Inspired from an earlier post ( http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/which-is-better-one-super-bike-or-multiple-bikes-for-different-ocassions/page/2)
Super bike* = unique or expensive (say above £4500 rrp)
*my defination
For the record I don't have a super bike but I do appreciate some bike porn 🙂
Shall I start?
Yeti ASR-C. XTR, Middleburn, Tune Prince & Princess on Alex XCR Pros, Magura Durin Race, lots of Mt Zoom lovely bits, Formula R1s.
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Not a unique frame but a unique combination of parts, inluding some rare bits
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scott scale 29er
usual full xtr stuff,
carbon bars
, kcnc stem, post, seatcollar, skewers,
sid xx
funn hubs on crests/sapim spokes
Ghost AMR 29er
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Carbon frame, bars, saddle,
Full XTR
Kashima
MT8 brakes
Reverb stealth
Farsports carbon wheels, RoRo snakeskin
[i]My Mojo HD[/i]
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Genius 710, 34 Talas Factory, DOSS, Gravity Gradient, DT Swiss M1700, Conti 2.4 RQ/2.4 XK
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A Yeti in its natural habitat.
Up a mountain yesterday, my only bike and its even called a Super Bike, either that or it stands for Stewarts bike (then great marketing job).
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My cube stereo 160sl
Carbon frame, bars and crank arms, reverb stealth, formula floating rotors and gold kmc chain 🙂
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Di2 Cannondale Scalpel - sold this
Tallboy Carbon
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XX1, Carbon wheels/bar/saddle, and avalanche tuned suspension... its very super to me.
On the right Lynskey Ridgeline with XTR.
Now in bits because I prefer my little Highball Ali which now has the xtr.
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For the record I count 8 so far not including mine.
Best is the Dale and Tallboy's in my opinion.
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yeh yeh i know the garden is a mess, not mine so I don't care 😀
custom Ti black sheep, prototype Goldtec SS hubs, custom modded XTR brakes. The perfect bike for slowly mincing like wot i do
Taz.
Whoever had that sheep built for them must have been a total tool.
Looks like you've been using some of your special polishing juice on it. 😆
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stu i've been using schwaffle gleam for that ultra smooth finish.... I'm just waiting to catch your gnar from it 😀
Was about to post a pic of my enduro build but although well
Above 4500 I don't think it's special.
A super bike needs have that somthing about it love that ti single speed
I love this bike more than any I have ever owned.
Just fitted some 1410g Crest/tune/DT wheels to it lighter rotors and slightly lighter tyres and lost almost 2 lbs from my heavy hope wheels and 2 piece rotor set up.
Loving the XO cranks and AbsoluteBlack 32t spiderless chainring as well
Currently 19lb dead and with non snakeskin tyres (needed around here) and the rigid carbon niner fork it would be high 16s!
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If Ti delux
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Custom built Qoroz titanium frame.
Carbon Lefty
Rohloff rear, Industry 9 front, hubs.
Gates Carbon Drive
Er...Halfords bottle cages. 😳
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My submission!! 2011 Sworks Epic. Full XX groupset Now with reverb, crests, Easton bars, and XT Trail brakes. I love this bike brilliantly fast a once in a lifetime buy. Im nothing special this bike is more capable than Ill ever be.
S-Works Epic with Reverb? Heretic! 😉
Here's my Top Fuel:
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XTR 1x10, 1240g Podium/A2Z wheels, now got a Kashima fork and an E.13 guide, but otherwise very similar!
I'd better add an Intense to the frame:
My 6.6 if built from scratch with new parts would be about £4.5k so just fits into your needs...
Full XT 2 x 10 with clutch
Vanilla 36's
XTR pedals
Pro3 AM4 wheels
Hope Tech M4's
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That's brought the tone down a bit Yunki! No room for SLX in a superbike thread! 😉
@feisty, that in my eyes is a perfect bike, absolutely love it.
Here's my latest build which I guess could be considered to be on the way to being a super bike (despite it being an On-One!)
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Lurcher frame
Niner forks
Hope Pro 2 EVO on Stans Crest, Rocket Ron 2.1 front/rear
Hope Stealth Race X2 EVO brakes
XX shifter, XX1 cranks, X0 short cage mech
Thomson post (Reverb on the way), Thomson stem, Answer bars, ESI chunky grips
It needs some tweaks (bar height is still being worked out), but I'm happy with it so far.
Looks great! Not tempted by the whole XX1 group?
@njee20 the plan was initially SS with 1x10 in the future, but finding SS dropouts was a PITA so I just went geared straight away. XX1 would be nice but I already had the 10 speed cassette and the only reason I ended up with XX1 cranks was because I had a hard time finding any X0 cranks for a decent price!
I've not actually ridden it yet as I only finished it yesterday and had my stomach tattooed on Saturday morning so it was still a bit sore, but will hopefully get out on it this week and then will decide if I need more gears or not 😉
If you planned SS and have ended up with 1x10 I'm sure you'll be fine!
