Get ya pub bikes out you slaags
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andrewgrundill wrote: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?
The GT just needs bits now, then i can build that in like an hour. and i wont be spending any money putting the Raleigh together.
Im just paying for a can of paint, purple has to go... 0 -
"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
Don't really Use it to go to the pub, but this is my daily hack/commuter...
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Wow, you two have some serious pub bikes :shock:
If you had that orange as your commuter in London, that would go walkies in no time at all!!!
Nick, I shall read the thread for your bike 0 -
Yep.
And Nick, i am definitely inspired by your bike, must have been so much fun doing that project!!! Like how you thought outside the box with your internal cabling. looks lovely!
I want to build so badly now!0 -
GT-Arrowhead wrote:Yep.
And Nick, i am definitely inspired by your bike, must have been so much fun doing that project!!! Like how you thought outside the box with your internal cabling. looks lovely!
I want to build so badly now!
if I build anything wont be a good while yet then probably be a full sus if i still like cycling and have nothing better to do.
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I dont know why but i would never buy a full susser. Ive never really liked the ones that ive been on, and i wouldnt really have the need for them. HT or rigid all the way 0
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Ahh I miss my Msisle, used it to get to the pub a few times but not really a pub bike. I enjoyed building it from getting it blasted and coated up
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nicklouse wrote:
i remember this thread.... awesome engineering on the forks and bike in whole!!! quality 8)It's a boy , It's a boy , I Shouted Running Into The Street With Tears Running Down My Face.....
That's The Last Time I Holiday In Thailand
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Still need to fabricate the bottle opener mount."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
GT-Arrowhead wrote:I dont know why but i would never buy a full susser. Ive never really liked the ones that ive been on, and i wouldnt really have the need for them. HT or rigid all the way
That's because you've never ridden a decent bike.
Are only 16, so can't afford one.
Have not actually been what most of us here would consider mountain biking.0 -
Chunkers1980 wrote:GT-Arrowhead wrote:I dont know why but i would never buy a full susser. Ive never really liked the ones that ive been on, and i wouldnt really have the need for them. HT or rigid all the way
Are only 16, so can't afford one.
On the up side, being so young means he has plenty of time to develop a healthy dose of arrogance and condescension, so he can fit right in with some of the older guys when he does hit the trails, lol... 0 -
Chunkers1980 wrote:GT-Arrowhead wrote:I dont know why but i would never buy a full susser. Ive never really liked the ones that ive been on, and i wouldnt really have the need for them. HT or rigid all the way
That's because you've never ridden a decent bike.
Are only 16, so can't afford one.
Have not actually been what most of us here would consider mountain biking.
Yep, thats probably why. Ive never had a go on any properly expensive bike before if im honest. But i think i would still prefer having a HT. But i dont know.
Ive got 2 supermarket full susser frames chucked up in the garden, the front fork bottoms out dropping off a pavement. Stripped them for emergency spares...lol. 0 -
Kowalski675 wrote:Chunkers1980 wrote:GT-Arrowhead wrote:I dont know why but i would never buy a full susser. Ive never really liked the ones that ive been on, and i wouldnt really have the need for them. HT or rigid all the way
Are only 16, so can't afford one.
On the up side, being so young means he has plenty of time to develop a healthy dose of arrogance and condescension, so he can fit right in with some of the older guys when he does hit the trails, lol... I cant imagine myself riding with older people that are experienced trail riders. Ill probably just try and go fast and have a big off... 0 -
Nice pub bike Nick - it looks to good to be a pub bike! I don't think the B17 saddle looks right though0
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GT-Arrowhead wrote:Kowalski675 wrote:Chunkers1980 wrote:GT-Arrowhead wrote:I dont know why but i would never buy a full susser. Ive never really liked the ones that ive been on, and i wouldnt really have the need for them. HT or rigid all the way
Are only 16, so can't afford one.
On the up side, being so young means he has plenty of time to develop a healthy dose of arrogance and condescension, so he can fit right in with some of the older guys when he does hit the trails, lol... I cant imagine myself riding with older people that are experienced trail riders. Ill probably just try and go fast and have a big off...
after riding around a forest and around a lake for about 4 hours I wish I had a full sus bike hard tails gr8 but the back end kept bouncing about a bit. had to stand up as sitting down was not very nice
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I always find that i have troubles with the front of my bike bouncing around. Probably because of my riding style?0
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Nope. Because you need front suspension, it is as simple as that.0
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Chunkers1980 wrote:Nope. Because you need front suspension, it is as simple as that.
