The Fury Upgraded (new forks with PICS, finally!!!)
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I don't really see the problem with having the stuff on the bike, either way the weight is with you while you ride, even if in a rucksack.
Looks good, shiny bits always make it better!0 -
The extra weight seems to make it less 'chuckable' and I'm noticing it more now I've got used to the bike and how it rides. Though, I did join up today with a group who were out halfway through and I easily kept up with the best of them on their full susses, both on the ups and the downs.0
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Well, I've made a decision, I've ordered an Oakley Hydration Pack, a couple of inner tubes and some blue bottle cage bolts. I can take some of bits off it now, so its less cluttered,0
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I have decided that it is time to ride our bikes instead of just banging on about how lovely they look. Anyone who doesn't want to drink from a mud and crap covered bottle want to join me? Bottles in cages are great when it is dry but don't ask me to get excited about rat poo and squirrel piss in a mud cocktail. Each to his own of course, we all drink what we choose to. Happy New Year to all., even those who are from the dark side and do not understand muck.0
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That was quite the interesting post cyclepost. Irrelevance to the topic is good, not.0
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That was quite the interesting post cyclepost. Irrelevance to the topic is good, not.0
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Well, the Fury is getting a bit of TLC after some hard riding the last couple of days. I've so far opened the pedals up and packed in loads of grease until it came out the other side and while i was at it I took all the pins out and put a little bit of grese on the threads so when they need replacing it will be easier as they won't rust in place. I've also just done the jockey wheel, taken out, cleaned, regreased, put back in. The drivetrain has had a good clean and relube and I've added 5 PSI to the fork, it bottomed out a couple of times yesterday. Next up is stripping the hubs, cleaning and regreasing.0
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To be honest with you, i doubt you'll ever have to replace the pins in your pedals, I have some V8's that are years old and still have all the old pins. Greasing them will just make them fall out quicker, most likely.0
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I'm already thinking about upgrades on it. A hope wheelset with Arch/Flow rims first of all i think in october when my birthday comes around as i've already put a small buckle in the rear wheel, 2 proper rides! Then a Kinesis Maxlight XC130 frame in the black, blue and white could be on the cards when it comes christmas time. Hell, I'm already looking foward to next christmas.
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Those Kinesis frames are lovely. Just make sure that you fill every available spare inch with unnecessary garbage when you do eventually get it. If you run out of mounts, gaffer tape tools to it.0
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I won't be doing that, a hydration pack is on the way and lots of bits are coming off0
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getonyourbike wrote:I. Hell, I'm already looking foward to next christmas.
That's the best way to do it man. I'm already saving for my forks I plan on buying for xmas this year, and hopefully will have cash for them!0 -
lol After than I'm going to save for some Rockshox Reba's with a120mm of travel and a maxle lite (15mm) as that's what i've got currently and so I don't find out i miss having it afterall. The new wheel will also be for 15mm through axels. oh yeh and some new rotors are on the cards as my current ones rust and there is no way of stopping this. But it should be worth it in the end and I'll have a lovely allround hardtail for xc/trail/light am riding which is what i currently doMountainMonster wrote:getonyourbike wrote:I. Hell, I'm already looking foward to next christmas.
That's the best way to do it man. I'm already saving for my forks I plan on buying for xmas this year, and hopefully will have cash for them!0 -
Looking good that, I've done similar with mine, the links in my sig if you want to see how it looks with blue hubs. Can't go wrong with a bit of blue and white.We'll see things they'll never see...
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very nice, I've got some blue bottle cage bolts for both bottle cages and the unused rack mounts but then it'lkl stay pretty much as standard until october when a new wheelset will be on its way. I hope the current wheelset lasts that long. It's out of true after a bit of rooty singletrack with a few drops in.sherbert19 wrote:Looking good that, I've done similar with mine, the links in my sig if you want to see how it looks with blue hubs. Can't go wrong with a bit of blue and white.0 -
I've got the bits on now, blue bolts and it's also dropped 1.5kg of weight of teh bottles and a bottle cage too (keeping one). The saddlebags also off so It's dropped some serious weight and is back to pretty much teh weight as standard as I've dropped some with teh pedals.
