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So, from the recent hobby thread it seems like there are a few of us into cycling of one form or another.

So, show us your bike pron!!! :D
 
SammyC said:
So, from the recent hobby thread it seems like there are a few of us into cycling of one form or another.

So, show us your bike pron!!! :D
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i was just about to go out and take a pic of the bike and now it's started to p*** down :shake: so maybe later.
 
I have the choice of taking a picture of it with it's street or mud boots on!

Decisions, decisions!
 
Here's my Barry (chuckles) in 1986 looking yummy and fit....no doubt he'll tell you what the event was :)

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I reckon the guy in the car is probably cheating....
 
I'v already shown my bike porn here but I'll do it again ;)
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and this was on a ride in early spring...
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see mountain biking and photography can co-exist as a way of life :D
 
Marianne said:
Here's my Barry (chuckles) in 1986 looking yummy and fit....no doubt he'll tell you what the event was :)

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I really like this photo...I have it as the background on my phone.....:love:
 
My bike is looking a bit sorry for itself at the moment, someone broke into the locked bike store outside my flat and stole my pace forks off it :( Is a Marin Pine Mountain though, quite old (bit like me lol) was bought in 1993, and until i can save the cash up i wont be riding it anywhere ! but did the London to Brighton on it twice ! along with loads of offroad stuff with my brother ! :)
 
shiato storm said:
and this was on a ride in early spring...
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see mountain biking and photography can co-exist as a way of life :D
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I know exactly where that is and thought exactly the same thing when I was bombing through it :D
 
here's a tech question for you's lot, to cut a long story short I'm looking to change from an 8 speed cassette to a 9 speed jobbie.

To do this I know I'll need new shifters and cassette and chain and I already have a 9 speed compatible front mech. What I want to know is if my 8 speed front chainset and rear mech will work with the new shifters and thinner chain?

This might be a question for Noah as he's an ex-bike mechanic IIRC.
IT'S BICYCLE REPAIRMAN!

:D
 
As posted in the other thread, I've just bought a Cannondale Prophet 800SL.

Carl.
 
Show off!

Is that with the headshok?
 
SammyC said:
here's a tech question for you's lot, to cut a long story short I'm looking to change from an 8 speed cassette to a 9 speed jobbie.

To do this I know I'll need new shifters and cassette and chain and I already have a 9 speed compatible front mech. What I want to know is if my 8 speed front chainset and rear mech will work with the new shifters and thinner chain?

This might be a question for Noah as he's an ex-bike mechanic IIRC.
IT'S BICYCLE REPAIRMAN!

:D
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in theory it should work but in practice I bet the chain skips. the 8 speed chain is wider than the 9 speed and although you can index the derailleur to work as a 9 speed my worry would be the width of the teeth on the jockey/guide wheels and their compatibility to the 9 speed chain...
in short you might have to get yourself a 9 speed complete setup.

I know exactly where that is and thought exactly the same thing when I was bombing through it
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yep, just above the ridge. do you get out there much? I'm probably heading out again this eve (go out most eveings this time of year)
 
Not a vast amount if I'm honest. My bike has it's road boots on during the week and I can't usually be bothered to swap them out and back again just for a quick blast. Plus the fact that I've just cycled home! :D

I must admit to being 50-50 on the chain thingie, reading around suggests the difference in 7/8/9 speed chains are the side plate widths with the inner gap being constant. I'm not convinced but who knows.
 
yes...you need some advice from someone who really knows about these things, not a shop owner who's after your money. I'm out with some guys this eve, if I remember I'll ask them and see what the deal is.
 
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^^old pic, some parts have been upgraded now

Orange P7 (proper old skool)
Pace RC35 forks
Mavic x517/XT wheelset
Specialized Fatboy road tyres
IRC Mythos Folding offroad tyres
Flite Titanium saddle
XLite Ti shiny bits
XTR/XT/LX bits

I wish I owned = Klein Adroit 1992

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http://weightweenies.starbike.com/articles.php?ID=68

droooooooooool
 
SammyC said:
Show off!

