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Very nice Gary! You got rid of the Swift then?
Not mine, but soon to be!
Canfield Yelli Screamy
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Still tempted si
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Another Diamondback Mojito. Best value bike I've ever bought 😉
Very nice Gary! You got rid of the Swift then?
don't be daft!
big bloke, big bike, after 300 miles of scottish offroad (big ben over my left shoulder, and i am stood in a ditch, so the bike isn't too big for me). 8)
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getting on for 5 years old now, and currently sporting a set of Manitou Minutes
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and do 69ers count ?
that IF is very nice..........wanna sell it steve??
No thanks Tony, I do know a man who can sell you one just like it though, Sideways Tim 🙂
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Another Diamondback Mojito here. £200, even came with the logos and valves lined up.
Gary....looks good even from a querky angle..
more quirky, but outside (with night ride clutter and scotland trip spec)
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Another Swift. When it had some wild brake hose thing going on.
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rD you've taken something beautiful and made it real ugly....... I'm weeping
it's not ugly, it's useable, showroom bikes are for people who just like to look at them, get them out of the garage, polish them and put them back, i like to ride my bikes, a strange concept for many on ST i know 😉
first ride:
it's new, i built it, it feels weird at first, then i ride it a bit more, i drop the height of the bars, i raise the height of the saddle, it feels better but not quite there, i move the shifter inboard, feels even better, ride a bit more, back feels squirmy funnily enough just after some joker on a narrowboat shouts that there's something wrong with the rear tyre, so i put some more air in, feels even better, i mess about, practice stoppies, wowza, the brakes work!, that's a novelty, try some hills, riser bars are an experience i've not had for a while, different but not bad, raise the saddle a bit more, that's it, i'm home, on the comfy sofa with the remote at hand...but it's a saddle and a handlebar.
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😕 of course the bike is to be used. it just ain't easy on the eye?? from your other pics you seem like a man of reasonable taste so maybe sort the bike out!?? 🙂 the first pic you posted of the swift is much nicer
Love the new bike!
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fenboy - [to rd] you seem like a man of reasonable taste
😆 😆 😆
Anyone have any experience of the Turner Sultan? Looking maybe at the older TNT bike.The Anthem would be nice,but probably something a bit more niche,xc orientated and 100mm travel?
Thanx Max
[b]Turnerfan1[/b] I found it hard to even demo a Sultan, went with a Tallboy in the end, but would be interested to hear more about them.
Another of the Karate Monkey and Pumpkins at dawn...
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My latest 29ers so new it's being welded together* as I type this.
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*With any luck.
My Fisher Ferrous. Love it!
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waiting for dates and a final price for the 120mm version of the evolve to come into the UK,
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it makes my other elli look [u]almost[/u] acceptable
nice Tazzy
Turnerfan1 - Anyone have any experience of the Turner Sultan?
a pm to the sultan owners who posted [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/show-me-your-full-suspension-29er ]here[/url] might help
Hoojum, what year are those Rebas? and... can I have them please?
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Another ferrous!
not mine but i like it
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Mine after a fair few recent upgrades mostly using bits from the classifieds. All work done myself. Wheels are the only thing I'd really like to improve. I think it's about 27 lbs at the moment which doesn't seem bad for a 20" frame and big wheels.
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been riding it for a few weeks now and thoroughly enjoying it, hoses now proper length, gears working perfectly (though haven't needed to get out of middle ring yet) and fitted some proper tyres yesterday as conditions are getting a little sticky, got up at 7 today (sunday 03/10/10) and it's obviously monsoon season so it's staying in the garage.
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Don't let a bit of rain stop you. Mine was up to the BB in water the other week riding between Lee and Cragg quarries. There's something satisfying about riding in those conditions. Strange thing was a guy went past us on a drop handle race of some sort at the top of Lee quarry - bizarre!
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lookin good rocket...
this ones well ridden now and feeling good, niner rear end is very arse friendly on long rides and lively in the woods. loving it.
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rOcKeTdOg, i keep changing bits on my bike just to bump your thread back to the front, latest incarnation has alfine. taken a few days ago, before the snow!
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Reflectors, stickers and bell removed…proper pedals and some mud installed!
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those ferrous's must be well twitchy on the downs 😉
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Holy thread resurrection!
Haro Mary XC with OO carbon rigids.
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It was muddy on Sunday!!!!