I'll get some photos up this morning.0 -
Here we are:
What made all the weight saving possible
And the bike:
I think I went a bit mad with the pics lol0 -
The slicks arrived in the post today so It's going to be a hard life for the fury soon, 16 miles a day now I've found the best route but it'll still get taken care of well. At least on fridays when we've got some more light i can go mtbing on the way back, a quick blast round the woods. No new bits to it until october, but I'll be back when they're here. I've made a decision blue hope pro 2 evo hubs with white Stans Arch rims with double butted spokes, perfect0
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getonyourbike wrote:No new bits to it until october, but I'll be back when they're here.
the wheels sound good 
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I think I'll need the current ones to have the buckle taken out and then rebuilt with more tension to get me through though.jakeeeeeee wrote:getonyourbike wrote:No new bits to it until october, but I'll be back when they're here. the wheels sound good 0 -
Nice bike, im actually thinking of buyin one of these to use for work and quick blasts afta my vulcan was stolen from work.
Its a toss up between this or a kona blink currently on sale at merlin for £599, both great bikes decisions decisions.....0 -
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rear guard is looking a bit flaccid0
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that's coming off the next time I bring it in for some tlcMountainMonster wrote:OMg plastic protector on the casette fail.
Other than that, looking good!0 -
My next upgrade is going to be clipless but with platform type ones so i can unclip for the bits that I'm not confident on and still have some grip on the pedals. Time Z Control and Spesh BG sport mtb shoes on teh list.0
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A mmmbop frame really does look like the perfect option for when the current one gets changed due to the slacker angles and more travel.0
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getonyourbike wrote:My next upgrade is going to be clipless but with platform type ones so i can unclip for the bits that I'm not confident on and still have some grip on the pedals. Time Z Control and Spesh BG sport mtb shoes on teh list.
It'll be pretty hard to use the clipless shoes with the flats, just to let you know. Only way it will really work is if you have a second pair of jogging shoes or something with you all the time.0 -
no, the idea of these pedals is that you unclip from them and still have some grip on the pedals if you're not confident on a section, no changing of shoes or pedals required.MountainMonster wrote:getonyourbike wrote:My next upgrade is going to be clipless but with platform type ones so i can unclip for the bits that I'm not confident on and still have some grip on the pedals. Time Z Control and Spesh BG sport mtb shoes on teh list.
It'll be pretty hard to use the clipless shoes with the flats, just to let you know. Only way it will really work is if you have a second pair of jogging shoes or something with you all the time.0 -
problem with pedals you are describing is that they work ok when clipped in, not brilliantly as the extra platform either makes unclipping more difficult, or doesnt offer any extra support at all when clipped in.
then when you unclip you find that you cant get any grip on the platform as the clipping mechanism stand proud and your shoes have a bleeding great cleat on them meaning you have an area of about 10p piece of contact between your feet and your pedals.
i always get the impression that the platform is really there to give you some kind of grip, albeit ver limited , if you are wearing flat shoes on your spd pedals.0 -
I'll be using them with clipless shoes and i saying this on reviews both from bikeradar and other users.sheepsteeth wrote:problem with pedals you are describing is that they work ok when clipped in, not brilliantly as the extra platform either makes unclipping more difficult, or doesnt offer any extra support at all when clipped in.
then when you unclip you find that you cant get any grip on the platform as the clipping mechanism stand proud and your shoes have a bleeding great cleat on them meaning you have an area of about 10p piece of contact between your feet and your pedals.
i always get the impression that the platform is really there to give you some kind of grip, albeit ver limited , if you are wearing flat shoes on your spd pedals.
'This one has been the favourite pedal for many downhill riders and general ‘off-piste’ enthusiasts, because, although the cleat bars always remain proud of the body, it’s a very stable place for you to put a clipped-out foot in an emergency.'
That's from a br review0