+1 this answer
get a front suspension fork
you can pick up a nice-ish one ebay for cheap
2013 suntour forks
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-2013-Sunt ... 460f3f4ed5
suntour v3's £40 free postage
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suntour-XCT-V ... 51acff6b2c
rock shox recons
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RockShox-Reco ... 5d3e7a41230 -
I have one. Lol. Bouncing is drastically reduced, but still get the fair bit over ruts, thats why i assumed it was riding style, and probably because im a noob.0
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GT-Arrowhead wrote:I have one. Lol. Bouncing is drastically reduced, but still get the fair bit over ruts, thats why i assumed it was riding style, and probably because im a noob.
I think its probably the quality of the forks you have not your riding style.
I ride as fast I can most places off-road and its not very bouncy enless im going over something very tough 0 -
andrewgrundill wrote:GT-Arrowhead wrote:I have one. Lol. Bouncing is drastically reduced, but still get the fair bit over ruts, thats why i assumed it was riding style, and probably because im a noob.
I think its probably the quality of the forks you have not your riding style.
I ride as fast I can most places off-road and its not very bouncy enless im going over something very tough
Most likely, i ride as fast as i can too, would be alot faster without bouncing around.0 -
GT-Arrowhead wrote:andrewgrundill wrote:GT-Arrowhead wrote:I have one. Lol. Bouncing is drastically reduced, but still get the fair bit over ruts, thats why i assumed it was riding style, and probably because im a noob.
I think its probably the quality of the forks you have not your riding style.
I ride as fast I can most places off-road and its not very bouncy enless im going over something very tough
Most likely, i ride as fast as i can too, would be alot faster without bouncing around.
same thou I would need a full sus to minimise rear end bounce.
have still got those big horrible dh style forks
surely they cant help.
get some suntour's or rock shox's push the boat out0 -
Ill be looking for a pair of Marzocchi Bombers for the Chucker, as that will take over from the Arrowhead as the new offroader, Arrowhead is getting converted into a more hybrid-ish kind of bike. But ill swap the tyres over if i ever feel like going offroad on it. Shouldnt take long to get a pair of new forks as im getting paid near the end of this month.0
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GT-Arrowhead wrote:Ill be looking for a pair of Marzocchi Bombers for the Chucker, as that will take over from the Arrowhead as the new offroader, Arrowhead is getting converted into a more hybrid-ish kind of bike. But ill swap the tyres over if i ever feel like going offroad on it. Shouldnt take long to get a pair of new forks as im getting paid near the end of this month.
make sure you get the right size, 0 -
Haha, funny guy...i know the size obivously! 0
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Seriously, every single thread on this entire forum has turned into you two saying the same things. Are you not bored? I've been fairly reserved until now but please swap numbers, get a room and stop flooding this site with bollocks. Do you go looking for threads you haven't commented on just to complete the set?
I'm all for having cheap bikes. I'm all for doing work yourself. I'm a big fan of pulling apart and rebuilding stuff, even if it is cheap shite, because its fun when you are young (and old) but I do not want to read the same shit conversation every single day between a couple of teenagers.0 -
Sorry about that. I know ive sort of made a couple of threads sway away from the original topic...but this time we were talking about bikes instead of motorbikes or anything else. Ill stop now. Sorry.
I enjoy building and taking apart bikes just as much as i like riding them. Im also a big fan of doing it. Thats why ive got 13 bikes, LOL. Most of the frames in my garden used to be bikes that i used to use as pub bikes, but they all met the end of their lives one way or another. Alot of them stopped being pub bikes because i rebuilt a better framed bike using the parts from the more shyte ones.
I can honestly build and mess around with bikes all day long and not get bored. Its alot better when you are doing up a bike that you are really really fond of, instead of a pile of junk.
Did you enjoy building up your Kona? Nice engineering solution for the bar grips btw. 0 -
TwellySmat wrote:Seriously, every single thread on this entire forum has turned into you two saying the same things. Are you not bored? I've been fairly reserved until now but please swap numbers, get a room and stop flooding this site with ****. Do you go looking for threads you haven't commented on just to complete the set?
I'm all for having cheap bikes. I'm all for doing work yourself. I'm a big fan of pulling apart and rebuilding stuff, even if it is cheap shite, because its fun when you are young (and old) but I do not want to read the same shoot conversation every single day between a couple of teenagers.
can I make a point im 24 years old not a teenager also you don't have to read the topics?0
