Giant XTC 4.5 with upgrades ! THIS HAS BEEN STOLEN :(
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hmmm looks like i'll just have to ride faster thenollie51 wrote:jakeeeeeee wrote:
i agree they look pimp but we'll have to wait and see if i get themgetonyourbike wrote:but they look so pimp, so get them!
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Put them bottom of your list, if you have money left over from something else you know what to spend it on. Just remember if someone can see what your disc rotors look like your not riding fast enough.
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jakeeeeeee wrote:
hmmm looks like i'll just have to ride faster thenollie51 wrote:jakeeeeeee wrote:
i agree they look pimp but we'll have to wait and see if i get themgetonyourbike wrote:but they look so pimp, so get them! 8)
Put them bottom of your list, if you have money left over from something else you know what to spend it on. Just remember if someone can see what your disc rotors look like your not riding fast enough. 8)
That's the way forward!0 -
ordered some white spds from merlins so they should be arriving soon !
how could i resist at £17 a pair ?!!! (because my mums in the vip club)
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop ... ls_720.htm0 -
while i got her out i noticed the bottom bracket had developed ALOT more play in than before
:? its not even 2 years old yet !! (the bottom bracket that is). 0 -
That's probably an old gxp in there so that's not a suprise... Save up for some new cranks would be the best idea. It's almost pointless buying a bb that's worth a similar amount to the cranks.0
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A straight swap for a new GXP BB would be fine, the new versions are much better sealed.0
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It may be much better made, but the cranks are not really worth keepin everything going.
I'd definitely save and buy new cranks as well, more expensive in the long run, but get a much better product in the end.0 -
if i remember rightly the isoflows on my claud butler where square taper not GXP, but i could be worng, might be worth looking into. if its square taper, i'd just get a new deore crank or similar external bb style crank0
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i'm gonna save up and get an SLX chainset (if it'll fit) ! :?0
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It'll fit.0
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yay 8) 0
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Presuming you have a 68mm or 73mm bb of course.0
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first mtb race of the year this sunday
its the midlands xc round 1at cannock chase :P
should be a good idea of how fit i am :roll: i hope that the bottom bracket dosent get much worse till then
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Good luck, I had my first one sunday, it went badly, very badly....0
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well i hope mine goes differently ! i was just checking over my bike before 2morrow and noticed that even when just wheeling the bike, the back brake WILL NOT lock up the rear wheel. i can adjust the gap between the pads and rotor, but when i get so that the brake actually works, it drags on the rotor !!!! :evil: 0
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reset the pistons perhaps, and usually the brake locking up is a bad thing.0
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i finished 13th in the midlands xc if anyones wondering 0
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Nice, well done mate!
You should change your location on here to 'waaayy up ahead' (power of positive thinking an' all that!)Carbon 456 http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12754782
Kona Kula Primo http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=127549140 -
I wish I lived somewhere near the midlands, I'd have more than 5 people to race against, all I get is two majorly quick guys, a couple of average and a load of slow people.
13th's a good solid result I assume, keep at it.0 -
yh thanks for the comments
there was 21 peeps in my race. i was expecting to finish about 18th ! :roll:
but yh i'm happy with 13th 0 -
just weighed her today and found out that she weighs 12.7kgs or 27.9 lbs
i was expecting it to be nearer 25lbs but its still feels light ! :P0 -
Wheels, brakes, cranks, then finishing kit that should get you well under 25lbs.0
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so in that case i just need brakes, cranks and some carbon finishing kit
btw is there anything i should be doing to increase my chances for tomorrow ? :roll:0 -
I'm yet to race at national level yet, I will be this year but I won't be a massive help. To be brutally honest, ignore the top 15 at the start, they'll go steaming off at a pace you can keep 5 minutes, race you're own race at your tempo and have fun. Sherwood's nice and flat too; so keep it constant and keep drinking.
Carbon finishing kit isn't the greatest and the only time it's lighter is with the bars. If you want reliability and light weight I'd go for:
http://www.xcracer.com/shop/viewproduct ... oductid=35
http://www.xcracer.com/shop/viewproduct ... oductid=36
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop ... st_345.htm
you can go lighter but for the money that's unbeatable although out of the things you need that lot above should be bottom of the list.0 -
thanks for the ideas
the bike is in bits atm as trying to get new bearings for bottom bracket :roll:
i would get a new chainset but my bmx only went for £85 on ebay and the guy won it over a week ago and hasn't even been in contact :x :shock:0 -
my dad dropped my bike of today with a new bottom bracket fitted should be taking it for a ride on saturday 8) 0
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not long to go now until the FNSS ! 0
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its ended now
right, i have £85 but i'm not sure what i should spend it on as the brakes need sorting, my saddle creaks like an old mans knees and i want to get some pimpy bits and lighter finishing kit ! i also need some new mtb shoes soon :?
i rather like the look of these...
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/speciali ... 45693.html0 -
Just get the bg sports, I haveboth and the difference is negligible.
Fix whats broken first.
Look at French/german websites you could get some decent stuff very very cheap0
