[Closed] Stooge Cycles - who's interested? (slack 29er content)

raw steel with a mad max-esque finish

..this

my brothers is taking shape, he doesn't post on here, but ill post the pics

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What's the weight difference between the rear and front wheels on that? Is it noticeable? i.e light xc 29 vs 29+

Will be loads, but he's changing to rear rim/tyre when funds available

Crest v rabbit hole +300g at a guess
Crossmark v knard + 500g at a guess
50g on the stans rear hub v the king front

Same here - although it does raise the spectre of a lovely green one appearing at some point. Or a red one. Orange maybe....

Metalflake orange, perhaps 😉
or Kawasaki green

hmmm

If you consider doing copperslip brown, mine's coming in for a respray

Metal Flake Orange - niiice

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Same colour as the General Lee to 🙂

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Root beer would be nice!

@jonestown keep the blue, it's your signature colour. Other colours in small batches as you did with the purple. I like raw, it works well on the industrial Intense Tracer, that thing's like a battleship, but perhaps not for your skinny tubes.

B+ in the back and 20+ in the front

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B+ in the back and 20+ in the front

There's something wrong there

Typing on the phone! 29+ ok

brianp - Member
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B+ in the back and 20+ in the front

This better not be a link to a Kim Kardashian pic

I'd love to see chrome forks on a candy apple red frame in homage to one of the all-time classic race bmx's.. The 1984 JMC Darrell Young - it would look beyond amazing !

I'd love to see chrome forks on a candy apple red frame in homage to one of the all-time classic race bmx's.. The 1984 JMC Darrell Young - it would look beyond amazing !

Funnily enough i used to race one of those back in the 80's, beautiful bike. About 10 years ago i sold it for £150. Oh how i regret that. It was as-new and an exact replica on the man himself's.

I see a ltd edition coming on here.

Can you do me one in Niner, Kermit Green...
She'd not notice then. 8)

the last purple one should be with me tomorrow !! 😆

purple, that's so over.

I'm going to get my Karate Monkey done in that metal flake orange!

Daisy Duke's aged well.

Mattjg, you can't keep posting on this thread without buying one. It's not cricket : )

purple, that's so over.

pink on-ones > purple stooges 😉

jonestown - Member

Funnily enough i used to race one of those back in the 80's, beautiful bike. About 10 years ago i sold it for £150. Oh how i regret that. It was as-new and an exact replica on the man himself's.

I see a ltd edition coming on here.

When are you taking deposits?

Mattjg, you can't keep posting on this thread without buying one. It's not cricket

Careful what you wish for.

Best bit of being a Stooge owner so far** is I get to reuse that old CK headset that's been in my spares box for 3 years (& I nearly sold several times).

** obv. I've not ridden it yet, owner != rider

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pics too painful on STW, I gave up years ago.

I am thinking though you me and Cheezpleez should inaugerate Stoogefest-South, at Swinley or over here at BikePark Surrey Hills.

I'd be up for that! I haven't touched any of my other bikes for a long time now. It's just so much fun and so easy to grab in this weather.

quite a ride, good job

lap 2?

Just the one lap today.
It's been pouring all day and really heavy going in the sticky mud.

80 miles yesterday...

Supreme comfort!

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Lovely photos. 80 miles is great! Hopefully i'll do some when weather permits. What sort of elevation do you do?

Relieved to see front mudguard age on there at last Kbrembo. I was starting to fret.

In other new Mudhugger "orange " 29er rear guard fits a treat and still enables post dropping.
Not pretty, so no pics.

Count me in for Stoogefest South. Prefer the trails and cake over at Surrey hills.

Stoogefest south is a good idea. Can we make it a Sunday ride starting in Dorking/Westcott? In fact, what about next Sunday?

Stoogefest south is a good idea. Can we make it a Sunday ride starting in Dorking/Westcott? In fact, what about next Sunday?

This is the same as saying "I'm doing my normal ride, follow if you want".

For myself, Sunday mornings have become problematic because my delectable cohabitee has taken up riding with the road club. (Horns of dilemma: good, she's out on a bike .. bad, she's out on a road bike).

I spent a maiden few hours aboard my Stooge yesterday.

It's my first 29er and I haven't ridden rigid for ages, plus I'm riding it singlespeed - so I will try to keep my ride notes separate from these factors.

I've come from 5 years on a 120mm-forked Cotic Soul.

Initial trail notes:

- Easily the most comfortable rigid I've ridden;
- I really like the ride position and what I'd describe as predictable handling;
- Far more capable than I remember the Soul being, when rigid;
- Glides over obstancles and through ruts with near abandon - the change from a suspension-forked 26er was less traumatic than expected;
- I got just a hint of how this is a [i]very[/i] involving chassis though twisting singletrack;
- It's not as agile as a 26er...but sensitive to fine inputs;
- It is not as much of an all-rounder as some bikes, although that's not what I expected or wanted.

To be a little clearer on the final point: I was looking for a bike to cover the 95% of riding I do, which is at a trail centre just minutes from my front door. I don't ride endless days in the Alps, at far-flung trail centres on black runs, nor crossing maps.

