Rock Lobster Tig Team SL

tonyfryer

My new toy, arrived yesterday Fettled last night and got up early for a slight detour on the way to work this morning.

Bit shocked at how fast these things are!

KnightofCydonia

that's a beaut. how long is the stem? it looks very much over 100mm to me

tonyfryer

you know what. I don't have a clue?

Didn't ask, wasn't told. Sat on it, said yep thats about right, went and rode it! Not a ruler or tape measure in sight (apart from setting sag of course)

Barrie_G

Nice looking bike, 8) and now they've sorted that out for you they can get on and get my Malt 4 built up and posted out, I'm getting bored waiting

The Northern Monkey

lovely bike

ride_whenever

gorgeous

pdid

Nice wheels man!!!!!

And welcome to the Rock Lobster club

And yeah, they are rapid.

tonyfryer

glad to be part of the gang! Just waiting for the clock to tick 5 before I can get out there and ride it again!

pdid, as you can see I went for fox forks in the end. The fact is I will never be able to afford fox again straight out the box new, whislt Reba's are roughly the same price as some new stanchions and a service at Merlin at the moment.

Oh and I am a weight weenie
:oops:

pdid

tonyfryer wrote:

glad to be part of the gang! Just waiting for the clock to tick 5 before I can get out there and ride it again!

pdid, as you can see I went for fox forks in the end. The fact is I will never be able to afford fox again straight out the box new, whislt Reba's are roughly the same price as some new stanchions and a service at Merlin at the moment.

Oh and I am a weight weenie
:oops:

TBH I thought you were swinging toward the Fox's, all that matters is that you enjoy the bike, and you will!

Captain Turok

very nice!, welcome to the club. 8)
I'd guess the stem is 110mm?, thats what came on mine.

pdid

Captain Turok wrote:

very nice!, welcome to the club. 8)
I'd guess the stem is 110mm?, thats what came on mine.

Strange, I got 90mm on mine :?:

Captain Turok

pdid wrote:

Captain Turok wrote:

very nice!, welcome to the club. 8)
I'd guess the stem is 110mm?, thats what came on mine.

Strange, I got 90mm on mine :?:

And I replaced my original one RaceFace with an alternative 90mm one, great choice! :-)
One of those things I never asked originally, I was just thinking NEW BIKE Mmmm.

I guess initially it should be determined by the frame size, but I got the impression they used whatever was in stock and came to hand?!..

I read a line somewhere recently referring to Merlin as Britains oldest/biggest (one or the other?) "boutique bike builder", made me chuckle.

adb1006

Nice Lobster!

I fitted a 90mm to mine (it was a custom build so didn't come with anything) - feels a bit short i think, although i'm getting more and more used to it the more i ride.

Great bikes.