Biking 'Room 101s'
The Big Cheese
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Righto, things about your bikes, what is your 'Room 101' when building a bike, something that you are loathe to do, hate doing, and would rather wait than have an interim fix?
... i.e., for me it's.....
mismatched wheels on a bike, especially different colours!!! :twisted:
.... anymore?
... i.e., for me it's.....
mismatched wheels on a bike, especially different colours!!! :twisted:
.... anymore?
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mismatched brakes, there is no reasons why they cant be used but i couldnt run a bike with mismatched anything.
tubes, i hate them.
slip on grips0 -
Lock on grips. I just prefer comfort.0
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sheepsteeth wrote:mismatched brakes, there is no reasons why they cant be used but i couldnt run a bike with mismatched anything.
I have an XT front end (XTR cables tho) and and XTR rear (XT Cassette tho)
Does that count?
I hate QRs that are done up with the lever facing down, i.e. not butted to frame or fork - there's just no need.0 -
People who put bigger rotors on the back than on the front.
Day must do massiv skidz innit!
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Repairing punctures :evil:0
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Think you have all misunderstood the point, but no worries as some interesting points coming up, what I meant was when you build your own bike, what 'aesthetically' boils your blood?
Or when you see someone elses bike what is it that annoys you?
So far:
Mismatched wheels
Mismatched BRAKES
weird rotor sizing
QRs facing down
Another one for me is soooooooppppppper long seatpost and stem stack height on a 15" frame that is being ridden by someone who is 6' 7"
oh and Ben, front mechs piss me off especially when on a double, I actually find the rear easier to set up :?0 -
Not having the right tool/s for the task at hand, but absolutely büllshîtting yourself that you can can do it anyway.. I am sure we've all been there
A mixture of disc and rim brakes on a bike or a mixture of cable and hydro discs..0 -
People spelling 'brakes' as 'breaks'.0
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The Big Cheese
the rear is a piece of wee wee to setup in comparison to the front!
I'm having a hammerschmidt next time round 0 -
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whyamihere wrote:People spelling 'brakes' as 'breaks'.
I know how to spell it but was typing phonetically (in a sense).
But thanks for pointing it out, but now fixed thanks very much - I am not an illiterate ASBO 0 -
The Northern Monkey wrote:having a component made/designed by brant.
Steady!0 -
Cat With No Tail wrote:The Northern Monkey wrote:having a component made/designed by brant.
Steady!
I don't mind the bikes per-say.. I just think Brant talks arse of the highest class.
I had an argument with him on here a while back I think as to why he said the Ragley bikes were "sooooo much better" and why didn't he just make his bikes good in the 1st place
My fav quote of his is "probably an 18" frame" - i think he said this to everyone!0 -
facing the bb shell. i just don't see the point on spending £400+ on a tool0
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sheepsteeth wrote:jay12 wrote:i just don't see the point on spending £400+ on a tool
is what your father said in reply to your mother when she asked for some money to buy you birthday presents
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The Big Cheese wrote:sheepsteeth wrote:jay12 wrote:i just don't see the point on spending £400+ on a tool
is what your father said in reply to your mother when she asked for some money to buy you birthday presents
POTD
im very proud of that one, i might sig it.0 -
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anyone who walks into halfords, sees the carrera fury and then buys a boardman sport. WHY!!!!!!!
and also, the lefty fork, looks all icky (IMHO)0 -
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tyres with coloured sidewalls/treads.... WHY?
also long stams.... Nobody needs anything over 90mm, if you do you need a diferent frame, or are weird.... it looks lame and screw up th handling.I like bikes and stuff0 -
Daft I know but mix brands, I'm a bit OCD but I can't do for example a SRAM shimano mix drivetrain or arockshox fork and a fox shock. It's awful I know and it does my own head in that it comes above functionality. I'm the same with my kit, I can't mix, for example fox and 661 stuff. I'm like it with lots of stuff though too, footy kit, car tyres, furniture.0
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when building up frames and not having the correct size seatpost clamps/posts/headsets but having plenty of other spares.0
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VWsurfbum wrote:when building up frames and not having the correct size seatpost clamps/posts/headsets but having plenty of other spares.
+Potato
bl**dy mtb standards......swing of the front mech, bb shell widths, conventional/semi/intergrated headsets.
and hangers! all 6 million different designs!!!0 -
joshtp wrote:also long stams.... Nobody needs anything over 90mm, if you do you need a diferent frame, or are weird....
Oh Hai! (110mm on XTC, 100mm on NRS)
For me, when building a bike it's colour cordination. You have no idea how much the blue forks annoy me on the XTC. *shudders* I'm considering removing the blue coating on the crown and polishing it up to look like chrome and replacing the lowers with a set of white ones I have. But then I'd do this and then still end up getting them re-sprayed red...
Also dirt/mud/dust. I really hate getting my bikes dirty. Yes, I know I'm a bit obsessive where cleaning them is concerned...0 -
gazderry wrote:Daft I know but mix brands, I'm a bit OCD but I can't do for example a SRAM shimano mix drivetrain or arockshox fork and a fox shock. It's awful I know and it does my own head in that it comes above functionality. I'm the same with my kit, I can't mix, for example fox and 661 stuff. I'm like it with lots of stuff though too, footy kit, car tyres, furniture.
a bit OCD :? try a LOT OCD!!! {insert smartarse comment here}0 -
hard tails...
My arse can't take the drumming it gives like itused to, so no matter how much i want to hammer on one, I feel like an old gripper taking a beating.0 -
Thewaylander wrote:hard tails...
My ars* can't take the drumming it used to, so no matter how much i want to be hammered, I feel like something will tear.
To be honest, i don't think that has anything to do with hardtails 0
