Gutted with new bike!

LAW4778

Not really just picked up my new Rockhopper Expert and i love it, i really have got a satisfied feeling not like i had when i recieved the Focus Black Forest, but i am gutted that i was outside setting up the SPD pedals with the new shoes i got with it and the tension was too much and i went crashing down scuffing my new pedal and putting a nick in one of my grips and not as important but cutting my elbow at the same time , anyway readjusted them and initailly i think the shoes and pedals feel great for the short spin i went on but time will tell when i go for a decent ride tomorrow, cheers all.

supersonic

Get ready for more battle scars! The are meant to take a bit of abuse!

markpotts147

i wouldn't be too bothered about it - it was going to happen eventually anyway

ExeterSimon

A scarred bike is a bike used well.

M6TTF

My pedals and crank arms are totally battered!

Vimeous

A scratch?!
Terrible state of affairs

Glad to hear you like it, I'm hoping I feel the same when I get my Comp next week

Mickey Eye

Scuffed pedals you say?



A nick in your grips you say?



P.S. You are doing it right.

bristolpete

When I got my first clip in pedals on my road bike I rode ten miles repeating

'clip out' 'clip out'...

at every light stop and break.

When I turned into my road, I noted that the plumber I had booked to sort a leak had left and natrually, I lost my train of thought. Yep, straight over. BANG!

It is worth it as the gains you get in kenetic energy staying in the pedal are massive. I am now thinking about upgrade pedals for my Zesty, but dab a bit so not quite sure yet so kudos to you....

Pete.

Northwind

I'm still slightly annoyed that all the marks on my bike came from bouncing around in the back of a car, not from being honourably crashed. But I suppose it saves me the hassle!

dunker

scuffed pedals - check, scuffed grips - check, sand blasted effect with stone chips - check.

mountain bike

projectsome

supersonic wrote:

Get ready for more battle scars! The are meant to take a bit of abuse!

lol you should see my bike then. seen more scratches than a catfight

tlw1

a clean scratch free bike is a bike that is never used

LAW4778

Mickey Eye wrote:

Scuffed pedals you say?



A nick in your grips you say?



P.S. You are doing it right.

Love the pics, now i ve seen them pedals cant wait for mine to look like that. and the grips well i think when mine get that its time for a change.

Raymondavalon

Bar ends help the grips live a little longer.
As for scuffs through transportation, well my Land Rover Defender 90 is just to small to fit a bike in the back with ease, even with the front wheel removed. It has bench seats in the rear and a rollcage which chipped chunks of paint from my brand new Kona frame. I was livid. One day the forks (minus front wheel) got hooked over the tub and I destroyed the front brake hose getting it unstuck.
When I bought my second bike I decided to buy an LR Discovery and use Thule aero bars and 591 roof mounts, a much better solution

I don't mind trail scuffs though, those are like battle scars, each one has a little story to tell.
SPD pedals are something I don't use, but my Kona Jacksh!t and DMR V8 pedals are well scuffed as are the bar ends. My grips are worn right down on the All Mountain bike - as in no grip left on them - time to replace..

Mickey Eye

LAW4778 wrote:

and the grips well i think when mine get that its time for a change.

I have actually bought a set of ODI grips which should be a lot more resilient to my sliding along the ground habit. Just need to get around to actually putting them on.

As for frame chipping, I've been lucky so far but I am planning on my next frame being unpainted.