Big Bike Thread

Nathan · 15 Feb 2010 at 14:42

Heres my beast

A 2009 Giant XTC 3

New shoes and pedals

SO much easier to ride decent distances now.

touch · 15 Feb 2010 at 15:59

Nathan said:
New shoes and pedals SO much easier to ride decent distances now.

What did you have before? Flats? Clipless will make a huge difference

but be prepared for some funny low speed falls

Cant wait to get my bike finished. Got the calipers in the post yesterday, so i have everything i need to build it when i get home this weekend.

<watch this space>

6thElement · 15 Feb 2010 at 20:26

6thElement said:
Post is already trashed from me trying to twist it out, the saddle rail mount is buggered. All of this is still easier than trying to cut the bugger out. Not sure how long the seatpost is or whether it's carbon or carbon wrap...

Friggin carbon wrap :mad:

Spent most of three days on this now, almost tempted to just buy the person a new frame...

touch · 15 Feb 2010 at 21:30

Is it aluminium inside the carbon wrap?
Could try an air spray inside the seatpost (or deoderant if you dont have 1) anything to cool the seatpost as much as you can so it will contract and hopefully come out. Kind of the opposite of the hairdrier on the outside of the frame.

Supercow · 15 Feb 2010 at 21:31

I know I'm being bitchy, but just cant help myself.
So I was at Cwmcarn and spotted 3 geniuses, but my mate hushed me when I wanted to say something (i tend to speak my mind

)

When I looked at themightyraygun.co.uk at the pics... I couldnt help but laugh at the following 3 possible Darwin award nominees.

In third place... the chap who looked like his parents are related.
(He got bonus points for wearing a beany)

In second place ... ride it like you stole it Ned

Now the above 2 kinda looked like they might be local scally's so might be forgiven for not wearing a lid if they are just messing about on one jump or the lower section of Cwmcarn hence not winning dunce of the day.

In first place... who completely cracked me up

Body armour, backpack with water and expensive bike... no lid... brilliant!

6thElement · 15 Feb 2010 at 21:35

touch said:
Is it aluminium inside the carbon wrap?
Could try an air spray inside the seatpost (or deoderant if you dont have 1) anything to cool the seatpost as much as you can so it will contract and hopefully come out. Kind of the opposite of the hairdrier on the outside of the frame.

Fancy carbon weave layer on the outside to look pretty, very thin alu layer, then the composite core.

Supercow · 15 Feb 2010 at 21:51

ah... and me

SDK^ · 15 Feb 2010 at 21:57

Look at you all TLD'd up

Got to love those numpties, their facial expressions are classic. The chap in 3rd place looks like he's about to have an interesting landing

MrKnifey · 15 Feb 2010 at 22:03

And why did you not inform me you was at Cwmcarn! I would have come over!

Bennah · 15 Feb 2010 at 22:09

Probably as your a jinx at the moment crankbro

Didn't want anything going wrong with the Makulu.

touch · 15 Feb 2010 at 22:13

Supercow said:
In third place... the chap who looked like his parents are related.

Haha, feet off the pedals in mid air, nasty landing coming up?

Whats the story with the pics anyway? Is there some sort of event on? (no race numbers?)

Microwave · 15 Feb 2010 at 22:23

Supercow said:
In first place... who completely cracked me up

Body armour, backpack with water and expensive bike... no lid... brilliant!

Damn him and his Lapierre. I think it's a Zesty, one of my dream bikes.... He doesn't deserve it

Definitely a case of 'all the gear, no idea!'

andi · 15 Feb 2010 at 22:27

Nads to bicycle interface or face to ground interface is about occur to third place

Supercow · 15 Feb 2010 at 22:34

Sorry crankbro... didnt realise you were so close... will remember for next time, plus I really don't want anything going wrong with my bike!

There's no race, just some old fella making money off a hobby I guess.
www.themightyraygun.co.uk

VaderDSL · 15 Feb 2010 at 22:38

Anyone know how good the crank bros pedals are? Got some low end shimano spds that came with my bike and on biking up on the north york moors in the snow/ice and mud the pedals got completely gunked up with ice etc.

I seem to get them messy so thinking the egg beaters etc. might be worth a look if anyone has any experience with them?

touch · 15 Feb 2010 at 22:44

I have some smartys on a bike i'm building. Not finished it yet so dont know what they ride like.
Got them because they are cheap (£16) and supposedly are eggbeaters with a small platform.

SDK^ · 15 Feb 2010 at 22:56

VaderDSL said:
I seem to get them messy so thinking the egg beaters etc. might be worth a look if anyone has any experience with them?

I've been running Egg Beater SL's on my AM bike and standard EB Chrome on my XC bike; both for two years now. They are sweet pedals; excellent mud clearing, very light weight and still running on the original bearings.

VaderDSL · 15 Feb 2010 at 23:00

Ah nice one SDK^

I do like the look of them and would love the mud clearing over my shimano 505s which suck

BTW that is one of the nicest looking bikes I've seen that you have in your sig

SDK^ · 15 Feb 2010 at 23:06

Thanks

I used some Shimano 540's before I got the Egg Beaters and I definitely feel more secure in the EB's, the 'click in' is more positive.

6thElement · 16 Feb 2010 at 03:10

I call this the Dolce Elite special, boil for 5 minutes then serve hot:

Seatpost finally hacked, sawn, pulled and sworn at until it was all out. Spent most of 3 days on it, never again. Next time someone tells me they have a stuck seatpost good luck to them.