Big Bike Thread

Jonny ///M · 7 May 2006 at 19:43

Phnom_Penh said:
Saint cranks on a saracen? that's sacrilidge. .

yup,cranks cost about half as much as the full bike did. :rolleyes:

Might aswell man,not like they will break on me and will last until and when i get a new frame and fork combo

Not as bas as jnr T's on a coyote

benjo plz. · 7 May 2006 at 19:46

Jonny ///M said:
Might aswell man,not like they will break on me and will last until and when i get a new frame and fork combo

Not as bas as jnr T's on a coyote

They won't break, the bike might

I swear thats already come up in this thread...

weescott · 7 May 2006 at 19:46

Triple clamps on a Hard tail? And no helmet? Tut tut

Jonny ///M · 7 May 2006 at 19:47

Phnom_Penh said:
They won't break, the bike might

I swear thats already come up in this thread...

Yeh i brought it up before.The bike has lasted me so far my mate nearly snapped my headtube off cause he cant jump for ****!!! GRRR does ma head in when he does that n then blames the bike..... :confused:

A helmet while going UP the hill???? Who says i didnt put one on at the top?

weescott · 7 May 2006 at 20:10

Jonny ///M said:
A helmet while going UP the hill???? Who says i didnt put one on at the top?

I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't though.

Well disaster struck, i just found a nice big crack in the steerer of my Manitou Blacks.

This the week after I replaced my cassette, chain, and crankset. I'm looking at some Pushed Vanilla RLC's as a replacement. In the meantime I have some Freeride Z1's to tide me by.

Jonny ///M · 7 May 2006 at 21:27

weescott said:
I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't though.

Well disaster struck, i just found a nice big crack in the steerer of my Manitou Blacks. This the week after I replaced my cassette, chain, and crankset. I'm looking at some Pushed Vanilla RLC's as a replacement. In the meantime I have some Freeride Z1's to tide me by.

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Typical manitou,mines got a sorta plasticy noice when i ride into a kerb....like before the forks compress. :mad:

No i didnt have a helmet,i will use the excuse.....we werent exactly hammering it down and its one little jump.......was mainly going up to build........i cant afford it........didnt have room in my bag/a strap to clip it to when i didnt need it.....im gonna get a FF soon though.After my chain device.

benjo plz. · 7 May 2006 at 21:31

Let me guess weescott, you like Hope?

weescott · 7 May 2006 at 22:25

heh,

Hope Stem
Hope XC hubs
Hope Headset
Hope Mini rear
Hope C2 front (temporary) I have a Hope mono M4 to go back on.
I might actually get some Hope skewers. My Ti USE spin Stick got stuck in the rear wheel; I had to use a hammer to get the rear wheel out :eek:

After that I might as well get a Hope seat collar.

Aint Hope going to be releasing a seat post soon?

Jonny ///M · 7 May 2006 at 22:51

weescott said:
heh,

Hope Stem
Hope XC hubs
Hope Headset
Hope Mini rear
Hope C2 front (temporary) I have a Hope mono M4 to go back on.
I might actually get some Hope skewers. My Ti USE spin Stick got stuck in the rear wheel; I had to use a hammer to get the rear wheel out
After that I might as well get a Hope seat collar.

Aint Hope going to be releasing a seat post soon?

Whats that specific grease you should use when putting titanium things into a different metal? Always told to use it with king headsets,should have shoved some on the skewer.

weescott · 8 May 2006 at 09:28

I only found out Ti-prep existed until after my skewer got stuck

But that's what I get for not lubing properly when cycling in winter conditions.

Duradrum · 8 May 2006 at 17:16

Hi, just got a Giant XTC SE. Had a budget of £500 and got this on ebay for £300 inc P&P. The guy had only used it a week and it looked brand new when it was delivered. So I spent about £100 on upgrades - Pedals, front & rear mech. I might change the front fork at some point but in no hurry, its not too bad.

Overall I'm quite pleased and it cost me £100 less that I planned to spend

benjo plz. · 8 May 2006 at 17:17

weescott said:
I only found out Ti-prep existed until after my skewer got stuck

Greasing skewers sounds like a bad idea to me...

#Chri5# · 8 May 2006 at 17:53

weescott said:
heh,

Hope Stem
Hope XC hubs
Hope Headset
Hope Mini rear
Hope C2 front (temporary) I have a Hope mono M4 to go back on.
I might actually get some Hope skewers. My Ti USE spin Stick got stuck in the rear wheel; I had to use a hammer to get the rear wheel out
After that I might as well get a Hope seat collar.

Aint Hope going to be releasing a seat post soon?

Hope skewers? Not the greatest of reputations...

wiiija · 8 May 2006 at 18:34

Aye Hope skewers are dreadful

weescott · 8 May 2006 at 18:53

What skewers do you guys recommend?

benjo plz. · 8 May 2006 at 18:54

weescott said:
What skewers do you guys recommend?

erm... USE?

Breamy · 8 May 2006 at 18:57

shimano skewers are the best ive tried. the xtr skewers look pimp as well

bcjames · 8 May 2006 at 19:01

That Giant is sweet. That looks such a sweet trail bike. Stick with the current Mazz for now, just replace bits if they go fubar! £400, thats crazy!

benjo plz. · 8 May 2006 at 19:05

Breamy said:
shimano skewers are the best ive tried. the xtr skewers look pimp as well

Yeh, tbh Shimano are better than any others, and ti ones seem to strech more than hd steel.

That said, Salsa ones seem to be the most common, not a bad price either.

weescott · 8 May 2006 at 19:13

The Salsa skewers look nice. First it it will be a new rear tyre and an 06 Fox Vanilla RLC with Push. Those Bomber Z1's are poggo sticks!