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Am very very proud as I built it myself and it runs smoothly. Brakes very sharp and gears very smooth. Managed to keep the husband out of it which wasn't easy.
Managed to (almost) stick to the original plan which was to use only stuff lying in the garage/from other bikes.
Again, I'm very happy (a bit of self back slapping here) and it rides well. Feels very fast and nippy.
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Can't see it. Does facebook hosting work for them as is members? 🙁
Btw I'll be around l'alpe d'huez this week end. Are you going to be around to meet for coffee????
I hope it's going to work this time...
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Juan, I was in Alpe d'huez last weekend, we'll be in Morzine this weekend. some other time 😉
WHY ISN'T IT WORKING!!!! I hosted it on flickr this time 😕
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Because you linked to the page, not the image.
That does indeed look very fine. Lovely colour. 😀
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Nice hybrid 😉
Oh and congrats on building it. Good feeling eh? Sure everything's tight though? 😉
BD FTW.
thanks guys!
(what's BD FTW?)
Ohh, it's brown.
Me likey!
It is known officially as 'the poobike'
"FTW" = "For Teh Win"
*bows to BD*
ohhhhhhhhhh
want one
now
Go to the clinic to sell a kidney...
Looks good, shame black stopped.
Hopefully mine is going to be built up and released from 18bikes tomorrow, ready for Manchester Blackpool on sunday. Expecting a lot of thats a **it bike jokes. Atleast its a better colour than ice skaters tights or its it make-up counter foundation, sorry builders tea.
Like that a lot.
Though I own a Cotic (Soul) and like the design of that, I'm still not completely sold on the compact geom on the Roadrat. I think I'd prefer it with a horizontal or semi compact frame.
But, the colour is ace - soooo much nicer than black.
MTB gears on a road bike?
MTB gears so MrsMugsy can keep loaded panniers AND tow little Mugsy in his trailer when I'm tired when we go touring in August.
Plus...that's all we had lying around. There is a road bike in the garage for proper road.
Couln't keep the husband out of it for long...
yes, mtb gearing for reasons stated above. it's not intended as a road bike though. I have another for that.
I might decide to put a bigger chain ring though. we'll see how it goes.
might put bigger tires too as the original idea was a bike to do a bit of everything, including farm tracks and the like
How big are the current tyres?
I have minced down The Beast on 28mm, and 32mm Marathons are wonderful.