Lovin' it mate, done 50 odd miles in two days already and left 2 geared mates for dead yesterday! 100 miles:eek: Av a good un! See your in the 3pppcx this year, be good to meet you there;)Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbulb
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Lovin' it mate, done 50 odd miles in two days already and left 2 geared mates for dead yesterday! 100 miles:eek: Av a good un! See your in the 3pppcx this year, be good to meet you there;)Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbulb
You've mellowed Fishbulb..... I remember getting stick for saying I was on 32X18.
Good luck at Kielder... was quite tempted by it myself.
32 x 18 is still a puffs gear. ;)
Cheers. I think I will need all the luck I can get with this one! Merry, looking forward to meeting you too, mate. Maybe we'll have a Forumites meet in the pub at Helwith Bridge after the event!
I'm a bigger puff then, and i don't mind dressing up as a girlie:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbulb
I'll be staying for a couple of pints after the event, it'd be rude not too;)
Merry,:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by merrylegs
The bike looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Bit out of touch with bikes these days:
1. Is it aluminium or steel
2. Are the disc brakes cable or 'ydraulic?
3. How much does it weigh?
4. What groupset is it? (Do you still get groupsets? or is it all pick and mix these days?)
5. Finally, the typical Yorkshireman question 'ow much mate?:cool:
Hey up Steampig,Quote:
Originally Posted by Steampig
1. Its Steel, Reynolds 631
2. Hydraulic discs
3. 28lbs
4. No groupset, its singlespeed, 34t front 18t back.
5. £1099 but i got a discount cos i'm a regular customer.
Its an Orange P7, they do em with gears as well;)
Ta for the reply,
Been fancying a single speed for a while now. Is this bike your 1st go at single speed or did you knock up an old hack bike before you splashed the cash?
I've got an old Kona Lavadome which I tried to convert to single speeed, problem is I can't get the chain tension sorted as it's got vertical dropouts and therefore no adjustment backwards or forwards.:confused:
Would welcome benefit of your experience.
"On yer bike"........
Had a cyclocross singlespeed for over a year now and liked that, you can buy chain tensioners for singlespeed conversions, have a look at this, loads of infoQuote:
Originally Posted by Steampig
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/singlespeed.html
Well, that hurt! It's been a while since I was so wrecked. I managed to finish which I am quite pleased about - I have heard about 68% of the riders didn't. A fantastic, well organised and extremely tough event.Quote:
Originally Posted by nikalas
Steampig - this might be of interest: http://www.singletrackworld.com/foru...ngle-speed-kit
Well done mate, good training for the 3ppp cx;)Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbulb
Can you remember the name of an mtb ride at Holmfirth, you told me about it a couple of years ago, its on next sunday and need to find out about it, cheers:)