Big Bike Thread
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Can't go wrong with a specialised mate
That's what I figured, massive brand, just went with the LBS who turned out to be the best and have a good range of bikes/equipment for her to try on and make sure she was comfortable/confident with it.
Looks odd, 15.5" frame with the big 700c wheels/tyres and compared to my road bike, MTB's are so heavy!
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You bloody roadies with your lycra, stop worrying about the weight of your bike and get out and ride
Besides, weight doesn't matter too much when you've got mavity on your side
Offer accepted, frame gets dispatched on Monday.
The bike/frame gets really good reviews, spent more than i was planning on a frame so will have to wait until later in the year to get new forks and a new front brake.
will post some picsonce its built up
I know why you like it! I saw this the other day and I thought it would be epic in black.
yep probably going to be float 36
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I think they are Ashima Ai2s.
Yes.
They are the new Ashima Ai2s. No reviews on them yet. The normal Ashima Ai rotors have a tendancy to warp but go back in shape quickly so I'm fully prepared for these to do the same.
Project sub 22lb Blur is officially under way.
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Tried measuring the frame today weescot but looks like 216 would cause the chain to hit the tyre, so need to stick to 200 I to I
Gonna buy an RP23 tomorrow
Gonna buy an RP23 tomorrow
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Yes.
They are the new Ashima Ai2s. No reviews on them yet. The normal Ashima Ai rotors have a tendancy to warp but go back in shape quickly so I'm fully prepared for these to do the same.
Project sub 22lb Blur is officially under way.
Ah **** I didn't click on!
A guy who won ten under the ben,Greg Brown?, uses the shop and he has the Ashima rotors, says they are stupidly light compared to the ice tech shimano ones they replaced!
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Consider a SRAM Monarch RT3, get good reviews and should be a lot cheaper.Torch [P4];21545908 said:Tried measuring the frame today weescot but looks like 216 would cause the chain to hit the tyre, so need to stick to 200 I to I
Gonna buy an RP23 tomorrow
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Got a brand new RP23 2011 for £187
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Hopefully it matches the right compression tune to work best with your frame.
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Yeah it's 200 I to I but with 57mm stroke which works on the giant reign or reign x
I used to run 51 stroke so it might seem a bit weird at first but I'll tune the sag to suit
I used to run 51 stroke so it might seem a bit weird at first but I'll tune the sag to suit
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Urghhh demon mother woke me up as planned at 7am so yay Glentress today with Kieran.
any better guides than this:
http://dotnetworkaholic.com/2009/02/15/custom-building-mountain-bike/
never put one together before.
http://dotnetworkaholic.com/2009/02/15/custom-building-mountain-bike/
never put one together before.
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