Big Bike Thread

[BluBallz]

Bought this little puppy today

Went for the Specialized Secteur 2010 over the Allez for the more comfortable geometry

 

[whitecrook]

Bought this little puppy today

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/6728/33428403241392676502057.jpg[IMG]

Went for the Specialized Secteur 2010 over the Allez for the more comfortable geometry ;)[/QUOTE]

Was looking at the Allez - seems to be a bit of a bargain - what did you think and how is the geom on the Secteur more comfortable?

 

[YorkshirePadd26]

I'm pretty sure the Nano pedals are Aluminium, and not Magnesium alloy.

Hench the other pedals from SS being called Mag Lites as they are Magnesium Alloy.

I've just got a pair to go on my new Giant Reign

Edit, Also doing Dalby tomorrow on the Reign, it'll be a bit different to the Malt 4 !

 

[BluBallz]

Was looking at the Allez - seems to be a bit of a bargain - what did you think and how is the geom on the Secteur more comfortable?

I think the Secteur was about £50 more to be honest and it's a little less bent over and racy if that makes sense. A bit nicer on a longer ride I would imagine

 

[rhysduck]

Whistler, 9 days from today

Not jealous in the least

 

[6thElement]

Another new toy RC3 1.5 Ti, looks huge compared to the '07 RC2X it's replacing:

 

[Big Chris]

How much should I be expecting to pay to get my Hope Mono Minis bled? They're 4 years old now and have gone a bit spongy, so it's probably about time they were looked at.

The pads seem to be ok (I barely touched the bike for 3.5 of those 4 years) but is it worth replacing them at the same time anyway?

 

[VaderDSL]

I;d say £30 tops to have them bled? Probably a lot less tbh.

 

[ichabod crane]

How much should I be expecting to pay to get my Hope Mono Minis bled? They're 4 years old now and have gone a bit spongy, so it's probably about time they were looked at.

The pads seem to be ok (I barely touched the bike for 3.5 of those 4 years) but is it worth replacing them at the same time anyway?

£15 a brake is about the average price.

 

[weescott]

They might just need the old zip tie your brake lever to the bar and leave over night trick. If that doesn't work you could bleed the brakes yourself. Hope's are easy to work on. All you need is some 8mm hose for the bleed nipple, a bucket to collect the old oil and a sryringe to fill the brake with oil. It only takes 10minutes.

 

[KnightStalker]

Another new toy RC3 1.5 Ti, looks huge compared to the '07 RC2X it's replacing:

Marz fork pics

I want, i want, i want

 

[VaderDSL]

Just going to buy some Elixir R brakes for my mountain bike. But am stuck on whether I need an adaptor or not.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Avid_Elixir_R_Disc_Brakes/5360037922/

are the calipers post mount or IS mount?

 

[weescott]

Post mount.

 

["andy"]

post mount

but theres a post to IS adaptor shown in the image there

 

[VaderDSL]

Nice one I have a post mount > Post mount 185mm already for the front and a rear post mount > IS 160mm for the rear.

Cheers guys. Ordered, might be called mad, but I really have zero confidence in my juicy 3s. They have no feeling in them and feel weak. They are bled fine by a LBS and they don't feel spongey, they just don't seem to be very good I really wanted some Hopes to support British engineering but I was looking at leasy 60% more cost wise and sadly it comes down to cost

 

[KnightStalker]

Nice one I have a post mount > Post mount 185mm already for the front and a rear post mount > IS 160mm for the rear.

Cheers guys.

Yup your set to go

 

[6thElement]

Toys installed:

Front hose needs shortening, cba to do it tonight, this week sometime instead.

 

[KnightStalker]

Oh thats nice, like i said before i want those damn forks lol

 

[6thElement]

Cost me about £550, RC3 Ti 1.5

 

[KnightStalker]

I can only dream of ever having anything like that, so for now ill drool over yours