Big Bike Thread

R0B75 · 20 May 2011 at 08:50

As mentioned in a previous post a video of yesterday's ride.

Warning!!

A couple of swear words in the music..

ichabod crane · 20 May 2011 at 09:03

A couple

Nice video though, I would definitely be up for a Cannock ride.

R0B75 · 20 May 2011 at 09:07

Ok, probably 5...ish

I'd be up for a Cannock Ride, obviously. It's not the most spectacular place but I enjoy it.

Supercow · 20 May 2011 at 09:11

Really like that video.
Some of those tracks are a tight squeeze… my handlebar might be a tad cumbersome though those twisty bits

ps: that song, is it Bliss n Eso ?

R0B75 · 20 May 2011 at 09:18

Supercow said:
Really like that video.
Some of those tracks are a tight squeeze… my handlebar might be a tad cumbersome though those twisty bits

ps: that song, is it Bliss n Eso ?

They are both Bliss n Eso

What size are your bars? The person I normally go with has 720 bars and there are 2 or 3 bits where trees are like a gate (think canoeing) and he finds it hard to squeeze through. Makes it challenging though

ichabod crane · 20 May 2011 at 09:19

745mm

R0B75 · 20 May 2011 at 09:23

ichabod crane said:
745mm

Well the sections that are narrow aren't really fast sections, so I think even 745mm would be ok.

Supercow · 20 May 2011 at 09:26

Mines on 750 at the moment.
ItchyCrotch is used to squeezing into tight holes with other blokes, so I'm sure our bars will be just fine.

R0B75 · 20 May 2011 at 09:52

Are you both compensating for something? :eek:

Mine are only 685mm!

ichabod crane · 20 May 2011 at 10:15

R0B75 said:
Are you both compensating for something?

Mine are only 685mm!

Yep lack of riding ability

mistercrabb · 20 May 2011 at 10:34

Heh, 785 on my DH bike

R0B75 · 20 May 2011 at 11:05

ichabod crane said:
Yep lack of riding ability

Perhaps I should get some wider bars then!

Supercow · 20 May 2011 at 11:21

R0B75 said:
Are you both compensating for something?

Mine are only 685mm!

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Tech-Tuesday-Handlebars-How-Wide-Affects-Your-Ride-2011.html

R0B75 · 20 May 2011 at 11:34

I watch that, I understood it, just, but its got me thinking that I ought to try some wider bars.

Is there such a thing as 720mm+ mid rise?

ichabod crane · 20 May 2011 at 11:40

R0B75 said:
I watch that, I understood it, just, but its got me thinking that I ought to try some wider bars.

Is there such a thing as 720mm+ mid rise?

Aye you should be able to get that, best way though is find a wide bar with the rise you want then cut it down to your chosen width

Supercow · 20 May 2011 at 11:52

R0B75 said:
I watch that, I understood it, just, but its got me thinking that I ought to try some wider bars.

Is there such a thing as 720mm+ mid rise?

Depends on what you mean by mid-rise.
How many MM?

Either way, there are bars to any taste

R0B75 · 20 May 2011 at 12:20

Supercow said:
Depends on what you mean by mid-rise.
How many MM?

Either way, there are bars to any taste

I'll have a look around. I tried my mate's 720 bars and they felt ok but having a bad back I would be worried about wider bars pulling me over the front on my bike, probably why I'd want a mid-rise bar like my current EA50 Monkey bars, not sure what mm rise they are though.

weescott · 20 May 2011 at 12:40

I'm heading off to Fort Bill in a bit and there is ******* snow!!!! That wasn't forcast!!!! :mad:

Kona* · 20 May 2011 at 13:53

It has arrived!

Unfortunately some kind soul at work has given me manflu, so I'm not going to be out on it tonight

However it does give me time to remove the bell & reflectors, put on loads of bike tape, cable tie the cables neatly, put on new grips + stem (although the 75mm one isn't too bad!) and get the correct pressure put in the forks + shock

matt_fsr · 20 May 2011 at 14:02

Kona* said:
It has arrived!

Quit with the pornography dammit!

Some of us are still at work