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Post by bandit3 on Jun 19, 2016 17:41:14 GMT
I've failed on the bike riding front over the last month but the last fortnight I've had some kind of chesty nosey thing lot of gung but I made my self feel better by getting a new bike ..................................................
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 18:04:19 GMT
lovely...and it's got a touch of red
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Post by steg666 on Jun 19, 2016 18:10:13 GMT
The UCI won't be at all happy with those discs . Looks great btw, now for a sustained period of nice weather so you can enjoy it properly.
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Jun 19, 2016 18:26:31 GMT
Post by bandit3 on Jun 19, 2016 18:26:31 GMT
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Post by r0b1et on Jun 19, 2016 23:13:02 GMT
UCI won't like it.
it has exposed disk brake rotors
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Jul 25, 2016 16:48:25 GMT
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Post by Radchenister on Jul 25, 2016 16:48:25 GMT
This looks like the right thread for this post, so here you go, some different types of bikes ... We took the whole family over to Performance Cycles Tour de France end of race BBQ yesterday afternoon; while there, I had a play on the shop's Electric MTB and Dan Guest's 'half fat' MTB (Dan knows a thing or two about bikes and is an all-round racer, road, TT - see his recent paper write up , national champ @ CX, qualified coach etc). There's a lot of cynicism about these sort of bikes but I have to say that they were both seriously good fun to ride and also technically competent tools, with potential for more serious uses. I'm left feeling that you shouldn't write these type of bikes off until you've had a go on them and I could see myself owning both types at some point in the future. The electric one would allow you to keep up with your offspring, riding with them well past retirement age (also beginning to think this might be needed at some point sooner rather than later the way junior is going) - but I could also see the potential for using an electric bike for commuting, or simply allowing you to stay fresh for longer off road. It's a bit like a moped for the 21st century - I'd love to tackle some of the Forest of Dean long range trails on one. The electric set up is slick, it gauges your efforts and supplements them, which allows you to fly along with minimal effort; this assistance would allow you to keep kicking butt all day, particularly if out in the hills or on long trails. This bike is restricted in terms of top speed on UK safety grounds (so suitable for use by kids etc), I could get it topped out with just a few powerful spins but I'm sure you could remove the limiter if minded to and if used responsibly by old dudes with experience, I see no issue with doing this . The 'half-fat' MTB is surprisingly light and absolutely flies also, it really comes into its own when surfaces get sketchy, when other riders start to back off when the trail looks boggy or gravely etc, you can just smash over the sticky stuff that'd have a normal wheeled MTB bogging down, or getting sketchy on handling. The large 29er wheels and circa 10 psi tyres (yep that's just 10 psi !!!) offer a large radius broad footprint, one that balances a firm feel with pliable grip and the reliance on simple pneumatic air volume suspension is a smart low fuss tech solution, as it simplifies the frame design; you might think it'd feel sluggish on smooth surfaces as a result of this wheel and rubber combo, or feel like driving a car with flat tyres, but at the right pressure, it's not an issue, as it glides along nicely - in car analogy terms, it's a bit like a sporty 4x4 car, you can go anywhere (within reason) and also get on with it on the flat bits when you need to. The single front chainset allows a shortened rear triangle, this keeps it crisp feeling, making it sharp enough to chuck about in turns. All good fun !
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Jul 28, 2016 20:43:28 GMT
Post by mark072 on Jul 28, 2016 20:43:28 GMT
Very clean mark one 600 Fazer that model ran from 98-01 so is in good nick for age the swing arm, forks, exhaust - looks non standard, throaty noise and bodywork look unmarked. Time to get some miles in before the salt turns the roads to crap in a few months. I was out on my Honda CBR600 last Saturday into the Peak District then Sunday was the day for a blast on the T3a in Derbyshire - that ride was a bit more physically harder!
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Aug 1, 2016 12:33:40 GMT
Post by bandit3 on Aug 1, 2016 12:33:40 GMT
Very clean mark one 600 Fazer that model ran from 98-01 so is in good nick for age the swing arm, forks, exhaust - looks non standard, throaty noise and bodywork look unmarked. Time to get some miles in before the salt turns the roads to crap in a few months. I was out on my Honda CBR600 last Saturday into the Peak District then Sunday was the day for a blast on the T3a in Derbyshire - that ride was a bit more physically harder! All standard apart from the exhaust
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