Pasteys new Lynskey Ridgeline LT 26

pastey_boy

Heres my newly built up Lynskey Ridgeline ltitanium hardtail. i know ive had a few bikes this year as i have chopped and changed trying to find my ideal bike. ive love all my previous bikes and enjoyed owning them but i always end up back on a ti hardtail and with the lynskey i think ive found the perfect bike for me and i promise i will only get rid if i break it or lose it. after coming straight from the banshee which i thought was quite compliant for an alu ht i was astounded by the difference, it felt like i had an inch or two of suspension at the rear and the harder i ride the comfier it gets. it also seems to like the 140mm fork, i may the forks in 150mm mode though. position wise, with the seat up it climbs and rips through single track with ease, with the seat down its a very competent dh'er and i find it no trouble to keep with 5inch travel trail bikes. weight wise it comes in at bang on 26lbs which is great considering the dh capable brakes and wheels and the long alu bar. i could go a lot lighter but i feel so confident on the bike knowing its strong and i can stop easily. once i wear the ust nobby nics out i will swap for a pair of the tubeless ready version which will save half a pound. hers the spec in full
frame lynskey ridgeline lt med industrial mill finish
fork rockshox revelation rlt 2011
headset kcnc radiant r3
bars answer pro-taper am 720 hi rise
stem funn crossfire 65mm
grips superstar excell lock ons
end plugs one23 cnc
top cap ti cap and bolt
spacers one 23 cnc

saddle charge leather/titanium
seapost ks i950 with remote
seat clamp kcnc

chainset xtr m970 arms, blackspire 26t, saint 36t, shaman carbon bash, kcnc
bolts
pedals xtr m970 spd,s
bottom bracket one23 ceramic
f/mech xtr m970
r/mech xtr m970 shadow carbon
chain wipperman brass plated
cassette xtr m970 11/32
cables transfil black snake inc middleburn cable oilers

brakes shimano saint 4 pot with goodridge hoses and xt/saint 6 bolt floating
rotors
wheels superstar switch evo hubs, stans flow rims, sapim race db spokes
sapim brass nipples, stans tape and valves
tyres schwalbe nobby nic 2.25 ust tubeless and stans fluid.
skewers superstar f/9mm thru axle qr skewer r/10mm thru axle qr skewer
weight 26.0 lbs

ellsbells1973

bang tidy 8) , i need your saint brakes but cudnt justify the cost, also how do find the switch hubs?

njee20

Good lord, that's a lot of 'bling' and I'm afraid I don't mean that in a good way!

Could look great with some toned down parts :-)

pastey_boy

njee20 wrote:

Good lord, that's a lot of 'bling' and I'm afraid I don't mean that in a good way!

Could look great with some toned down parts :-)

scary thing is , i have toned it down. this is perhaps the most subtl bike ive ever owned

pastey_boy

ellsbells1973 wrote:

bang tidy 8) , i need your saint brakes but cudnt justify the cost, also how do find the switch hubs?

yes the saint brakes are amazing, the phenomenal performance makes up for any weight penalty. switch hubs are awesome for the money, but ive already got some bearing noise in the rear hub, not good after only ten or so rides on them but they should be cheap and easy to replace, i,ll probably pop some ceramics in there

Scalpel_79

DUDE!! lots of good stuff on there, but you sure have over done this one- stick to two colours PLUS one neutral (say black) and you are there. Why do you switch between frames this often? I would not even have enough time to try them all out. Burn that riser or at least melt it/turn into chainring bolts or something

pastey_boy

but if i tone it down it will be boring and un-pastey like and like every other classy/subtle ti bike out there. i would anodise my knob if it was at all possible, with future advances in science, would it it be outside the realms of possibility to colour co-ordinate body parts to our bikes ? as for the bars, i love them, i do have a set of black carbon easton monkey bars i could use but the extra width of the answers has been an eyeopener plus the pro tapers hvave the best bend/sweep of any riser ive ever used, they just feel right. if i go on a weight loss binge i may consider the carbon version. finally i switch because i like to try different bikes out, every now and again i come across a bike i stick to, but funnily the top 5 bikes ive owned the longest have all been ti hardtails

Anonymous

njee20 wrote:

Good lord, that's a lot of 'bling' and I'm afraid I don't mean that in a good way!

I know exactly what you mean. Something is wrong with this guy's eyes. He seems to have swapped them for Elton John's or something.

allthegearnoidea

looks great fella!

and whats wrong with a bit of individuality?? not everyone likes the same colour bikes!!

pastey_boy

yeehaamcgee wrote:

njee20 wrote:

Good lord, that's a lot of 'bling' and I'm afraid I don't mean that in a good way!

I know exactly what you mean. Something is wrong with this guy's eyes. He seems to have swapped them for Elton John's or something.

ha ha ha says the owl lover on the monster energy marin chav ltd edition.

Anonymous

Owl lover?
You really are quite dumb, aren't you?

pastey_boy

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Owl lover?
You really are quite dumb, aren't you?

dumb is a man who enjoys the company of owls over that of humans.

jay12

he does have a point yeeha, you do have green tyres on your bike...


anyway, that lynskey is such a nice frame, bit on the expensive side but you pay for what you get!

Anonymous

pastey_boy wrote:

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Owl lover?
You really are quite dumb, aren't you?

dumb is a man who enjoys the company of owls over that of humans.

Dumb is the person who think s that 4 pictures of owls on Flickr means something.
Actually, no that's not dumb, that's retarded, with a side salad of serious mental issues.

jay12 wrote:

he does have a point yeeha, you do have green tyres on your bike...

