Picked my new bike up today

ianpinder
ianpinder Posts: 266
edited July 2008 in MTB general
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Cycling the Tour D'Afrique in 2012

www.tda2012.com

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  • damonlock
    damonlock Posts: 170
    very nice!!!
  • dirtbiker100
    dirtbiker100 Posts: 1,997
    edited July 2008
    and there she is all built up. holy crap its a nice bike. does it ride as good as it looks?
    thinking about it i dunno if i could bear to ride that thing anywhere apart from indoors so it can stay clean!
  • that looks VERY nice! am not at all jelous!! :wink:
    Timmo.
    After all, I am Cornish!
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  • xtreem
    xtreem Posts: 2,965
    It' looks to me like you have a lot of rear travel. Nice bike. :D
  • Podders
    Podders Posts: 85
    droollllll
  • Johnny Napalm
    Johnny Napalm Posts: 1,458
    That has got to be the nicest looking full suss I've ever seen! What frame is it? Is it the 'Helius FR'?

    Absolutely gorgeous!
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  • Chaka Ping
    Chaka Ping Posts: 1,451
    Looks like the spaceship out of Alien, sort of.

    The frame looks like it'd be really stiff too.

    Nice gold anodised detailing on it. Shame you can't get the casette, brake discs and chain to match, eh?
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Not hugely into hardcore bikes like that but it does look very very nice indeed. :D
  • _Ferret_
    _Ferret_ Posts: 660
    Yikes!!

    What a horrible bike!
    Foul colour, shoddy welding points, weak spec...

    No just messing - looks great dude. Have you ridden it yet or are you still busy polishing it and explaining to the missus that it is an "investment"?
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  • mr mangos
    mr mangos Posts: 174
    Farking beautiful. Shame they don't do a black TALAS though.
  • SDK2007
    SDK2007 Posts: 782
    I can't see the photos (blocked by work server).

    What bike is it?
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    SDK - an extremely shiny new Nicolai, fully XTRed up with everyone trick bit you can think of.

    I'd guess it cost rather a few pennies... :lol:
  • dirtbiker100
    dirtbiker100 Posts: 1,997
    SDK2007 wrote:
    I can't see the photos (blocked by work server).

    What bike is it?
    shockwave frame upgraded with RST's, cable discs and mag style wheels.

    /edit you beat me by seconds but surely my answer is better :P
  • Johnny Napalm
    Johnny Napalm Posts: 1,458
    I've changed my mind.

    I don't like it...because it's not mine! :wink:
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Full sussa's is for GIRLS innit :roll:
  • ianpinder
    ianpinder Posts: 266
    _Ferret_ wrote:
    Yikes!!

    No just messing - looks great dude. Have you ridden it yet or are you still busy polishing it and explaining to the missus that it is an "investment"?

    I have no one to explain myself to.....the joys of being a student living away from home.....
    Cycling the Tour D'Afrique in 2012

    www.tda2012.com
  • SDK2007
    SDK2007 Posts: 782
    SDK2007 wrote:
    I can't see the photos (blocked by work server).
    What bike is it?
    shockwave frame upgraded with RST's, cable discs and mag style wheels.

    ooooo nice, must be great on the uphills :lol:
  • mellex
    mellex Posts: 214

    I have no one to explain myself to.....the joys of being a student living away from home.....

    STUDENT!!

    Damn am I glad I won't be paying back your student loan :shock:

    Loving the camo hubs. Who makes those?
  • ianpinder
    ianpinder Posts: 266
    burgtec,

    full spec here:

    08 Nicolai helius fr
    08 fox talas 36 r
    xtr cranks with a hope ceramic bb and blackspire rings (the xtr rings and bb are being used as spares for my xc bike)
    xtr shadow rear mech
    xtr shifters
    xtr cassette
    xt front mech
    burgtec snow camo hubs, on mavic ex721 with dt comp spokes
    schwalbe big betty tires
    thompson stem and seatpost
    race face diablous bars
    formula the ones greg minnar special editions
    burgtec pedels
    e13 drs chain device with a blackspire c4 bash
    ti sdg bell air saddle
    king headset
    and a pcc 991 hollowpin chain
    Cycling the Tour D'Afrique in 2012

    www.tda2012.com
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Or you could have bought this:

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    But I prefer the bike.
  • clarkson
    clarkson Posts: 1,641
    thats beautiful!! the bike not the car that is. are you ever gunna ride it or just look at it?!
    I said hit the brakes not the tree!!

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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    That my friend is a very, very nice looking rig.... what's it like to ride?

    Have you give it a thrashing yet? I know that's what it's for but first time out on it is always hard :lol:

    Nice choice of kit too 8)
  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    VERY nice! Needs a black fork though.
    "Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs
  • robotsuk
    robotsuk Posts: 56
    oh yeah, THATS THE REAL DEAL, what a lovely looking bike mate, if u ever lock it up anywhere make sure u have like the worlds strongest lock like kevlar or sumin lmfao, wat a lovely looking bike, how much did it cost you all together????

    Thanks

    Kris
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    That is HOT!

    you could get a gold chain, rotors and cassette though, KMC do a titanium nitride chain, poshbikes do a titanium aluminium carbonitride cassette, and I'm sure i've seen gold rotors somewhere, they were Ti and carbon fibre.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    That is HOT!

    you could get a gold chain, rotors and cassette though, KMC do a titanium nitride chain, poshbikes do a titanium aluminium carbonitride cassette, and I'm sure i've seen gold rotors somewhere, they were Ti and carbon fibre.
  • ianpinder
    ianpinder Posts: 266
    LOL I am not going to lock it up anywhere it will always be in my sight.

    As for the cost you will have to go and add up the spec.

    And ride_whenever don't you think it has enough gold on it. The only other gold left to get is a gold ccdb shock with a ti spring
    Cycling the Tour D'Afrique in 2012

    www.tda2012.com
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Ian - you ridden it yet? How does it go?
    Rather nicely I assume!