I have a idea (stay with me on this one)
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I can see this being a working progress over the next year or so, I will start with what I have lying around the shed and about £100 and see what I can do, then by trial and error I will make It better and improve.
This Is how I see this little project going
A mate who works In a LBS has just offered me a 7 speed internal hub that I could lace onto the rear wheel I haveIt's not a ornament, so ride It0 -
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I mate who works In my LBS has just offered me a sram 7 speed internal hub for £40 I just have to lace It onto the rear wheel I am going to use.It's not a ornament, so ride It0
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Well the second hand inbred frame and forks have just turned up, so It beginsIt's not a ornament, so ride It0
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WIP thread in the "your rides" section please. Looking forward to seeing this
The wife has agreed to buy me the Pugsley frameset for christmas. Been getting some really useful advice off the MTBR fat bike forum too. Going to start getting some bits and pieces together from next week.
I'll be going for internal gears for mine, but just so you know, loads of people run standard cassettes and triple rings. So long as you use dry lube and clean every time you go on the beach, wear is apparently not too bad.
Best advice is to just use sealed bearings everywhere you can. Headset, hubs, pedals, the lot.0 -
You lucky person, a Pugsley I am jealous
I am still on a budget as I am also trying to build a xc bike to race next year, so this Is just for fun.
Trying to decide what color to paint the frame as It needs one.It's not a ornament, so ride It0 -
Meh, I plan on using the Pug as an all purpose bike. No XC Race bike for me, just the DH bike and this. Not going to be keeping up with anyone, but I'll certainly be having a good time.
Which colour is the frame now?
What colour are the forks you are using? You planning on re-spraying them too?0 -
Frame and forks are the standard Inbred white, I have to use this on the roads as well and It's got to go up hill aver rocks stones and all kinds of different sand, so I think 3inch tyres are my limitIt's not a ornament, so ride It0
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Ah, now you see, I was thinking the same thing, until I saw this video of a guy doing a 50 mile XC ride on his. The tyres actually helpit get overbig rocks and wet roots better than a lot of other bikes, you're just going to be slower overall (they are fairly heavy as you can imagine). I plan on using mine to do the End2End next year for a laugh.
As for paint, it's a personal choice. I've always been a fan of black, the stealth bike look. Hides damage pretty well too. Black and white together can look awesome (Bens custom Surge for example).
Or you could go really ott and go neon orange or green or something. 0 -
Built for Iditabike so you probably wouldn't need the Thermos.
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R+P+K
IIRC did that not have camping gas in the fork legs?"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
why does it have a cassette on the front wheel? I can see how having the front and rear wheels the same could be useful when you need to carry a spare, but it would be such a bulky item to carry.0
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perhaps it was the only hub lying round when they built the bike up.
Mines getting a 135mm Hadley Ti SS hub for the front. In Blue. Not cheap, but it should last well.0 -
Even if it's the only hub they had, there's no need for a casette, surely?Cat With No Tail wrote:perhaps it was the only hub lying round when they built the bike up.
Mines getting a 135mm Hadley Ti SS hub for the front. In Blue. Not cheap, but it should last well.0 -
True, I was going to say it would look silly having a geared hub without a cassette on it, but it looks silly anyway.
And don't call me Surely
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I beleive that the reason for the second hub is for reliablity, these bikes are primarily designed for very trecherous conditions and as such need to be able to carry on even if a freehub mechanism breaks (which I should imagine is more likely in sub-zero conditions)0
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this is a really good thread, i live in swansea, so ride on the beach quite alot, i often take my spare bike down for a play! its actually suprising how much grip you get on the wet stuff, when the tide is out, but the soft, powdery stuff is impossible! 1/1 gear, burning your legs, and still not moving! i quite like the idea of a "beach bike" i may set meself a project, i think 3.0 semi slicks on ghetto tubless, 15 psi, 40mm rims, mech disks, internal hub...... perfect....!I like bikes and stuff0
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Well I have settled on the color, and as I am having problems finding tyres at a price to fit my budget (and just finding 3inch tyres) I am going to use the 3.0 kenda flames I found In the back of my shed, don't know how I got them :shock: but I will try them out.
Still giving the gearing some thought.It's not a ornament, so ride It0 -
Which beaches you planning on riding on?
We have a race over here on a Island where the roads are primarily soft sand. I used some old Maxxis High Roller semi slicks 2.25's Knobbly on the outside but with some small raised pyramid type grips on the inside part of the tire.
I found that if you got over 15mph then they don't dig in and "float" on top of the soft sand.
But that was on dry soft sand. might be different story on the wet soft sand.
Roquaine to L'eree is doable. I did it many years ago on a Raleigh Mustang. There were a couple of sections that I had to walk but with bigger tires you could probably do it. Have to be a low tide though.0 -
I have done a fare bit of riding on the beach over the years, start at Roquaine and go around the coast If I have to get off and do a bit of road then I will try and get back on as soon as I can.
I don't like doing It to often with my good bike's so I am going to build something I can throw about on the beach and maybe make It a bit more beach friendly.It's not a ornament, so ride It0 -
Sarnian, you said you'd decided on the colour, but didnt actually say what colour it was?0
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It's a surprise It's not a ornament, so ride It0