Is that with the headshok?
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Erm........Not Sure, it's got a lefty front end if that's what you mean? Bog standard from Leisure Lakes in Bury. Cracking deal! Problem is, still paying for the beast!

Carl.
 
the kleins have the best paint jobs :thumbs:

I have to slum it on an intense tracer,

i'll have to get some pics of it :)

I had a few pics on older S-works stumpys somewhere from old race days :eek:
 
Most of the cycling I do is commuting to work. Bikes are nothing special I'm afraid first is an old Peugeot 21 speed hardtail mountain bike. This fell apart on me right in the middle of a busy cross roads with cars coming at me from left right and behind. Forks stem had sheared and all came apart just as I rode out to cross the road. Luckily I got away unscathed but bike is resigned to the back of the shed as its that old it's proved difficult to source a new set of forks for it. My mate at work sold me a Raleigh full suspension bike for £40 and I've been using that instead.
The bike gets used on rough ground and roads on the way to work, I like taking short cuts and don't like long drawn out hills because I always seem to be riding up them into a head wind. Cross country at night with no street lights can be quite entertaining, night vision goggles would probably help.
 
It was quite stunning Glo, I didn't have a camera with me when I saw it.

We are very lucky in Bristol to have countryside like this very very close to our doors. :)
 
Here's my baby:

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Still fairly stock although the disc upgrade has been ordered! :D
 
what have you gone for?

my tracer has been faultless on it's Hope discs
 
Ive gone for Shimano Deore LX set, I looked at getting hopes but to get a decent set of mini's would have cost too much. Also the Shimanos have a very good reputation for not squealing, which is nice!

Kit is:
2006 LX hydraulic disc brakes & rotors
Same caliper as XT but 2 piece (XT is 1 piece)
Wheels - new 585 LX splined disc hubs handbuilt into Mavic XC717 rims
LX levers
LX 9 speed shifters
LX 9 speed cassette and chain

Bike's currently 8 speed, so the new cassette and shifters will make it 9 speed. :)

New front fork is next, was thinking about a Marzocchi Comp Air for about £140 but currently storing a makes bike which has a very nice Rock Shok Revelation fork. Adjustable extension and compression makes them very attractive but twice the price :(
 
I have mini's on mine, hope Ti hubs with mavix x317 disc rims held together with Dt swiss spokes

my front forks are getting on abit now, they are Manitou Mars elite with the hollow MRD crown,
 
Hope seem to do good stuff although on the expensive side of things. I might look at hope for BBs and cranks when mine goes (which isn't long off I suspect!).
 
I went with XT for the chain set and front mech, much cheaper to replace ;)
 
The only thing that stops me doing something like that is the non-standard Hollowtech BB that Shimano now use, obviously ties you into Shimano.
 
you try getting a hope or other exotic BB or chainset when miles from a city.

I managed to bend the big ring on my last bike while on a weekend away at coed y brenin, nipped to a local small bike shop and they had a replacement on the shelf :thumbs: had it have been a fancy pron chainset i'd have been up chocolate creek for the rest of the week end.
 
I'm sure they have very nice non-suss hire cycles there! :)
 
i didn't pay the price of a car for a push iron to go and hire one :D
 
You will have to get some photies up of this bike of yours, this is a photo forum you know! :)
 
aye, your right m8

I'll dust of the camera and get a few snaps at the weekend.
At the moment it lives in my office/play room.

:)
 
Ooooooo, just had my hydraulic disc kit delivered!!!!! :D

New Mavic XC717 wheels in black!
 
Got a Scott yecora, totally standard, haven't even been on it yet this year :(
 
digitalfailure said:
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And where is the proof of this bicycle pr0n ?
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Slowly putting it all together! I'll do some photos when its look more like a bike again! :D
 
not good enough, i'll be forced to unleash the Banhammer if I don't see some sparkly bits soon


:D
 
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