jclaw, rode one and its wayyyy too short
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one bike to rule them all?
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Get the long then!
The Coastal Crew seem to do OK on theirs (short) & Dylan is a big guy.
No option for a front mech, but I think they're an ideal UK play bike.
Light & jumpy with an air shock & fork, throw on a coil shock & some longer forks & you can ride Whistler all day on one
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I just actually paid attention to what the Yeti ASR-5 does. Its on order. That will be my do-everything bike and I think it will.
We sell them at thebikechain.co.uk by the way, but thats not why I chose it
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dylan is a geezer.
i think i may just get a new fork for the hummer
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i think i may just get a new fork for the hummer
bah if you're not going to indulge the lust don't tease!
[get an indy fab]
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knolly?
you do know a man.......
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SX Trail?
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Jedi - Lets take it back to basics...
What do you want to do with this bike? I get the feeling you are after something which is bombproof and good for uphills? or are you after something which is just good on the downs?
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"James yes it's light. Mine is at 14.3kg with proper mtb kit some of it being rather heavy too). It is light for a real mtb (you can ride it down mountains)."
You get a genuine LOL for that, my Hemlock is lighter than that with 6 inches of travel, 2.35 tyres and a gravity dropper. My Soul weighs 26lbs fully loaded and it rides quite nicely down mountains. Your bike is very nice and very capable but it's not light for what it is.
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This is what you want, can be ridden all day and is solid, with lighter wheels etc could be just over 30lbs and I believe Cameron Zink runs one with Totems for a nice burly build.
Felt Redemption 1 by the way.Posted 2 years ago # -
i want to go up and down and drops and jumps. you know where i coach!
i think new forks is maybe the only way.
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Of course I know where you coach!
I like the hummer - I'd say get a hardtail for that to keep your hummer for "best" unless you think it'll take the beating - if so new forks.
Personally I think a FS might be too much unless you are thinking for the likes of more burly rides and coaching. But then I think 90% of UK riding doesn't need a FS so I'm slightly biased.
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bushwacked, you know i love ht!
i think the hummer frame will last longer still. i know the z1 freeride forks are getting tired though.Posted 2 years ago # -
once again, bushwacked talks sense
high5 !
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*cough* indy fab *cough*
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Foes of course, fxr.
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Jedi - high5!
Now I know the Cotic Hemlock is designed to be a FS that handles for people who like HTs - worth looking at?
I'd get some new forks first and see how the Hummer hums! if you want to - you are welcome to try my Soul out on the 20th
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You get a genuine LOL for that, my Hemlock is lighter than that with 6 inches of travel, 2.35 tyres and a gravity dropper
You mean with or without the chain stay breaking;)?
Oh and I really mean down mountains, like for an enduro or a megavalanche... Do you really trust your hardware?Posted 2 years ago # -
No doubt I'd be fine with one fairly bling short-travel bike - something like one of the carbon Epics perhaps - instead of the 5 bikes I currently have. I get a fair amount of enjoyment from building/re-building the bikes though, so I prefer to have several cheap to moderately spec'd bikes instead of one super-tarty one.
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Do you really trust your hardware
You own a commencal, non?
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si_progressivebikes - Member
Do you really trust your hardware
You own a commencal, non?
and it's a home run!!!
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yes what is wrong with commencal? Almost all my riding mates are on commencals some for about 5 years now, and unless oliv' who broke a meta 6 (but lets face it oliv has broke everything, even a race face turbine crank) I have yet to see one failing.
EDIT What is wrong with commencals? Jedi you're on a cove no Posted 2 years ago # -
same cove for 7years!
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"You mean with or without the chain stay breaking;)?"
They already put that down to some medium frames missing a spacer in between the frame and a bearing, meaning everything was skewed and under way more load than they should have been didn't they?I've seen/read about many more commencal meta 55s breaking than hemlocks anyhow
"Corsair Marque"
Aren't they stupidly heavy (way more so than commmencals), like 10lbs for the frame?Posted 2 years ago # -
Do you need anything that strong for teaching? You won't be pushing your personal limits?
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thats strong?? as what?
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Juan wrote,
"You mean with or without the chain stay breaking;)?
Oh and I really mean down mountains, like for an enduro or a megavalanche... Do you really trust your hardware? "As's been said the breaking chainstays was due to an assembly error not a structural issue, easily rectified, and mine is a later model which was never affected by that in any case. Might possibly fit the stiffer 2010 chainstays, probably not, it doesn't need it. No need for me to poke fun at cracking Meta 5s, other people have done it for me, I did consider buying a Meta though since there's so many cheap warranty replacement frames on Ebay
And yes, absolutely, I trust it. I'll be taking it with me next time I'm at Innerleithen and Fort William, and to the Pyrenees later in the year.
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Hemlock C'stay failure here, washers were included.
(and i'm a slow, skinny coward. I shouldn't be able to break anything)
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mrmichaelwright and what may be wrong with knollys prey tell?
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hhmmm knollys.... knowle!!!
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?? lost me??
That's not too hard mind.Posted 2 years ago # -
I was talking to Noel about you the other night Tony... He was very complimentary!
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j-claw. was he now
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