Big Bike Thread

digisatman · 26 Jul 2007 at 20:24

dont mess with the "Hi-tensile steel frame"...

Like i said, its going to do commuting for a couple of months, till i got enough to get a decent hardtail!

bcjames · 26 Jul 2007 at 20:30

digisatman said:
dont mess with the "Hi-tensile steel frame"...

Like i said, its going to do commuting for a couple of months, till i got enough to get a decent hardtail!

If it does the job

danoliver1 · 26 Jul 2007 at 20:37

Dont under estimate cheap bikes my townsend tundra cost me £80 and its still going 4 years later, use it everyday for work.

Jonny ///M · 26 Jul 2007 at 20:44

digisatman said:
after my bike got stolen last week, was in desperate need of a new bike, but was strapped for cash!

So ordered this badboy today, going to pick it up tomrrow, only need it for a couple of months to take me to work etc.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...rumb_33980-33957-82393_parentcategoryrn_82394

*waits to get shot down*

That bike is so bad...from the extremely overtightened BB with very loose lockring...to the plastic brake levers that you can bend to the bar. The welds look as though i did them by heating a screwdriver over a cooker....poor you mate.

If you arent actually ripping the **** then make sure the left hand crank bolt is tight and the bolt that holds the handlebars to the stem is tight. Both are prone to working loose when some poof on a 5-8 shift cant be bothered to do the job right or even if you are building it yourself.

Danoliver,older cheap bikes are actually decent. I had to service a 6 or so year old apollo(old couple) and they works better than the **** i have to build from new. Each year they get worse and worse.

digisatman · 26 Jul 2007 at 22:06

Jonny ///M said:
That bike is so bad...from the extremely overtightened BB with very loose lockring...to the plastic brake levers that you can bend to the bar. The welds look as though i did them by heating a screwdriver over a cooker....poor you mate.

If you arent actually ripping the **** then make sure the left hand crank bolt is tight and the bolt that holds the handlebars to the stem is tight. Both are prone to working loose when some poof on a 5-8 shift cant be bothered to do the job right or even if you are building it yourself.

Danoliver,older cheap bikes are actually decent. I had to service a 6 or so year old apollo(old couple) and they works better than the **** i have to build from new. Each year they get worse and worse.

itll do the job

, wheres the left hand crank bolt?, ill make sure the handlebars are tight, thanks, this bike has got to be better than the more expensive full sus one?

SpudMaster · 26 Jul 2007 at 22:22

digisatman said:
wheres the left hand crank bolt?

on the left hand crank

the thing the left hand padal attaches to. dont want your crank dropping off

collisster · 26 Jul 2007 at 22:28

chrismelling fit bike. what seat is that?

digisatman · 26 Jul 2007 at 22:30

SpudMaster said:
on the left hand crank the thing the left hand padal attaches to. dont want your crank dropping off

hmm, what would i tighten it with?

Jonny ///M · 26 Jul 2007 at 22:38

digisatman said:
hmm, what would i tighten it with?

Cheap bike so IIRC its a 14mm socket....its under a plastic cover.

The Fs26 is just as **** really,exact same components just a heavier frame. I used to recomend the *c26s models as they were kinda decent. This year however they changed from a perfectly good(you could set it up) tektro disk caliper.....and full cartridge bottom bracket and full metal levers to a crap disk that nobody can set up and have had so many customer complaints regarding them,back to a cheaper cup and cone bottom bracket and the brake levers have plastic bar clamps which is daft as its always at the clamp the plastic ones snap!

NashTax · 26 Jul 2007 at 22:41

digisatman · 27 Jul 2007 at 12:46

Jonny ///M said:
Cheap bike so IIRC its a 14mm socket....its under a plastic cover.

