Big Bike Thread

Breamy · 20 Nov 2006 at 21:01

nice bike wijja where bouts in northants you from?

not been able to log in for ages cant believe this threads still going

ReeceKB · 20 Nov 2006 at 23:09

Bunka said:
Single speed for the winter, nutter.

true

"andy" · 20 Nov 2006 at 23:55

had a class ride on sunday

ended unexpectedly when half way down the hill side our mates rear hayes hfx9 set on fire !!!

never seen black smoke come from a bike before !!!!!

burnt through the rubber seals so his only options where to go face first down a rocky descent or to jump off into some trees and let the bike take the hill on its own.......

i couldnt stop laughing while we trried to shout to him his brake was smoking

so let this be a warning not to use 6" hayes on the back of a 2k DH bike to save some money

Raymond Lin · 21 Nov 2006 at 01:05

Breamy said:
nice bike wijja where bouts in northants you from?

not been able to log in for ages cant believe this threads still going

Been a while, you still got your Trance ?

booyaka · 21 Nov 2006 at 13:16

andy8271 said:
had a class ride on sunday

ended unexpectedly when half way down the hill side our mates rear hayes hfx9 set on fire !!!

never seen black smoke come from a bike before !!!!!

burnt through the rubber seals so his only options where to go face first down a rocky descent or to jump off into some trees and let the bike take the hill on its own.......

i couldnt stop laughing while we trried to shout to him his brake was smoking

so let this be a warning not to use 6" hayes on the back of a 2k DH bike to save some money

a bit worrying that i just fitted some Hayes hfx9's on my bike!!! :eek:

Albeit that it's only a £250 bike that i am gradually upgrading!!

Added hfx9 xc on front and rear and also Shimano XT shifters so far.
Frame and fork over next few months dependant on how much useage it gets.

Bunka · 21 Nov 2006 at 14:19

booyaka said:
a bit worrying that i just fitted some Hayes hfx9's on my bike!!!

Albeit that it's only a £250 bike that i am gradually upgrading!!

Added hfx9 xc on front and rear and also Shimano XT shifters so far.
Frame and fork over next few months dependant on how much useage it gets.

I've just added a Hope m4 to the front and right hand xt shifter, pretty nice upgrade from v's and combo lever/shifter.

booyaka · 21 Nov 2006 at 15:36

Bunka said:
I've just added a Hope m4 to the front and right hand xt shifter, pretty nice upgrade from v's and combo lever/shifter.

me to - gone from combo's & cable discs to Xt shifters and hayes hfx9-xc!!! SOOOO much nicer.

Just need to bloody wind (70mph) and rain to stop for more than 10 mins and can get out riding!!

benjo plz. · 21 Nov 2006 at 15:57

Bunka said:
I've just added a right hand xt shifter

to?

Breamy · 21 Nov 2006 at 20:24

Raymond Lin said:
Been a while, you still got your Trance ?

yep and still loving it you?

Jonny ///M · 21 Nov 2006 at 20:35

booyaka said:
a bit worrying that i just fitted some Hayes hfx9's on my bike!!!

Albeit that it's only a £250 bike that i am gradually upgrading!!

Added hfx9 xc on front and rear and also Shimano XT shifters so far.
Frame and fork over next few months dependant on how much useage it gets.

I think i did the same sort of thing with my front hfx9.....me + my 15 stone mate on a lil hardtail going for it down my street(a big hill) front brake only....right to the bars.....immense heat.......pistons not retracting full and a gay lever feel. Probably fried the piston seals or something.

Ive ordered two brand new saint disk brakes though so i'll see how these go. also getting new grips,hope grip doctors and a headlock.

X9 gears coming shortly and then a new frame in january

6thElement · 21 Nov 2006 at 20:41

I'm considering a new frame in the new year if I've got enough storage space for the bike, a Turner Sultan. Mebbe...

SpeedFreak · 21 Nov 2006 at 20:43

Jonny ///M said:
I think i did the same sort of thing with my front hfx9.....me + my 15 stone mate on a lil hardtail going for it down my street(a big hill) front brake only....right to the bars.....immense heat.......pistons not retracting full and a gay lever feel. Probably fried the piston seals or something.

Ive ordered two brand new saint disk brakes though so i'll see how these go. also getting new grips,hope grip doctors and a headlock.

X9 gears coming shortly and then a new frame in january

Sounds good. I just converted mine to single speed for the winter and just fitted a new front wheel today. Hope Pro 2 laced to a DT SWISS EX 5.1 and double butted spokes. I actually had a deore before and it was getting sticky. The Hope hub is very smooth.

SpeedFreak · 21 Nov 2006 at 20:51

6thElement said:
I'm considering a new frame in the new year if I've got enough storage space for the bike, a Turner Sultan. Mebbe...

I'm considering a Commencal Meta 4x as a christmas present to myself

http://www.ultimatepursuits.co.uk/products/details.aspx?ref=14847&pRef=75985&vertical=1&v=

Jonny ///M · 21 Nov 2006 at 21:35

Im thinking more along the lines of an on-one grower 7" single pivot.....(but im not sure after riding a "mates" single pivot gary fisher that felt like crap)
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=15039

OR

A second hand demo 8 or bighit,hopefully the former as i dont like 24" back wheels.

That commencial looks the dogs,the cups to fit 1 1/8th and 1.5",the different rear dropouts and the funky linkage + single pivot.

SpeedFreak · 21 Nov 2006 at 21:56

Jonny ///M said:
Im thinking more along the lines of an on-one grower 7" single pivot.....(but im not sure after riding a "mates" single pivot gary fisher that felt like crap)
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=15039

OR

A second hand demo 8 or bighit,hopefully the former as i dont like 24" back wheels.

That commencial looks the dogs,the cups to fit 1 1/8th and 1.5",the different rear dropouts and the funky linkage + single pivot.

Yeah it is basically a long winded single pivot. The headcup rotates to change the head angle on the commencal.

ReeceKB · 22 Nov 2006 at 00:10

andy8271 said:
had a class ride on sunday

ended unexpectedly when half way down the hill side our mates rear hayes hfx9 set on fire !!!

never seen black smoke come from a bike before !!!!!

burnt through the rubber seals so his only options where to go face first down a rocky descent or to jump off into some trees and let the bike take the hill on its own.......

i couldnt stop laughing while we trried to shout to him his brake was smoking

so let this be a warning not to use 6" hayes on the back of a 2k DH bike to save some money

omg i had those brackes and i'm glad they diddent catch fire on me lol.

Jonny ///M · 22 Nov 2006 at 00:15

SpeedFreak said:
Yeah it is basically a long winded single pivot. The headcup rotates to change the head angle on the commencal.

Ah i see ,i thought it was the same as the scott system on my mates high octane where you put thinner or thicker cups in for different sized steerer tubes(i think anyway).

Bunka · 22 Nov 2006 at 01:08

Phnom_Penh said:
to?

A Kona Scab, slowly upgrading parts on it.

weescott · 22 Nov 2006 at 09:14

Edit: new pic.

2 changes to the Heckler: 07 DHX 5.0 (TFTuned), and Thomson elite layback post.

benjo plz. · 22 Nov 2006 at 10:05

Good old Flooks

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