I bought the xtc about 5-6 years ago and had great fun on it ,then last year bought a FS ,lovely bike ! so the xtc was left collecting dust .Then last week gave it a good service then went for a ride round my local trail …loved it !!! its so twitchy ,i finished the ride with a big grin on my face ,and a rekindled love for her !………Or is it just me ?
Not just you! I found a crack in my full suss so went for a second hand Cotic Bfe (Thanks to samjgeorge86 for a great deal). Love it! No plans for full bounce in the near future!
I do like a bit of the old paprika, mind. I’ve actually taken to dobbing some cheap red car paint onto the dinks and knocks, but it is not quite the right red (a fair bit brighter). In a couple of years it will look like some kind of Dali mural.
Anyway Monsieur Pik et Mix, I think you are relatively local to me. Do you fancy our regular Wednesday night bike rides? Always good to meet new people.
All you need to do is pitch up, contribute some innuendo and at least one random mechanical in your first couple of rides, and like a pint.
I have a 2007 xtc frame which is scratched to hell but this means I have shit loads of fun on it without worrying about further scratching the little darling, feels like im a kid again sometimes. If I had a 4k bike (which would be nice btw) im sure I would constantly fret about the smallest of marks.
Wheelies and skids are better than on a FS, singletrack is more fun, climbing is easier, cheaper to buy and maintain, but you’ll be a little bit slower on reeeaaalllly tech stuff (think that’s about the only downside as far as I can tell)!
Anyway Monsieur Pik et Mix, I think you are relatively local to me. Do you fancy our regular Wednesday night bike rides? Always good to meet new people.
All you need to do is pitch up, contribute some innuendo and at least one random mechanical in your first couple of rides, and like a pint.
I have been following that thread with interest. I will come out one night it’s just finding the time. I do all my riding either stupidly early (4am) or stupidly late (11pm) but I will be out for a ride with you guys soon.
Innuendo, random mechanicals and pints all very much part of my repertoire 😉
that needs the gears removing….
and the decals
and the red bits
all black stealth uber lightweight SS – mmmmm.
Dumped my HT for a(nother) FS. Wheelies and hops are easier on HT everything else is better FS.
Might build the HT back up now I appear to have a load of spare parts, I’ll see…
This, according to current trends, is all wrong, yet it is so very right 8)
Just converted from SS to 1×9 and its a bloody missile! 😀 Its most definitely my go to bike at the mo and have just also removed the spacers to give it 100mm at the front, which has, IMHO, made it much betterer for me. Skinny steel HT’s rule 8)