The Fs26 is just as **** really,exact same components just a heavier frame. I used to recomend the *c26s models as they were kinda decent. This year however they changed from a perfectly good(you could set it up) tektro disk caliper.....and full cartridge bottom bracket and full metal levers to a crap disk that nobody can set up and have had so many customer complaints regarding them,back to a cheaper cup and cone bottom bracket and the brake levers have plastic bar clamps which is daft as its always at the clamp the plastic ones snap!

just picked up bike atm, halfords "safety check" was a load of ****, brakes were touching rims, and gears were not adjusted at all. Got them to sort out everything though, so its kl now

. Had a short ride, its not bad tbh, will do the job nicely!

Jonny ///M · 27 Jul 2007 at 12:55

digisatman said:
just picked up bike atm, halfords "safety check" was a load of ****, brakes were touching rims, and gears were not adjusted at all. Got them to sort out everything though, so its kl now . Had a short ride, its not bad tbh, will do the job nicely!

Hahaha typical. Totally depends on the member of staff who is left to build the bike though. We had an employment agency worker who has now went part time trying to pdi bikes and he has no clue. One of the full timers wants him to do it(lazy aparently) and the other fulltimer(my brother) said he aint even to touch a bike till he has time to train him.

digisatman · 27 Jul 2007 at 19:01

after riding it a few miles, my opinion has changed....this bike SUCKS!!!!!!!!!! Like, 1 mile feels like 3-4, , my legs are knackered after riding it lol, im guessing its the sucky tyres. Just gotta deal with it, dont wanna upgrade this badboy!

Jonny ///M · 27 Jul 2007 at 20:03

digisatman said:
after riding it a few miles, my opinion has changed....this bike SUCKS!!!!!!!!!! Like, 1 mile feels like 3-4, , my legs are knackered after riding it lol, im guessing its the sucky tyres. Just gotta deal with it, dont wanna upgrade this badboy!

LOL

Well i did...say "That bike is so bad...from the extremely overtightened BB with very loose lockring...to the plastic brake levers that you can bend to the bar. The welds look as though i did them by heating a screwdriver over a cooker....poor you mate."

You can change the tyres but the hubs are crap and dont hold your speed well and the BB is probably very tight?

ichabod crane · 27 Jul 2007 at 20:22

Finally my new bike

This is my first new build bike in over 6years and its a nice upgrade.

Its practically finsihed except for im waiting on my eggbeaters to arrive and for the new crank brothers isis bottom brackets to be released.

Spec:

On-One Scandal
Planet X stem
FSA orbit headset
Sram x-7 gears throughout
Avid juicy 5 brakes 185 front 160 rear
Fox Vanilla forks RLC
Race face XC ride crank
Cheap BB (till crank brothers is released)
Hope XC hubs front/rear
dt swiss spokes
mavic 321 rims
panaracer razer tyres 2.1"

pretty much it, and its a beauty off to dalby again this sunday

HeadlessChicken · 28 Jul 2007 at 09:43

Lovely looking bike mate ^^^

Scandals are supposed to be a thrill to ride, so let us know how you get on

SDK^ · 28 Jul 2007 at 23:01

I had to remove 2 spokes from my rear wheel due the backing clips breaking. I'm assuming it will be fine to continue riding? - there are 9 spokes between the 2 missing ones.

PlatinumFX · 28 Jul 2007 at 23:09

SDK^ said:
I had to remove 2 spokes from my rear wheel due the backing clips breaking. I'm assuming it will be fine to continue riding? - there are 9 spokes between the 2 missing ones.

I wouldn't have thought so!? :confused:

SDK^ · 29 Jul 2007 at 10:00

Yeah you're probably right.
I've just realised I can buy some spare spokes which is much more appealing than spending £200 on a rear wheel, hub etc

Jonny ///M · 29 Jul 2007 at 16:32

SDK^ said:
I had to remove 2 spokes from my rear wheel due the backing clips breaking. I'm assuming it will be fine to continue riding? - there are 9 spokes between the 2 missing ones.

What backing clips do you speak off?

Two spokes would be ok for light riding aslong as its still tensioned. I would just get the wheel trued with new spokes where you removed them or full new spokes. I was quoted £20 + the cost of spokes to build a wheel.