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Cole
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Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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24th May 14 at 19:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the torques are the ones tha had a couple of frame issues early on also the torque is more a freeride dh bike. What are you planning on using the bike for
taylorboosh
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24th May 14 at 19:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well i will still be using my trek for xc, so the red and black type runs
taylorboosh
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24th May 14 at 19:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have been currently using the trek but it costs a lot of speed and shakes your teeth out on the bumpier ones
Cole
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24th May 14 at 19:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do you still want to ride up hills if so get a trail bike not a freeride or dh bike
taylorboosh
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24th May 14 at 19:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yea i will need to ride up them before i go down them
Cole
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24th May 14 at 19:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
plus that gapstar is knocking on the doors of 40lbs
taylorboosh
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24th May 14 at 19:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Aye i noticed its heavy. How tall are you/what frame size did you order? Its saying i need a small
Jimbothebarbarian
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quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Lol stuff im reading online says they are agile? Anyone actually rode one? A 29er that is


Yeah I have one. I have a cube ams 120 race 29er. I started out renting bikes when I went out with mates and to be honest I wasn't feeling it. So much so I was thinking of fucking this mountain bike lark off tbh. Then a mate who rides a 29er suggested trying one which I did. For me it was a revelation. So much so within two weeks I'd bought one.

Now people have this idea they fly up hills and I have to strongly disagree. I find the absolute opposite. The gearing due to the larger size of the wheel is always higher and in turn harder to grind up the hills and getting them round tight switchbacks is more difficult. Downhill they are smoother which suits my poor old body and bones and due to the larger wheel size you need less suspension travel.

I've done the sensible think and I tried before I bought and got what suited me. I will say that I would've had a pop on a 650b if they'd been available as I reckon that would've been the compromise between the two wheel sizes. But for fucks sake man you're sounding to me like you want to buy one on looks above anything else?
taylorboosh
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I am pretty much going to buy the one i think looks nice..

You may think thats silly, but a shimano gtjsbdbu6283816 vs a fucking rockshox yekdbd6844 means fuck all to me..

Internet says its well specced - has more travel than my trek, has a cool pop up seat, looks nice - meh probs sleep on it - get the mother to measure me up tomorrow then get it ordered
Cole
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24th May 14 at 20:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im 6ft the size guide for the 650b said I need a medium but the spectral does come up a little on the small side so I bought a large and its bang on I cant say for sure what the 29er is like as they have not been out as long as the 650b so not heard much about them tbh.
Jimbothebarbarian
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24th May 14 at 20:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fucking lol! It all means fuck all to me tbh... I bought one that I liked when I rode it (plus I think it looked cool in black) I was going to buy the next model up but the bike shop man fitted dropper posts etc for free!
taylorboosh
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24th May 14 at 20:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Lol there was litterally nothing in the bike shop close
Cole
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24th May 14 at 20:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
free dropper post is a result jimbo not many shops round here that would do that
Jimbothebarbarian
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24th May 14 at 20:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I got bucket loads man... Tools, tubes, helmet, gloves, shock pump, kids bike, pedals, and of course dropper post lol.

Lbs for the win.
Nic Barnes
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24th May 14 at 21:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Jumbo got loads of shit free. Must have been near a grands worth.
taylorboosh
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25th May 14 at 04:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fuck me how much was his bike?
Jimbothebarbarian
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25th May 14 at 06:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Fuck me how much was his bike?


£2350, but to be fair I'd been renting bikes at least once a week for six months at £30 a pop. So the guy kinda loves me. I get mega discount on everything now which is nice..


[Edited on 25-05-2014 by Jimbothebarbarian]
Ben J
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25th May 14 at 06:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm now looking at a Scott Scale 760. No-one seems to have the Cube LTD SL in stock for me to try for size.
Haimsey
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Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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25th May 14 at 08:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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taylorboosh
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25th May 14 at 09:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just bossed hammers 34 pbs - walked up a good few hills though - too wet to get traction on most
Cole
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25th May 14 at 09:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no shame in pushing john barnes will say otherwise though
taylorboosh
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I did a bit too much pushing but tbh i was struggling to walk yesterday and still very tight today so meh

Took some barnes type pics, show you lot a few bits of the stuff ive been hitting..

Now i only took pics at the top of a couple runs, some are a lot steeper and more rocky...








Barnes type legs pic



Meh now that i see the pics it looks even less bumpy lmao
Nic Barnes
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25th May 14 at 13:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice john, all the years of Internet banter aside get across for a bike out one weekend.
taylorboosh
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25th May 14 at 13:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I will, genuinely, need to find out if your ginge or not. Ordered the spectral AL 6.9 (29er) in a medium today too, once its here and built/tested ill pop across with a couple mates.
smcGSI16V
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Registered: 26th May 03
Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
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25th May 14 at 16:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So my ride today in bike park south central.

http://www.strava.com/activities/145427598

Sadly no pictures of my legs, as you have to pay to see them.

But a picture of my bike, getting dirty in southern mud


Some hills/my playground a couple of miles from home


and a random huge catapillar that had made a home on a wooden post


[Edited on 25-05-2014 by smcGSI16V]

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