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Make sure you dont catch the family jewels as you go over the bars 😯
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My Superfly100 as it was on its maiden voyage 🙂
Curently nursing a busted shoulder so not getting used as much as i'd like 🙁
cool looking bike though mark
Thank you sir 🙂 More bike than I'll ever need but it was a once in a life time buy so.... I enjoy it thats what matters 🙂
Rocketdog, thought that pic looked familiar, i was on the Worcs canal on Sunday afternoon as well. Made the mistake of taking the full suss for once (usually a summer only bike) as 2 days earlier the ground was nice and frozen. Twas a nightmare on Sunday, i had to stop at one point as my front wheel/fork brace clogged so badly i could no longer pedal.
I often do a jaunt from Bromsgrove to the Eagle & Sun in Droitwich and back as it's a nice 20 mile round trip. When it gets warmer i go down to Worcester which is closer to 40 miles. The towpath is in pretty good shape mostly, it's just the 2 or 3 miles either side of the pub that can get really muddy. You can also do most of the towpath down the Droitwich junction now out to the river Severn although work on the canal seems to have ground to a halt. I also got 3 punctures but luckily the thorns stayed in and allowed me to get home unhindered. I should learn to turn back when i see the farmers have cut the Hawthorn.
When spring comes i shall be getting out my canal maps and head off for some Midland canals all dayers - if it's dry i'll be on the Fargo to nichecore to the max....... 🙂
i rode to the eagle and sun recce-ing the tardebigge-worcs-tardebigge ride i'm planning in the spring, there and back with pub stops, passed a guy on a spotless on one pompino (how he kept it clean i dunno!) i turned off the canal and went vid hanbury-junny ring-callow hill 24 miles all told and the last 8 miles with frozen feet didn't make me a happy bunny
the black stuff on the towpath after the Queens Head (now shut, landlord gave up the licence) which is dusty in summer was just like porridge
if you ride via Droitwich to the river is there a pathway along side the severn navagable for bikes?
Nope, the towpath runs out just as you hit the Severn. Don't know if it'll change once (if) they finish the canal renovation.
I was surprised to see the Queens head shut, it's a shame as it's a nice pub in the summer (restaurant got too pricey though).
The ride to Worcs and back is fairly easy although your legs start to go towards the end after the constant short sharp climbs at the locks (30 locks in a row is the longest continous flight in Britain). Takes about an hour & a quarter to get to Worcs from central Bromsgrove (around 14 mph average - slower on the way back!).
that's the trouble with the Queens Head, reasonable trade in the summer but winter is dead, you are right about the prices though, no one has made a go of it there
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very nice my lord, a bit of a step up on the flagstaff?
Tempted Stu?
rOcKeTdOg - Tempted Stu?
nah mate, back on plan 4b or something like that!! the plan that you don't like!! really enjoying my rigid and alfine at mo but will defo get full suss before i go anywhere like penmachno again.
❓the plan that you don't like!!
Huge step up…it’s a beast! Will hit some proper trails over the weekend to see how it performs.
rOcKeTdOg -❓
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clean for once
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That looks very nice.
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Much better
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Yesterday...
pogo? is that Kepwick Bank?
My Ragley TD:1, not even ridden it yet.
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Anyone got any pics or comments on the Niner Jet 9?
Just about to change my Niner EMD 9 to one in Kermit green......
drinkmoreport - Memberpogo? is that Kepwick Bank?
Yes it is, good spot, are you local...?
New to me Singular Swift in large. Not ridden off road yet but feels just right messing around on it.
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found a 'proper' one!
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Dis is my paradox (large) this morning.
Great bike.
Got it painted an olive green w/ metallic flecks that show up nice when the sun shines on leith....
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Dis is my paradox (large) this morning.
Great bike.
...and if anyone wants a Paradox my medium frame is going spare 🙂
Nice colour green btw
And your Paradox looks really good in this colour as well 😀
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Oh yes it does! I like the blue of your Singular too 😀 I believe it's a large?
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Nice bikes gents...
God's teeth! I'm surprised you haven't sold that Banshee yet Matt. What a stonkin' bike that is. Great value for that money
Hey Stan, yes OT, but post another of yours 🙂
Your pic is very unparadoxlike
Hey Stan, yes OT, but post another of yours
nae bother...been meaning to photograph it for awhile.
if i can rope in a photog buddy, i wanna do some action shots to show keith at banshee that i might be worthy of a prime proto test pilot role! 😉
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Just ordered one of these. Should be with me March
http://www.specialized.com/fi/en/bc/SBCProduct.jsp?spid=52835&scid=1000&scname=Mountain
Just realised that I've not posted any pictures of my last custom build.
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Is that towel rail heated?? 😀
looking good stu. whats the HA?
tang.
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Without the rubbish…
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