Get ya pub bikes out you slaags
Twelly
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The aim was to spend as little as possible and have a bike which was functionally pretty good but looked like a bag of shite to discourage the thieving bastards of Portsmouth. I tried to do this before with a Malt 1 frame but got completely carried away and spent far too much money...
Total spent = £57 (plus lots of bodging, salvaging from other bikes and parts bin)
Yet to cut the steerer, fit a star nut etc but its pretty much there.
Custom recycled cube 'lock on' grips
Frame: Kona Nunu 19"
Forks: Cheapo rigid things off eBay
Bars: cheap flat ones
Stem: FSA 90mm
Headset: Ritchey Comp
Grips: bodged cable tie 'lock ons'
Brakes: Avid V
Shifters: Deore 8spd
Cables: old and rusty
Front Mech: Alivio triple
Rear Mech: Deore 8spd
Seat: Stock thing off a Decathlon bike
Seat Post: came with the frame
Seat Post Clamp: " "
Cranks: Shim Octalink
Chainring(s): triple
Chain: KMC 8spd
Cassette: 8spd
Pedals: Wellgo
Bottom Bracket: Octalink
Wheels: WTB dual duty - de-stickered
Tires: Horrible plastic things which came on my Cube. They have 'Schwalbe Rapid Rob' written on them but this is a lie.
Weight: a surprisingly reasonable 12.8kg
Total spent = £57 (plus lots of bodging, salvaging from other bikes and parts bin)
Yet to cut the steerer, fit a star nut etc but its pretty much there.
Custom recycled cube 'lock on' grips
Frame: Kona Nunu 19"
Forks: Cheapo rigid things off eBay
Bars: cheap flat ones
Stem: FSA 90mm
Headset: Ritchey Comp
Grips: bodged cable tie 'lock ons'
Brakes: Avid V
Shifters: Deore 8spd
Cables: old and rusty
Front Mech: Alivio triple
Rear Mech: Deore 8spd
Seat: Stock thing off a Decathlon bike
Seat Post: came with the frame
Seat Post Clamp: " "
Cranks: Shim Octalink
Chainring(s): triple
Chain: KMC 8spd
Cassette: 8spd
Pedals: Wellgo
Bottom Bracket: Octalink
Wheels: WTB dual duty - de-stickered
Tires: Horrible plastic things which came on my Cube. They have 'Schwalbe Rapid Rob' written on them but this is a lie.
Weight: a surprisingly reasonable 12.8kg
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Nice,0
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nice
err will take some pics..... wait and see...0 -
Nice one! That orange is still eye catching for the thieves though! Looks nice despite the low budget. Around where i live, that would still got robbed!0
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Gt, this is why your bike is shite. That is classified as a Pub Bike, yet it's better than yours.0
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Chunkers1980 wrote:Gt, this is why your bike is shite. That is classified as a Pub Bike, yet it's better than yours.
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TwellySmat wrote:Chunkers1980 wrote:Gt, this is why your bike is shite. That is classified as a Pub Bike, yet it's better than yours.
I genuinely was thinking the same... but do you think i would be riding my crappy arrowhead if i had the chance to get something better?0 -
TwellySmat wrote:The aim was to spend as little as possible and have a bike which was functionally pretty good but looked like a bag of shite to discourage the thieving bastards of Portsmouth.
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and you failed
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seriously though, even the fecktards who know next to nothing about bike's would steal it just because it has that name on the downtube
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saying that, for £57 thats quite amazing, i wouldn't mind that myself
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chez_m356 wrote:seriously though, even the fecktards who know next to nothing about bike's would steal it just because it has that name on the downtube
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Yeah I did think about peeling all the stickers off and whacking it with a chain a few times! Either way, I'd rather lock this up outside the local than my Cube... I will try to thief-proof it a bit more with locking skewers and a proper seat clamp. Shouldn't go far with a meaty D lock attached.
Bear in mind that £57 doesn't include all the bits which were on other bikes and have since been upgraded..0 -
TwellySmat wrote:Yeah I did think about peeling all the stickers off and whacking it with a chain a few times! Either way, I'd rather lock this up outside the local than my Cube... I will try to thief-proof it a bit more with locking skewers and a proper seat clamp. Shouldn't go far with a meaty D lock attached.
Bear in mind that £57 doesn't include all the bits which were on other bikes and have since been upgraded..
Id leave as is and do as you said personally. D locks and locking QR etc.
