Big Bike Thread

[uk_unbeliever]

Well I put my money down on the Talas! paid £399 and the Revs where at £350 price matched to CRC.

So cant wait for wednesday now!!

Let us know how it goes. At the end of the day whether it's a talas, float, or one of the Revelations, you're buying top of the range kit and although the mags might review minor flaws in each, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference!

 

[Burned_Alive]

Talas for £399 is an absolute steal, particularly when the float is ~£600

 

[ichabod crane]

Talas for £399 is an absolute steal, particularly when the float is ~£600

Aye, I think they have a few more pairs left but they are selling fast! They are also doing the Fox RC4 for £379!!

FOX RC4

 

[leaskovski]

Ok, Im thinking of maybe build a road bike instead of waiting for the cycle to work scheme payments to finish and then getting a new one. Basically, the bay will be the purchasing place for most parts.

Where is a good resource for looking up parts and finding out what kit is good and what is bad? Plus, would it be taking the pee some what if I decided to kit the handle bars out in some sort of tt arangement? Note: this is only likely to get used on the commute, which is basically turning into a prologue with it being a 4~5 mile trip (now getting it further down on the FSR to 16 minutes).

 

[Burned_Alive]

Shame I'm not building a FS just yet, or I'd probably go for them

 

[6thElement]

I thought that sounded like a good price for the RC4, but then I checked and I can get it for 100 quid less

 

[Supercow]

 

[Aspect]

Looks lovely mate

 

[weescott]

Sweet frame. I considered it myself. More hardcore than the Heckler. I bet you could use it for DH in your neck of the woods. I'll buy your 'proper' DH bike.

 

[Supercow]

Cheers mate.
Check out this thread where the bloke built it into a Mini DH bike!
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196346

Still climbs the same as the heckler (was in a XC ride with hecklers and this Mbuzi demo i rode), but goes down a heck of a lot quicker. Still deciding if I should go DRS or 32T single chainring with e.thirteen.

 

[Supercow]

Quick question - can I just buy http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=28020 (SLX triple) and take the 44 and 22 rings off and keep the 32t on?

 

[Jonny ///M]

Quick question - can I just buy http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=28020 (SLX triple) and take the 44 and 22 rings off and keep the 32t on?

As far as I'm concered yes. You may need thinner chainring bolts if you don't run a bashguard.

 

[Supercow]

Will be running the e.thirteen lg1 and taco - cheers mate

 

[weescott]

How were the Morewood and SC built that you compared though?

 

[Supercow]

Can't remember tbh, which could make the diffs of course.

 

[ichabod crane]

Ambrosia's new legs!

 

[SDK^]

Looking good, the gold bar is a touch too bling for me though.

Nice pedals and saddle

 

[Draeger]

I thought it looked fantastic when it was first launched but the recent review of the Bianchi Infinito 928 C2C in this months CyclingPlus has convinced me I need one.

 

[Supercow]

I thought it looked fantastic when it was first launched but the recent review of the Bianchi Infinito 928 C2C in this months CyclingPlus has convinced me I need one.

We really need to get you on a mountain bike man - I can hear the crickets in here everytime you post!

 

[Draeger]

We really need to get you on a mountain bike man - I can hear the crickets in here everytime you post!

Nah m8, I'm a roadie through and through. I may have considered an MTB or a cyclocross this year when my current Pinarello is paid for at the end of this month on my works Cyclescheme but the gits have banned anyone who got a bike last year for 2 consecutive years because of budget considerations. So I'm kinda stuck now.