Big Bike Thread

rhysduck · 12 Apr 2010 at 15:31

What hubs / wheels are they Jamie?

jamief · 12 Apr 2010 at 15:37

I'll need to check when I get home...not sure!

andi · 12 Apr 2010 at 16:16

IceAx said:
LOL another choice shot down

Think ill give up and face the fact unless i'm prepared to spend more money im not going to get a decnt upgrade weight / performace wise.

Andy

Seriously, check out the deals on Rockshox forks on Merlin, there are some fantastically cheap forks on there. about as good a deal as you'll get.

ichabod crane · 12 Apr 2010 at 16:21

andi said:
Seriously, check out the deals on Rockshox forks on Merlin, there are some fantastically cheap forks on there. about as good a deal as you'll get.

ichabod crane said:
Edit: what is your budget? Merlin have a Recon SL 2010 For £170 and a free FSA Orbit headset.

These are only £20 more than the manitous you were looking at!

IceAx · 12 Apr 2010 at 16:39

These are in my short list im...umming and ahhhing about them.

I might just order it and have done with it.

Andy

IceAx · 12 Apr 2010 at 16:41

Are they any good before i hit the order button

Andy

rhysduck · 12 Apr 2010 at 17:28

Get some Fox F100's - a bit out of the price range you've been looking at but I've seen some good deals on Ebay.

Inquisitor · 12 Apr 2010 at 17:32

jamief said:
Kind of hard to tell to be honest. I'll whip the wheel off tonight and see if the rotors are rubbing.

You should be able to see without taking the wheel off: just look down through the calliper to see if there's any rub.

ichabod crane · 12 Apr 2010 at 17:57

IceAx said:
Are they any good before i hit the order button

Andy

Going to be better than your current ones

6thElement · 12 Apr 2010 at 18:14

weescott said:
5th out of 5 people is nothing to be pleased about 6th Element. jk. Well done.

I'll take it, just hoping to get 5 top 5 finishes this year so I can upgrade to Cat 1.

On a more annoying note my front Hope V2 is still backordered and I need it in < two weeks time.... :/

weescott · 12 Apr 2010 at 19:27

Anyone want to buy a second hand Heckler frame? One carefull owner.

http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Introducing-Santa-Cruz-Nickel-and-Butcher-APP-Bikes,80

ichabod crane · 12 Apr 2010 at 19:40

see above link for more details.

New Santa Cruz Nickel

New Santa Cruz Butcher

Supercow · 12 Apr 2010 at 19:50

shauncr91 said:
Horrible how I set out looking for a used DH bike for around £400-700 and I'm now looking at 2010 Stab Deluxes, has to be the worst sport for spending money

Unfortunately there's no DH bikes in that budget range - and given that Stab is £2K ish new, you can get a helluva lot more bike for your money for £2k

SDK^ · 12 Apr 2010 at 19:55

I ordered some wheels a while back and they arrived today \o/
Roval Controle SL wheel set bought from a sponsored Specialized XC rider for £480, they are going on my XC bike.

Total weight – 1384g :eek:

Bike Radar Review : http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/categ...duct/roval-controle-sl-disc-wheelset-09-34504

Some pics

Front

Rear

Supercow · 12 Apr 2010 at 20:16

Nice, but the price!

weescott · 12 Apr 2010 at 20:21

Look nice SDK, but expensive for the weight. Are you going to use them for trail riding or just race/light XC?

SDK^ · 12 Apr 2010 at 20:28

Expensive for the weight?
There isn't anything else cheaper that comes close to 1384g for the pair.
The only lighter production wheelset available is the DT Swiss XRC 1250 which come in at £1800 for the pair.

I'm using them for pure XC riding/racing

weescott · 12 Apr 2010 at 20:40

These are cheaper for much the same weight (based on Hope Hubs).

http://www.freeborn.co.uk/stans-notubes-ztr-crest-wheelset-1

Or for lighter and for not much more these:

http://www.freeborn.co.uk/stans-notubes-ztr-podium-mmx-wheelset

I have these at 1420g (QR15mm)

http://www.freeborn.co.uk/stans-notubes-ztr-olympic-wheelset

SDK^ · 12 Apr 2010 at 21:23

I'm not convinced; using those prices and weight estimates the cost and weight are at best almost equal (on paper) and probably worse with rim tape added and the wheels weighed once built.
My wheels use DT Aero Lite spokes which on the Freeborn website adds £170 to the wheel cost.

Freeborn link to my wheels : http://www.freeborn.co.uk/specialized-2010-controle-sl-disc-wheelset-1

Also who wants a wheel based around those dodgy noisy Hope Hubs

weescott · 12 Apr 2010 at 22:13

OK, add 20g to the below for rim tape for arguements sake.

ZTR Olympic for £369 is 36g heavier (1420g) or 1400g and 16g heavier with QR < These weights I can verify.
ZTR Crest for £369 is 20g heavier with Bolt through hub or the same with QR
ZTR Podium for £515 is 118g lighter with QR.

You are paying extra for the Carbon fibre hub and the Aerolite spokes which provide next to no performance gain over conventional spokes. They are nice don't get me wrong and you did get a good deal for what they are, just as well you didn't pay full price

Edit: Hope Pro 2's are great for scaring walkers on the trail.