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mattk	08 Apr 04:25
Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 116 Bike: My Profile	I thought it may be a good idea to see which bike set-ups members have... I have an '08 Specialized Rockhopper Disc - I added CB Eggbeaters (SL's) and a few scratches due to taking a crash course in how to fly a bike! :-) Other than that it's standard at the moment... I'm really impessed with the bike tho - very light compared to bikes I'm used to, I've never had hydraulic disc brakes before either - take a bit of getting used to... over the bars a few times at first.
My Latest Route: Feb 2010 National Cycle Network 15 NCN

mattk

08 Apr 04:25

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I thought it may be a good idea to see which bike set-ups members have...

I have an '08 Specialized Rockhopper Disc - I added CB Eggbeaters (SL's) and a few scratches due to taking a crash course in how to fly a bike! :-)

Other than that it's standard at the moment...

I'm really impessed with the bike tho - very light compared to bikes I'm used to, I've never had hydraulic disc brakes before either - take a bit of getting used to... over the bars a few times at first.

My Latest Route: Feb 2010 National Cycle Network 15 NCN

polofart	05 Oct 07:32
Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 1 Bike:	I am riding a mission trike a falcon mountain bike and a peugeot racer. I know im gready but all bought second hand.

ArthurScrimshaw	28 Oct 17:43
Joined: 16 Oct 2009 Posts: 21 Bike: My Profile	Rockhopper 09 disc, slight mods (SPDs grips mudguards) just bought a 08 Sirrus Sport for road/commute (added SPDs) and trying to get comfortable on it at the mo! Makes me realise how good hydraulic discs are.
My Latest Route: Oct 2009 Binsted to Whiteways and Bignor Hill Loop

ChrisC	01 Nov 07:06
Joined: 01 Nov 2009 Posts: 4 Bike: My Profile	Hi Just joined the site. My bike was an impulse buy after a holiday in Holland and I love it. It's a Batavus Crescendo, you don't see many about in Yorkshire! Now, having ridden most days for the last few months planning to buy a road bike to get some serious mileage and maybe an MTB for the trails. Much as I love my Bat it's a fatty at 22kg, damn good for fitness on the hills where I live but more suited to pootling about in luxurious comfort. I think it might just be the start of a collection... Chris
My Latest Route: Nov 2009 Huddersfield Canal and Greenway to Mirfield

ChrisC

01 Nov 07:06

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Hi
Just joined the site.
My bike was an impulse buy after a holiday in Holland and I love it. It's a Batavus Crescendo, you don't see many about in Yorkshire! Now, having ridden most days for the last few months planning to buy a road bike to get some serious mileage and maybe an MTB for the trails. Much as I love my Bat it's a fatty at 22kg, damn good for fitness on the hills where I live but more suited to pootling about in luxurious comfort. I think it might just be the start of a collection...
Chris

My Latest Route: Nov 2009 Huddersfield Canal and Greenway to Mirfield

Hannah	03 Nov 15:53
Joined: 03 Nov 2009 Posts: 1 Bike:	I have recently bought a Raleigh Chiltern 1991. I absolutely love it (especially because it has a lush basket on the front), its wonderful to ride. I have never understood gears therefore it is the perfect bike for me seeing as it only has 3 Sturmey Archer gears.

darking	05 Nov 09:17
Joined: 05 Nov 2009 Posts: 19 Bike: My Profile	The bike that I ride is a 3 speed Brompton, and I use Schwabe Marathon tyres pumped to 3 bars, but there are perils and it can be a bit challenging. I once was happily pedaling up the towpath, swerving to avoid a puddle, when the front wheel of my inky dinky folding bike fell into a sinkhole. I went base over apex into the canal and came up hawking out the filth that breeds in there,and being a relatively high bank it became a desperate struggle to climb out. Although no one actually saw my humiliating exit and re entry, an awful lot saw me riding home soaking wet, with weed adorning my cycle helmet (which went unnoticed by me until I got home and took it off). While still traveling home I was annoyed to find my phone and sunglasses were obviously drowned as my top pocket was now empty, as was my back pocket where my keys had been, so I had to climb in a window and drip my way to the bathroom. I had a long shower, ranting at the tiles until eventually drying off and going to bed. if there are any other other Brommy riders let me know how you are coping.

darking

05 Nov 09:17

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The bike that I ride is a 3 speed Brompton, and I use Schwabe Marathon tyres pumped to 3 bars, but there are perils and it can be a bit challenging.

