[Closed] Show me your rigid carbon forked mtbs

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not its best angle but a great bike

definitely not the best angle! image fail.

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I'd love to but I've not got any pics! Suffice to say its my trusty inbred and I've put some Bontrager 262 or 29" wheel compatable carbon forks on it, and I'm loving it. Fairly relaxed head angle with 26" wheels. I rode it up the Col du Corbier on Saturday and came down off road, was ace! I will take a pic and update asap.

that's interesting, I wondered about putting some 29er forks on mine to relax the angles a bit. what length fork is the inbred intended for?

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Here you go. Fisher Ferrous.

Here is my RC200 with 420mm RC31's

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...... and my Litespeed Obed with 440mm RC31's

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Should never have sold it....

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All looking good, want to turn an old frame into a lightweight mile muncher.

amplebrew

RC200 with Maguras ?
Tyres and valves all aligned ?
Matching Conti Valve Caps ?
Well weeded path ?

Including the waste pipe in the photo and leaving some bird poo on the bricks..... so close.. so close ?

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sadly now sold.

Tiger6791 - Member

amplebrew

RC200 with Maguras ?
Tyres and valves all aligned ?
Matching Conti Valve Caps ?
Well weeded path ?

Includeing the waste pipe in the photo and leaving some bird poo on the bricks..... so close.. so close

😆

I know, but it's the only ones I've got 😳

I might take the time out to take some nicely placed ones 🙂

The RC200 is loverly BTW, one day I will own one and scratch the itch 😀

Tiger6791 - Member
The RC200 is loverly BTW, one day I will own one and scratch the itch

It's my fav bike and I always end up choosing it over the Obed

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Spot Brand

very happy to say this is my current ride, just an oversized bmx really but rides fantastic!
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What worries ma about these photos is that they all seem to have been taken against a backdrop which might be taken to show the "limitations" of rigid carbon forks.

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I haven't limited the use of carbon rigids. The more limiting factor was the singlespeed set up. Another of the Bonty

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now fitted with a rohloff instead of the alfine and some winter tyres.

i find i use this all the time now and leave my FS in the garage most of the time.

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That Spot is full of WIN - lovely!

Unfortunately have no photos of mine - mid 90's Kona of uncertain pedigree with Bonty Switchblades.

Soon to be transplanted with a Kinesis Decade Virtue frame, my first proper ss - though the road legs on the commute might see it get gears again fairly soon. No disc mounts on the Kona else I'd have persevered.. but the rear V I bodged up is proving more hassle than I'd like.

If you insist...

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druidh - Member

If you don't mind me asking, what frame is that?

It looks really nice 8)

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Tomac Flint 29er, with 440mm (26er) forks to steepen the steering for added flicky-flackyness..........
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Earlier this year, in a little event Sheldon threw togther ... 😉

(I have no idea if the FB album privacy settings are set right BTW)

STW mendip ride '09:
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Fascist! whats wrong with steel forks?
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😉

Points at ADH and laughs.

Fascist! whats wrong with steel forks?

You think i'm a luddite??

And whats with all the singlespeeds 🙄

Points at ADH and laughs.

Bully! 😡

And whats with all the singlespeeds

They're fun, and lend themselves to rigidnessification.

They're fun

Well mine's going to have gears.

amplebrew - Member

If you don't mind me asking, what frame is that?

It looks really nice

That'll be one of these cheap, low-quality, Chinese Titanium frames. In my case, it's the equivalent of an Airborne Lancaster/Van Nicholas Zion, only I got it for £350 (delivered) via ebay.

The welds are, apparently, rubbish - but strangely enough, it hasn't bent or imploded, despite being dragged around an over the Scottish Highlands, often with tent etc strapped onto a rack.

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Here's a better photo. (still On Topic)
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And whats with all the singlespeeds

Jeez, look at the finish on that. A rabid blind gibbon could do better 🙄

druidh - Member

amplebrew - Member

If you don't mind me asking, what frame is that?

It looks really nice

That'll be one of these cheap, low-quality, Chinese Titanium frames. In my case, it's the equivalent of an Airborne Lancaster/Van Nicholas Zion, only I got it for £350 (delivered) via ebay.

The welds are, apparently, rubbish - but strangely enough, it hasn't bent or imploded, despite being dragged around an over the Scottish Highlands, often with tent etc strapped onto a rack.

Certainly doesn't look like a £350 frame!!!!!!

Lovely looking bike 8)

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I dont have carbon sorry

I have cheep and cheerful 29er from a Diamondback Mojito 29er,ebay purchase.

I know the back wheel in on wrong and that’s a 26" wheel in a 29er fork, I was just looking a tyer sizes and clearance in the frame and forks.

anotherdeadhero - Member
Jeez, look at the finish on that. A rabid blind gibbon could do better

Apparently, all the rabid blind gibbons are already employed in the US.

Ho hum.

Onion?

*roffles*

Seriously though, a real looker.

Onion lol 😉

I actually thought about getting some stickers made up which [i]did[/i] say Onion and putting them on the mmmBop 🙂

Lol it is a very nice looking frame mate

which did say Onion and putting them on the mmmBop

Nah, you want to get some stickers made up which say 'gravy' 🙂

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My old one, been posted before

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Not showing the limitations of rigid forks. 🙂