2012 Canyon Torque FRX 6.0

Mojo_666
Mojo_666 Posts: 860
edited August 2012 in Your mountain bikes
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My 1 and only Bike
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  • Squarepants
    Squarepants Posts: 1,019
    Can't see the pick but you've sold the nerve have you Mike?
    Cube Hanzz Pro FR
    Squarepants wrote:
    It's not that I'm over over biked, my bike is under personed...
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    Squarepants wrote:
    Can't see the pick but you've sold the nerve have you Mike?

    Nah Jim, I still got the Nerve, It was just getting a bit of a beating doing the DH (started doing way more than I had intended) so I wanted something just for that as I had already had my Nerve out of action due to DH abuse. :?
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  • Squarepants
    Squarepants Posts: 1,019
    Aah good man, thats more like it :D

    Are we likely to see you on the CC DH then?
    Cube Hanzz Pro FR
    Squarepants wrote:
    It's not that I'm over over biked, my bike is under personed...
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    Squarepants wrote:
    Aah good man, thats more like it :D

    Are we likely to see you on the CC DH then?

    Yeah I have done 9 lifts this year already, the next one is booked on the 16th of June with a few others from the club if your up for it (8 spots left atm) were doing an uplift once a month usually the 3rd weekend, dates are posted on the forum. :D
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  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    Mike!

    Gief me your bike :P
  • MarvinThenAndroid
    MarvinThenAndroid Posts: 3
    Hey Man - how does the speedzone ride?
    What DH bike would you compare it to in terms of ride position? I've just ordered one of these. Had a bounce on a trek session that felt awesome but obviously never got to feel the Canyon!

    Please post some more pics outside of the house and maybe some videos!!
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    MarvinThenAndroid wrote:
    Hey Man - how does the speedzone ride?
    What DH bike would you compare it to in terms of ride position? I've just ordered one of these. Had a bounce on a trek session that felt awesome but obviously never got to feel the Canyon!

    Please post some more pics outside of the house and maybe some videos!!

    No clue, it just arrived today, I will let you know after the 16th when I get to uplift on it, I hope to get a few pushups between now and then but they will be set up rides only I would imagine.
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  • MarvinThenAndroid
    MarvinThenAndroid Posts: 3
    Fair enough :)
    Please get some more pics up in the daylight!!! The stem area & a shot from behind and more from above!!
  • MarvinThenAndroid
    MarvinThenAndroid Posts: 3
    also what happened to the bolt on the seat stay (6th picture down!)
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    MarvinThenAndroid wrote:
    Fair enough :)
    Please get some more pics up in the daylight!!! The stem area & a shot from behind and more from above!!

    Yeah maybe, what do you mean about the seat stay bolt?
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 58,546
    Mojo_666 wrote:
    MarvinThenAndroid wrote:
    Hey Man - how does the speedzone ride?
    What DH bike would you compare it to in terms of ride position? I've just ordered one of these. Had a bounce on a trek session that felt awesome but obviously never got to feel the Canyon!

    Please post some more pics outside of the house and maybe some videos!!

    No clue, it just arrived today, I will let you know after the 16th when I get to uplift on it, I hope to get a few pushups between now and then but they will be set up rides only I would imagine.
    +1 for a ride report when you've had a chance to thrash it at CC (I'm there on the 17th so pity I won't get a chance to see it in the metal).
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    Gutted, we normally do Sundays but this month got a bit busy. :/
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  • miguel73
    miguel73 Posts: 28
    Sweet bike!
  • Squarepants
    Squarepants Posts: 1,019
    Can see it now bike and eeeesh :shock: that's pretty. I really do think it would benefit from some Fox Vans single crowns, I'd be prepared to swap for the Boxxers, grudgingly of course :wink:

    I'm a bit busy on the 16th (my wedding) but I'll def be booking up when I'm back, be nice to see that beast in the flesh
    Cube Hanzz Pro FR
    Squarepants wrote:
    It's not that I'm over over biked, my bike is under personed...
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    Wow, I had assumed you had done the wedding already Jim, hope the day goes as planned. :D
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  • bells0
    bells0 Posts: 414
    Nice! - i've got the 2011 version with 180Mmm out back. Am tempted to go for the new DH version.