I once was happily pedaling up the towpath, swerving to avoid a puddle, when the front wheel of my inky dinky folding bike fell into a sinkhole. I went base over apex into the canal and came up hawking out the filth that breeds in there,and being a relatively high bank it became a desperate struggle to climb out.

Although no one actually saw my humiliating exit and re entry, an awful lot saw me riding home soaking wet, with weed adorning my cycle helmet (which went unnoticed by me until I got home and took it off).

While still traveling home I was annoyed to find my phone and sunglasses were obviously drowned as my top pocket was now empty, as was my back pocket where my keys had been, so I had to climb in a window and drip my way to the bathroom. I had a long shower, ranting at the tiles until eventually drying off and going to bed.

if there are any other other Brommy riders let me know how you are coping.

jw4g	06 Nov 06:38
Joined: 02 Nov 2009 Posts: 3 Bike:	'98 Rockhopper, rigid steel but lighter than you might think. Replaced most components as they wore out, currently set up with slicks for commuting. Mavic XM317, DB spokes, Deore/XT hubs Original Dia-Compe V-brakes - difficult to set up but stop OK. Truvativ Isoflow crankset - steel rings SRAM chain/cassette Some Shimano square-taper BB Rapidfire 24-speed shifters Original STX-RC rear mech - worn out but still shifts OK with careful set-up. Original front mech (acera?) - never worked that well, still doesn't. Continental Sport Contact 26x1.3 - bead so tight broke a couple of tyre levers, holed the inner tubes and cut my hands trying to get them on and off the rims. SPD pedals - M505 - still going strong Dolan Multicross. Fast, nice, except the brakes. Surprisingly comfortable. Alpina carbon fork and seatpost. Tiagra group Shimano BR550 cantis - horrible to set up, dangerously feeble in the wet. Contental Ultra Gatorskins 700x25

jw4g

06 Nov 06:38

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'98 Rockhopper, rigid steel but lighter than you might think. Replaced most components as they wore out, currently set up with slicks for commuting.
Mavic XM317, DB spokes, Deore/XT hubs
Original Dia-Compe V-brakes - difficult to set up but stop OK.
Truvativ Isoflow crankset - steel rings
SRAM chain/cassette
Some Shimano square-taper BB
Rapidfire 24-speed shifters
Original STX-RC rear mech - worn out but still shifts OK with careful set-up.
Original front mech (acera?) - never worked that well, still doesn't.
Continental Sport Contact 26x1.3 - bead so tight broke a couple of tyre levers, holed the inner tubes and cut my hands trying to get them on and off the rims.
SPD pedals - M505 - still going strong

Dolan Multicross.
Fast, nice, except the brakes.
Surprisingly comfortable.
Alpina carbon fork and seatpost.

Tiagra group
Shimano BR550 cantis - horrible to set up, dangerously feeble in the wet.
Contental Ultra Gatorskins 700x25

Via MacNiven	20 Nov 20:29
Joined: 20 Nov 2009 Posts: 4 Bike:	I was going to buy a Connodale Rush 3 Carbon, but got cold feet after reading some stuff about Carbon Frames (ie a lot of money for something I'm pretty likely to crash!) So instead I bought a completely unused '04 Specialized S-Works FSR frame off ebay a couple of weeks ago, to which is now fitted: Fox F100RLC forks, Juicy Ultima front and rear brakes with Avid rotors, Hope headset, full XT mechanicals, Bontrager carbon bars, Easton riser and seat stem, Hope Pro2 wheels, Schwalbe tires, Selle Italia SLR seat, Gore cables... Also have a Cannondale Lefty shock and 1 1/8" stem, but will run the bike in before I try it out :) This whole bike weighs about the same as the old full sus bike's wheels! ;) Can't wait till tomorrow so I can get out on it!

Via MacNiven

20 Nov 20:29

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I was going to buy a Connodale Rush 3 Carbon, but got cold feet after reading some stuff about Carbon Frames (ie a lot of money for something I'm pretty likely to crash!)

So instead I bought a completely unused '04 Specialized S-Works FSR frame off ebay a couple of weeks ago, to which is now fitted: Fox F100RLC forks, Juicy Ultima front and rear brakes with Avid rotors, Hope headset, full XT mechanicals, Bontrager carbon bars, Easton riser and seat stem, Hope Pro2 wheels, Schwalbe tires, Selle Italia SLR seat, Gore cables...

