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youngest_oab has outgrown his little Specialized. Time for a shiny [s]new[/s] secondhand bike...

Ignore the fake Hope stickers...!

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Posted : 26/08/2018 8:24 pm
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Bit of jet washing should clear that. Otherwise all seems champion.


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 8:28 pm
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Bit of jet washing should clear that.

The bike or the wall?


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 8:30 pm
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Do your pedals not sit level? Ruins the lines there....

Are you waiting for the normal coloured ones 😉


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 8:31 pm
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The bike or the wall?

Why would he be commenting on the bike? Really, standards are slipping...


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 8:32 pm
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That paving . . .


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 9:02 pm
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Oh no, Thump will want to upgrade his stolen Trance.

You need a pro-bike dispaly stand thing.


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 9:10 pm
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That stem's gotta go.

(and are they BMX grips, or am I being all granddad?)


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 9:21 pm
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You need a pro-bike dispaly stand thing

I that so I can prop myself upright...?


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 9:21 pm
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That stem’s gotta go

I agree. Wheels likely to get swapped for spare Mavic Crossmax's in shed also.


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 9:23 pm
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Is that bricked up window on the right or the entrance to a secret tunnel?


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 9:24 pm
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No secret tunnel - just old railway embankment that's our garden...


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 9:27 pm
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Is that bricked up window on the right or the entrance to a secret tunnel?

Shhh don't tell him about the exit to our secret tunnel!!


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 9:29 pm
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You have a tunnel into my garden? That's how rumour starts...


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 9:31 pm
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As above, that wall...

front mech cable routing looks dodgy. Grips, pedals,   Hmmmm

that said, lovely bike. Your kid is spoiled! 🙂


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 9:38 pm
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Very nice!


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 9:45 pm
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Stem to swap, cables are iffy, pedals feel stiff but in a new bearing way - everything else seems ok.

He is a lucky lad for sure...


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 10:00 pm
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Very nice (not the wall obviously which needs a good clean).


 
Posted : 26/08/2018 10:31 pm
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Valve alignment!


 
Posted : 27/08/2018 7:31 am
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New tyres and get rid of the front mech - you don't want him ridiculed, do you? and it looks ace.


 
Posted : 27/08/2018 9:09 am
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New tyres and get rid of the front mech – you don’t want him ridiculed, do you?

He is a boy who likes to sit and spin, and doesn't do Enduro fashionista.


 
Posted : 27/08/2018 9:42 am
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Nice that!


 
Posted : 27/08/2018 9:56 am
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Stem = Black Race Face Atlas

Shock = Slik graphics stealth decals

Fork = Stealth the larger lower decal and leave the smaller yellow RS logo on though!

Saddle = SDG or Fabric with yellow detailing

I'd go for black pedals and flangeless grips as well.

Job jobbed.


 
Posted : 27/08/2018 3:23 pm
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nice ride for the lad.


 
Posted : 27/08/2018 4:06 pm
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Overkill for Falkirk but perfect for Comrie.


 
Posted : 27/08/2018 6:47 pm
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Nice bike! What are Norco's like? I don't really see them mentioned too much on here. I'm thinking of getting a fluid around xmas time.

AK


 
Posted : 27/08/2018 7:35 pm
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Cable to front mech sorted - it had pulled tight a touch, I've added zip tie around seat tube.

Suspension sorted to right pressures, I need to do a lowers service on forks they aren't as supple as I would hope...

Cassette is seized on, so can't currently swap for the lighter wheels. I need a second lever...

He's chosen a ChunkyMonkey 2.4 up front and HansDampf 2.25 rear, both from back of the shed, feels quite monster truck...

@ak121078 - the approved street and local park test approves. It seems well made, some nice details, a tad porky compared to our Radon of same size. Loooong.


 
Posted : 27/08/2018 8:40 pm

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