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[Closed] been away from bikes without engines for a while but just built a new bike up ๐Ÿ˜‰

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not everyones cup of tea i know but its what i was after and it was almost in on budget i had 850 but spent 880. built it while i took a day off from house renovation so cant ride it for a couple of weeks due to having to finish the house up but a quick scoot up and down and it feels good. very happy and mrs likes the fact ive moved away from a bike with an engine lol

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Posted : 13/05/2014 11:22 am
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10/10 for colour coordination. Those frames really shouldn't be left out in the sun too long though ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 13/05/2014 11:24 am
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btw one new tyre, new grips, new forks and a new deore 2x10 groupset from merlin on the cheap rest was sourced second hand. bargain i think


 
Posted : 13/05/2014 11:25 am
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cheers. yeah the coordination was an accident of the bits avail at the time of looking for parts i only bought the grips and saddle with a view to matching and tbh would have got black grips but black were 10 and the red were 3 ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 13/05/2014 12:58 pm
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Welcome back ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 13/05/2014 1:09 pm
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That I like

Weight?


 
Posted : 13/05/2014 1:12 pm
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cheers. ive no idea winston feels lightish but not too light i honestly couldnt say. much lighter than my triumph thats for sure ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 13/05/2014 1:15 pm
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What is it with wives/girlfriends and bikes? My wife has been fully supportive of every lunatic whim I have had including going so far as buying me a paragliding course for a birthday present yet she has NOT STOPPED WHINGING since the day I passed my bike test and WON'T STOP WHINGING TILL THAT DAMN MACHINE HAS BEEN SOLD

Its probably safer riding than cycling on the road these days


 
Posted : 13/05/2014 1:28 pm
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she used to have a bike too lol over the last two years we lost 4 friends on bikes so shes kinda gone off them to say the least


 
Posted : 13/05/2014 1:32 pm
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Well thats fairly understandable then

Anyway congrats on getting an inbred that won't rust - I think my next build will be a rigid carbon SS


 
Posted : 13/05/2014 1:34 pm
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cheers apparently i can get ss dropouts for this should i decide to got that way in the future ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 13/05/2014 1:37 pm