2009 Marin Team Issue Race Redux (Page 16)

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  • Spugnut
    Spugnut Posts: 128
    That is a seriously cool ride Monsieur.Fromage.

    And light!
    Happy trails.
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Just throwing BOTY up again, just in case you had all forgotten just how awesome tihis is... :lol:
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    oh and also to pull njee20 out of his cage to put a pooper on everything... :lol:
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    It's a nice bike, it's just not sub-19lbs...
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    njee20 wrote:
    It's a nice bike, it's just not sub-19lbs...
    We get it. Your bike is the lightest there is.
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    njee20 wrote:
    It's a nice bike, it's just not sub-19lbs...

    Predictable as ever - and yes it is sub 19 lbs. Ill state that AGAIN!

    I do await your riposte when you come back from singletrackworld... :P

    Must be my scales... :roll:
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    We get it. Your bike is the lightest there is.

    Well for a start it's heavier than this one I suspect. Although it's close. There's nothing particularly light on yours! Nice as it is.

    I should've put a smiley, I was simply rising to the bait you provided. I don't doubt you've weighed it at 18lbs 11 or whatever, as I've said previously. And as I've also said previously, I'd be interested to weigh my bike on your scales!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I would love to see you weight your bike on his scales, and see them tip over to 24lbs :lol:
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    As would I, then I'd take the lead out and weigh it again ;-)
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    seriously njee20, why don't you give it a rest? This whole dick swinging lightweight thing just shows you have a rather large chip on your shoulder. It seems as though you refuse to believe anyone's claimed weights for their bike, and most of them REALLY don't care about it as much as you do.
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    I made (another) tongue in cheek comment, I'm not the one with a 7 page thread on my bike! In fact I hardly mention what I ride, like I said, it's probably heavier than this Marin

    Of course I beleive what some bikes weigh, GreyGoose's Flash seems plausible, and I'm very happy to say this is a nice bike. Anyway, I didn't resurrect the thread!
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    What bike do you ride?
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Me? Got a Top Fuel 9.9 at the moment. This one:

    4784330660_9ffe33c13d_z.jpg
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Oh god, my eyes.
    Me no likey at all, sorry. It looks bent!
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    I agree, I didn't buy it because it looked nice though!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Ah, the old "forced to buy it at gunpoint" thing?
    I understand man. Sorry. I know it's a horrific experience. :lol:
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    It looked better than the S-Works Epic which was the other alternative, and after 3 of those I fancied a change for this season! Rides very nicely!
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    njee20 wrote:
    It looked better than the S-Works Epic which was the other alternative!

    No it really doesnt.
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Meh, I thought it did, wasn't keen on the red, as I said though, that wasn't why I got it! Was bored of Epics anyway, and it's hard to see what it looks like when you're riding it/when it's covered in crap!

    Not sure what to get next season, I'll be sure to check everyone here thinks it suitably 'pretty'. :wink:
  • *AL*
    *AL* Posts: 1,185
    4784330660_9ffe33c13d_z.jpg

    I approve of the wheels and the saddle :wink:
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Two of the bits I changed from stock, so I do have some taste :-)
  • pastey_boy
    pastey_boy Posts: 2,083
    just for comparison this bike is stated as being 19 .7lbs and has much lighter bits than the marin especially the frame, wheels, drive train and brakes http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/p ... tail-27456
    Viner Salviati
    Shark Aero Pro
    Px Ti Custom
    Cougar 531
    Sab single speed
    Argon 18 E-112 TT
    One-one Ti 456 Evo
    Ridley Cheetah TT
    Orange Clockwork 2007 ltd ed
    Yeti ASR 5
    Cove Hummer XC Ti
  • Pudseyp
    Pudseyp Posts: 3,514
    Why are we hijacking the original thred ?? The Marin is lush by the way !!!
    Tomac Synper 140 Giant XTC Alliance 1
    If the world was flat, I wouldn't be riding !
  • pastey_boy
    pastey_boy Posts: 2,083
    not hijacking. it is a beautiful bike and it scores highly on the bling scale (which is good) but theres lots of argument over the stated weight.
    Viner Salviati
    Shark Aero Pro
    Px Ti Custom
    Cougar 531
    Sab single speed
    Argon 18 E-112 TT
    One-one Ti 456 Evo
    Ridley Cheetah TT
    Orange Clockwork 2007 ltd ed
    Yeti ASR 5
    Cove Hummer XC Ti
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    I'd like it pointed out that I didn't raise the 'issue' this time though :-)

    Edit: they miss a few details out on Dave Wiens bike, notably the Scrub RaceDay rotors (50g) and the Schmolke TLO seatpost (c90g).
  • *AL*
    *AL* Posts: 1,185
    pastey_boy wrote:
    not hijacking. it is a beautiful bike and it scores highly on the bling scale (which is good) but theres lots of argument over the stated weight.

    There is no argument over the weight ?

    Cheesey weighed the bike and then posted the weight on this thread.

    Some people with fark all better to do than pick holes in other peoples work have taken exception to this,
    and decided to knock his efforts and to all intents and purposes, publicly call him a liar.

    If you have nothing else better to do than bitch about someone's pride and joy,
    I suggest you jog the fark on and stop spoiling the guys thread.
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    No one's called him a liar, least of all me, I merely suggested that his scales weren't accurate, but then it's just as possible those that weighed Dave Wiens bike over weighed it. I've said several times that it's a nice bike, just not a particularly light one!

    But are we really going to have this argument again!?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    njee20 wrote:
    No one's called him a liar, least of all me, I merely suggested that his scales weren't accurate,
    :roll:
  • Pudseyp
    Pudseyp Posts: 3,514
    What's all the hang up about weight ??? take Jessica Simpson..her weight fluctuates all the time....but I would knob her fat or thin.. :o
    Tomac Synper 140 Giant XTC Alliance 1
    If the world was flat, I wouldn't be riding !
  • *AL*
    *AL* Posts: 1,185
    njee20 wrote:
    But are we really going to have this argument again!?

    Again, there's no argument.

    The bike weighs, what the bike weighs.

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