Cole
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No you got me all wrong I dont like paying £1000s more for something with the same spec.
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Nic Barnes
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http://instagram.com/p/ykInJRpc9B/
Snow on top of ice makes for great fun on descents.
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Nic Barnes
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Been on the road bike today. Strava map looks like a penis.
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Jimbothebarbarian
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
Been on the road bike today. Strava map looks like a penis.
I'll have to go check it out now for giggles...
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Cole
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq9jJ0BQ5lw&feature=youtu.be
vid from todays fun up at PORC penshurst off road cycling
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Rick Draper
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Off to Gisburn tomorrow, be interesting to see what its like.
Cracked a enve rim the other week, thankfully its getting a warranty replacement.
Also bought a new road bike frame a few weeks back, proper excited as its a bit of a dream bike for me:
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Jimbothebarbarian
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Got this last week, only been waiting since October last year  Still setting up the suspension and what not and cursing the 34t front cog. It's okay if you're at Nic Barnes level but fooking harsh if you're a fat feck like me!
I think we're off to Gisburn next week too! 
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Cole
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Jimbo surprised barnes didnt tell u it would break is it the spectral cf or ali or is it the elusive strive. Great bikes are canyon cant fault mine for the year ive had it apart from the cracked chainstay that was replaced and back on the bike within 8 days
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Jimbothebarbarian
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Jimbo surprised barnes didnt tell u it would break is it the spectral cf or ali or is it the elusive strive. Great bikes are canyon cant fault mine for the year ive had it apart from the cracked chainstay that was replaced and back on the bike within 8 days
It's a strive al 7.0 race. I couldn't buy the parts for what I paid for the bike so I thought fuck it, I'll buy one and if it's shit I'll chuck the bits on a different frame. But even though I've only been out properly once and I'm still getting my head round the suspension (and the shockingly high gearing) I've had a couple of pb's without really trying. So as the saying goes so far so good.
I would say though that I wouldn't have been happy if I'd picked it up from a shop in the state it came. I've had to do a lot of work on setting up brakes, gears, shape shifter, etc etc. If I'd got it from a shop in that state of setup I would've told them to keep it!
[Edited on 14-02-2015 by Jimbothebarbarian]
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Rick Draper
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Jumbo thats very nice. I look forward to hearing how you get on with it. I was close to chopping my Nomad in and buying a Canyon Strive CF frame last year. They look long, low and slack. Bet its a proper bomber.
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Rick Draper
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LOL fucking Jumbo. Sorry Jimbo!
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Jimbothebarbarian
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Lol, used to that autocorrect fail! Yeah I'd have the cf but can't afford it. But the numbers and angles look good on paper.
I was looking at modraker dunes and foxys and to be honest my plan always was to swap the frame out if it's a fail. But we'll see.
Enjoy gisburn. Hope line and hully gully are amazing lol...
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Rick Draper
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Them Saviles (my mate had a Mondraker Summum and I nicknamed it the Savile (Mongraper)) have a terrible reputation for eating bearings. My mate was always replacing them in his DHer.
I will report back on Gisburn tomorrow, looking forward to it.
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Nic Barnes
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Yeah they are known for bad service and poor build quality but hope you enjoy it for a couple of months first.
Ps, 36t up front is where it's at.
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Cole
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Barnes you keep saying about this poor build quality and bad service but I never see anything on the forums I use and first hand I couldn't knock the service I received tbh.
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Jimbothebarbarian
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Nic Barnes
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ha!
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smcGSI16V
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
Yeah they are known for bad service and poor build quality but hope you enjoy it for a couple of months first.
Cant say I have had an issue with the service from Canyon and any issue with my bike in the year I have had it.
[Edited on 16-02-2015 by smcGSI16V]
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by Rick Draper
Off to Gisburn tomorrow, be interesting to see what its like.
Cracked a enve rim the other week, thankfully its getting a warranty replacement.
Also bought a new road bike frame a few weeks back, proper excited as its a bit of a dream bike for me:
Very nice 
Dont here of enve breaking very often how did you manage that?
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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FlaFFy_91
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Mine untill last week. Changed to a united dinero frame now. So much more responsive and it's abit shorter overall too
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Rick Draper
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Originally posted by gavin18787
Very nice
Dont here of enve breaking very often how did you manage that?
Thanks.
Not sure how I did it, at least it's all getting sorted.
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Jimbothebarbarian
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What did you and your buddies think of gisburn then?
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gavin18787
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quote:
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Originally posted by gavin18787
Very nice
Dont here of enve breaking very often how did you manage that?
Thanks.
Not sure how I did it, at least it's all getting sorted.
Presume they were shocked it broke. Sound company though. Ive demoed a bike from them with enve wheels. Pritty much said do what you like with them bet you cant break em
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Rick Draper
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Originally posted by Jimbothebarbarian
What did you and your buddies think of gisburn then?
It was ok, standard trail centre really, pretty busy.
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Nic Barnes
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Bike park lakes ftw
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