Brand new Mtb today

xand_xand

New Mtb arrived today Friday 10th.
Cube ltd race in anodised black... Problem is I cant stop standing and stairing at it in my house and even more importantly I can't bring myself to take it on it's maiden voyage for fear of getting it dusty!

If you had just received a brand new Mtb how long before you'd be hitting the trails?

Help

cooldad

Straight away. What else can you use it for?
something else to do with your bike

specialeyes

cooldad wrote:

something else to do with your bike

I could understand if it was a carbon nomad

Mental Mickey

cooldad wrote:

Straight away. What else can you use it for?
something else to do with your bike

Reminds me of...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVn_ehnfLrI

bartimaeus

Look at and admire it the first evening. Take some nice pics for the 'Your Mountain Bikes' section. Then get out and go riding. Or go riding straight away.

camerauk

Got my Specialised Camber Expert at 2pm on Wednesday and was out on it by 5:30pm that evening and that included a 50 mile drive home and put my Hope 2 rear wheel and old saddle on
what a great bike it's my first full suss will get some pics up soon

Welsh_Tom

cooldad wrote:

Straight away. What else can you use it for?
something else to do with your bike

sounds like a good firday night to me :P

Anonymous

xand_xand wrote:

I can't bring myself to take it on it's maiden voyage for fear of getting it dusty!

You realise that's against the geneva convention?
Give the bike back, so that a dirtier person can have it, and treat it properly. They LIKE being abused.

xand_xand

I knew you'd guys would get me right again. 1st thing in the morning back on saddle

camerauk

here is first pic of it

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopi ... highlight=

cooldad

xand_xand wrote:

I knew you'd guys would get me right again. 1st thing in the morning back on saddle

Now if we just get you supporting a decent team...

Johnny Napalm

Go out and get it scratched. Once that's out of the way, you're sorted.

bentes

Well I got my brand new Lapierre sitting next to me since yesterday. So pretty, so innocent, so clean... I think I'll take some pictures before I have a go on her... :twisted:

Oh wait, this is not the crudcatcher....

Raymondavalon

Ugh... another Specialized on the trail..

Now go out and ride alongside all those 40+ fair weather riders who make up the majority of those summertime Specialized convoys I so often come across

camerauk

Raymondavalon wrote:

Ugh... another Specialized on the trail..

Now go out and ride alongside all those 40+ fair weather riders who make up the majority of those summertime Specialized convoys I so often come across

I do admit I am over 40 but I am not a fair weather rider
I ride all year round thanks
I enjoy my riding either across Dartmoor or local trails and as far as I know have never had a convoy behind me

Raymondavalon

camerauk wrote:

Raymondavalon wrote:

Ugh... another Specialized on the trail..

Now go out and ride alongside all those 40+ fair weather riders who make up the majority of those summertime Specialized convoys I so often come across

I do admit I am over 40 but I am not a fair weather rider
I ride all year round thanks
I enjoy my riding either across Dartmoor or local trails and as far as I know have never had a convoy behind me

I too am over 40, anyway sorry if I cam across disrespectful, now go get that Spesh dirty, good and dirty

camerauk

Raymondavalon wrote:

camerauk wrote:

Raymondavalon wrote:

Ugh... another Specialized on the trail..

Now go out and ride alongside all those 40+ fair weather riders who make up the majority of those summertime Specialized convoys I so often come across

I do admit I am over 40 but I am not a fair weather rider
I ride all year round thanks
I enjoy my riding either across Dartmoor or local trails and as far as I know have never had a convoy behind me

I too am over 40, anyway sorry if I cam across disrespectful, now go get that Spesh dirty, good and dirty

Not a problem 8)
I do know what you mean though there does seem to be a lot of middle aged men that go out a buy a expensive bike and never ride it like it should be ridden all the gear and no idea springs to mind

matt@theforce

xand_xand wrote:

New Mtb arrived today Friday 10th.
Cube ltd race in anodised black... Problem is I cant stop standing and stairing at it in my house and even more importantly I can't bring myself to take it on it's maiden voyage for fear of getting it dusty!

If you had just received a brand new Mtb how long before you'd be hitting the trails?

Help

Finished my 1st night shift at 7am on the monday morning, got a lift from work to the Lex's shop and waited around until they opened, rode out of the bike shop on my Cube at 9:30 and was on the Trans Pennine Trail by 9:32 for a couple of hours before I arrived at home, had a shower then went to bed before I got up for my 2nd night shift

Mikerr

matt@theforce wrote:

xand_xand wrote:

New Mtb arrived today Friday 10th.
Cube ltd race in anodised black... Problem is I cant stop standing and stairing at it in my house and even more importantly I can't bring myself to take it on it's maiden voyage for fear of getting it dusty!

If you had just received a brand new Mtb how long before you'd be hitting the trails?

Help

Finished my 1st night shift at 7am on the monday morning, got a lift from work to the Lex's shop and waited around until they opened, rode out of the bike shop on my Cube at 9:30 and was on the Trans Pennine Trail by 9:32 for a couple of hours before I arrived at home, had a shower then went to bed before I got up for my 2nd night shift

That's Spartan

ljs1977

A few months ago, I picked up my second bike (an now only) £2300 (which is a lot of cash to me) worth of Cube.

Admired it in the shop for 5 minutes whilst paying. Then straight in to the shops workshop to apply pedals, bike tape and a mucky nutz, then the rest of the day getting it plastered in mud, dist and stones.

Back in the shop for a quick tweak - home - hose - repeat the next day.

those cubes stand up to some beating and the paint work is mint. Treat yourself to some Muck off and a soft cloth. Mine comes up like new every time.

h34e0f

Johnny Napalm wrote:

Go out and get it scratched. Once that's out of the way, you're sorted.

Haha yes totally agree. I treated my bike like some sort of goddess when I got it, first scratch and I instantly didn't care about how I treated it (within reason obviously...) - and started having a lot more fun with it! Since then I've had compliments from the guys in my local bike store for the condition of my bike (always half-brown)

I'm currently saving up for a decent all-mountain, and will be thrown down a hill at the first opportunity.

Bikes are to be ridden, and look better muddy. Get on it :twisted:

getonyourbike

h34e0f wrote:

Johnny Napalm wrote:

Go out and get it scratched. Once that's out of the way, you're sorted.

Haha yes totally agree. I treated my bike like some sort of goddess when I got it, first scratch and I instantly didn't care about how I treated it (within reason obviously...) - and started having a lot more fun with it! Since then I've had compliments from the guys in my local bike store for the condition of my bike (always half-brown)

I'm currently saving up for a decent all-mountain, and will be thrown down a hill at the first opportunity.

Bikes are to be ridden, and look better muddy. Get on it :twisted:

agree with everything in that last post including saving up for an AM bike bike It's what i'm doing at the minute