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It’s tempting to wax-hysterical about a new bike, but yeah, I had an ace time blatting about on this today. Just in time for my jaunt around the 7Staines that kicks off tomorrow for 6 days 😀
Apologies for the front mech niche.
Cove Hustler 27.5 Fox Float CTD Boost Valve 18” Raw
RockShox Pike RCT3 Solo Air
Headset – Hope
Handlebar – Thomson Titanium Riser
Stem – Thomson Elite x4
Shifters – XT M780
Brakes – XT M785
Grips – SDG/ODI Han Solo Lock On
Seat – SDG Bel Air RL Ti
Seat Post – Thomson Elite Dropper with ‘steveid’ adaptor
Seat Clamp – Hope Dropper
Chainset – XT M785 10 Speed X2 38-24t
Front Mech – XT M786
Rear Mech – XT M786 Shadow+
Cassette – XT M771 11-36t
Pedals – XT M780
Wheels – DT Swiss M442 Rims Laced to DT Swiss 350 Hubs
Tyres – Schwalbe Nobby Nic (Front), Rock Razor (Rear)
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Nice bike, but i think your deluded.
Looks good. Like the bars!
I think you need a bigger camera to get in all in shot. But from what little of it I can see it looks tidy
Damn it. Only thing I can find to fault is the plastic tap connector, which clearly should be brass.
Oh, catflap plastic doesn't match the door.
Otherwise, annoyingly faultless bike. Bastard.
Now that looks great.
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I really like that.
Otherwise, annoyingly faultless bike. Bastard.
Front mech and a double, not very fashionable. Looks fussy. I'd have gone for some carbon bars, Haven maybe. Flats and not SPD. Not sure about the black cranks either . All personal preference though.
How come nobody has mentioned all the spacers under the stem? 😉
Nice choice of components though
Nice bike , looks clean and capable. Please do put yourcranks absolutely horizontal for future pictures . Some of us have standards
Nice. Like the bars.
odd choice of bars
Love the bars! Sound bloody expensive though!
edit - confirmed!!
Love it. Didnt know Cove had totally revamped the Hustler. Might need to have a closer look at one of those i think.
Hahaha - terrible saddle* 😉
The bike's a beaut! Enjoy.
*can always find a fault if you [i]really[/i] look hard.
Looks lush. I'd have gone for a black dropper post, and probably black bars too. Just googled the price of Thomson ti bars.... ouch! Dread to think of total cost, but it does look nice. Just needs to be absolutely caked in mud. Go smash its back doors in.
Nice to see a new Cove again - it's been a while. Looking at the frame, it looks similar to the Hammerhead/Switchback/Aeris/Satori based on Caribou's Ibex. Seems like a lot of smaller brands are tapping into this, which is not a bad thing, because it's a cracking four bar frame.
http://www.caribou-bike.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=67&category_id=2&Itemid=222
Nice that. Much better looking than the old Hustler (missus). I believe you have a Handjob as well?
I do like a good raw finish.
Looks lovely.
Cheers you lot!
The Ti Thomson h-b really sets it off nicely.
My first 27.5 - it definitely carried speed better than a 26, but who knows what that was attributable to in reality - so many variables, plus the thrill of a new bike.
My past FS's have been link actuated single pivots - loving the four bar. I prefer the suspension to feel and look as simple as possible. I don't like lots of meccano everywhere.
Dez - I had the an old Hustler until it broke (that was a great bike). The Hj is still going strong!
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Ah, yeah that was the one. Lovely 🙂
Proper nice pushbike you have there sir, looks fantastic.
Cracking-looking bike, that. Nicely done!