Also have a Cannondale Lefty shock and 1 1/8" stem, but will run the bike in before I try it out :)

This whole bike weighs about the same as the old full sus bike's wheels! ;)

Can't wait till tomorrow so I can get out on it!

mostynulcan	24 Nov 16:27
Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 1 Bike:	Hi i've got a Falcon Eplorer

C50	25 Nov 06:18
Joined: 25 Nov 2009 Posts: 6 Bike:	I have Colnago C50 road bike with Campy Record. I only be in England for 2 months and I trying to find a good place to ride.

krazykayaker	25 Nov 10:26
Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 112 Bike: My Profile	Giant FCR1 Road Bike & a Giant Yukon Disc MTB & a Specialized Rockhopper (coming soon!)
My Latest Route: Jan 2010 Corley Circular via Fillongley and Ash Green

globalfish	27 Nov 19:46
Joined: 27 Nov 2009 Posts: 14 Bike: My Profile	I have an '07 Giant Trance 3 with Fox TALAS X forks, XT groupset & Juicy 7's. A 2008 Iron Horse Azure Expert - stock A Scott G-Zero FX languishing in the garden - my first full susser. Hope HID light for night riding (off-road of course) Just sold my Boardman hardtail. Still considering a Bootleg 3.0 :-)

decky	06 Dec 14:28
Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Posts: 2 Bike:	Ive a boardman comp,also a claude butler criterium ,plus a falcon hybrid with drops for winter.

ricicles	08 Dec 09:34
Joined: 13 Nov 2009 Posts: 1 Bike:	on one inbred with marzochi pro,s hope dics sdg saddle etc spesh roubaix carbon frame built up with random bits cotic roadrat steel frame and forks again built up with random bits inc hope hubs and discs, 700c wheels and mudguards. iceni steel road bike frame and forks running single speed and on one mary bars also sdg snakeskin saddle(-;

Tex Gore	02 Jan 08:52
Joined: 02 Jan 2010 Posts: 5 Bike:	I don't know exactly, but I think it's called a Planet-X Pro Carbon Dura Ace. I'm no expert on bikes, so that's about all I know. I got it on the Cycle to work scheme, and it has served me very well in my Triathlons.

snowjo	05 Jan 19:14
Joined: 05 Jan 2010 Posts: 1 Bike:	I am the proud owner of an incredibly vintage/rusty Eddy Merckx road bike. Excavated from the depths of my parentâ€™s garage and now fitted up with some new bits. Took it for a quick spin for the first time today, so much lighter than my normal Apollo full suspension bike! I heard Eddy Merckx is a good make but I donâ€™t really know much about bikes, are old ones good?

soren	09 Jan 15:58
Joined: 09 Jan 2010 Posts: 90 Bike: My Profile	Hi I'm new to Cycling, on 26/12/09 I bought a Trek 7.5FX which I left in the shop till 02/01/10 as I was going away for the new year, as you all know the Weather as not been to kind for any of us so my new Trek is still new as I ain't rode the darn thing yet.

SoTyred	10 Jan 07:56
Joined: 10 Jan 2010 Posts: 3 Bike: My Profile	Felt Z70 with shimano 15 pedals added http://sotyred.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-bike.html and a Claud Butler San Remo as a run about
My Latest Route: May 2013 Shoeburyness to Maldon and Back

krazykayaker	10 Jan 09:54
Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 112 Bike: My Profile	My M4 Rockhopper is now officially built (just waiting for the new brakes to arrive!) So i have Spesh Rockhopper MTB, Giant FCR1 Road bike & a Giant Yukon MTB (in bits!)
My Latest Route: Jan 2010 Corley Circular via Fillongley and Ash Green

Benno68	17 Jan 15:46
Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Posts: 4 Bike:	I've got an '09 Giant Defy 2 - standard spec. Good enough for me but I'm still hoping to get a decent carbon road bike sometime soon.

banbowers	15 Feb 06:47
Joined: 20 Jul 2009 Posts: 7 Bike: My Profile	Hi I have a Boardman Comp 09 .best bike i ever had very fast and easy to ride I am very pleased and Impressed with it Tony Bowers
My Latest Route: May 2011 Portsmouth and Langstone Harbour

sonny walkman	15 Feb 16:35
Joined: 15 Feb 2010 Posts: 22 Bike: My Profile	Specialized Sirrus Hybrid. Bought privately second hand 2 years ago so not sure about precise year of origin. I had Schwalbe Marathon Tyres fitted at local 'old bloke' bike shop and so far have managed to stay puncture free.

