Whyte 19 Steel custom project..."Project Steel"

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  • allthegearnoidea
    allthegearnoidea Posts: 4,077
    Updated pictures with new forks and pictures on the scales!
    Id be concerned sitting on a dkg bike incase it became 2 2 1/2kg unicyles! :-D
    Timmo.
    After all, I am Cornish!
    http://cornwallmtb.kk5.org/
    Cotic Soul, The bike of Legends!:wink: Yes, I Am a bike tart!
    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... 1#16297481
  • tbikeradar
    tbikeradar Posts: 129
    Oops my bad...i meant 10.5kg

    Good debate though!

    Will put some more pics up tommorow...

    I use this as a commuter on road, so never really needed the SID forks. I saved 850 grams with the new carbon forks.
  • tbikeradar
    tbikeradar Posts: 129
    edited November 2012
    Updated photos taken with my iphone 4s, not such great quality!

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  • tbikeradar
    tbikeradar Posts: 129
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    And then the bike fell on me!

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  • 70\ʹspenguin
    70\ʹspenguin Posts: 957
    Oh Lord

    Im going to cry. ;)
  • tbikeradar
    tbikeradar Posts: 129
    70\'sPenguin wrote:
    Oh Lord

    Im going to cry. ;)

    Why, what did I do wrong?
  • allthegearnoidea
    allthegearnoidea Posts: 4,077
    I don't think he really approves to what you've done to your bike! ;-)
    Timmo.
    After all, I am Cornish!
    http://cornwallmtb.kk5.org/
    Cotic Soul, The bike of Legends!:wink: Yes, I Am a bike tart!
    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... 1#16297481
  • tbikeradar
    tbikeradar Posts: 129
    Oh I see
  • sanchez89
    sanchez89 Posts: 567
    tbikeradar wrote:
    Oops my bad...i meant 10.5kg

    Good debate though!

    Will put some more pics up tommorow...

    I use this as a commuter on road, so never really needed the SID forks. I saved 850 grams with the new carbon forks.

    whoop, i guessed right!
    sanchez89 wrote:
    maybe he missed the 10. from in front of the 5kg

    still great looking steely
    2011 KHS Full Susser Carbon 29er Race Build
    Clank wrote:
    M'eh, I might just go back to zapping it with frikken lay-zur beeeems. And sharks.
  • 70\ʹspenguin
    70\ʹspenguin Posts: 957
    Sorry, i am not trying to be rude, as i really do hope you are happy with the bike and enjoying it!

    Its just my heart sank when i saw the gold Mary bars and the downhill stem. I really loved it in its original form, and now its just not my cuppa-tea.

    The Exotic forks are a great buy for such little money and make the front end very responsive. I still think you should have kept the SIDS though - great light fork and i bet you dont really notice the weight loss whilst riding.

    :)
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Please tell me you don't use those bars offload? You've destroyed an amazing build
    My London Road
  • RevellRider
    RevellRider Posts: 1,794
    I do love Whyte 19's. I have one myself, but those bars are wrong
    Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Epsilon.
  • tbikeradar
    tbikeradar Posts: 129
    The bars, well I only use the bike on road at the moment. The mary bars really are super comfortable for. I have made it into a bit of a town bike now. Yes, the bike has changed quite a bit from the first photos I posted a while back...but I am enjoying it. There are just too many combos with bikes and upgrades....I do agree that I should have held onto the SID forks....but suspension is when my needs change. Horses for courses as they say.

    One thing I do know is that skinny tubes look best!

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