Thieves tend to go for the bikes that are badly locked up, with cables that you can chew through... so you should be fine.0 -
GT-Arrowhead wrote:
Thieves tend to go for the bikes that are badly locked up, with cables that you can chew through... so you should be fine.
I learnt this the hard way with my first road bike!0 -
TwellySmat wrote:GT-Arrowhead wrote:
Thieves tend to go for the bikes that are badly locked up, with cables that you can chew through... so you should be fine.
I learnt this the hard way with my first road bike!
Must have been gutted!
Fortunately the bikes ive lost werent worth fack all, they were all "shopping" bikes. Like unbranded POS or argos bikes etc. D locks are the ones. 0 -
so the pub bike, and for transport about my fair city
had an old 1990's kicking about from a mate, even tried to sell the thing on retro and no one wanted it.....
then I saw those 700c converters for brakes, that made me want to do something with this bike and of course the 1990's need to be part of the build, and it needed to keep theft at bay...
so the wheels got built, something I am good at.......
700c snowflakes are not that common and I would recognise them the moment I saw them
the rest of the bits are out of the spare bin but what I bought mostly I can get a trade price or as cheap as possible, but you might see frankenbike on your daily commute or down the boozer
32mm tyres are fast, very fast when on big wheels, if you're used to intense fro and 2.35 inverted tread mtb size treads
the price breakdown: - things I paid for, rest was free
(£)
V brake pads - 2.50
5 speed chain - 2.50
Grips - 5.00
Chain ring - 10.00
single speed kit - 10.00
Wheels, minus build labour - 52.00
Mavic Brake Adaptors - 45.00
total - £130, and it seems a lot to look at now....... I do have a good lock...
and again this does not include the parts that were upgraded or my park tools wheel jig (come to think it, after all the pints people have bought me for free work, it could be discounted)0 -
That looks amazing...
You want to keep theft at bay, so you go and build some really sexy rims! 0 -
Interesting wheels.
Yes, I was fairly gutted especially as I had just spent £200+ sprucing it up ready for summer...
Anyone else wants to show off their junk bikes feel free. Except you GT. We have seen quite enough of yours.0 -
What bike was it?
Youve only seen one, lol.0 -
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I should actually take a photo of my collection of frames and stuff. Youd be staggered at the amount of crap ive got! Cant be asked to throw one together even though i can with all the spares. I dont need anymore at the minute.
Youve only seen my GT havent you though?0 -
By collection you mean pieces of shite.0
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Hence the use of the word crap in the next sentence. I see you liked me road bike Chunkers
Btw, my GT will undergo a major face lift/upgrade in about a month when my exams are all over...so it wont be junk anymore, youll see!0 -
Chunkers1980 wrote:By collection you mean pieces of shite.
GT's Considerable Collection of Pieces of Shite - to give it its full title
Anyway, this thread is in danger of becoming another 6 pages of sh it about motorbikes, which celeb is fittest, emotional scars, teenage relationship issues and that sodding GT.
On with the pub bikes please0 -
Haha. Right you are.
How much did you pay for your Nunu? Seen but one before, so im guessing they are rare?0 -
Not sure if rare or not, didn't really care what brand/model the frame was, I just put an ad out for a cheap, battered frame with a proper sized headtube and V brake mounts.
A nice chap in Bracknell approached me with his Nunu...
I gave £25 for frame, seat post and clamp0 -
Wow, not bad at all! Im going to making a Raleigh retro pub bike, ill upload it here when i finish it
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GT-Arrowhead wrote:Wow, not bad at all! Im going to making a Raleigh retro pub bike, ill upload it here when i finish it
maybe you should concentrate on building the GT chucker more first?0 -
And wait until you are old enough to drink......Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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The Beginner wrote:And wait until you are old enough to drink......
does anyone ride a bike to the pub
that's the most stupid idea ive heard
when I come out the pub I have problems walking let alone cycling.
you can go to the pub any age. jus cant drink to your 180 -
I do. Very often, hence why we have this genre of bikes.
And you can drink when you're under 18, you need to have food and an adult.0 -
Chunkers1980 wrote:I do. Very often, hence why we have this genre of bikes.
And you can drink when you're under 18, you need to have food and an adult.
don't you have problems cycling back after having quite a few to drink
used to be a pint with your meal at 16 but not sure if they changed it since. :shock:0 -
The Beginner wrote:And wait until you are old enough to drink...... You know what i mean though, just called it a pub bike so people arent like "whats he on about?"
I do have an occasional drink, but obviously not a a pub.0
