The "Show off your bike" thread! (Vol 2)
Discussion
Scoobyshue said:
Robster said:
joshcowin said:
Definitely, although I've just ordered an Eagle X01 rear derailleur and shifter , and so it begins ...
I've just built a bike from the frame up and had set myself a budget of a couple of hundred quid for a set of cranks....then a set of Cane Creek eeWings came up. Blew my budget out of the water. Didn't need them...but I did want them. They are bloody lush.
nosuchuser said:
Oh yes, it certainly is! Nice step up from my 26 wheel SS, this 650b should be little plusher.
Off to Llandegla, North Wales on it tomorrow (will say hello if anyone is there), chain now fitted, love the simplicity of it!
I won't miss washing my gunked up rear derailleur on my geared bike
MiloD said:
After around 6 months of waiting (I'm not complianing I know others have/will wait longer given the bike and parts shortage) this turned up on the weekend. Have done about 70k on it so far, my second ever road bike, repalcing a base level Boardman carbon - the difference is night and day. Despite not having been in the saddle for 6 months I've been knocking PBs out all over the place. It's not a superbike, and doesn't compare to some of the metal (carbon) that comes before it on this thread but it feels like a superbike to me! Really chuffed, and it's great to be back out again.
That's beautiful. I'm in the market for the same model, I just wish the colour schemes were more to my taste. I'm not really a fan of 'stealth' but the other two, red and the black gloss with gold are too gawdy.What's the weight and what size frame have you got?
Shared in retro mtb as well, but after over 20 years of wanting one, this finally turned up last week..
A 1998 Giant ATX Team DH - always loved the look of them. Absolutely revolutionary when it hit the scene but the e-bike-esque 25kg doesn’t quite cut it by modern standards..
Lots to do before I can throw it down a hill but I’ll report back when I do!
A 1998 Giant ATX Team DH - always loved the look of them. Absolutely revolutionary when it hit the scene but the e-bike-esque 25kg doesn’t quite cut it by modern standards..
Lots to do before I can throw it down a hill but I’ll report back when I do!
remedy said:
That's beautiful. I'm in the market for the same model, I just wish the colour schemes were more to my taste. I'm not really a fan of 'stealth' but the other two, red and the black gloss with gold are too gawdy.
What's the weight and what size frame have you got?
Thanks. I love the stealth look - to each his own I guess. I was bang in the middle of a small and a medium frame, I’m 178cm tall, but short legs What's the weight and what size frame have you got?
so the LBS suggested a small frame size. It feels good to me! Weight with 2 cages, 105 pedals, and garmin mount comes in at 8.3kgs - so it’s no weight weenie but good for me. It was 8.0 dead without addenda. Albeit that is on the home scales which put up with my lard arse so might not be wholly accurate 
In time I plan to upgrade the wheels to some carbon goodness, and whilst waiting my mind turned to Di2 but I’m very happy with Ultegra as is, so that probably wont happen (for now)
I’d whole heartedly recommend it - seemed like great value to me compared to everything else my research turned up…. The wait on the other had was interminable.
Edited by MiloD on Saturday 22 May 07:15
keith2.2 said:
Shared in retro mtb as well, but after over 20 years of wanting one, this finally turned up last week..
A 1998 Giant ATX Team DH - always loved the look of them. Absolutely revolutionary when it hit the scene but the e-bike-esque 25kg doesn’t quite cut it by modern standards..
Lots to do before I can throw it down a hill but I’ll report back when I do!
I bought my first mountain bike in 1998 (a lowly Rockhopper) and remember seeing these in MBUK and then one in real life in QE Country Park. They were the mutt’s nuts.A 1998 Giant ATX Team DH - always loved the look of them. Absolutely revolutionary when it hit the scene but the e-bike-esque 25kg doesn’t quite cut it by modern standards..
Lots to do before I can throw it down a hill but I’ll report back when I do!
keith2.2 said:
Shared in retro mtb as well, but after over 20 years of wanting one, this finally turned up last week..
A 1998 Giant ATX Team DH - always loved the look of them. Absolutely revolutionary when it hit the scene but the e-bike-esque 25kg doesn’t quite cut it by modern standards..
Lots to do before I can throw it down a hill but I’ll report back when I do!
I’m guessing some sort of front brake is a priority.... A 1998 Giant ATX Team DH - always loved the look of them. Absolutely revolutionary when it hit the scene but the e-bike-esque 25kg doesn’t quite cut it by modern standards..
Lots to do before I can throw it down a hill but I’ll report back when I do!
Tim O said:
Fossilthe4x4 said:
That is lovely. I lusted after the Team Olympic the manager at my Saturday job bike shop had. I would love a late 90s Italian thoroughbred at some point.
Sway said:
Tim O said:
Fossilthe4x4 said:
That is lovely. I lusted after the Team Olympic the manager at my Saturday job bike shop had. I would love a late 90s Italian thoroughbred at some point.
Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that but I don't think that era of Campag has ever been bettered aestheticly. Particularly the large flange hubs and the chainset.
Sway said:
Tim O said:
Fossilthe4x4 said:
That is lovely. I lusted after the Team Olympic the manager at my Saturday job bike shop had. I would love a late 90s Italian thoroughbred at some point.
New bike time, finally!
First off - the state of the lawn. It's been raining for days; the first dry day was Wednesday and I said I'd mow it after work, unless my new bike arrived... guess what
Bike is a Kinesis R1, ally frame/carbon fork, XL as I'm a lanky git, and 1x which I was keen to try coming from a 20 year old touring triple. I know the SRAM Axis is not the greatest groupset, but may be ripe for upgrading in the future... SWMBO will never know/guess how much those bits are
I was mainly drawn to very classic lines/shapes/tube sizes of the bike, but coupled with a full modern groupset.
The price vs value balance seemed fine when I ordered it, and looks even better now it's hard work finding 105 under 2 grand!
First pic I've just fitted the Look x-track race pedals and swapped the Conti Grand Sports it came with for GP5000s (32mm).
By the others, I've fitted Wahoo Bolt and speed/cadence sensors, Knog Oi, Knog Blinders, bar end light, bottle cages, Lezyne HP pump and saddle pack, which pretty much covers what I want on there for accessories.
I'm leaving the bars in fully-up position (3 spacers plus positive rise) until I've put a few miles in and gotten used to it a bit.
Took it out for a short ride (10km) this evening...
I don't think that saddle and I are going to be friends (although it felt a tiny bit nose-up after a while, and looks it on the photos I notice now) so I'll pinch the saddle off my other bike for longer rides this weekend. I miss a proper cut-out more than I expected, too. I'll maybe give this one another go in the future when I've got more time to fiddle... or more likely, buy something new for it
Bar tape needs padding up on the flats and the drops... I've got big hands and like a decent girth to grip
However, it does mean I find the chucky hoods, which some complain are too big, very comfortable for me.
Need to fiddle with the derailleur - it doesn't want to go into top - I already adjusted it to go into bottom as it wouldn't do that while riding gently up and down bedding brakes in yesterday.
But basically, it's quiet, it's comfortable, the quality seems fine and the paintwork is excellent. It's no super lightweight, but much better than my old audax machine - especially the wheels, even with discs and that dinner plate cassette.
I keep twitching towards my old bar-end shifters even though my finger is literally on the shift lever before I twitch it to change gear now... and, although I wasn't really pushing on this just-checking-nothing-falls-off ride, I got a Strava PR climbing the big hill coming back to my house
First off - the state of the lawn. It's been raining for days; the first dry day was Wednesday and I said I'd mow it after work, unless my new bike arrived... guess what
Bike is a Kinesis R1, ally frame/carbon fork, XL as I'm a lanky git, and 1x which I was keen to try coming from a 20 year old touring triple. I know the SRAM Axis is not the greatest groupset, but may be ripe for upgrading in the future... SWMBO will never know/guess how much those bits are
I was mainly drawn to very classic lines/shapes/tube sizes of the bike, but coupled with a full modern groupset.
The price vs value balance seemed fine when I ordered it, and looks even better now it's hard work finding 105 under 2 grand!
First pic I've just fitted the Look x-track race pedals and swapped the Conti Grand Sports it came with for GP5000s (32mm).
By the others, I've fitted Wahoo Bolt and speed/cadence sensors, Knog Oi, Knog Blinders, bar end light, bottle cages, Lezyne HP pump and saddle pack, which pretty much covers what I want on there for accessories.
I'm leaving the bars in fully-up position (3 spacers plus positive rise) until I've put a few miles in and gotten used to it a bit.
Took it out for a short ride (10km) this evening...
I don't think that saddle and I are going to be friends (although it felt a tiny bit nose-up after a while, and looks it on the photos I notice now) so I'll pinch the saddle off my other bike for longer rides this weekend. I miss a proper cut-out more than I expected, too. I'll maybe give this one another go in the future when I've got more time to fiddle... or more likely, buy something new for it
Bar tape needs padding up on the flats and the drops... I've got big hands and like a decent girth to grip
However, it does mean I find the chucky hoods, which some complain are too big, very comfortable for me.Need to fiddle with the derailleur - it doesn't want to go into top - I already adjusted it to go into bottom as it wouldn't do that while riding gently up and down bedding brakes in yesterday.
But basically, it's quiet, it's comfortable, the quality seems fine and the paintwork is excellent. It's no super lightweight, but much better than my old audax machine - especially the wheels, even with discs and that dinner plate cassette.
I keep twitching towards my old bar-end shifters even though my finger is literally on the shift lever before I twitch it to change gear now... and, although I wasn't really pushing on this just-checking-nothing-falls-off ride, I got a Strava PR climbing the big hill coming back to my house
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