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Offline mortygttdi

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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #45 on: September 15, 2011, 11:16:06 pm »
Looking good Ryan  :happy2:

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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #46 on: September 16, 2011, 12:25:52 am »
Very nice bits.

I have just put some ODI Troy Lee Grips on.
I may get one of these new rear Kashima FOx Shocks.
And start adding some other lighter bits and bobs starting with the wheels.

Love it and I live in the Chilterns so at every turn there is a different trail.

Unfortunately its taking a precedent over the car at the moment!

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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #47 on: September 16, 2011, 09:01:03 am »
Cheers guys.

That new gold coating on fox suspension does look lovely:)

I'm pretty lucky in Shropshire with routes, Wrekin is 5 mins away, Cannock chase and the long mynd are 35 mins away. East ridge is 45 mins, Llandegla  an hr and then brenin, pen machno, Marin all under 2 hrs. Tried the ladyblower loop in the peaks this year, stunning route if any of you fancy masses of variation and stunning views.  Hard work though at over 50km.

I know what you mean about taking focus off the car, I've not spent a lot of time on it recently, always looking for new bits to feed my new found addiction to bike modding instead

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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #48 on: October 06, 2011, 09:58:20 pm »
my two latest rides, sadly sold the voltage as i wanted something more all round and built up the commencal


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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #49 on: October 09, 2011, 01:49:02 pm »
As i cracked my 516 spicy Lapierre sent me a newer spicer 916  :smiley:






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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #50 on: October 09, 2011, 02:24:34 pm »
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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #51 on: November 30, 2011, 09:30:00 pm »
As i cracked my 516 spicy Lapierre sent me a newer spicer 916  :smiley:



love it :notworthy:

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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #52 on: November 30, 2011, 09:45:48 pm »
I am a bit more oldskool with mine
I have a 96 Klein adroit with pace rc31
Full xtr, mavic, selle italia flight, maxxis

Not keen on this suspension lark ;)
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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #53 on: November 30, 2011, 09:59:18 pm »
This is my old steed which now resides at my local bike shop as the owner took a real shine to it.....wish I'd never let him have it now! :sad1:

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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #54 on: November 30, 2011, 11:22:09 pm »
Got a black XL Santa Cruz Heckler  :smiley: Owned it about 4 years now but had to wait 3 months for the frame to be made and shipped over from America intially then it was built up as an all mountain bike with Fox, Mavic, Thompson, Shimano, Maxxis and Hope goodies  :innocent:

Kinda been neglected tho since i got my GTI 2 years ago, see if i can dig out some pics if people are interested

Dave
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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #55 on: June 03, 2012, 05:39:52 pm »
Guys need some help here. I have around 3k to spend on a xc/dh bike but im not up to date with things these days and the new suspension tech. Used to ride trials back in the day so i know how to throw a bike around just not 100% on the xc/freeride/dh bikes.

Been looking at an Orange alpine 160, trek remedy 9 and slash 7 but i really carnt make my mind up. It has to be able to climb aswell, im almost settled on the Orange but not so sure about the weight and the "old" tech.

Is there anything better suited? or is it a case of i wont go far wrong with either?

Cheers :happy2:

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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #56 on: June 03, 2012, 06:09:46 pm »
Orange get great ratings in the magazines but in the biking community they are subject to a mass of slating so make sure you have some thick skin if you invest in one.
My mate has a five AM and while nice and tough it feels a tank and is a bit of a dog on the flats and climbs with its single pivot rear suspension.  The obvious choice with the usual brands is the lapierre zesty or spicy, the trek remedy, giant reign, mojo ibis etc.

My money would be going for something German, they really are leading the way with spec, value and build quality.

I'd be looking at something like....

http://www.canyon.com/_uk/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=2567

http://www.canyon.com/_uk/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=2572

And for a bit less than £3k but still massive spec

http://www.yt-industries.com/shop/index.php?page=product&info=212&xe2de1=ifm8dn1hlqpt6l1in9uakrgspo32alpc

http://www.yt-industries.com/shop/index.php?page=product&info=214

http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k1772/a54131/stereo-sl-grey-n-blue-n-black.html


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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #57 on: June 03, 2012, 07:02:06 pm »
Cheers mate :drinking:

Liking the look of the strive esx 9.0 and the Wicked 160 and you deffo get more for your monies looking at the components.

Tbh i kinda knew id get that response about the Orange, which is what was holding me back and they do look heavy.

Id say youve made my decision harder now though :grin:

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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #58 on: June 03, 2012, 07:27:46 pm »
I've got a specialized pitch comp which i got myself at christmas!
Lovely bike and will cope with anything!
It did about 300 miles last month, the golf did 50!

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Re: I want to see your mountain bikes, come on specs and pics
« Reply #59 on: June 03, 2012, 09:06:27 pm »
Scott spark !

they make the best frames