    What size did you go for, and how tall are you?
    Trek Fuel EX8 & Canyon Torque
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    bells0 wrote:
    Nice! - i've got the 2011 version with 180Mmm out back. Am tempted to go for the new DH version.

    What size did you go for, and how tall are you?

    I went for the medium, same as my Nerve AM I am 5' 11" 31" inside leg
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  • Squarepants
    Squarepants Posts: 1,019
    Cheers dude
    Cube Hanzz Pro FR
    Squarepants wrote:
    It's not that I'm over over biked, my bike is under personed...
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 58,546
    Mojo_666 wrote:
    Gutted, we normally do Sundays but this month got a bit busy. :/
    Just looked at your sig - I saw a load of lads from the Halfwayup club there a couple of Sundays back (20th). Looked like they knew what they were doing.

    Forgot to say - bike looks the business BTW 8)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Mojo_666 wrote:
    Gutted, we normally do Sundays but this month got a bit busy. :/
    Just looked at your sig - I saw a load of lads from the Halfwayup club there a couple of Sundays back (20th). Looked like they knew what they were doing.

    Forgot to say - bike looks the business BTW 8)

    Yeah that was us, were you on the bus? or doing the trail?
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 58,546
    Mojo_666 wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Mojo_666 wrote:
    Gutted, we normally do Sundays but this month got a bit busy. :/
    Just looked at your sig - I saw a load of lads from the Halfwayup club there a couple of Sundays back (20th). Looked like they knew what they were doing.

    Forgot to say - bike looks the business BTW 8)

    Yeah that was us, were you on the bus? or doing the trail?
    Yep, I was on the bus that Darrell was driving for most of the day, apart from when I had a problem with the chain and had to get Kenny's bus for one run before lunch - which was the one you lot were on. I was the bloke wearing black & white kit on the Spicy (probably the only bike that wasn't a full-on downhiller so easy to spot).
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Mojo_666 wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Mojo_666 wrote:
    Gutted, we normally do Sundays but this month got a bit busy. :/
    Just looked at your sig - I saw a load of lads from the Halfwayup club there a couple of Sundays back (20th). Looked like they knew what they were doing.

    Forgot to say - bike looks the business BTW 8)

    Yeah that was us, were you on the bus? or doing the trail?
    Yep, I was on the bus that Darrell was driving for most of the day, apart from when I had a problem with the chain and had to get Kenny's bus for one run before lunch - which was the one you lot were on. I was the bloke wearing black & white kit on the Spicy (probably the only bike that wasn't a full-on downhiller so easy to spot).

    Ah right OK, were you the dude who had the chain tool and was planning on putting the chain back on up the top?
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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    That looks really really long for a medium, any idea what the wheelbase is? I bet it's stable as fook over rough but looks hard to whip about.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 58,546
    Mojo_666 wrote:

    Ah right OK, were you the dude who had the chain tool and was planning on putting the chain back on up the top?
    No, I fixed my chain problem in the car park - my mate (who was on the black & yellow Spesh Demo) did lend his chain tool out to a lad who fixed it up at the top though. Will look out for you lot in future, will probably be doing a few more over the summer :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    Same pics you had up on your FB mate :p

    we really have to get out for a ride been a long time since the Welsh Power days!
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    Well it doesn't climb as well as I was expecting. :p

    Seriously though I had an epic day on the bike Tuesday, the bike is not now beaten and scarred and bedded in some.

    All in all very pleased, did 9 downhill runs on it at 5 locations, looking forward to the CC Uplift day now :D .........
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  • pitbull4x4
    pitbull4x4 Posts: 35
    where's the pic's? :)
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    I don't have any :/

    Might have a vid sometime soon tho....
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  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    Got some footage up to the point that the cameraman crashes.

    http://www.pinkbike.com/video/267895/
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  • garylythgoe
    garylythgoe Posts: 10
    I've just bought me one of these, I can't wait now. It was reduced to £1580 on the Canyon site :shock:

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