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  • _Brun_
    _Brun_ Posts: 1,740
    I claim the prize for tartiest picutres!. Unless of course Snooks has already aerially photoed his bike perched on the back of a speedboat, can't really be arsed checking through fifteen pages to find out.

    Pics get bigger when clicked...

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    If the weather's being particularly British or I'm commuting via the pub, this funny looking thing gets the gig...

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  • Konan
    Konan Posts: 43
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    With passenger
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
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    I like bikes...

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  • Spitchips - BANNED
    Spitchips - BANNED Posts: 142
    mailmannz wrote:
    Here are some pics of my darling boardman hybrid pro 8)

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    Been using it for the last 2 months to get to work. Actually, start of last week I caught the train to work for the first time in ages due to me suffering from the bird flu...what a fecken joke! Next day, even though I was on deaths door I rode in to work!!! So much less stress using the bike, even when sick as a dog!

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    How did he fit those topeak pannier racks on? I have the same bike and same panniers but am finding the disc brakes get in way. somehow he has fixed them on.
  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    Spitchips wrote:

    How did he fit those topeak pannier racks on? I have the same bike and same panniers but am finding the disc brakes get in way. somehow he has fixed them on.

    I think you can get special racks or at least extension kits that take the rack outsde of the disk brakes
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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    There is a Topeak Disc rack and a cheaper (and excellent) Lifeline Disc Rack for these situations. They have an extra 2-3cm clearance at the lower mounting.
  • AndyManc
    AndyManc Posts: 1,393
    alfablue wrote:
    There is a Topeak Disc rack and a cheaper (and excellent) Lifeline Disc Rack for these situations. They have an extra 2-3cm clearance at the lower mounting.

    I've got the Topeak disc rack, I must admit my heal occasionally clips the panniers.

    They are very good racks, especially if your panniers aren't massive like mine :?

    Though perhaps the Lifeline version would have been a better choice for me.
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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    I think the Lifeline would be the same as the Topeak in respect of heel clearance. I was impressed with the quality of the lifeline though, punches above its weight!
  • Konan
    Konan Posts: 43
    alfablue wrote:
    There is a Topeak Disc rack and a cheaper (and excellent) Lifeline Disc Rack for these situations. They have an extra 2-3cm clearance at the lower mounting.

    Anyone know the weights of these?

    There's also the tortec apex rack avalialble.
  • AndyManc
    AndyManc Posts: 1,393
    Konan wrote:
    alfablue wrote:
    There is a Topeak Disc rack and a cheaper (and excellent) Lifeline Disc Rack for these situations. They have an extra 2-3cm clearance at the lower mounting.

    Anyone know the weights of these?

    There's also the tortec apex rack avalialble.

    My Topeak is slightly heavier than a standard rack, but virtually unnoticeable and shouldn't be of any concern.

    The reason I bought a Topeak is because I already own one of their trunk bags that operate with the Quick clip mount system and the rack utilises that system, so i can use it in conjunction with a couple of third party panniers.
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  • Konan
    Konan Posts: 43
    Currently using a tortec ultralite. Not that I'm super into weight saving, it's just I don't use a rack all the often so I didn't really want to add a Kg for the odd convenience.
  • hondafanatic
    hondafanatic Posts: 213
    I'm bored sat in the office so took a pic of my bike...

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    <insert witty comment here>

    Also, I have calculated my FCN as 12...although I have no idea what that actually means.
  • 2tired2ride
    2tired2ride Posts: 285
    My 09 Boardman road team

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    :D
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  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    downfader wrote:
    girv73 wrote:
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    Girv... whats the cateye on the front? Is that a battery? Looks very nice a bike.

    Sorry downfader, just noticed your question from, like, 2 months ago :lol:

    The CatEye is a Velo 5 - the basicest basic base model cycle computer they make (I think). There's no battery pack in any of the pics, not sure what you mean.

    It's a decent bike alright, comfortable, if a little on the heavy side at 13.5Kg stock. Also the brakes (Avid BB5) aren't great - they bind a lot and feel at best like good v-brakes stoppy-power wise. I only paid £250 for it though so I shouldn't complain :)

    It's getting rigid forks and slicks soon, I'll post more pics when it's ready.
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  • mediamonkey
    mediamonkey Posts: 128
    Testing my commuterised XC Pro on the ice :D

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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Now do that using clipless pedals. :wink:
  • mediamonkey
    mediamonkey Posts: 128
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Now do that using clipless pedals. :wink:
    Look again - they are clipless!

    I must admit that the first couple of times across I kept one foot unclipped though :)
  • Roastie
    Roastie Posts: 1,968
    Started its life as a Genesis Day 01, much has been changed, so component wise, only the seatpost, seatclamp, headset and fork are standard :wink:.

    Pic taken on a ride I took up to Edinburgh last year :D .

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  • blackworx
    blackworx Posts: 123
    Always good to see a nicely set-up tourer. Reminds me of my hosteling days :)

    ...and... :shock: is that.... RAIN?! In the vicinity of Edinburgh?! Never!
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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Here's my steed in it's newly customized state! It's just over a year old and I've already treated it to new wheels :-)

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    It's also had a few other bits changed (chain, cassette and BB) at the mid-year service so it's not quite standard anymore!
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Nice ride esp. the wheels :wink:
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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    itboffin wrote:
    Nice ride esp. the wheels :wink:

    :lol: How are yours?
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    Nice ride esp. the wheels :wink:

    :lol: How are yours?

    They look nice but i'm still waiting for the tyres to arrive and judging by the forecast I won't be trying them out anytime soon.
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  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    So I had a nice weekend of bike fettling :) I fitted rigid forks and slicks to my commute mountain bike, pictures below. On a test ride, the handling is certainly faster and harder, as expected. Tomorrow is the first commute on the new setup, so we shall see how that turns out :)

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  • Roastie
    Roastie Posts: 1,968
    blackworx wrote:
    Always good to see a nicely set-up tourer. Reminds me of my hosteling days :)

    ...and... :shock: is that.... RAIN?! In the vicinity of Edinburgh?! Never!

    :) ta. It was my first tour, so a few small tweaks to make before I head off again. I don't think a 34x25 was even close enough to a small enough gear. :o
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  • boy on bike
    boy on bike Posts: 139
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    I have to confess it was the colour that sold it :wink:
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    boy on bike wrote:
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    I have to confess it was the colour that sold it :wink:

    Now how come your bike is in linsen's house :D

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  • boy on bike
    boy on bike Posts: 139
    Rumbled... :wink:
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  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    itboffin wrote:
    Now how come your bike is in linsen's house :D

    How come you know what the inside of linsen's house looks like?
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  • ultralight
    ultralight Posts: 15
    Would like to show my bikes here too, just do not know how to, please help!

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