mm, so new cheap(ish) 26 wheel built up. Carbon fork from Ali (
) and whatever other bits I have lying around the garage. Should hopefully be done in the next week or so. It's a shame I don't have some of the original bits it was built with back then like the 150mm Marzocchi 66 and the Aussie, Aireal Industries hubs.
27.5 just missed fitting by about 15mm, so new cheap(ish) 26 wheel built up. Carbon fork from Ali (
) and whatever other bits I have lying around the garage. Should hopefully be done in the next week or so. It's a shame I don't have some of the original bits it was built with back then like the 150mm Marzocchi 66 and the Aussie, Aireal Industries hubs.
Asininedrivel
caviar connoisseur
9/10 needs its own thread. And more IPA. And dragons.I started the resurrection build for my nearly 20 year old home made hardtail, for a commuter.
27.5 just missed fitting by about 15mm, so new cheap(ish) 26 wheel built up. Carbon fork from Ali (
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fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
Rorschach
Didnt pay $250 for this custom title
Good to see you back out there mate! LMK when you're back offroad and we can catch-up
One of my favourite beers.
Great spot for a pint too. Better if I didn't have the kids in tow.
wkkie
It's Not Easy Being Green
There will be more beer and a PYR eventually.
ausdb
Being who he is
Yes Sacrilege even if its just a GaintRoadies would hate that bike. "Flat bars"
lol
ausdb
Being who he is
That must be the OG hard core hardtail especially if you built it yourself, please start a thread or at least post more in the vintage thread on it.I started the resurrection build for my nearly 20 year old home made hardtail, for a commuter.
27.5 just missed fitting by about 15mm, so new cheap(ish) 26 wheel built up. Carbon fork from Ali (
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mike14
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Did my big-arse gravel ride along the Victorian rail trail on Wednesday (or most of it). Getting to the start point was easier than i thought (thanks Vline), but the ride itself wasn't a lot of fun. The wind was ridiculous and it never felt like I was making any headway after about the first 20km. The climbs are also deceptive as it never really looked like the trail was going up, but then you realise you've been steadily climbing for 4-5kms.
Somehow managed to get a flat about 10 km from Mansfield (how do you get a flat with a 2.5" mtb tyre on a gravel trail?) and so chucked a tube in. That went flat about a k later so I binned the whole thing and called in the support vehicle
Turns out you should probably update your padded shorts more than once every 6 years or so, felt like I was sitting on a rock all day
It really wasn't a fun day in the saddle
Somehow managed to get a flat about 10 km from Mansfield (how do you get a flat with a 2.5" mtb tyre on a gravel trail?) and so chucked a tube in. That went flat about a k later so I binned the whole thing and called in the support vehicle
Turns out you should probably update your padded shorts more than once every 6 years or so, felt like I was sitting on a rock all day
It really wasn't a fun day in the saddle
ForkinGreat
Knows his Brassica oleracea
not sacrilege, just not getting the ability to rest your hands by holding the 'bars in different spots.
caad9
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Has there ever been a better representation of Rotor/Gravelburn?
ForkinGreat
Knows his Brassica oleracea
Possibly, but this one is pretty darn good.
Labcanary
One potato, two potato, click
Fixing a friend's bike today.
I had to investigate a cracking noise that happens when the rear shock goes through its travel.
I suspected shot bearings, and most were very crunchy, one was completely shattered. The linkarm is a bit fucked from being ridden with a shattered bearing for so long.
It's for the friend's kid, who probably won't ride it much. What could go wrong?
I had to investigate a cracking noise that happens when the rear shock goes through its travel.
I suspected shot bearings, and most were very crunchy, one was completely shattered. The linkarm is a bit fucked from being ridden with a shattered bearing for so long.
It's for the friend's kid, who probably won't ride it much. What could go wrong?
