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Dammit said:
I ordered it a couple of years ago from a frame builder in London - Ryan of Oak Cycles.
At the time disc braked road bikes didn't exist - apart from a single Colnago model.
It took around 18 months from payment to delivery, in part due to being ordered in Stainless steel - which was built, but the failure rate of stainless is very high and sadly my frame was counted in that number.
So Ryan built it again from Columbus MAX Mega - which didn't crack.
It's an ENVE RD fork, full carbon, tapered steerer, which has been modified to accept mudguard mounts (fittings made, epoxied on).
Groupset is Ultegra 6870 Di2 with the R-785 hydraulic disc brakes/shifters, and an SRM-Rotor3D+ crankset.
Finishing kit is all 3T LTD - stem/bars/seatpost, and I have a Tilquist Garmin mount on the face plate of the stem.
Wheels are Novatec rear/Shutter Precision dynamo front to 50mm carbon fibre rims, with CX-Ray spokes, Maxxis ReFuse 28/25 tyres and Portland Design Works Full Metal Fenders, which are great.
Ti Speedplay Zero's and an Arione Vs with carbon rails finish it off, along with a Supernova E3 Pure front light driven from the dynamo.
Geometry is lifted directly (pretty much, chainstays are 5mm longer) from my SystemSix (which is identical to the Super Six Evo/CAAD10 etc), so it' fairly pointy in the corners but due to the large volume tyres and the steel frame also very comfortable.
Frame was ~£1,800, fork was (best sit down) ~£700, couple of hundred quid for paint, etc etc - it's probably around 8-10k all in, but of course a lot of that's in the kit, the SRM+PC-7 is 3K on its own, so you could build a version much more affordably.
We (the bikes I've posted before are made by us) make a version of this bike as it's a great training/commuting/club-run/light-touring machine, overall a very flexible, adaptable bike.
Take the mudguards off and drop the stem and you could race it.
Thanks, awesome. Now just need to print off some pictures and leave them lying around on my wife's desk.At the time disc braked road bikes didn't exist - apart from a single Colnago model.
It took around 18 months from payment to delivery, in part due to being ordered in Stainless steel - which was built, but the failure rate of stainless is very high and sadly my frame was counted in that number.
So Ryan built it again from Columbus MAX Mega - which didn't crack.
It's an ENVE RD fork, full carbon, tapered steerer, which has been modified to accept mudguard mounts (fittings made, epoxied on).
Groupset is Ultegra 6870 Di2 with the R-785 hydraulic disc brakes/shifters, and an SRM-Rotor3D+ crankset.
Finishing kit is all 3T LTD - stem/bars/seatpost, and I have a Tilquist Garmin mount on the face plate of the stem.
Wheels are Novatec rear/Shutter Precision dynamo front to 50mm carbon fibre rims, with CX-Ray spokes, Maxxis ReFuse 28/25 tyres and Portland Design Works Full Metal Fenders, which are great.
Ti Speedplay Zero's and an Arione Vs with carbon rails finish it off, along with a Supernova E3 Pure front light driven from the dynamo.
Geometry is lifted directly (pretty much, chainstays are 5mm longer) from my SystemSix (which is identical to the Super Six Evo/CAAD10 etc), so it' fairly pointy in the corners but due to the large volume tyres and the steel frame also very comfortable.
Frame was ~£1,800, fork was (best sit down) ~£700, couple of hundred quid for paint, etc etc - it's probably around 8-10k all in, but of course a lot of that's in the kit, the SRM+PC-7 is 3K on its own, so you could build a version much more affordably.
We (the bikes I've posted before are made by us) make a version of this bike as it's a great training/commuting/club-run/light-touring machine, overall a very flexible, adaptable bike.
Take the mudguards off and drop the stem and you could race it.
Here's a few more: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8131181@N05/sets/721...
If you are in/near London you'd be welcome to take it for a ride.
If you are in/near London you'd be welcome to take it for a ride.
Here is a picture of my finished retro/Klunker bike, now this is real retro as it is a near exact copy of Gary fishers first mountain bike made which he made in 1977. the bike is famous for racing on courses such as the Repack, so called as you had to repack the hubs at the bottom of the hill as the hub brakes would have got so hot that the grease melted out.
my copy is based on the same 1939 schwinn DX frame, running on steel rims, with hub brakes, it runs 5 speed suntour block, strong light TA crankset, sun tour cyclone gears.
The brakes levers are from a honda 305 motor bike and the seat post is machined from solid aluminium bar.
I have added a picture of Gary's bike for comparison
Interesting features are the forks which are solid steel, (i.e not hollow tubes) and the weight. But i believe garys time on the repack course on this bike has not been beaten even on modern bikes! Also it cost a considerable amount to build, a 1960s TA crank set costs more than a new XT one!
I have 2 other MTBs a specialised s-works M2 and a Yeti ASR 5 but to be honest this Klunker is sometimes more fun as the other bikes just make it too easy
Simon
my copy is based on the same 1939 schwinn DX frame, running on steel rims, with hub brakes, it runs 5 speed suntour block, strong light TA crankset, sun tour cyclone gears.
The brakes levers are from a honda 305 motor bike and the seat post is machined from solid aluminium bar.
I have added a picture of Gary's bike for comparison
Interesting features are the forks which are solid steel, (i.e not hollow tubes) and the weight. But i believe garys time on the repack course on this bike has not been beaten even on modern bikes! Also it cost a considerable amount to build, a 1960s TA crank set costs more than a new XT one!
