If I were to get another bike…

My next bike is kind of my last bike- I found a tiny wee crack in my Hemlock and started looking at a replacment, then Cotic supplied me a super-cheap front triangle for it so I figured, well, I was going to spend a fortune on a new bike- might as well spend a fortune on the old one. So taking my spare rear end, fitting it to this newer front end, replacing all the major components…

So spiritually it’s the same bike even though only about half a dozen parts will be the same, that works right?

Hopefully one of these:

On second thoughts I quite fancy a Stanton Switchback

No pictures but it’ll be something road bike shaped and will arrive as soon as work get their arse in gear with the C2W scheme (June/July)

Stanton slackline ti…arrives tomorrow (fingers crossed)

Got a Covert frame in the post.

Apparently I’m eligible for the company cyclescheme, so it’s very likely to be a 45650b, for general WeeRide/pub/town duties. I’m thinking raw finish.

OR

The switchback looks absolutely gorgeous doesn’t it.

Some sort of short travel XC’y 29er. I know, the HORROR!

😉

2005 giant trance.

I’d sell one of the kids for a 26er Jekyll but the wife won’t let me.

cotic soul. gritstone

Custom Santa Cruz 5010c. Custom decals, angleset, a burly fork, full xtr and crossmax enduros 8) Not gonna be til late summer time but I can’t wait! Replacing my slightly too small Mojo HD140, be nice to have a new FS having bought 3 HT frames since I’ve had the HD! 😆

This…

Plus this…

…and some other bits

Just bought a bargin Mojo SL Special Blend that’s hopefully on its way as I type. Plan to upgrade the workman like parts to more bling as I go until no one makes 26″ bits.

I don’t know what it will be called, but it’ll be a full sus 650b with 130-150mm travel and hopefully Titus or On one branded, Brant hinted that something was in the pipeline a while back on another thread.

If I free up some space

http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=3169
I’m an xc jey boy, and lanky, and I love my Canyon road bike, and think this is fab value for money.

Without a doubt this bike is the most fun bike I can remember swinging a leg over. It’s probably overkill for a lot of the riding I do at present, however the confidence it inspired and the fun it provided on relatively mundane trails (FTD at the chase) says to me it’s one of them bikes you can take anywhere and hit it hard. Slow on the up I hear ? More reason to get fitter I suppose 😆

Oooooo^^^^^^nice Alpine i got the RS at the end of last year you won’t regret getting one of those.

My next bike will be a lurvely Solaris, frame arrives tomorrow, Thompson inline post, X4 stem and XT 10 spd triple (will be stripped down to single) arrive by Saturday. Let the fun begin, months of mooching for the next part, fantastic.

*Unless a 27.5 Nomad is launched.

It is been launched:

Nicolai Ion 16 650b, pikes, ccdb air cs, mavic crossmax enduro should be ready for the end of april!! its my last big hurrah before we get married and start thinking about starting a family…

Struggling not to buy a Canyon Spectral 29er. Please talk me out of it.

The same one, with better brakes and a new lick of paint.

Cervelo R3 with Ultegra 6800 and hand built wheels…probably Archetypes on Hope.

Unfortunately not up & running until next spring/summer, but this at least allows a bit more time to scrape a bigger budget together…

One of these…

And it’s got to be that older beige colour also.

But…the new one looks nice…

Surly straggler, just love the look of it.

Would quite like one of these..

this, but xx1 and a pike…

need to split (& sell) 2 others 1st though…

Probably this

That alpine is indeed gorgeous. I worked out on my early morning ride today that you climb onto a lot of bikes, butwith an alpine you climb into it, slide the canopy shut and hang on.

Next bike? think I just got approval / acceptance from the wtb for one of these.

Now have most of the parts for my 29-C build, going to be 1 x 10 with a Hope T-Rex sprocket…

Carbon Tallboy 2 to replace the LTc. Didn’t really get on with it.

This, except they’re not available due to the SRAM brake recall, which is doubly frustrating as I don’t want the SRAM brakes anyway, in fact would much prefer cable Shimano or even just get the Plug 5 with the Plug 4 kit*. Just window shopping until I hear about my new job anyway.

*hopes someone from Charge is listening….

Yeti SB76c.

Can’t see me “needing” a new bike for a couple of years (can I say that??!?) but if I can sideline some cash from the final salary pension lump sum (for the benefit of Kryton57 😉 ) it’d probably be this –

I have a Trek Speed Concept 9 frame arriving in the next couple of weeks, which I suppose I should be excited about, especially considering it’s a $5k frame 😀

Possibly more excited about my new commuter bike – a Charge Mixer frame with Alfine Di2, discs, belt drive, dynamo lights, deep carbon rims, full guards etc. This may be linked to my imminent return to the civilised world after 5 years in India though 😆

Cheers, Rich

Rick Draper – Member

*Unless a 27.5 Nomad is launched.

It is been launched:

Not available to buy yet though. *crosses fingers that one will be available before my Whistler trip in August*

toxicsoks – Member
Can’t see me “needing” a new bike for a couple of years (can I say that??!?) but if I can sideline some cash from the final salary pension lump sum (for the benefit of Kryton57 ) it’d probably be this –

Thats offensive on 2 counts; your exorbitant pension scheme but moreover the fact that you might get my 50th Birthday present before I do. I have plans to get a road Enigma to match the MTB one at that point…