Author Topic: Reader's bikes: post your pride and joy here! (Read 153357 times)

orange · « **Reply #90 on:** June 12, 2009, 12:23:59 am »

nice original condition

Aron in Toronto · « **Reply #91 on:** June 12, 2009, 07:42:48 am »

Yep its pretty much the way I picked it up.
Only mods are newer stem and riser bars, and new rapid decent coils to get me back on the trails.

orange · « **Reply #92 on:** June 12, 2009, 11:58:00 am »

mmm.... custard!

Lysander · « **Reply #93 on:** June 12, 2009, 12:25:07 pm »

Heh..........The elastomers on my 555 set rock solid............don't know if it's a feature of the British climate, as opposed to them melting, but at least yer bike is till rideable as a more or less hardtail.........seen some horrors of melted MCU's one here.

And the microwave softening method is crap too!

<-------------see my sig!

(yes, I know, it's friday, cold drinks have been taken at Lysander Manor..........................)

orange · « **Reply #94 on:** June 12, 2009, 11:16:46 pm »

Yes I tried the microwave once - ended up with one half of the elastomer squidgy as jelly, the other half solid

Then over the period of an hour it solidified into an amorphous lump of concrete.

Aron in Toronto · « **Reply #95 on:** June 13, 2009, 12:23:44 pm »

My elastomers were rock solid also. I just tightened the dampers down and rode it as a ghetto hardtail as I was teaching my daughter to ride her bike. That only lasted about a week. One day while taking a rest on a little ride we left our bikes in the sun for maybe 30 min and when I was about to get back on the side of the elastomer facing the sun was like a melting marshmallow. On the short ride home it turned into a crumbling, gooey mess.

It was like a Proflex fondue.

keith · « **Reply #96 on:** June 21, 2009, 04:04:37 am »

Here's one I acquired this week,just back from a first ride on it.Heavier than my other bikes but rides well and so smooth and silent.No knocks squeaks or rattles and no play anywhere.A bit slower uphill, probably down to the chunktastically ott 2.3 downhill tyres,but descends very well.All in all pleased with it.

orange · « **Reply #97 on:** June 21, 2009, 10:45:40 am »

how does the smartshock perform?

keith · « **Reply #98 on:** June 21, 2009, 11:23:24 am »

Quote from: orange on June 21, 2009, 10:45:40 am

how does the smartshock perform?

Well the thing lights up,but never noticed any difference in the settings.Not familiar with it really, what's it supposed to do?

Lysander · « **Reply #99 on:** June 21, 2009, 12:22:49 pm »

I think it reacts to input- on fairly small hits, it has less give, so it won't dive or boing, but with big hits, it soaks up the force............I'm sure some of the lads here have a better explanation..........from my experience, they actually did work, but weren't very durable............
As I said on retroBIKE, this looks like a very good nick bike (looks also like a catalogue special, but basically this is the bike the catalogue specials were aping!).
If its nice and tight, no wear, and works well, then use it and enjoy it...............okay it won't be a Santa Cruz Bullit, but it will perform 90% as well, for absolutely no moolah!!

or

It's a heap of crap, I'll take it off yer hands for £50..................

shovelon · « **Reply #100 on:** June 22, 2009, 10:43:33 am »

Quote from: Lysander on June 21, 2009, 12:22:49 pm

or

It's a heap of crap, I'll take it off yer hands for £50..................

jeffhop · « **Reply #101 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:01:40 am »

heres my new roadie, buiilt it to reduce the stress of being unemployed.

with a box full of bits and an aversion to spendiing money its cost me £130 and i love it!!!

keith · « **Reply #102 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:30:10 am »

I ain't surprised mate,it's a beauty

Colin · « **Reply #103 on:** June 29, 2009, 04:40:40 am »

Quote from: jeffhop on June 27, 2009, 11:01:40 am

heres my new roadie, buiilt it to reduce the stress of being unemployed.

with a box full of bits and an aversion to spendiing money its cost me £130 and i love it!!!

Jeff, that is a seriously nice bike, Well Done!

I'm torn at the moment about riding my XP-X from Lands end to John O'Groats next year, I'm going to give London to Paris a go on it to see how I get on, but I am immediately jealous that I don't have such a nice bit of kit as this to do it on!

Are they 26" wheels or 700c?

Give us the full spec!

Col.

shovelon · « **Reply #104 on:** June 29, 2009, 08:56:15 am »

Jeff, at first I thought it was a road bike.

Very cool road Warrior.

Terry

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