Lapierre Spicy 316

LewysHobbs

Ive been working on this for the last 3 months, I would say its 90% complete,

what do you all think?

jay12

spec?

that is one very very nice looking bike

LewysHobbs

thanks

spec:-

lapierre spicy 316 09
fox van r fork 160m
mavic crossmax st 2010 ust wheels
thompson elite seatpost and stem
raceface deus xc 2010 chainset
Fizik Gobi XM K:Ium Saddle
Truvativ Hussefelt Riser Bars
sram PG990 cassette
formula oro brakes
SLX front and rear mechs(due to be replaced)
deore shifters(also due to be replaced)
Continental Mountain king 2.4 tired(tubeless maxxis highroller tyres on order)
hope seat clamp,skewer and spacers.
DMR LOCDD Grips

jay12

so what are you replacing the rest of the stuff with?

LewysHobbs

Not to sure yet, I do like the look of the sram x.0 mechs and shifters.
Magura marta brakes and Ive got a KMC gold chain on order aswell

what do you think? any suggestions?

freeride-mike

:shock: nice

jay12

LewysHobbs wrote:

Not to sure yet, I do like the look of the sram x.0 mechs and shifters.
Magura marta brakes and Ive got a KMC gold chain on order aswell

what do you think? any suggestions?

cool, what about some hope brakes. would add a bit more red

Geraint9

it looks even better in the flesh, when i can keep up with him, which isn't often!

Great bike.

J.A.YSUPERNORMAL08

wow, beautiful bike
how the heck do you afford all that though:P
would love to see the final product though

Valy

So did you buy the bike and then just added a lot of new stuff? :S

LewysHobbs

yeh bought the bike a couple of months ago after not mountain biked for 3 years, I didnt want to spend to much initially just incase I didnt enjoy but I was wrong!! Since then every spare penny has gone on it! I wanted to shave some weight and improve the looks, i think so far so good!

DamonC

A beautiful bike, congrats!

I am in the situation returning after a break from MTB and as I take my wallet on rides I have found the most dramatic weight reduction has been in my wallet!

lawman

nicest spicy ive seen that mate lapy's are the bomb

Gobs

I'll get some pics up of my 516 as soon as I get a chance, although it's standard so I know I'm going to get booed

ramemtbers

very very nice. good spec too.

EarlofBarnet

Looks stunning, nice to see something different. Don't think i've seen a Lapierre in the metal yet

kopite1979

i like it alot :shock:

compo

Yeah looks v good

Ma mates got one and yeah - they do look a lot nicer in the flesh Geraint9

tdougan

that's one tidy bike!

colintrav

LewysHobbs wrote:

yeh bought the bike a couple of months ago after not mountain biked for 3 years, I didnt want to spend to much initially just incase I didnt enjoy but I was wrong!! Since then every spare penny has gone on it! I wanted to shave some weight and improve the looks, i think so far so good!

If your willing to spend just kick n the arse of 4 grand .You musta put yersel into debt to get one of them ...

How much are your monthly payments ... ? Where did you by it from , We love Lapierre ?

diggerythedog

looking nice, I have the same bike and I'm planning on changing the w*nk crank that it comes with. What bottom bracket did you use for the raceface crank?, I thought only shimano bbs fitted the spicy.

slam-dunk

one word: awesome

stevet1992

colintrav wrote:

LewysHobbs wrote:

yeh bought the bike a couple of months ago after not mountain biked for 3 years, I didnt want to spend to much initially just incase I didnt enjoy but I was wrong!! Since then every spare penny has gone on it! I wanted to shave some weight and improve the looks, i think so far so good!

If your willing to spend just kick n the ars* of 4 grand .You musta put yersel into debt to get one of them ...

How much are your monthly payments ... ? Where did you by it from , We love Lapierre ?

Or maybe he works hard instead of being a pathetic little troll on a internet forum so he can afford it

Seriously Colintrav .. Log off the intrawebs

Valy

diggerythedog wrote:

looking nice, I have the same bike and I'm planning on changing the w*nk crank that it comes with. What bottom bracket did you use for the raceface crank?, I thought only shimano bbs fitted the spicy.

What is so bad all of a sudden with the crank on a £2k+ bike?

OP - well, it's a Lapierre , so it does look nice! You also say you spent "not much" to see if you like it or not. £2200 is not much? :shock:

lawman

Valy wrote:

diggerythedog wrote:

looking nice, I have the same bike and I'm planning on changing the w*nk crank that it comes with. What bottom bracket did you use for the raceface crank?, I thought only shimano bbs fitted the spicy.

What is so bad all of a sudden with the crank on a £2k+ bike?

OP - well, it's a Lapierre , so it does look nice! You also say you spent "not much" to see if you like it or not. £2200 is not much? :shock:

well the spicy bb is a press fit unit, bit like an intergrated headset, but the axle is the same diameter, and as you can use raceface bb's with shimano and vice versa, its all compatible,

having said this the new 916 comes with truvativ cranks so thats just a guess

Valy

lawman wrote:

Valy wrote:

diggerythedog wrote:

looking nice, I have the same bike and I'm planning on changing the w*nk crank that it comes with. What bottom bracket did you use for the raceface crank?, I thought only shimano bbs fitted the spicy.

What is so bad all of a sudden with the crank on a £2k+ bike?

OP - well, it's a Lapierre , so it does look nice! You also say you spent "not much" to see if you like it or not. £2200 is not much? :shock:

well the spicy bb is a press fit unit, bit like an intergrated headset, but the axle is the same diameter, and as you can use raceface bb's with shimano and vice versa, its all compatible,

having said this the new 916 comes with truvativ cranks so thats just a guess

So in a nutshell it's not bad, but you can just get bet..ter stuff? :S

LewysHobbs

colintrav wrote:

LewysHobbs wrote:

yeh bought the bike a couple of months ago after not mountain biked for 3 years, I didnt want to spend to much initially just incase I didnt enjoy but I was wrong!! Since then every spare penny has gone on it! I wanted to shave some weight and improve the looks, i think so far so good!

If your willing to spend just kick n the ars* of 4 grand .You musta put yersel into debt to get one of them ...

How much are your monthly payments ... ? Where did you by it from , We love Lapierre ?

I bought the bike from a bike shop from swanea called tredz, Luckly enough I sold a few bits and bobs so didnt need take out any finance, Fair play to the bikeshop they did give me some discount so I didnt end up paying the full RRP of £2100

LewysHobbs

diggerythedog wrote:

looking nice, I have the same bike and I'm planning on changing the w*nk crank that it comes with. What bottom bracket did you use for the raceface crank?, I thought only shimano bbs fitted the spicy.

I didnt need to change the bottom bracket, just took the old chainset off and the new one solted on nicely! So I do have a rather nice RaceFace bottom bracket for sale if you know anyone who needs one

Valy

So how much did you end up paying for it? :P

thekickingmule

That's a terrible bike. Ugly as sin. You should send it to me so I can dispose of it for you without anyone else seeing!

On a more serious note, I love it! Lapierre make some of the nicest looking bikes imo, and I think you're got a gorgeous looking bike there. Enjoy it! (Oh, and ignore colintrav, he's still not sure what these two-wheeled contraptions are :roll: )

diggerythedog

When you bought the raceface crank set, what size BB shell did you specify, I have a raceface Atlas in mind but it comes in 68/73mm shell or 83mm or 100mm, and I dont know which size I need.