The "Show off your bike" thread!

[Adrian E]

That looks identical to the Use one, albeit mine is 2+ years old. On my frame I couldn't get the thing to stop creaking, so I took it off. I think due to the lack of support for the seatpost as the frame insert didn't go that far down.

That is super light!

[Tall_Paul]

9.5kgs!?!?!

That's as light as my full carbon gravel bike. I'm willing to bet it cost more than £1400 though

[Coolbanana]

Tall_Paul said:

9.5kgs!?!?!

That's as light as my full carbon gravel bike. I'm willing to bet it cost more than £1400 though

For Full Suspension it is very light. It wasn't my intended purchase, I actually went to get the model 2 down from this one but they didn't have my size and the batch of bikes new in were last stock from the Factory for 2019 models.

But a discount and decent p/x on my Scott hardtail made a man-maths case.

It is the top of the range, used by the KTM Pro Team, way more bike than I can justify so pure extravagance.

But what an amazing ride! Incredibly responsive, nimble and fast. I never imagined the difference would be so night and day over my mid-range hardtail that I thought was pretty good and liked - I just wanted FS as an upgrade, got a lot more! Love this new bike.

[Candellara]

2019 Cube Stereo Team 160 E bike

[Coolbanana]

Candellara said:

2019 Cube Stereo Team 160 E bike

Nice! Great spec.

Good to ride? I've had my eMTB for 5 months or so now, really enjoy the fun factor on Trails. I absolutely credit it with getting be fitter and more confident on harder technical areas this year. Great for 'recovery' rides too after longer MTB workouts.

I still prefer my MTB overall but that is a cross country bike while the eMTB a trail so I ride them equally and over different terrain.

[Sa Calobra]

PulsatingStar said:

Posted it before but Majorca is more photogenic than my usual...

That is beautiful.

[Candellara]

Coolbanana said:

Nice! Great spec.

Good to ride? I've had my eMTB for 5 months or so now, really enjoy the fun factor on Trails. I absolutely credit it with getting be fitter and more confident on harder technical areas this year. Great for 'recovery' rides too after longer MTB workouts.

I still prefer my MTB overall but that is a cross country bike while the eMTB a trail so I ride them equally and over different terrain.

It's really good to ride. All my mates have E Bikes so it's a great leveller when we all go out for a ride.

[Coolbanana]

Candellara said:

It's really good to ride. All my mates have E Bikes so it's a great leveller when we all go out for a ride.

I'm a big fan of e-bikes and I see a lot in my area - my local bike shop tells me sales of e-bikes are now at around 40% of their total volume nowadays so their popularity is definitely on the increase and it's no wonder, they are a lot of fun.

[Adrian E]

Coolbanana said:

Candellara said:

It's really good to ride. All my mates have E Bikes so it's a great leveller when we all go out for a ride.

I'm a big fan of e-bikes and I see a lot in my area - my local bike shop tells me sales of e-bikes are now at around 40% of their total volume nowadays so their popularity is definitely on the increase and it's no wonder, they are a lot of fun.

My local shop, on the edge of the South Downs, now stocks predominantly e-bikes - last year they bought in stock of traditional high end MTBs and found they didn't sell until heavily discounted at the end of the season....not sure if that's down to people not wanting to invest the money, or the market has started to move on (clearly they're selling e-bikes!)

[Sa Calobra]

Not in a horrible way but the area isn't really that exciting a area to mountain bike in.

Saying that I bet the North Downs trails are awash will them

I've nothing against them. As I get older and struggle to ride off road I'll buy one as well to keep me on the trails. They are a great invention for those with permanent injury, those that struggle to be fit or older rider.

[Trophy Husband]

Sa Calobra said:

Not in a horrible way but the area isn't really that exciting a area to mountain bike in.

Saying that I bet the North Downs trails are awash will them

I've nothing against them. As I get older and struggle to ride off road I'll buy one as well to keep me on the trails. They are a great invention for those with permanent injury, those that struggle to be fit or older rider.

Edited by Trophy Husband on Sunday 9th June 09:56

[Coolbanana]

Sa Calobra said:

Not in a horrible way but the area isn't really that exciting a area to mountain bike in.

Saying that I bet the North Downs trails are awash will them

I've nothing against them. As I get older and struggle to ride off road I'll buy one as well to keep me on the trails. They are a great invention for those with permanent injury, those that struggle to be fit or older rider.