I'm realistic about the fact that having young children has limited what I remember as endless sun-kissed weekends of riding and then cleaning MTBs. I now snatch little slices of time - an hour here and there...working from home, summer evenings - for a quick ride.

I ride frequently, but the benefits of a full suspension dream machine are nowadays lost on me (although I could afford one); the cost per ride could be frightening, for a bike totally capable of the 5% of my riding...yet overkill for the 95%. All I really need is a nice, simple MTB.

The Stooge appears to fit this brief incredibly well. 🙂

ska-49 - Member

Lovely photos. 80 miles is great! Hopefully i'll do some when weather permits. What sort of elevation do you do?

It was around 5000ft climbing... 32x17 gearing

Kbrembo, where?

Kbrembo, where?

Yes, because I want to move there! Wetter than an otter's pocket here on the south isle.

It was around 5000ft climbing... 32x17 gearing

I want to know so I can avoid it.

I keep checking in here to see if there's any sign of that Candy Apple Red special edition.

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Krembo's pics look like Aviemore. I'm near Inverness, and would love to see a Stooge, so I'll keep my eyes peeled!

deejayen - Member
Krembo's pics look like Aviemore. I'm near Inverness, and would love to see a Stooge, so I'll keep my eyes peeled!

I am near Inverness....my email is in my profile..You can take it a whirl if you want to try it.

Honorable george, that photo you put up is more or less identical to my old bike apart from the seatpost, i'm left with no choice but to make this happen, though it won't be until next year some time.oh, the things we give away.

Howsabout a Yellow Banana edition too.

Howsabout a Yellow Banana edition too.

god no, that's a large reason why I walked away from the Singular Rooster.

chrome/raw/brushed or a gentle off-white.

anyway, given the purple and blue are both gorgeous, I think you have an eye for colour.

jonestown - Member
Honorable george, that photo you put up is more or less identical to my old bike apart from the seatpost, i'm left with no choice but to make this happen, though it won't be until next year some time.oh, the things we give away.

Howsabout a Yellow Banana edition too.

I'm good with either (though I'd be OK with red forks, rather than chrome)

Always found myself looking at the blue and purle and not quite liking either - though purple was the better of the two

mattjg - Member

god no, that's a large reason why I walked away from the Singular Rooster.

chrome/raw/brushed or a gentle off-white.

Off-white had me walking away from the Singular Swift - just thought it looked dull and lifeless.

fair point

chocolate?

Thanks very much, Krembo. I'll drop you an email.

I love off-white - saw a Swift frameset the other day, and thought it looked great.

British racing green would make a nice pairing with the candy apple red. Both with chrome forks. 0r black metal flake.

We need a photoshopper

Stoogefest south......I'll be up for that ..

It seems we have a fest.

Nice write up Ben.
Yellow is a bad colour for bikes IMHO.

Interested in the 'fest' if a Jones is allowed to the join the Stooge part-ay.

Excellent! This should be fun. So, Surrey hills but where and when?

A Jones? At Stoogefest?

"Stoogefest" that just offends my niche...im oooot 😀

A Jones? Imposter!

I may well join you guys for the Southern Stooge Fest if i'm allowed 😐

I don't have a Stooge but would love to see them in the flesh.

Kbrembo's pics look suspiciously like An Lochan Uaine (green loch) on the Ryvoan pass route up at Aviemore, stunning place indeed.

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Apologies for the photo purists, i know the loch is at an angle.

A Jones? Imposter!

Meh, you can all gawp at how my toptube doesn't require bracing every 6 inches 😉

Meh, you can all gawp at how my toptube doesn't require bracing every 6 inches

Eh those aint braces they're thingy hangers ..

... while we gawp at the odd sized hubs and wide choice of colours.

Medium sized chappies, how many mm of spacers roughly .. 40 mm? (Flat bars at the mo).

I think we're the same height matt. I'm running 25mm with 20mm rise bars so that's roughly the same as 40mm and flat bars.

Thx, you're a bit taller than me, though I like my bars quite high nowadays. Anyway I was hoping to get it done for tonight's ride but not gonna happen. Saturday maybe.

My Nextie 50mm carbon rims just arrived which will be going on my Stooge. They weigh 508 and 512 g and are lovely. Sadly will be to busy to build the wheels for a few weeks.
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They both 50mm? Found some tyres pretty fight on a 50mm rear rim. Look spanky though 🙂

yes, both 50mm. Thought it prudent to future proof as I might go for a 29+ front and rear frame sometime in the future. Can you offer some advice on what does fit?

The stooge got a hard work-out yesterday!

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Nice! What gear ratio are you using?

32 18 the steep bits would have been walked in any gear!

Fair enough! Are you doing the Highland Trail next year?

Clink - Member

Fair enough! Are you doing the Highland Trail next year?

Yeah...well I will be attempting it 😉

Bealach na Sgiarne? Looks unmistakeable that view down to the West.
I didn't think anyone could ride that without an enduro rig 😉
Did u ride downhill headig East or West?

Stooge on a short after work ride. Fuunnnnnn 😀
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