Kielder 100 - show us your bikes

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Kielder 100 - show us your bikes

32 posts & 20 voices | Started 9 months ago by marvincooper | Latest reply from miketually

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marvincooper - Member

and I'll bet mine is the oldest and heaviest! Will get a pic tomorrow but interested to see what everyone else is riding.

Posted 9 months ago #
broonster - Member

Here's my steed. Have put on some Stans Crest rims with Pro 2 Evo hubs since this shot though:

Posted 9 months ago #
uplink - Member

Big wheels for me

Posted 9 months ago #
stooo - Member

Totally can't decide between SC Superlight or Alfine geared on-one 29er.

Posted 9 months ago #
c_klein87 - Member

she's done me proud in 3x12hr races this year so i hope i can hold up for 100miles!

Posted 9 months ago #
postierich - Member

Riding this very gingerly!

Let the racin season begin! by Richard Munro, on Flickr

Posted 9 months ago #
ace_sparky - Member

I'll be on this...

Posted 9 months ago #
miketually - Member

One thing I liked about the Kielder 100 was the sheer range of bikes doing it.

I'll be on this:

Slumming it a bit, after riding the TD-1 last year.

Posted 9 months ago #
marvincooper - Member

Told you mine would be the oldest and heaviest!

Posted 9 months ago #
BenHouldsworth - Member

Posted 9 months ago #
broonster - Member

Told you mine would be the oldest and heaviest!

However, I bet you'll still cruise past some folks on their sooper-dooper, top-of-the-range, carbon-framed flying machines

Posted 9 months ago #
paul4stones - Member

On this for the last two years

But time for a change this year:

paul4stones flickr

Posted 9 months ago #
oldnpastit - Member

Same as last year:

Posted 9 months ago #
miketually - Member

Change of plan today on the bike front.

I messed up bleeding the front brake of my Inbred, which has never really been right. I also managed to snap part of my bleed kit. I'm not going to have the time or inclination to sort it out by the weekend, so...

...I'm going to be riding my brother-in-law's geared full-sus Cube.

Two years ago, I rode my brother's FS bike round the Skills Loop at Hamsterley. Once. Other than two or three rides with sus forks on my Inbred before it got nicked I've never ridden suspension, so it might be a bit of a learning experience

Posted 9 months ago #
paul4stones - Member

Bleed kit? A piece of tube does me. Oh, and a syringe of the type a dentist may give you for keeping a wisdom tooth clean.

If I were you though I'd be thinking about a disguise

Posted 9 months ago #
oldnpastit - Member

...I'm going to be riding my brother-in-law's geared full-sus Cube.

However, I bet you'll still cruise past some folks on their sooper-dooper, top-of-the-range, ~~carbon~~steel-framed single-speed flying machines...

Have fun. I bet it will be fast and lovely!

Posted 9 months ago #
BenHouldsworth - Member

I'm going to be riding my brother-in-law's geared full-sus Cube.

You've just left the circle of trust. You know how to get back in and it involves buying a bleed kit quick smart.

Posted 9 months ago #
miketually - Member

Bleed kit? A piece of tube does me. Oh, and a syringe of the type a dentist may give you for keeping a wisdom tooth clean.

I have both of those. I've somehow managed to jam the cylinder and it won't push back in. I might get it sorted, but nice to have a back up

Posted 9 months ago #
miketually - Member

Left it overnight and the piston pushed back nice and easily, forcing out the excess fluid. Hopefully, that's sorted it and I can cancel my order for a false moustache.

Posted 9 months ago #
ChrisHeath - Member

I'll be on the usual:

Probably crying.

:o)

Posted 9 months ago #
broonster - Member

Seriously, you SS guys are nuts!

Posted 9 months ago #
canadaguy - Member

Posted 9 months ago #
Forge_Master - Member

Here's mine, cleaned and ready to go.

Posted 9 months ago #
monkeychild - Member

Compensation to the power of gnar! by monkeysm8, on Flickr

It did look a smidge funny when I put the bento box on it though

Posted 9 months ago #
michaelmcc - Member

Most of you have sweet bikes, I hope you all get good times!

Posted 9 months ago #
thomthumb - Member

Posted 9 months ago #
Nezbo - Member

Not too sure what I’ll be riding yet...

Can’t decide; either 26er:

Or this 29er:

At the moment it's the Giant...

Posted 9 months ago #
ackie - Member

I'm debating saddle choice

This (not on this bike mind)

or this

Posted 9 months ago #
marvincooper - Member

I have serious bike envy

Posted 9 months ago #
monkeychild - Member

It seems like it will be a Giant FS party

Posted 9 months ago #
Bernaard - Member

Although it has different decals on it now, and different tyres

Posted 9 months ago #
miketually - Member

Pacelets are up at http://tinyurl.com/k100pacelet2011

Can someone double check the figures for me? A couple of the checkpoints were only 1 mile more/less than a feed station, so I just used one figure for simplicity.

Posted 9 months ago #