My new project. Orange patriot
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Looking good0
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thats gunna look sweet when its finished. i love the green on the black looks nice. you should buy some spank rims in green to go with it.
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Almost finished, just need to tidy up the routing on the back brake and I need a longer hose for the front brake
I'd love some green spank rims too, but just can't afford it right now
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This has turned out really nice mate well done...
Patriots are awesome bikes, you're gonna have a lot of fun on this...
I was going to build a patriot earlier this year but built a new hardtail instead...seeing this makes me want to start scouring ebay for a good frame
Sure it will be no rocket ship on the climbs (my marin is 31lb and i wouldnt fancy anything much heavier) but it will eat downhills for fun... get a dropper post stuck on there and you're laughing0 -
yeah just had a quick ride in the snow
its no lightweight
it'll just make me fitter
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nice. just a few more green bits and it would look even better
so what rear wheel did you buy then?0 -
yeah, I want green rims, and I looked at green hoses for the brakes but I think the goodridge ones are too thick
the rear is an Alex on a Shimano hub0 -
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Looks very nice0
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Well done, looks great that. Nice spec too. Some Green Hope team goodies that pop up on eBay would go great on that.0
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i love those green hope bits. shame they don't sell themEarlofBarnet wrote:Well done, looks great that. Nice spec too. Some Green Hope team goodies that pop up on eBay would go great on that.
but yeah, you can find them on ebay there and then0 -
I like that, i like it a lot.What We Achieve In Life, Echoes In Eternity0
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Or buy some silver bits and have them anodised.
nice looking bike, I always fancied a Patriot, but after my test ride of the orange I kinda went off the idea.
What's it like to ride apart from the weight?0 -
yeah, still trying to work out the rear brake hose routing, just got zip ties on there now, but looking for another solution0
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I thought the brake hose went under the front shock mount and then had U-clips to hold it in place on the rear chain stay?0
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the hose actually goes through the swing arm, but it's a pain in the arse to do and get out the other end, and you have to bleed the brake again as well, obviously. On my old patriot i just ended up using cable ties like jools here.HandjobDan wrote:I thought the brake hose went under the front shock mount and then had U-clips to hold it in place on the rear chain stay?0 -
supposed to go through the rear swing arm but I cant be arsed bleeding the system for that0
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how much has this cost alltogether?Dont look at it-ride it! they are tools not f*cking ornaments
my riding:
http://www.youtube.com/user/rhyspect
Some of my Rides Data/maps:
http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/Users/5273370 -
well looks like I'm getting rid of it without even using the ting
finances are so tight at the moment that I haven't got much choice
I'll probably end up splitting it0 -
loving that mate. very nice0
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looks like this will be up for sale very soon, not even been on a proper ride yet
funds are way too tight to keep it
still not sure whether to split it or sell as a complete bike0 -
Sad news
Just dont be tempted to accept rubbish offers on stuff just because you need the money. I've done that before and always regretted it.
Do you not have anything less important that you could sell first? Like children or a kidney?0 -
ha ha, yeah I have 2 kidneys I guess
it will probably be the last thing to go and I guess splitting it will give me more cash, but it will break my heart to break it up again0 -
If it does have to come down to getting rid of it, splitting would probably be the best option. Especially if most of the bits used were new and you kept the boxes.0
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Took it out for an hour in the peak yesterday and it was awesome
Want to sell it even less now 0 -
RichardJiles wrote:jools182 wrote:Took it out for an hour in the peak yesterday and it was awesome
Want to sell it even less now
Don't sell it, find other ways of getting money! Biking is a way of life remember.
+1 you will regret it!0 -
I know I'm going to regret it, but I thinks its going to be the only way out of my debt 0
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