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Indulge me - I just built up my beloved Evil after a fresh powdercoat - the only new bit is the shiny shiny chain device, but I reckon it looks pretty cool in green. What does the collective reckon?

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The colour is loads better in real life - nice and rich and bright and not washed out like it looks in the pics.

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Posted : 21/04/2012 12:10 pm
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Valve Logo Fail.


 
Posted : 21/04/2012 12:16 pm
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weeds need doing


 
Posted : 21/04/2012 12:18 pm
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Nice job looks great 🙂


 
Posted : 21/04/2012 12:20 pm
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Nice pointing on the brickwork, good stuff.


 
Posted : 21/04/2012 12:20 pm
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Green , always lovely... Here's mine....

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Awesome looking bikes IMO. Always admired them; now own one myself.

Notice you have yours in the shortest wheelbase setting. I found that a bit terrifying! How have you got your fork suspension set up (spring-rate vs damping)? GW will be along shortly to tell you can't run that much suspension and you've ruined the bike.

And "you are ruining the image of the sport" 😆


 
Posted : 21/04/2012 1:59 pm
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It looks like you turned it into a dialled alpine. Green Evils are mint. Can I buy your old device?

I still don't know how you wore out the paint so fast. Mine's 5 years old now and still not due a repaint. I was thinking though- should I do the Mac on it? You vs me, evil to evil like?

I'm not even going to start on that monstrosity the lecht has posted. Jesus Christ.

Buzz- chainstays slammed on mine. 50mm stem slammed to the headset, Pikes set pretty soft. Lots of fun.


 
Posted : 21/04/2012 2:04 pm
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Looks very sweet. Only thing I'd change is to lower the forks a bit, to improve the handling.


 
Posted : 21/04/2012 2:05 pm
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New Rumblefish build, four rides in now, can't fault it

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Steerer now trimmed, fence painting on the 'to do' list


 
Posted : 21/04/2012 2:06 pm
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That Rumblefish is one of the best looking 29ers I've seen. Bang tidy.

Love the slammed chain stays on the Evil - makes it mega snappy and manual-y, if a little bit of a handful, but that's the fun.
Happy with the forks at 140mm for the terrain I ride, but I really need some stiffer ones - doesn't help that my 32s are about 6 months overdue for a service so have no real damping to speak of...

Luke - You can have the LS1 - it needs a new jockey wheel. Also, I probably won't be Macavalanching unfortunately - too much work on. And, it's less Dialled Alpine like in real life, I promise.


 
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Mint. Nice work fella, it's journey getting builds to where you're happy with them. Not many folk appreicate the time/thought you've obviously put in.

Would a short cage rear mech be more suited to a single ring set-up?


 
Posted : 21/04/2012 3:24 pm
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That is EPIC MINT!


 
Posted : 21/04/2012 3:29 pm
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I'll do it on the 5 then. Can you give the guide to Rosie for me?

Also, move to Hebden/Mytholmroyd is imminent.


 
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That looks ace.


 
Posted : 21/04/2012 5:23 pm

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