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check this dream machine out, I cant wait to throw it at my local trails.
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cost me loads of dosh, had to save up for like 2 hours....
and do you know what...it actually works, yes its heavy but for £140 what do you want!!
2 hours work for £140 😯
What do you do for a job ❗
would also help if we could see it 😉
Now this did cost loads of dosh and roughly 12 months to save up AND selling 3 other bikes 😥
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£140??
HR software consultant self employed £750 a day at the moment
I get 2/3 of that a week 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥
Now this did cost loads of dosh and roughly 12 months to save up AND selling 3 other bikes
Did you have to sell your eyeballs too?
Its a grey area>>>> You either love em or hate em 😆
stoney what time do you get on that on a flat 10? And how much quicker is it then whatever you had before?
Erm, well that is the question...... It has been 10 years since i TTd and preiosly i was on a "standard" carbon frame with clip ons. I always wanted a proper TT bike and only got to ride 2 this year(as i only finished the bike mid August) and was only really a minute from where i left off.
I was doing short 23s before (best was 22.58) but thats on our local 10 and it cetainly is not flat.....
This should get me below that even though i`m rapidly approachig 40 😯
An action shot.....and i know the kit is`nt right but its all i had at the time....( It is my MTB kit after all)
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New skin suit/ shoes and a pointy hat required 😆
.....and sunglasses!
New skin suit/ shoes and a pointy hat required
I was about to say, you should've been wearing baggies as well.
Looks like if you sat back a bit you could get your back flatter, you seem very forward on that saddle. Have you got any goals? Sub 20?
Looks good though.
Given fotorat's inability to post a pic I am not surprised he can only afford a £140 bike if he is a software consultant! 🙂
(Sorry - cheap jibe - apologies)
Nice, is that the 2011 Orange 5?
I am wearing clear Oakley M frames 😉 and yes the saddle position does need a tweek, this was the first time out and had only been on it for 20+mins
50 miles later I can report that the steel tank is quite a pleaseant surprise.
The suspension actually works and the frame isnt cracked yet.
The gearing ratio is a bit naf and in big ring little cog it spins out at 15MPH!
The rear end is a bit flexy but no more so that my Heckler
The wheels/tires are so heavy that when cornering I can feel the huge rotational forces trying to straigten the bike up.
Considering what I paid for a Kona Explosive in 1988 this is superb!
The forks feel like my old Indy sl's
Not sure I will be using it on any SPAM events coming up though!