[Closed] Please post a pic of your carbon 456 bikes

Not the best quality pics I'm afraid:

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Whoops double post

Northwind's got a pic, http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/really-stupid-bike-set-up-mistakes#post-3743380 😀

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Thanks for sharing, hope to see more C456.

Quite a few over here. http://on-one.posterous.com/

Nah looks a bit weird. the tubes look all out of proportion

I've one of these..
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GF's 456:

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/brf/7068763707/ ]Liz at Kirroughtree[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/brf/ ]brf[/url], on Flickr

Trouble is manitou, yours has the name of one of the biggest tools in the industry on!

few changes since this pic, now got xtr m970 chainset, and red sunline v-one risers instead of the red (pink) on-one risers. also fitted a proper lock-out/compression knob after removing the pop lock lever
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Just built up with parts from a broken Remedy to keep me going, liking it so much its probably going to stay that way 🙂

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/43340249@N02/7129667951/ ]On One C456[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/43340249@N02/ ]davidxbrown50[/url], on Flickr

Not mine but one of the best looking 456 builds I have seen:

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More here:

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/53860438@N06/5864551398/ ]Shiny[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/53860438@N06/ ]Northwindlowlander[/url], on Flickr

It's not a pretty bike, but it works (and hey, I own an Ellsworth so the 456 is still a million miles away from being the ugliest bike in the garage).

I am sore tempted to buy one of these £250 yellow frames, I'm sure it'd be much less ugly if it were eye-searing.

davidxbrown - Member
Just built up with parts from a broken Remedy to keep me going, liking it so much its probably going to stay that way

Was thinking of getting one and swapping my std build onto it, much like your spec. How does it take the abuse?

there's a whole lot of ugly on this thread, but ugly in a kinda good way, ugly bikes ride harder

love mine!
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Loving it so far... now running 2.4's F+R, Dropper Post, SDG BelAir and ODI LIME green grips - even happier:-) Who wants a pretty bike anyway!

Question, is it true (Bikeradar) that the rear really is too stiff/beats your hands up on descents??

If you have hands that do dishes ([i]can feel soft as your face[/i]) then... who knows.

Question, is it true (Bikeradar) that the rear really is too stiff/beats your hands up on descents??

Lets think logically. (hard, I realise...)

Your HANDS are on the bars which are connected, via the stem, to the forks. The forks have this thing called "suspension" which you may have heard of...?

So, your hands are on the bouncy bit. So if they are getting 'beaten up' that's the fault of the forks 1.e. the FRONT of the bike, not the rear....

Phhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

🙄

That said, no, it's BS 🙂

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Did someone say they are available in yellow? I thought that was just the Whippet?

I know it's a whippet, but 😯
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B.A.Nana I've reported your post to the mods.

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Sort of tempted given my Cotic was stolen recently.

Even the chain is red!

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Question, is it true (Bikeradar) that the rear really is too stiff/beats your hands up on descents?

I now think I might have to change mine (only a few months old) for a yellow. 😐

what's the build quality like? As every on-one frame I've bought has been a roughly finished, and looked more like a prototype rather than a finished product.

what's the build quality like?

B.A.Nana - Member

I know it's a whippet, but

I've seen some sights in my time but that..... 🙄 🙂

Wow, that red and white whippet's like a car crash, horrific but I can't stop looking at it...

What has been seen, cannot be unseen....

I expected clown music to fire up as i started looking at it 🙂

proper billy smarts bike

That's somebody's pride and joy you're insulting.

[davidxbrown - Member
Just built up with parts from a broken Remedy to keep me going, liking it so much its probably going to stay that way

mikewsmith - Member
Was thinking of getting one and swapping my std build onto it, much like your spec. How does it take the abuse?]

The ability to swap all my parts over without buying anything was a big attraction.

With regard the abuse only managed 2 rides so far totalling about 90K and not ridden a hard tail for some time so early days, but it just feels right and I can't think of anything I wouldn’t ride compared to the Remedy based on experience so far. I did get the chance to borrow my mate Alex's C456 before I bought mine which had a slightly shorter fork it felt low at first but handled great, the Fox36's are maybe overkill but the frame takes them fine.

The build quality of the frame and the paint finish exceeded my expectations and is excellent, when it was delivered to work there was a steady stream of mountain biking work colleagues in having a look and everyone was impressed.

I shall be leaving it built up and build up my replacement Remedy with mostly new kit, new bike by stealth 🙂

when i took delivery of mine, i picked the box up and thought it must be empty! i'm well impressed with the build quality for the price.

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B.A.Nana - Member

That's somebody's pride and joy you're insulting.

[s]You're[/s] They're obviously not shy so don't worry about it 😀

I never realized how bloody ugly the c456 is until this thread.
Downtube has a distinct sag...it has bingo wing

hora - Member

Question, is it true (Bikeradar) that the rear really is too stiff/beats your hands up on descents??

Absolutely none (what they said was that the frame is too flexible, yet simultaneously too stiff... What I reckon is, the fork was knackered and they were too busy looking for things to say about the frame for that to register. The thing about having to stop halfway down rocky descents to shake out your arms is just gibberish tbh. (and giving it as many stars as they did, despite saying that, was gibberish too... Is it unrideably crap, or not?)

Anyway. Best ignored.

Nice and dirty!

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scotty38 - Member
B.A.Nana - Member
That's somebody's pride and joy you're insulting.

You're They're obviously not shy so don't worry about it

Cheers for your pics, quite like this one too in black with no decals.

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=199257

Thanks all

That Whippet is the funniest thing I've seen on here in ages.

Who would do such a thing???

I'm going to have to scroll up for another look ... but I feel strangely guilty.

Comes in at 22lbs and a bit.

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see i'm tempted, but they are FANTASTICALLY ugly.

put a handle on the headtube and it will look like a ye olde tankard

The downtube isn't the prettiest but I can see the reasoning.

I believe they have shaped it like that to help deflect stones/rockes or at least present them with a surface they are more likely to deflect off.

I like it personally.

m6dwn - Comes in at 22lbs and a bit

If that's close to 22lb I'm gerbil named Gerald

I could do with a set of those scales.

22.96 Gerald, was lighter with SLR saddle but I guess the scales could be out.