I know exactly how you feel- I had always wanted a Blur but rode it 3 times and sold it as just didn't bond with it- just had an orange 5 and clicked with it straight away. tbh i think the problem with the blur was the rear shock but couldn't risk spending more money on it and still not liking it
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Building a bike and then not liking it
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You have to give it a fair whack - then get rid if it isn't right for you. A couple of months would be reasonable and try just riding that and not your other bike(s). You might get it - you might not - but it might be a grower.
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Looks like the forks are way too long, causing the high BB. What length forks is it designed around?
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I've done this a few times - EBB model Chameleon, Inbred, Dialled Love/Hate - so I just sold them on. Bizarrely I still hanker for a Chameleon (but a medium this time) even though I know I didn't get on with it. How weird is that?
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Druidh.. Absolutely.. He is over in August on an Internship organised with the help of folk on here... so he will be on it to Loanhead from Musselburgh...
If you know what I think you might know about this your probably still laughing.... Me, I'll stick with the Marin...
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Yup. Ti456 - I hated it with a firey passion.
Cotic Soda - Possibly my fault, I was "in-between" sizes and ended up buying a Large. Should've bought the medium.
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Yup. Ti456 - I hated it with a firey passion.
Why? I bought a Ti456 in 18"- I should have bought the 16".
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All is at peace with the world
Yesterdays ride round Woburn was a success with no problems (although riding with flatties was a bit weird) so this ones staying in the man cave
A big hi to Tim Drayton, let me know when you're next going to Woburn and we'll meet up
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All is at peace with the world
Always good! My world is an absolute mess of bike bits and unfinished projects again now
. The Inbred frame is sitting there begging to be built back up, the Cove Sanchez I bought last week is on ebay 
(cracking ride just a little too long . . . and I'm waaay too picky), still haven't received the tiny Orange Zero frame I bought off ebay over a week ago, and if I'm totally honest the only bike I really want to ride is my completely impractical, but so much fun it should be illegal, Slopestyle . . . sigh.
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will do ken!
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*note to self: get ass down to Woburn to test new build this weekend*
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After a long courtship i managed to get hold of a Ti Litespeed Unicoi.
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Hated it. Fckn awful thing, noodly out the back, steep angles, just weird geometry (for me). I mean, i knew all about it and somehow though it would be great. I was gutted.Posted 1 year ago # -
Evil Sovereign was tolerated for a time but did not hack it on the technical stuff. Used it for the commute but it had to go.
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Even tho' I've sorted out the riding position and the handling I'm still not feeling the love for the Curtis.
I've been out on it a few times but it just ain't happening. It's anew toy so I should be dead keen to ride it but everytime I look at it in the garage I just keep thinking how much nicer it would be with a Heckler frame (although that is probably not that big a departure from or significantly better than my 5 Spot).
I can feel the need to sell it coming on
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Here's another problem: liking your bike until you try an alternative!
I've always reckoned my Ti hardtail was the bees knees. Light, flickable, load it up for off-road tours, fit rigid forks for local routes and commuting. However, I was trying out an Ibis Tranny last night and it brought home to me how "sharp" the steering and handling on the Ti bike are. I'm now hankering after a replacement - mibbe a Ragley Ti?
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druidh - Member
Here's another problem: liking your bike until you try an alternative!
Thanks druidh.......something else to think aboutI'm ok with finding one I like more. I can always justify that. It's trying to convince myself that I like the Curtis that I'm struggling with
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I spent about £200 converting a £300 hybrid to drop bars (and a few other things). It was crap, so I've converted it ALL back apart from the new wheels it got. Waste of frigging money and time that was!
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Waste of frigging money and time
There's a huge amount of this happening on here everyday.
I could have stuck with my GT Avalanche 12 years ago and saved so much of the above I could have probably bought a really nice Porsche but it's not always about what you put in but what you get out that makes it worthwhile
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Right descision is made. It's going.
I'm going to see if I can swap the frame and put all the bits onto something else
I just need to decide what I want to get
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it's not always about what you put in but what you get out that makes it worthwhile
Yes but in my case the bike is almost exactly the same as it was to begin with.
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