I have 2 other MTBs a specialised s-works M2 and a Yeti ASR 5 but to be honest this Klunker is sometimes more fun as the other bikes just make it too easy
Simon
Just spent a couple of hours browsing the Pedal Powered sub-forum. Great stuff!
From age 10 to 18 I was never away from bikes. Rode mountain bikes, trials bikes and more seriously BMX in my later teens. After about five years off the bike, I speculatively bought a road bike to satisfy my curiosity. Absolutely loving it, six months in!
Christmas cracker material to the majority on here but I'm smitten with this thing...
It's a Trek 1400 from 2004. It appears the guy I bought it off rode it once then garaged it for the next 10 years, with original tires which looked like they hadn't been out of the shop. It was in excellent condition when I bought it, and still isn't bad. I use it for commuting, weekend rides and generally getting around. Shimano 105 (5500) groupset which runs fantastically. Despite technology coming on leaps and bounds in recent years, I really don't need much more.
Since the purchase I have changed the stem for something slightly shorter, got rid of the hideous bar tape and saddle (now matching black) and made the jump to clipless peddles.
Oh, and it's 63cm. Garden gate.
From age 10 to 18 I was never away from bikes. Rode mountain bikes, trials bikes and more seriously BMX in my later teens. After about five years off the bike, I speculatively bought a road bike to satisfy my curiosity. Absolutely loving it, six months in!
Christmas cracker material to the majority on here but I'm smitten with this thing...
It's a Trek 1400 from 2004. It appears the guy I bought it off rode it once then garaged it for the next 10 years, with original tires which looked like they hadn't been out of the shop. It was in excellent condition when I bought it, and still isn't bad. I use it for commuting, weekend rides and generally getting around. Shimano 105 (5500) groupset which runs fantastically. Despite technology coming on leaps and bounds in recent years, I really don't need much more.
Since the purchase I have changed the stem for something slightly shorter, got rid of the hideous bar tape and saddle (now matching black) and made the jump to clipless peddles.
Oh, and it's 63cm. Garden gate.
Just picked this up during the week. Had a quick ride out on it and it is fantastic!
IMG_20141014_163051 by IMGPhotography, on Flickr
IMG_20141014_163051 by IMGPhotography, on Flickr
littleandy0410 said:
Had my first ride on this today, in gale force conditions! 13 Intuition Beta, which I won in a competition at the Bike Show at the NEC last month.
This is the new Halfords brand? I really like the colours, not so sure on the frame shape, but at the price you paid... I'd take it!My stable of bicycles:
Giant Reign X1, 2009 - my XC bike
Standard except KS Lev seatpost, WTB saddle, 650lb spring on shock, and extra-firm spring in the forks. Maxxis ADvantage 2.25 60a on the rear and a Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5 supertacky on the front. It's a heavy bike (18kg) but built strong to put up with the abuse I give it as I continue to learn how to go fast over and through the roughest of XC/Enduro trails. About 1500 offroad km on it in 4 years.
Santa Cruz V10.4 Carbon DH bike, 2011 frame
Boxxers forks with J-Tech uprated damping; 500lb spring on the 2013 Kashima-coated DHX RC4 shock; Zee rear brake, Saint front brake; Zee DH clutched dérailleur; Tubeless Continental Der Baron 2.5 front tyre and tubeless Der Kaiser Projekt 2.4 rear tyre. Great bike for literally flying between the trees, bought this May and already seen many days in Les Gets and in Bikepark Ireland. Probably something like 500km on it by me. A pretty amazing 16kg for this bike with 10" squish in the rear and 8" in the front, without any particualr lightening done by me. I could drop about 3 kg with an upgrade to an air fork and an air shock but I really don't need to..
Trek Madone 4.5 carbon frame, 2011:
Ultegra brakes and pads, Fizik Antares saddle (pricey but oh so worth it), Mavic Ksyrium wheels sporting Continental GP4000s 23mm tyres. Nice road bike, maybe a thousand km put up on it already since purchase 3 years ago. Very light even with the mudguards, bottle holders and the MTB clip pedals..
Giant Reign X1, 2009 - my XC bike
Standard except KS Lev seatpost, WTB saddle, 650lb spring on shock, and extra-firm spring in the forks. Maxxis ADvantage 2.25 60a on the rear and a Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5 supertacky on the front. It's a heavy bike (18kg) but built strong to put up with the abuse I give it as I continue to learn how to go fast over and through the roughest of XC/Enduro trails. About 1500 offroad km on it in 4 years.
Santa Cruz V10.4 Carbon DH bike, 2011 frame
Boxxers forks with J-Tech uprated damping; 500lb spring on the 2013 Kashima-coated DHX RC4 shock; Zee rear brake, Saint front brake; Zee DH clutched dérailleur; Tubeless Continental Der Baron 2.5 front tyre and tubeless Der Kaiser Projekt 2.4 rear tyre. Great bike for literally flying between the trees, bought this May and already seen many days in Les Gets and in Bikepark Ireland. Probably something like 500km on it by me. A pretty amazing 16kg for this bike with 10" squish in the rear and 8" in the front, without any particualr lightening done by me. I could drop about 3 kg with an upgrade to an air fork and an air shock but I really don't need to..
Trek Madone 4.5 carbon frame, 2011:
Ultegra brakes and pads, Fizik Antares saddle (pricey but oh so worth it), Mavic Ksyrium wheels sporting Continental GP4000s 23mm tyres. Nice road bike, maybe a thousand km put up on it already since purchase 3 years ago. Very light even with the mudguards, bottle holders and the MTB clip pedals..
Edited by cathalferris on Monday 20th October 04:39
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