[Closed] Built My Rocket.

Looking good! Where did you get the AE01s?

They are thinnies from on one... All gone now though I reckon.

Very nice

Ah, cheers.

that looks really nice

god, those rockets build into sexy-ass bikes. very nice 🙂

Thanks chaps.

Carpet could do with a vac.

Bike looks ace!

Carpet could do with a new carpet let alone clean... Had to dismantle a fairy muddy hardtail to get the bits I needed hence the chunks of fern and mud. I am moving house though and it's a rented flat. 😉

Looking good 🙂

Very Jealous

Building a bike up and a white carpet....brave man indeed! But the bike looks very nice. If I had the money lying around I would build one up myself, too.

Cord sofa? is it still 1995?

Lol... I love that sofa. Could do with changing though 😉

Nice looking bike, is that a DMR wingbar

So you really could do with a new sofa and carpet and probably the skirting boards could do with painting.

But instead you spunkered all your spare cash on a new bike.
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Lovely looking bike (apart from the grips and the bars)

Love it, looking forward to having a go on it.

Geetee, haha, I've just bought a house and this one is rented... Buggered if I'm sorting it.

Andy, probably popping the park lunch timeish.

Rizzla it is a nice bike; job well done I think. You definitely need to spend time riding it rather than sorting out a rented house!

Have fun.

Cotic Rocket frame CTD shock
Fox 36 160 float RC2 fit
Formula RX brakes
Sunline v1 745 bars
HT AE01 pedals (on one thinnie)
Pro2evo on flow ex wheels
Renthal stem
ESI grips
Saint shifter and mech 9 speed
Renthal chain ring
MRP G2 SL
WTB weirwolfs that are awful but its all I got for now (probably go for tubeless runner queens at some point.
Reverb post
SLx cranks

Too blinking right geetee... 🙂

Andy, probably popping the park lunch timeish.

I'm at work so cant make that. 🙁

The bike looks great.

Were the bars a loaner too? If not, was grey the intended colour?

I could get a black one right now, but really want an orange frame, which aint available til late april/early may. Vain? Me?. 😀

portlyone - Member
The bike looks great.

Were the bars a loaner too? If not, was grey the intended colour?

I had the bars and pedals already from my last bike (not the donor that just has poorly forks) was not intended but wasn't shelling out any more money and I think it loos alright. crank arms pedals and bars are all silver so I thought I might get away with it.

Nobeerinthefridge - Member
I could get a black one right now, but really want an orange frame, which aint available til late april/early may. Vain? Me?.

I wanted stealth-ish even ordered Ltd black forks instead of stock white for the effect, black pedals cranks and bars would be sooo good. Just have no money for building bikes right now, it should be how I want it By April though.

Andy - thats rubbish.

160mm forks and [i]how[/i] many spacers?

I'd recommend frame pro as black (esp) paint can look tired quite quickly. Doesn't affect the ride or handling though...

Hope you enjoy it 😀

Nobeerinthefridge - Member
I could get a black one right now, but really want an orange frame, which aint available til late april/early may. Vain? Me?.

hehe, I hassled Cotic and waited for the Solaris to appear in green (when they weren't even sure that they were doing green...).

Snot vanity, its about knowing what you want!

PS orange ftw (imho, obviously)

Lovely looking bike. If it rides as good as it looks, it should be a scream.
Also enjoying the 'roy on the sofa. Oh, and if the carpets dirty but the floor underneath is clean and in good nick, the carpet is doing its job.

Oh, and if the carpets dirty but the floor underneath is clean and in good nick, the carpet is doing its job.

metalheart - Member
160mm forks and how many spacers?

5x5mm ones until I get it perfect... really didn't want to cut the steerer too short on these forks could be costly... saying that though, feels nice like that.

Nice looking bike! Love the Rocket video

I think the Bfe is just about the only bike Baldy Geek Towers haven't put a video out for now?

Would look nice in that Cotic green too.

Took it for a spin round Cannock this morning... Chuffed to bits. Could do with a few shock/fork setup changes, but the shock was performing great, sag on both now needs setting up again as the seals have bedded in slightly everything went very plush about an hour in. Few PSI should sort that. Cannock is also riding really nicely... What a lovely day.

Funny that - saw another black rocket at Cannock yesterday. Definitely one of my favourite few full sus frames about at the mo.

Cannock is about as good as it gets at the mo - perfect conditions

Either there was two rockets up there today so I saw you on tackeroo decent. You passed me waiting for a mate then I spotted the bike upside down at the trailside, I was on a black and white stumpy elite. Top marks on the build it was the nicest bike around too.

Yeah had it upside down, the rear mech cable had come loose...!?!? Dunno how that happened. It was its first journey today so was just a setup ride, ended up having loads of fun! Hadn't ridden much in the last 5 months and it felt nice to be out... Only did 10 miles though and was feeling it 🙁

Did I mention that I am envious and therefore instantly dislike you?

Ha ha, you can have it if you like* its rubbish**

* you can't.

** it isn't its ace (could be new bike rose tintedness of course)

it isn't though

😉

I must admit my first thought when I saw it was - How much would I get for my bike and maybe i'll see if I can get some overtime at work!

I hear a kidney fetches a good price? 😉

Ideally it still needs another £200ish spent on it so I still have 2 bikes (borrowed cranks derailer and shifter from my 456).. But 1 will do it seems, at least until I get the weeride out again for my lad.