Big Bike Thread

monkeypants · 7 Jan 2008 at 18:07

8" Rotors = delicious

What are the Revelations? AT/UT/Air UT? What did you upgrade from and how do you find them?

ramirez · 7 Jan 2008 at 20:12

does anyone here go riding in Llandegla?

Kamerad · 7 Jan 2008 at 20:25

ramirez said:
does anyone here go riding in Llandegla?

I've been a few times. It's a good trail centre although the black run scares me

sung · 7 Jan 2008 at 20:52

Just noticed this thread.. Here is my beauty.

Raymond Lin · 7 Jan 2008 at 21:10

SgtTupac said:
Whats new?

Is that a half height seat post?

barkey52 · 7 Jan 2008 at 21:11

monkeypants said:
8" Rotors = delicious

What are the Revelations? AT/UT/Air UT? What did you upgrade from and how do you find them?

I paid about £230 for the 426 Dual Air With PopLoc from merlin cycles. At the time I ordered, You got 10% off all order over £200, Original price was £269.99 then I got another 5% from all new purchases with a new credit card.

I upgraded from RST TnL Gila Lockout, only good thing about them is the lock out.

I Love them infinitely better than what i had, light, really smooth, easy to adjust and plenty of travel when i hit some thing big. I can also go down hills much better and faster. My only problem is now when going up steep hills my front end lifts off ground, but I think that more to do with my inexperience than the forks.

I think Bunka bought them at the same time as me, so it might be worth asking him as well.

Again I got the brakes from merlin, I paid £150 then another 5% off with credit card. full set of (07) Avid Juicy 7 for £140, again I cant fault them.

SgtTupac · 7 Jan 2008 at 21:12

A what lol?

And that Commencal is a work of art! Stunning!

Raymond Lin · 7 Jan 2008 at 21:14

A shorter than normal seat post, the seat on my trance is a lot higher even at its lowest. Was just wondering thats all.

SgtTupac · 7 Jan 2008 at 21:16

Ah, it goes down just to where the bent is on the frame, and its been cut! Its a DH bike, so i dont fancy a seat digging in when hitting a huge double lol!

Raymond Lin · 7 Jan 2008 at 21:18

Thats why its that low ! I thought it must've been cut or something, my trance has the same "bend" in the frame and can't get the seat that low.

SgtTupac · 7 Jan 2008 at 22:30

What do you guys think of this XC bike?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=23672

Anyone recommend anything similar for the price?

Cuchulain · 7 Jan 2008 at 22:48

SgtTupac said:
What do you guys think of this XC bike?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=23672

Anyone recommend anything similar for the price?

I've got the Cube Ltd Race and love it, as far as I know it shares the same frame as the acid so I'd definately recommend it, also, Cube tend not to gyp you on component specs like the big names (marin/spec/trek etc)

SgtTupac · 7 Jan 2008 at 22:53

Well going off the spec on the Cube and the specs on various other bikes at the same price there is a huge difference! The Cube has XT, LX and Deore.. Most bikes around the £550 mark have Deore or less! Are the Rock Shox Darts any good? Im not really clued up on XC equipment

barkey52 · 7 Jan 2008 at 23:10

you could have a look at the Fat Boy or Northern Light both seem to get good reviews in Mountain Biking Uk Mag, but then then the shop does have massive double page spread ads in the mag as well, not that I'm cynical or anything.

2Thumbs · 7 Jan 2008 at 23:42

Darts are at the low end of Rockshox but probably still better than Suntours.

Someone posted this on an MTB forum I use and I'm quite amazed by the spec for the price (if you like SRAM)

http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=8553

I agree about the Fat Boy. Excellent components for the price, the frame aint half bad either.

benjo plz. · 7 Jan 2008 at 23:52

sung said:
Just noticed this thread.. Here is my beauty.

needs mud

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Vix · 8 Jan 2008 at 11:57

Here's my old push iron after a small clean

She is unofficially for sale though as she doesn't get ridden like she should

Jonny ///M · 8 Jan 2008 at 12:27

Two guys i used to ride with from here have commencals now!

Stuarts

SCotts

Matt-Page · 8 Jan 2008 at 12:53

Look at the state of this! Went out on my Genesis Core 2.0 for one of the first times as i have had some medical issues, and it has been just sat there since i bought it. Did a 14 mile ride along a canal, where i came to quite a booggy patch. The mud was just sticking to my tyres, and clogging it up so much, that the wheels wouldn't turn, where i had to stop and unblock it all.

You can literally see a massive thive mud blanket around the outside of my tyre.

I was not pleased about putting that state back in my car i can tell you! I had to stop half way home and use a car washer t hose it down a bit, i was as far away as possible and tried not to get it on the bottom bracket or forks.

Sprayed GT85 into bottom bracket/forks/etc afterwards so it should be ok...

SDK^ · 8 Jan 2008 at 12:54

ramirez said:
does anyone here go riding in Llandegla?

I've been a few times - it's a great trail !!