Big Bike Thread

thewanted · 19 Aug 2014 at 19:29

Does anyone have personal experience with the Sea Sucker bike rack? I'm toying with the idea of getting the Mini Bomber over the Thule roof bars because I don't want to leave them attached permanently.

A guy in my office swears by the Sea Sucker, but some more opinions would help with my indecision

touch · 19 Aug 2014 at 20:48

Bunka said:
Padded gay shorts with MTB non gay shorts over the top is what's usually done.

Or you could wear normal shorts with some MTFU over the top if you're not a pansy.

DEL 707 · 19 Aug 2014 at 21:02

Anyone have any experience with these.
Pearl Izumi Elite in-R-Cool Men's Short Bib Shorts

Looking around, they seem to get good reviews and in my price range.

steve45 · 19 Aug 2014 at 21:20

touch said:
Or you could wear normal shorts with some MTFU over the top if you're not a pansy.

i didnt realise this was a problem for people, today i was out on the bike for 4 hours with nothing more then bog standard boxers and normal chillout style shorts, as my normal riding shorts were all in the wash.
Lycra should never be seen on or around a MTB, i'm not saying dont wear it but do us all a favor never let it be shown.
regardless of its benefits, if i am out riding with someone who is wearing it, i will shout, abuse, harangue and otherwise insult you until you realise your shame, and when that shame is realised i will never let them forget.

Supercow · 19 Aug 2014 at 21:31

DEL 707 said:
Finished a cycle from Ashford to Canterbury today and dear lord my bum is sore!

Lather your groin / anus area with peanut butter, every night before sleep.
Wash it off in the morning.

Repeat for about a week. The results are incredible.

DEL 707 · 19 Aug 2014 at 21:41

Supercow said:
Lather your groin / anus area with peanut butter, every night before sleep.
Wash it off in the morning.

Repeat for about a week. The results are incredible.

Don't have Peanut butter, will mustard work?

Supercow · 19 Aug 2014 at 22:05

DEL 707 said:
Don't have Peanut butter, will mustard work?

No, don't be daft.

touch · 19 Aug 2014 at 22:21

Supercow said:
No, don't be daft.

You'd end up with more hair down there than a french lassie.

neil_g · 19 Aug 2014 at 22:54

steve45 said:
i didnt realise this was a problem for people, today i was out on the bike for 4 hours with nothing more then bog standard boxers and normal chillout style shorts, as my normal riding shorts were all in the wash.
Lycra should never be seen on or around a MTB, i'm not saying dont wear it but do us all a favor never let it be shown.
regardless of its benefits, if i am out riding with someone who is wearing it, i will shout, abuse, harangue and otherwise insult you until you realise your shame, and when that shame is realised i will never let them forget.

Maybe your arse is just used to more of a pounding than others?

Err..

steve45 · 19 Aug 2014 at 22:58

rumbled!

Supercow · 19 Aug 2014 at 23:41

Hahaha!

Mark A · 20 Aug 2014 at 05:34

Is it worth replacing my Full on 7050 25.4mm bars with some Truvativ stylo t30 7050 31.8mm bars?

Need to replace my stem and I'm struggling to find any decent 25.4mm ones, so thinking it would be better to just buy a new bar and 31.8mm stem, rather than messing about with shims.

Supercow · 20 Aug 2014 at 07:20

Anything will be better than 25.4 bars, but as you're buying new ones - might as well buy something nice.
The Truvativ stylo is a bit yucky.

CRC has bucket loads of specials on at the moment.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/clearance/handlebars

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/clearance/stems

Supercow · 20 Aug 2014 at 09:58

Some more "overdone" whips for your viewing pleasure

Video contains swearing .. please check content in future.

neil_g · 20 Aug 2014 at 10:07

meh.

the danny hart whistler video is moar epic.

Supercow · 20 Aug 2014 at 10:26

Meh, anyone can go fast :/

.. ok , perhaps not

On a Danny Hart / Giant offroad team note: my mate said he had the most epic couple of weeks behind him there in Whistler with them, as the Nitro Circus crew was there with them too (you might have seen some Pastrana footage from Crankworx). I'm looking forward to hearing more about it when he gets back form Meribel! (that said, my mate's a bit of a dull peckerhead and probably didn;t get up to much

)

neil_g · 20 Aug 2014 at 12:02

to be fair i love brendans rip it to shreds style.

DEL 707 · 20 Aug 2014 at 13:33

Wish i went with the peanut butter technique last night, went for a ride into town, legs were willing, but I had to stand up most of the way.

Mark A · 20 Aug 2014 at 17:02

Supercow said:
Anything will be better than 25.4 bars, but as you're buying new ones - might as well buy something nice.
The Truvativ stylo is a bit yucky.

CRC has bucket loads of specials on at the moment.

Do you just mean the looks of them? They seem good bang for buck as other bars in the £35 range are 6061 rather than 7050 alu.

Was also looking at the funn fatboy bars, but all the black seem to be out of stock.

jimferno · 20 Aug 2014 at 17:50

Mark A said:
Do you just mean the looks of them? They seem good bang for buck as other bars in the £35 range are 6061 rather than 7050 alu.

Was also looking at the funn fatboy bars, but all the black seem to be out of stock.

If you're looking around the £35 mark, I'd add a couple of quid to the budget and plump for these. The matching stem is nice too but pricey at £55-ish. Of course, I'm not sure what bike they're going on or if you need a longer stem..

The Truvativ Stylo T30 should do the job at £25 though, Superstar might have some cheap & cheerful stuff too. Might be worth checking Merlin & Wiggle n'all.