2010 Cube Acid
Discussion
I've been looking for a mountain bike in the 600 - 800 range and went for this after reading some good reviews of the 2009 model, with the only complaint being the short 80mm forks (the 2010 model has 100mm)
Just finished doing the final build today and can't wait to give it a whirl down a trail.
Some pics:
I love Xmas :E
Just finished doing the final build today and can't wait to give it a whirl down a trail.
Some pics:
I love Xmas :E
Edited: Forks corrected
Edited by Ston on Wednesday 23 December 10:14
Ston said:
My first build and hopefully only mistake
Your Rear Skewer is done up wrong too. And it looks like your bars are on at a slightly kooky angle. No offence but if you dont have the knowledge to do that right you really ought to be having someone who knows what their doing check the bike over.
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snotrag said:
No offence but if you dont have the knowledge to do that right you really ought to be having someone who knows what their doing check the bike over.
None taken, we've all got to start somewhere and the feedback already has helped me out. I'll rotate the skewer to be aligned "closed" against the frame. I'm assuming thats what you mean by wrong?Many thanks
Edited by Ston on Wednesday 23 December 10:21
Ston said:
I'll rotate the skewer to be aligned "closed" against the frame. I'm assuming thats what you mean by wrong?
Bingo When it dangles down like that is prone to being pulled open by catching on a branch.
The front one should close up alongside the fork leg, and the rear one up into the frame. Remember you can swap them over side to side to get a better fit. And that you do them up using the cam-mechanism of the lever - NOT by tightening it up like a wingnut!
Make sure you give it a good bolt check, stem, bar clamp, seatpost bolts, and brake calipers. The other one that is very commonly missed is the disc rotors - these are a Torx (T15?? IIRC) bolt usually, need nipping up evenly and tightly in a star pattern, just like the wheelnuts on your car.
ETA - i'd rock the saddle back a few degrees too, and rotate the brake levers down a couple of degree's.
Bike looks good though, I like the Euro-racy colour schemes on these Cubes.
HTH!
Edited by snotrag on Wednesday 23 December 12:01
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