Yeah, but only for commuting.
(cough, and besides the rest of the bike is all black and green anyway )

pastey_boy

yeehaamcgee wrote:

pastey_boy wrote:

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Owl lover?
You really are quite dumb, aren't you?

dumb is a man who enjoys the company of owls over that of humans.

Dumb is the person who think s that 4 pictures of owls on Flickr means something.
Actually, no that's not dumb, that's retarded, with a side salad of serious mental issues.

jay12 wrote:

he does have a point yeeha, you do have green tyres on your bike...

Yeah, but only for commuting.
(cough, and besides the rest of the bike is all black and green anyway )

so you deny being found face down on the marin trail, naked with a mouthful of owl feathers. you really are a sick boy. you are the owl whisperer, shunned by humans you live among the owls with a laptop as your only connection to the human world. you try to gain revenge on the human population by picking fights on forums such as this, but a man who cannot distinguish between xtr and slx has no right voicing opinions here. if your eyes are really that bad we should rename you yeehaaMagoo. i bet all the owls laugh at your pathetic eyesight.

Anonymous

pastey_boy wrote:

yeehaamcgee wrote:

pastey_boy wrote:

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Owl lover?
You really are quite dumb, aren't you?

dumb is a man who enjoys the company of owls over that of humans.

Dumb is the person who think s that 4 pictures of owls on Flickr means something.
Actually, no that's not dumb, that's retarded, with a side salad of serious mental issues.

jay12 wrote:

he does have a point yeeha, you do have green tyres on your bike...

Yeah, but only for commuting.
(cough, and besides the rest of the bike is all black and green anyway )

so you deny being found face down on the marin trail, naked with a mouthful of owl feathers. you really are a sick boy. you are the owl whisperer, shunned by humans you live among the owls with a laptop as your only connection to the human world. you try to gain revenge on the human population by picking fights on forums such as this, but a man who cannot distinguish between xtr and slx has no right voicing opinions here. if your eyes are really that bad we should rename you yeehaaMagoo. i bet all the owls laugh at your pathetic eyesight.

Nice.

pastey_boy

heres yeehaaMagoo with his latest bird. her name is tawnyetta ,shes only 14 but yeehaaMagoo struggles with owls his own age as they are not as impressed with his lurid green tyres and forum bullying prowess. they are off for a delightful ride to Caerphilly where yeehaaMagoo and tawnyette will engage in some cheese tasting and maybe a romantic picnic.

jay12

needed to be more accurate

getonyourbike

jay12 wrote:

needed to be more accurate

nice work, Jay

pastey_boy

what does yeehaaMagoo and a wolf have in common ???






they both do (h)owls mwahh haaa haa ha :twisted:

Briggo

yeehaamcgee wrote:

pastey_boy wrote:

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Owl lover?
You really are quite dumb, aren't you?

dumb is a man who enjoys the company of owls over that of humans.

Dumb is the person who think s that 4 pictures of owls on Flickr means something.
Actually, no that's not dumb, that's retarded, with a side salad of serious mental issues.

Someones taking something to heart a bit too much.

I do agree though, the bling-ness kills it for me but hey everyone has their individual tastes or this world would be one hell of a boring place fair play to ya.

pastey_boy

i still maintain that this is my least blingiest bike ever, as the examples below clearly show.
just a few pics of my crimes against bike fashion.

allthegearnoidea

Loving the bling on the bikes fella! especially the Gold I-links!! oh and the rainbow ones ont he mmmbop!! nice!!
some lovely bikes in there!

lawman

i didnt think it was possible for you to make a nice bike, but that titus looks ace!! all the mtbs are pretty gash though, the only clours that should go on a ti frame are white and gunmetal. the end

pastey_boy

isnt my old pastey not nice ?

lawman

how long is the stem!!!!! :shock: without the red and gold, it would be a nice bike, but thats not youre kinda style is it

Xgreygoose

Wow, I though I was bad
Mix feeling, some OTT but full respect to you. I'm sure it takes alot of time and effort to come up with an extreme colour scheme for your bikes. I do like how you use the I-links colours.

Just for you 8)

pastey_boy

lawman wrote:

how long is the stem!!!!! :shock: without the red and gold, it would be a nice bike, but thats not youre kinda style is it

twas back in 2004 when 120mm stems were all the rage. if i took that bike to a trail centre today im sure i would die.

pastey_boy

Xgreygoose wrote:

Wow, I though I was bad
Mix feeling, some OTT but full respect to you. I'm sure it takes alot of time and effort to come up with an extreme colour scheme for your bikes. I do like how you use the I-links colours.

Just for you 8)

you are bad, all my bikes added together would cost lees than one of yours

lawman

Xgreygoose wrote:

Wow, I though I was bad
Mix feeling, some OTT but full respect to you. I'm sure it takes alot of time and effort to come up with an extreme colour scheme for your bikes. I do like how you use the I-links colours.

Just for you 8)

imo you cannot go wrong with black and lime green, its how every bike should be if you ask me i do love Xgreygoose's cannondale flash, and i hate xc race bikes with a passion

Xgreygoose

lawman wrote:

Xgreygoose wrote:

Wow, I though I was bad
Mix feeling, some OTT but full respect to you. I'm sure it takes alot of time and effort to come up with an extreme colour scheme for your bikes. I do like how you use the I-links colours.

Just for you 8)

imo you cannot go wrong with black and lime green, its how every bike should be if you ask me i do love Xgreygoose's cannondale flash, and i hate xc race bikes with a passion