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 spw3
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esp in orange. Just bought one, Pikes on the way courtesy of Mr eBay and now I need to decide how to build it up.

Lets see what yer got!


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 9:40 pm
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[url= http://badlywiredblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/bike-building.html ]This...[/url] ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 9:41 pm
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here you go
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Posted : 20/08/2010 9:48 pm
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http://myragley.com/tag/bluepig


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 9:49 pm
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Badlywired - nice. Tasteful, I is liking.

firestarter- that bashring is hurting my eyes!

Brant - sending me a link to [i]everyone else's[/i] Blue Pigs is deffo cheating


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 10:05 pm
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changed a couple of bits sice but here you go.


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 10:13 pm
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Out of interest what stem length have you guys gone for? The Brantmeister states 50mm is the Magic Number.

True?


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 10:21 pm
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brant

Your posterous pics appear to be broken, for me anyway !


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 10:24 pm
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Mine in in Brants link, but now has carnegies bars and a Ragley saddle as well. Stem length 50mm


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 10:25 pm
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DO you know if anyone is running them 1x9? Vaguely thinking of ditching the inner ring, having noticed that I haven't used the big ring since about 1989.


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 10:28 pm
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Gammut ltd ed eye hurter lol and 50mm


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 10:33 pm
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Who said that?

Are those 50:50s as slippy as everyone claims?


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 10:35 pm
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70mm stem here, tried 50mm and found it a bit too cramped


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 10:36 pm
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I think they are sound mate tho I use 5-10 shoes and they stick to owt


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 11:29 pm
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I think firestarter's is the nicest by far - proper forks too!


 
Posted : 20/08/2010 11:49 pm
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Posted : 20/08/2010 11:50 pm
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Surely that can't be the sum total of BPs on here?

And the thought of ice cream made out of pig's milk is making feel ill.


 
Posted : 21/08/2010 9:20 am
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Why thankyou partyboy ๐Ÿ˜‰ can't ride it for toffee but I'm tryin lol


 
Posted : 21/08/2010 9:43 am
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Posted : 21/08/2010 11:30 am
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Looks very 'street'. And a 70mm stem?


 
Posted : 21/08/2010 11:32 am
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sixty five


 
Posted : 21/08/2010 11:36 am
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A few pics of mine from a local spin this morning

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Posted : 21/08/2010 1:20 pm
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Just fitted new rear wheel to mine - http://twitpic.com/2gt4ri


 
Posted : 21/08/2010 2:04 pm
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WackoAK have you put all the stickers on it incase you forget what bicycle it is?!


 
Posted : 21/08/2010 2:28 pm
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Leave him alone, I think it's the best looking one so far.

Although I hope he makes up his mind about steerer length soon and does the decent thing!

Brant, were you [i]very[/i] bored when you did that?


 
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Brant, were you very bored when you did that?

I was looking for a new front tyre, but found that old back wheel. It came off [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/shedfire/3393841041/in/set-72157615971397967/ ]this[/url] that I was riding 5yrs ago.


 
Posted : 21/08/2010 2:36 pm
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Every time I see bars like that I try to imagine what they feel like to ride but I can't. I have a vague feeling they might be good for idly weaving alone dry forest singletrack but a little frightening on steep rocky stuff. How are they?


 
Posted : 21/08/2010 2:59 pm
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Posted : 21/08/2010 7:14 pm
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Posted : 21/08/2010 7:18 pm
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i,ll add mine asap mate.... they are great. can anyone tell me how to upload photos on here? i might be being stupid ๐Ÿ™„


 
Posted : 21/08/2010 7:47 pm
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lamo

Info on forum help [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forums/forum-help/ ]CLICK HERE and scroll down[/url]


 
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