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[Closed] Just built up a new bike, obligatory picture thread

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Got this frame at an absolute bargain off ebay. Came with the upgraded Manitou 4 way swinger shock, a scott seatpost and a brand new hope reducer headset ๐Ÿ™‚ Luckily the coil seems to be my weight as well so it's all pretty much ready to go. First impressions are that it just feels like a more fun version of my Blender, actually seems easier to manual which is very unexpected. Obviously will reserve judgement til the first proper ride (or til I get out of the honeymoon period!) but I think it's gonna be a lot of fun ๐Ÿ˜€

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My 55s feel way better on this than they did on the Bullit as well, think using the 150mm rear travel option on this has balanced things out a bit!

Annoyingly though I do need a new chainguide as this one appears to be too thick and catches on the granny ring bolt bits, plus I can't get it to work effectively without rubbing. Are the superstar plasmas any good?


 
Posted : 22/02/2013 9:51 pm
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The little fella seems to approve ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 22/02/2013 10:25 pm
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Looks great. In my experience chain devices always need a bit of bodging, and the granny ring tabs always end up going...


 
Posted : 22/02/2013 11:39 pm