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Just gathering the parts for a Scandal 29er build....... As my n+1
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Old steel
Skinny tubes
Brand new.
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[url= https://flic.kr/p/dUkCkC ]Cove Hummer[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/people// ]South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr
Don't ride it all that much these days, but it's the "keeper" out of my bikes
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26" wheels, 2.1" tyres, 1 1/8" steerer, 25.4mm bars and stem, hex key seat post clamp, skinny Tange Prestige, flat but sweepy bars, QR hubs, but 1x9:
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Really nice bike Will.
Here is mine ........
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Tiny wheels, tiny bars, front mech, straight tubes and steerer, 9 speed
Total fail 😛
It's got wide bars and a 1 x 10 drivetrain, but everything else is out of fashion, especially as it's not made from Reynolds tubing or a Cotic!
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456 evo 2. Running 1x10, but otherwise outdated! I love this bike.
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Please forgive the 15mm front axle (others seem to have overlooked this from the OP too)
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I decided to sit-out the wheel size debate last year - and gave my 2010 Mk2 Cotic Soul a makeover:
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Re-sprayed in autumn 2013 from black to two-pack white by Argos.
Sporting a custom pewter head badge, with new decals from Cotic and Reynolds. I also gave the 2010 Fox F120 forks (bought heavily discounted but new in 2013) and DT rims new 2013/14 decals at the same time.
Now rolling on 2.4 Mountain Kings, but otherwise as per pic: XT/R, with Hope and Thomson where it matters.
I keep being attracted to 27/29/generally more "rad" options, but then realise that most of them are very small variations on what I already have or would be too much for my needs. 🙂
I really should have had a 1.5 head tube stuck on though...
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And unfortunately this... Wor lasses Nicolai
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Garage full of out of date, boring bikes...but one is a 1.5" steerer, does that count 😉
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Unfashionable wheels, straight steerer, 3X9, tubed Panaracers, non-adjustable seatpost, QR rear and I still have loads of fun on it! 😀
I have a really old hardtail with a 1992 frame, but we're presumably after modern bikes which have been obsoleted by changing standards, so here's my ultimate bling bike. When I built this up in 2007 I thought it would last for many years as my ultimate bike.
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No seat QR, but no dropper post either I've just always ridden full height. However it does have 26" wheels, straight 1 1/8" steerer (it is ZS, so in theory I have the option of tapered), QR wheels, 3x9, narrow flat bars (~560 in the pic, now 600), bar ends, 2.1 tyres.
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Tiny little wheels, 2x9, piddly little 140 forks and a skinny seat tube.. My blue filing cabinet has clocked up over 500 miles this year, was my more than capable steed around Molini and I love it just as much as I did 4 years ago when I bought it.
My trusty commuter.
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@ devash. Love that Camber colour scheme (colorway as they prefer!) compared to my 26er Expert.
Started life as a Saracen Kili Racer circa 1993 with a poorly Headtube.
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After a bit of surgery and removal of some unnecessary bits, fresh powdercoat and decals has been brought back to life.
I like to think of it as Nouveau Retro, old fashioned looks with new tech rolled in,such as 1x10 drivetrain, Carbon bars and other lightweight bits,Disc up front and Avid V brake at the rear.
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Chumba HX1
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My 2008 Kona Caldera, straight steerer, 26" wheels, QR front and back. Rebuilt as an completely inappropriate commuter.
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This bike turns eleven in November, still quite a few original components.
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26"
straight steerer
27.2mm seatpost
3x9 gears*
New to me 4 months ago and it'll be mine until either it breaks or, more likely, I do.
*although Father Christmas will hopefully make it 1x10, N/W + clutch mech.
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Voodoo wanga yesterday at Cannock chase
Might have something that fits in this thread...
1991 Haro Extreme
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Being ridden in N Yorks.
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1992 GT Tequesta
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Being ridden down back of Mam Tor
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Dave Lloyd Beez Kneez
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My pride and joy: 1994 Kona Kilauea
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Tange Prestige Concept. You don't need to know how much this decal cost me to buy during the bike resto.
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2009 Pitch Pro. My newest bike. Probably best to skip this as it's not 650b and those top 10 strava downhill results must be wrong.
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Just rebuilt her, my pride and joy
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Currently in the shed -
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None of the above get used all that often now although until early this year the Cannondale and the Tinbred were my main bikes. I've added a couple "modern" bikes this year and I have to say really enjoying them so the older bikes aren't getting used as much. I have a 27.5 geared carbon hardtail and a 29er rigid single speed. The wheel size does make some difference but the biggest change/benefit for me is the more modern geometry.
Some very nice bikes here, especially Unovolos' Saracen!
Here's my other-halfs' Kona Kilauea; it's been sat in the shed since May, so decided to give it a revamp.
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I removed all the cable barrels and stops and silver-brazed on full outer barrels, plus some headtube rings to add a bit of strength there.
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I know it doesn't fit the thread exactly, but I've been riding it to work and I forgot just how nice it was!