Don't discount them as a great recovery ride tool for younger riders too, I know a couple of Pro's locally who ride them for this reason.

Admittedly, I'm getting older at 50 and my racing days are long since past, but 'needing' an e-bike to get fit is not a requirement, more that it has helped me get fitter. For example, I rode 82km on my MTB two days ago over pretty hard, steep terrain, great ride, knackered at the end and yesterday I went out on my eMTB for a more gentle recovery ride - today, back on the MTB.

That said, I find on my Bosch motor eMTB, in ECO mode on a near 25kg bike, softer suspension settings for the rocky Trails and softer tyres doesn't feel any 'easier' than my MTB.

An eMTB is great fun and I'd recommend it to anyone. I do still prefer MTB but that's down to them being a whole lot lighter and more nimble, more 'chuckable' and precise. Having both and mixing the rides is ideal for me - best of both Worlds.

Edited by Coolbanana on Sunday 9th June 09:30

[Gareth79]

Picked up a new (2nd hand) frame last week to build a new road bike:



It's size 56s and the geometry very similar to my current bike (58cm Felt AR1). It's a size larger than somebody like me would want for racing, but I'm not racing and my current bike is comfy, so I'm happy.

Plan is to move use the Rotor cranks and wheels off the Felt (and fit a 105 chainset back on it for turbo suty), then pick and choose other stuff. I have ordered a Chinese integrated bar/stem (a friend hasn't broken one of several yet), some Dura-Ace 9070 Di2 shifters and Ultegra calipers from Wiggle, battery from Ribble, junction box and wireless unit from Amazon. I plan to get a 2nd hand Dura-Ace 9070 rear derailleur and either an Ultegra or DA front.

[13aines]

Gareth79 said:

Picked up a new (2nd hand) frame last week to build a new road bike:

It's size 56s and the geometry very similar to my current bike (58cm Felt AR1). It's a size larger than somebody like me would want for racing, but I'm not racing and my current bike is comfy, so I'm happy.

Plan is to move use the Rotor cranks and wheels off the Felt (and fit a 105 chainset back on it for turbo suty), then pick and choose other stuff. I have ordered a Chinese integrated bar/stem (a friend hasn't broken one of several yet), some Dura-Ace 9070 Di2 shifters and Ultegra calipers from Wiggle, battery from Ribble, junction box and wireless unit from Amazon. I plan to get a 2nd hand Dura-Ace 9070 rear derailleur and either an Ultegra or DA front.

Looks and sounds great, what do you think the total build cost will be if you don't mind me asking?

[Gareth79]

13aines said:

Looks and sounds great, what do you think the total build cost will be if you don't mind me asking?

Excluding wheels and cranks, probably £2,000.

[Zooks]

This has been hanging on my garage wall for 15 years +
Nice bike in its day. Bit retro now.

Edited by Zooks on Friday 14th June 09:45

[Tall_Paul]

That's probably worth a small fortune now!

[Adrian E]

Zooks said:

This has been hanging on my garage wall for 15 years +
Nice bike in its day. Bit retro now.

There's a facebook group specifically for 80s/90s mountain bikes - not a selling page, but defo a sharing page and they'll soon tell you if it makes them wibble! Group title is 'UK MTB Golden Era 80s & 90s appreciation group'

With Ti tubing and that fork, I suspect they will be quite excited by it!

There was supposed to be an all weekend retro event in the Malverns this weekend, but unfortunately cancelled due to the weather

[Zippee]

Coolbanana said:

Collected my new KTM Scarp Sonic 2019 yesterday, has a temporary crank set, Shimano XTR delay according to the Factory so that'll follow when in stock.

Went out this morning on it, very impressed. Sold my Scott Scale 910 in p/x for this.

That is stunning. Do you mind if I ask how much you paid for it? I rode the 18 model at a demo event last year along with the cannondale scalpel si and loved both.

[shalmaneser]

Zooks said:

This has been hanging on my garage wall for 15 years +
Nice bike in its day. Bit retro now.

Edited by Zooks on Friday 14th June 09:45

Looks amazing!

I've just bought this off Gumtree as an about town/pub bike. Put some new forks on it - nothing like as nice as yours, but loads of fun for hopping off curbs. I'm quite tempted to take it proper off roading actually!



and after a few choice upgrades:

Edited by shalmaneser on Friday 14th June 12:00