Author Topic: Your Christmas present for yourself was.... (Read 6617 times)

Simon · « **Reply #15 on:** December 29, 2005, 03:23:43 am »

Terry,
how about a Ti/Carbon B/B.

http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/index.html?6/ASMbT8PDkAxPJ50LYkI7hDieMyU/XoJWIVZE6d+5kpkpgc9w60elDQyWf/0xciwZnJJeRtbyLdCRJeutnFqc0SjDA5P2B9vrx+L7BTBQ5TecS6AbJrMdYT0hHhN6V5jhy
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Some link address huh
Simon.

Dennis · « **Reply #16 on:** December 29, 2005, 04:31:28 am »

my Oz is getting an FSA mega-exo bottom bracket, as is my Calfee road bike for Christmas.

[smiley=groucho.gif]

RhinoDave · « **Reply #17 on:** December 29, 2005, 09:58:09 am »

I got myself two:

#1 Fresh from Ebay

The first one is going on #2 which is a Haro Werks XCS that will share duties with my EVO. Picture to follow as soon as I get my gallery figured out.

Matno how do you find the deals you get on Ebay, I'm jealous. When ediscount was selling the Mega Airs I bid on about six of them but only got one which is on my hardtail and has performed flawlessly. This one I bit the bullet on and paid the buy it now price.

Matno · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2005, 01:26:31 am »

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Matno how do you find the deals you get on Ebay, I'm jealous.

I waste a lot of time on eBay. Probably not worth it. No, DEFINITELY not worth it. It's my worst vice.

shovelon · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2005, 03:56:27 am »

Thanks for the link Simon. That BB sure looks nice with it's sealed bearings.

I was looking at American Classic. They mention that the bearings have grease ports. Maybe I should shy away from it.

FSA does make some good BBs for the money.

Dennis, does that MegaExo fit your Carbon Team cranks? I thought that the MegaExo is a full crankset.

Terry

jimbo · « **Reply #20 on:** January 04, 2006, 10:20:14 am »

I didn't buy anything for myself. I did get a $200 gift certificate to a LBS. I'll probably spend it on the new X type XT crankset. [smiley=laughing.gif]

Funny, normally, I would never spend my money to buy it yet I spent a lot more money for others (girls) during Christmas.

rapiddescent · « **Reply #21 on:** January 09, 2006, 07:25:04 pm »

apart from a new rear bumper (fender in american) for the Subaru after a little off road excursion...

I got the 2001 Razorback RS back into gears:
+ FSA ISIS cranks and BB
+ SRAM X.7 mechs and twist shifters
+ new chain and cassette.
+ new bars and FSA stem

The bike is working very well and I am totally convinced that ISIS is the way to go. The bike is light and after a ride up into the Ochil hills (in scotland) last weekend am loving the bike. It's like new.

callum
rds

bikendan · « **Reply #22 on:** January 12, 2006, 06:45:03 am »

;)well, mine is a new road frame.
http://www.performancebike.com/product_images/400/30_6997RED.jpg
i need to lose some weight and have re-committed to getting some road time in. but my road bike is a steel frame/fork old scott bike. it weighs as much as my vt-2. so, for $199, i couldn't pass up the chance to move up to a lighter frame/fork. i hope to start off swapping parts from the old bike to the new frame. then, i can start upgrading bit by bit. that way the wife won't notice as much. she agreed to the purchase also because it didn't add another bike to the fold.

Ionit · « **Reply #23 on:** January 13, 2006, 01:26:55 pm »

Her is my early birthday present. Ok I admit it was last years bithday present. I've been building it slowly and is now ready for public use (bike porn that is) I have an interesting story about the design scheme I made . But that I will save for latter.
Balfa was a good old independent Canadain company that was involved in a takeover in 04. The new owners Procycle (still canadian, owners of miele, Rockymountain, CCM bikes and many others) have a good workforce. Many of them live in Quebec and seem helpfull to my concerns. Ultimatly it is hard to otherwise speak good of such a monopolising company. the company made another suspected deal with a UK based company. But this last acquizition is still hazy. I still cannot verify the rightful owners of its name.
Well the irony is that I own an orphaned brand again.
First proflex second Balfa. I can only put it best in these words "good luck finding parts".

It is stll not done yet. I will post when I have some better parts on it. And yes I will never race XC with it. I realize that.

shovelon · « **Reply #24 on:** January 14, 2006, 05:37:54 am »

Send for Dudley Do-right! Save that bike from the oncomming train! [smiley=laughing.gif] Good thing you are in CANADA.

Very nice man! I know that it is not the quantity of travel but the quality that matters. I have quoted Joseph Stalin here once before.

"Quantity has a quality of it's own."

Terry

Ionit · « **Reply #25 on:** January 14, 2006, 06:23:13 am »

riight you are shovelon. Comon though it has 6.69" of travel and 7 up font. Those are modest numbers for a Downhiller. Trains pass by more frequently then you think.
http://www.alexlori.ca/StepHDJune12.jpg
http://www.alexlori.ca/2StepHeadDecal.jpg

jeffhop · « **Reply #26 on:** January 18, 2006, 09:00:49 pm »

i finally got round to treating myself to a xmas prezzie or rather treating the oz to a prezzie! more carbon!

shovelon · « **Reply #27 on:** January 19, 2006, 02:00:01 am »

Holy carbonation!

Wicked nice!

Nice and shiny too! [smiley=nod.gif]

Terry

jeffhop · « **Reply #28 on:** January 19, 2006, 01:13:13 pm »

i had to wait 9 days to get that carbon top cap off ebay and i got the stem half mrp also off ebay and i do think they were worth it, the bars are brand new and are identical to my old ones (bbb fibrelite) cos i was that impressed with them (old ones are on my xpx) i would really like a carbon chainset but cannot justify the price, but you never say never! [smiley=laughing.gif]

Len · « **Reply #29 on:** January 21, 2006, 03:40:55 pm »

My bike holiday season acquisitions:

* Marzocchi Bomber Z1 FR (awaiting a suitable frame)

* Marzocchi Z2 Xfly (going on the specialized)

* Specialized FSR S-works frame (still on the stand)

* Noleen Mega Air fork (on its way... will go on one on the 856es)

* A 757 front triangle to go with the swingarm I had bought earlier (awaiting its turn on the stand)

* some hayes cable disc brakes on jensonusa

* A2Z UNI disc brake adapters (which don't seem to fit on any of my proflexes!... what the heck do I have to do to fit disc brakes on my k2 3000?)

* 2 new sets of wheels

* stans notubes kit

* some tires

yikes. too much stuff!

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