Big Bike Thread

Bennah · 19 Aug 2009 at 18:59

Love that Stumpjumper Elite Doll

Supercow, sounds like a great platform for the Mbuzi!

SDK^ · 19 Aug 2009 at 19:13

Yeah nice Stumpy; lose the front mud guard though

doll · 19 Aug 2009 at 19:34

Cheers benneh!

SDK^ said:
Yeah nice Stumpy; lose the front mud guard though

You ride the chase often enough (assuming your the same SDK^ on CT forums

), to know that the mudguards have been a saviour this year matey! Saved me eating all that lovely Staffordshire mud/sand/slop lol!

SDK^ · 19 Aug 2009 at 20:01

Yup, that's me.
If it's wet I just wear some clear glasses.

oddjob62 · 19 Aug 2009 at 20:43

Just put some money down for one of these

Hopefully should arrive next week

lixxus · 20 Aug 2009 at 16:19

how much does it cost to build a DIY.

is it cheaper than buying a name brand ?

Reality|Bites · 20 Aug 2009 at 16:23

It costs a lot more to DIY.

Just price up a bikes individual components.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/

http://www.evanscycles.com/

LordSplodge · 20 Aug 2009 at 16:30

oddjob62 said:
Just put some money down for one of these

Hopefully should arrive next week

I have a Focus road bike and it is awesome but the deafult tyres are rubbish (or they where on mine)

Genoma · 20 Aug 2009 at 17:23

DanF said:
Here's a few pics from my knackered PnS, didn't take many photo's in the end, too busy riding.

Mate clears the road gap

Just reading back on this thread. Is that road gap this one?

http://www.vimeo.com/5531158
Was great watching people doing this. Video does not do it justice.

We went in July, had a fantastic time.

Bennah · 20 Aug 2009 at 17:29

doll said:
Cheers benneh!

Who?

chucky · 20 Aug 2009 at 22:05

That road gap in morzine is pretty big! Seen a guy who had his arm in a sling, was sitting filling in paper work at the side of the trail, blood all over him - his friends meanwhile where sessioning the jump.

oddjob62 · 20 Aug 2009 at 22:09

LordSplodge said:
I have a Focus road bike and it is awesome but the deafult tyres are rubbish (or they where on mine)

According to the spec they come with Conti Grand Prixs, which are pretty decent from what i've heard.

Shoei · 20 Aug 2009 at 23:06

who needs fancy carbon frames and disk wheels for Time Trialling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQk_OuS9qBA

touch · 20 Aug 2009 at 23:33

Shoei said:
who needs fancy carbon frames and disk wheels for Time Trialling

Yeah, you can even do a bit of DH on the same bike

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/15775/

Jonny ///M · 20 Aug 2009 at 23:56

Or fanny about at glentress on a 16" urchin....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH1CQOijMiA

LordSplodge · 21 Aug 2009 at 09:30

oddjob62 said:
According to the spec they come with Conti Grand Prixs, which are pretty decent from what i've heard.

My 2008 Focus Variado (when it had 105 Goodness before they crippled it it 2009 and made it cheaper) and it came with Schwalbe Lugano Tyres and they are as thin as paper. I've had more puntures on that bike that any other I have ever owned.

ichabod crane · 21 Aug 2009 at 11:55

What camelbak is everyone using? anybody got a M.U.L.E??

6thElement · 21 Aug 2009 at 12:25

MULE, HAWG and Slipstream, depends what I'm doing. But the MULE is my general riding one, had it for a few years now.

Burned_Alive · 21 Aug 2009 at 13:24

I've got a Camelbak Mayhem, perfect for 2-3hour rides, anything longer and you'll need something bigger

#Chri5# · 21 Aug 2009 at 13:53

Can't remember which my bigger Camelback is - might be a Chaos and that's fine for all-day rides. Also got an old Platypus which gets a bit of summer and race use, plus a North Face Hammerhead for the road bike and running / adventure racing.