Not in the £4500 price range, but unique:
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not supertech or superexpensive perhaps njee20, but certainly supercool.. which is the only thing that [i]really[/i] matters if we're honest with ourselves.. 8)
Here's mine
So much fun
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Mine
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Kevins, had forks and wheels upgrade since pic
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Frames a few years old now but still qualifies I think. Lighter than most carbon frames with similar travel.
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Finished now (and in another thread)
160mm 34's
X0 Shifters/X9 Gear 2x10
Hope Moving & Stopping Bits
Thompson Stem & Bars
KS Lev
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My Liteville,
Flow EX's on CK's
X0 type 2
BOS Devile
DOSS
Hope Tech M4's
Jamie
Do we need a "Show us your Super Rider" thread to go along with this one?? 😉
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My superbike, a Jones steel std frame with truss fork - because there's nothing else that could do all that this bike does and be so much fun doing it, or be likely to survive the amount of use/abuse this bike has seen. I have a posher version but somehow that makes it less super.
Not sure you could actually call some of these 'super' bikes.
More 'nice but really not that unusual' bikes.
I mean, a Cotic Soul? A super bike??
The Cannondale and Tallboy take it, IMHO.
Thompson Stem & Bars
What bar did you go for Mike?
Think poison spider has a point! It's all subjective I suppose. I think the brief was >£4.5K purchase price.
One mans superbike is another mans waste of 4.5k!
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What bar did you go for Mike?
DH bars and 50mm X4 with Gold Front Cap, Very Very nice and stiff
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ok, if cost is the criteria.. no sus or gears to show for the price tag either, so it has to be 'special' )
XTR brakes ditched for BB7s with ti bolts and XTR levers now.
njee20 - Member
S-Works Epic with Reverb? Heretic!
I know I know!! 😳
But my goodness has it made me love it even more!!
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intense spider comp 29er.
1*10 xtr, roval carbon wheels, now running x-fusion trace 34mm forks.
One of my efforts
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A Soul with slx? Nice but hardly super...
What's the cassette on that Scalpel? Is it a Recon or sommat, looks different to a normal one.
Has to be said I do like that liteville - love how they've made it look like a hard tail too...
Njee, you wouldn't approve. It's a Red 11-28 🙂
I did have a 32 xx but never really used the top two ratios. For where I ride, this is perfect.
£4500 ??!!! You could buy a car for that !!
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Njee, you wouldn't approve. It's a Red 11-28
Don't not approve, just not sommat I'd do, would find it too limiting. If it works for you...
What size ring?
My Carbon Covert
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My bike retailed at £4k (but didn't cost me that to build), has recently had over a grand spent on it, is carbon, but nooo way would I class it as a superbike. Nice yes, super no.
It has some XT on it and a big S on the headtube for a start!
I posted this on the other thread too. Special edition colour, one of only three in the country according to the importer 8) I'd say it ticks all the boxes. The picture doesn't really do it justice, orange with blue bits (bars, pedals, hubs etc) looks absolutely pimp. Only been out on it a couple of times so far, but it rides pretty nicely too 😀
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Njee, you wouldn't approve. It's a Red 11-28
Don't not approve, just not sommat I'd do, would find it too limiting. If it works for you...What size ring?
Currently a 36 renthal .
Only been out on it a couple of times so far, but it rides pretty nicely too
Does it make children cry though?
Ellsworths should be barred from this thread for being so bloody ugly....they look like a badly done Kona Dawg, hideous.
Some awesome bikes here, but if it was my money I'd go for
Dirtyrider's tallboy
Womps's Ghost
Simonjj's covert
And if I've got some money left over...
Tazzymtb's ti singlespeed
Jameso's single speed
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Ellsworths should be barred from this thread for being so bloody ugly.
yeh they are a bit like a gumpert, ugly as sin but super light, super fast and Mine was a shite load better than my 5 on the technical stuff.
Santa Cruz Blur LTc for me!
Another SuperBike66 😀
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Try again!
If your bike has XT on it, it isn't a superbike.
Currently a 36 renthal
You're a stronger man than me!
Some nice bikes here, Dirtyrider's Tallboy probably my number 1.
Flange - where's your Niner?!
Not enough hardtails on here!
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Not a specific stipulation, but implicit IMO.
Yeah, to be a true 'superbike' I'd want to see XX1, carbon wheels, ti bolts throughout etc. No expense spared basically
More money does not always make a better bike ;
For me I can't see why I'd want carbon rims over my arch
I'm light so arch are plenty stiff enough for me
But yes despite only being an enduro I have been worshiping all things weight weenies -ti bolts road saddle etc etc
More money does not always make a better bike
I think you're missing the point of this thread... 😛
Is a " super bike " not the best bike rather than most costly
It's about the time and care to build and choose not just cost
But have to agree no place for xt
on and on - that scapel is lovely, for some reason though they scare the sh1t out of me 🙄
For me I can't see why I'd want carbon rims over my arch
Whilst I wouldn't spend Enve money I would definitely get some Light Bicycle ones or sommat.
Here's mine, SRAM x0, xt brakes arch flow rims on hope hubs. I'm getting used to it but it is solid.
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