Big Bike Thread

Big Chris · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:26

weescott said:

Bit of an open question weescott, but what's it like to ride? Just seen the price of the 2011 frame with RP23 and it's got me thinking.

I'm coming from a hardtail, so how would I find this on trails like Cannock or similar? Can you usefully pedal one of these up a muddy hill?

I'm thinking 2x10 with some Revelations up front running at 150mm.

weescott · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:29

ichabod crane said:
I prefer the bender fender has more colours is cheaper and looks like a posing pouch

Party Time

Richie · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:33

weescott said:

When the "age confirmation" page came up, I knew I was in trouble

ichabod crane · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:34

Big Chris said:
Bit of an open question weescott, but what's it like to ride? Just seen the price of the 2011 frame with RP23 and it's got me thinking.

I'm coming from a hardtail, so how would I find this on trails like Cannock or similar? Can you usefully pedal one of these up a muddy hill?

I'm thinking 2x10 with some Revelations up front running at 150mm.

The heckler is an awesome bike, climbs and descends really well and the new price makes it a bargain! I ran mine with a 170mm up front and it hammered everything I could throw at it.

weescott · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:54

Big Chris said:
Bit of an open question weescott, but what's it like to ride? Just seen the price of the 2011 frame with RP23 and it's got me thinking.

I'm coming from a hardtail, so how would I find this on trails like Cannock or similar? Can you usefully pedal one of these up a muddy hill?

I'm thinking 2x10 with some Revelations up front running at 150mm.

Some xc trails can seem a bit 'easy' on the Heckler. If you are planning a trail build then 140/150mm forks would be ideal. I have tried everything from 100 to 160mm up front.

The rear can flex a little bit but shock set up is crucial for a single pivot bike. The Heckler needs a platform shock and pro pedal has a noticable advantage on climbs. Switch pro pedal off and you have to be very smooth on the climbs or it will bounce away. I seriously recommend a coil shock though.

It's a perfectly capable climber but is never going to be that quick.

Big Chris · 11 Feb 2011 at 09:08

Interesting... I'm not an XC whippet by any means so I'm not looking to overtake people uphill, so as long as I can haul it up the slopes without too much trouble then point it downhill convincingly then I think it could be contender.

I'd definitely go for the RP23 upgrade to begin with, although coil could be an option somewhere down the line.

Is the 2011 frame standard 1 1/8" or tapered?

Supercow · 11 Feb 2011 at 09:33

ichabod crane said:
it hammered everything I could throw at it.

Big Chris - take note ...that's a serious caveat there by the way

ichabod crane · 11 Feb 2011 at 09:39

Big Chris said:
Is the 2011 frame standard 1 1/8" or tapered?

Yep, the only downside to the Heckler is it is a little old tech now with as 1.1/8" headtube and QR rear with no replaceable dropouts.

Supercow · 11 Feb 2011 at 10:24

A Friday morning bike pic to cheer up this sad thread

andi · 11 Feb 2011 at 10:36

Troute Mini – 1200 LUMEN
2 XPGs / 2 XPEs

1200 lumens High, 600 lumens on Medium, 200 lumens on Low

Available as bar mount or helmet mount
it uses a 7.4 volt 5.2 amp hour lithium ion battery pack

approx runtimes are
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Big Chris · 11 Feb 2011 at 11:43

ichabod crane said:
Yep, the only downside to the Heckler is it is a little old tech now with as 1.1/8" headtube and QR rear with no replaceable dropouts.

I'm not too fussed about it being 1 1/8" to be honest, some good deals on Revelations through Merlin at the moment with standard steerer.

Am I right in thinking you can only get the frame in black or green though?

It says 'only' on their 2011 Price List but then gives powdercoat options just below :confused:

weescott · 11 Feb 2011 at 11:50

The colours were limited just before the price drop IIRC. If that bothers you then buy mine. It needs a respray

Big Chris · 11 Feb 2011 at 12:16

weescott said:
frame has been crashed so much I am reverting to 3 year old pics...

weescott said:
...If that bothers you then buy mine. It needs a respray

hehe no thanks...

I like the idea of powdercoated black

ichabod crane · 11 Feb 2011 at 12:22

Aye Heckler only comes in Black and Green now

You missed out on a bargain Yellow one

Socaddict · 11 Feb 2011 at 12:30

Asked this in GD, didn't realise this really came under sport, so thought I'd ask it in here now as well!

Hi,

Just starting regularly cycling to and from work, to get some more exercise in, save some money and cut down my journey time. After some near misses, and my parent's car having the wing mirror rather damaged by a cyclist, costing a few hundred quid to repair, What options are there for biclcye insurance?

My bike is apparently covered under our home insurance, so I'm more looking for just personal liability. If I were to accidently knock off someone's mirror, I'd offer to pay for it, but a few hundred quid is a bit of a stinger.

Any recommendations?

Thanks

Big Chris · 11 Feb 2011 at 12:30

I'm not adverse to yellow actually, but I'm 6'4 so need a large (well XL technically but I prefer a slightly smaller frame).

My current bike is mostly white, so I'm thinking stealth black this time around.

6thElement · 11 Feb 2011 at 12:45

Socaddict said:
My bike is apparently covered under our home insurance, so I'm more looking for just personal liability. If I were to accidently knock off someone's mirror, I'd offer to pay for it, but a few hundred quid is a bit of a stinger.

Any recommendations?

Thanks

Your contents insurance may well have personal liability.

andi · 11 Feb 2011 at 14:17

CTC membership is £37 a year, supports cycling in the UK, and gives you £10m of third party insurance.

robotSocks · 11 Feb 2011 at 14:23

Socaddict said:
Asked this in GD, didn't realise this really came under sport, so thought I'd ask it in here now as well!

Hi,

Just starting regularly cycling to and from work, to get some more exercise in, save some money and cut down my journey time. After some near misses, and my parent's car having the wing mirror rather damaged by a cyclist, costing a few hundred quid to repair, What options are there for biclcye insurance?

My bike is apparently covered under our home insurance, so I'm more looking for just personal liability. If I were to accidently knock off someone's mirror, I'd offer to pay for it, but a few hundred quid is a bit of a stinger.

Any recommendations?

Thanks

http://www.cycleguard.co.uk/cs

J273 · 11 Feb 2011 at 16:47

Ive just changed my pads in my juicy 5's.....Problem is one of the pistons was stuck which i managed to free in the end but pretty much lost all the brake fluid doing it.

The piston seems fine and as gone back in ok....Ive ordered a juicy bleed kit which ive not received yet but have the 5.1 fluid.

Is there anyway of me filling the brakes without the bleed kit?..its just im supposed to be out riding tomorrow but with no rear brake its not looking good.

Thanks