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Built this puppy up over the last few weeks and took it for a nice 3hr hack in the local woods this afternoon:

[img] http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=13wkdy&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1 [/img]
[img] http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=13wk90&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1 [/img]
[img] http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=13wk9z&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1 [/img]

29" wheels are 3" better than 26" wheels ๐Ÿ˜€

:FACT:


 
Posted : 11/09/2010 8:55 pm
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Ride it like you stole it...


 
Posted : 11/09/2010 8:56 pm
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๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 11/09/2010 9:06 pm
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AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH
My eye's are bleeding now ๐Ÿ˜ฏ


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 11:14 am
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Thats stunning. ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 11:18 am
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LOL! I almost gagged when I put the pink camo chainstay protector on...


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 12:03 pm
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Ah bless.........and its soo YOU ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 12:13 pm
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sweeet.


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 12:46 pm
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Not the worst looking clown wheeled bike I've seen, but still not a looker.


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 12:48 pm
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Looks right. Bar the colour ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 12:49 pm
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But it's got gears? ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 12:53 pm
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looks ok that


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 1:03 pm
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very nice. How much travel do the forks have?


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 1:23 pm
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Sweet. Grips and saddle could be white to match the fork tho.. ๐Ÿ˜‰

How are those ardents treating you? I fancy some.


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 1:41 pm
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Pink on paper, sounds so wrong, but looks so right in the flesh, why is that?


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 1:41 pm
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very nice. How much travel do the forks have?

They're 100mm. And very nice.

How are those ardents treating you? I fancy some.

Fine, except they're not round. Probably a dicky batch moulded badly: there's a noticeable low-spot on each tyre. Not such a problem, as you can only feel it at speed on smooth tarmac.


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 2:56 pm
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Seat angle looks incredibly slack


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 4:23 pm
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Nope, seat is actually parallel to the ground. Must be a camera lens distortion thing. I can't ride on anything other than 'flat' saddle ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 4:42 pm
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mmm nice, but I'd take the stickers off the rims (infact that's exactly what I have done to the 3 sets of fulcrum wheels I have)


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 5:16 pm
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To rephrase, the seat tube looks incredibly slack.


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 5:29 pm
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the seat tube looks [u]incredibly slack[/u]

Like the rider 8)


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 5:33 pm
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Tsk, numerous pink opportunities missed there Mr T. Pink cables, grips, saddle, fork... ๐Ÿ˜‰

Looks excellent. Loving the XTR spec - from the Ti Duster (RIP)?

When d'ya fancy a pootle? I'll bring Maia's uber pink 26er Scandal ๐Ÿ˜ฏ


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 6:04 pm
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Nice. Just missing a set of pink handlebar tassles and it's good to go.


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 6:18 pm
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To rephrase, the seat tube looks incredibly slack

what he said.


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 9:55 pm
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Ummm... not so sure it's that slack... this pic any better?

[img] http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=130p9y&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1 [/img]

I rotated the photo till the bottom of the tyres were level and drew a baseline. There's an *awful* lot of distortion going on (see shiplap) thanks to the cheap/nasty camera, but assuming the lens was directly in front of the BB, PhotoShop says I rotated that white rectangle through c.72degrees. That's about right, isn't it?

And yes, actually, I DO have too much spare time ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 13/09/2010 11:23 pm
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very nice !!!


 
Posted : 14/09/2010 8:52 am
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think maybe the bike's on a slight incline, which is why it looks slack.


 
Posted : 14/09/2010 11:51 am
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ive a lovely pink (arione copy) saddle and pink lock ons that will be for sale when i get pix of them . they would go lovely on that ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 15/09/2010 1:25 pm
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ive lovely pink (arione copy) saddle

Planet-X one? They don't fit me.

And, TBH, I think the whole ensemble is pink enough, no?


 
Posted : 15/09/2010 1:34 pm
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yes it is mate shame. you can never have too much pink ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 15/09/2010 1:35 pm
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Nice bike there Chas.If you are out and about around Longleat or Shearwater I dont think I will miss you!!!!


 
Posted : 15/09/2010 8:50 pm