The "Show off your bike" thread!

[AndyWoodall]

Deanno1dad said:

Is that the Kona Kahuna?

It is, was originally going for a Cinder Cone, then this, then a Cube 29er, then this again. I'll tell you tomorrow if I'm happy.

[Deanno1dad]

AndyWoodall said:

It is, was originally going for a Cinder Cone, then this, then a Cube 29er, then this again. I'll tell you tomorrow if I'm happy.

I've just received the 29er 2013 model..Wiggle was discounting it by over £400..will stick a photo up..this years model looks good in orange.

[AndyWoodall]

Deanno1dad said:

I've just received the 29er 2013 model..Wiggle was discounting it by over £400..will stick a photo up..this years model looks good in orange.

Great price, never thought to ask if the shop had any 2013 stock! Pic?

[Deanno1dad]

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Kona Kahuna 2013 29er as requested from a random website


Next one is mine over the local cycle path

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Edited by Deanno1dad on Friday 25th April 18:38

[AndyWoodall]

Deanno1dad][pic said:

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Kona Kahuna 2013 29er as requested from a random website


Next one is mine over the local cycle path

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Edited by Deanno1dad on Friday 25th April 18:38

Nice, I like the colour is the polar opposite and a nice shade, I think my wife would have preferred me to have that one!

[Deanno1dad]

Never tell your wife how much bikes are..luckily mine still thinks bikes are at 1980's prices .

[AndyWoodall]

Oh no, never. Because this looks fundamentally like a £200 bike (wheels, frame, bars, brakes) she has no idea.

[Justin S]

Deanno1dad said:

Never tell your wife how much bikes are..luckily mine still thinks bikes are at 1980's prices .

Mine just bought the latest at £1600, so some wives are great. I am worried, mind you, she is going 'clothes' shopping with the daughter tomorrow..........

[splodge s4]

1985 Hutch trickstar



Out with a few lads for a beer the other week



My next project, Mk2 Raleigh Chopper tandem..





Should have it sprayed & built in a month or so.

[Justin S]

That chopper, however cool it looks, I am sure it will be lethal fun LOL

[stepaway]

For off roading.....



For the road.....



For looking at!........

[ALawson]

I remember those Kleins, seen frames and bike selling for silly money on fleabay!

Looks very good.

[Crippo]

Just built this, haven't ridden it yet but should get my first ride on Wednesday. Can't wait. Will be running 1x XTR when it's available. Using a chain guide for now until I'm confident the chain will stay on.

[Crippo]

Just built this, haven't ridden it yet but should get my first ride on Wednesday. Can't wait. Will be running 1x XTR when it's available. Using a chain guide for now until I'm confident the chain will stay on.

[anonymous-user]

Bar tape colour dilemma! Shall I stick with red or be brave and go for white?

[walm]

Never understood white bar tape (or saddles).
Hands get mucky.
And brown stains on white just looks like some unfortunate underpants.

[Uriel]

Between Tour of Lombardy and Milan-San Remo - black bar tape.
Between Milan-San Remo and Tour of Lombardy - white bar tape.

All else is wrong. Red bar tape is as bad as red tyres.

[Rouleur]

Black with a bit of white? http://www.specialized.com/gb/gb/ftb/gripstape/han...

What ever you buy don't get Zipp tape, it's crap.

[anonymous-user]

I went with white because the shop only had black or white but I dont like it (well that and the fact that I applied it with the grace of a drunken baboon). Its cheap foam Easton stuff so I cant see it being there for long, it feels very spongy. The Bontrager gel cork stuff on there before was lovely so I'll get some of that in due time.

[AlmostUseful]

Finished this on the weekend and ride it today at the Triscombe DH trails. It's awesome. So light and nimble, and the narrow-wide chain ring with clutch mech was faultless. Perfect bike right now. It's due a shock swap shortly to a kashima RP Fox Float son it'll drop a bit of weight. But it's awesome as it is anyway.