Steve_W1964	28 Feb 08:30
Joined: 28 Feb 2010 Posts: 3 Bike: My Profile	Hi all, I am a newbie to cycling and have just purchased a Boss 20" 26" wheel MTB F/ Suspension you have probably never heard of it neither have I lol, my wife debbie has a Raleigh 26in "Freeride AT10" mens cycle which she loves for the colour(typical)we went on our first jaunt from Ellesmere Port to Chester along the Shropshire Canal which I can say was fabulous, weather was a little drizzly but nothing to complain about as the scenery was absolutely wonderful. Now a little saddle sore, well both of us tbh, we are looking forward to our next new adventure pretty soon. Think I need a more comfy saddle thats the first thing on my new shopping list. LOL Thanks for reading will chat soon.
My Latest Route: Apr 2010 Ellesmere Port Circular via Wallasey

Steve_W1964

28 Feb 08:30

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Hi all, I am a newbie to cycling and have just purchased a Boss 20" 26" wheel MTB F/ Suspension you have probably never heard of it neither have I lol, my wife debbie has a Raleigh 26in "Freeride AT10" mens cycle which she loves for the colour(typical)we went on our first jaunt from Ellesmere Port to Chester along the Shropshire Canal which I can say was fabulous, weather was a little drizzly but nothing to complain about as the scenery was absolutely wonderful. Now a little saddle sore, well both of us tbh, we are looking forward to our next new adventure pretty soon. Think I need a more comfy saddle thats the first thing on my new shopping list. LOL

Thanks for reading will chat soon.

My Latest Route: Apr 2010 Ellesmere Port Circular via Wallasey

Jen	02 Mar 16:44
Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 1 Bike:	I am looking at getting a marin bolinas ridge (last years model on offer!). Wanting a bike for road use but also off road sort of forest/canal/gravel paths. Been advised the marin over a specialized crosstrail or giant roam. Any opinions would be appreciated!

sgnm5	10 Mar 12:33
Joined: 18 Jan 2010 Posts: 12 Bike: My Profile	Hi, I have a Bianchi Nivarone 7 2010 bike

HeyWayne	19 Mar 06:56
Joined: 19 Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Bike:	Currently I own a 2006 Trek 4500 with a 24" frame.

james1990

22 Mar 19:45

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hi ive just joined the site :) bin reading a few posts like, sounds like alot of people have fun.

i own a saracen x1 downhill framed bike with standard front disc and caliper (no rear brake as of yet)i obtained it buy swapping it for a pair of disco speakers i had lying around.

i priced up a rear brake set including wheel and disc and they said around Â£80/Â£85, anyone reckons thats a good price?

dudley

24 Mar 07:12

Joined: 16 Jan 2009

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now the proud owner of a Boardman Team Carbon road bike.
lovely bike porn.

the SRAM double tap took a little getting used to, though not as much as i'd thought. A good compact system.

and
an old beater workhorse road bike.
frame by ??
old 105 components

however much i say the old one is the winter bike, i can see it never seeing the light of day again!

and
a very old non-suspension Kona mountain bike from 1994.
Still going, but really a pile of junk now held together by a wing and a prayer

My Latest Route: Nov 2009 Forth Estuary Circular

iainj837	26 Apr 18:45
Joined: 29 Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Bike: My Profile	I have 2 touring bikes, my newest a Dawes KaraKum with butterfly handle bars and a Raleigh Pioneer Venture.
My Latest Route: Feb 2009 The Meare Run

soren	27 Apr 15:46
Joined: 09 Jan 2010 Posts: 90 Bike: My Profile	Had my Trek 7.5 FX stolen last week, I have replaced it with a Specialized Crosstrail Expert.

Hauki	30 Apr 09:26
Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 2 Bike: My Profile	A 2008 Trek 7100 for me, recently changed the saddle for a charge spoon, and have to say its one of the most comfortable saddles I have ever tried.
My Latest Route: May 2010 Langport to High Ham Figure Of 8

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