Just thrown together tonight. White ZTR flow rims and black CK hubs to follow.
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White saddle? Grips?
Very nice indeed. Put it back up when you have the ZTR's on it as well.
Good work.
Looks gay
Surely it has one gear?
Otherwise what are the cranks and chain for?
Nice though.
looks like it belongs to a gayer.
Ayatollahofniche - MemberLooks gay
singlespeedstu - Memberlooks like it belongs to a gayer.
It is and I am.
Oh and only attention whores would put white flow rims with black CK hubs on their bike.
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That looks gay too
You got it ok from the US then... Any hassles?
Looks tidy, except it needs some sort of gears... I recommend one of them new fangled hub gear thingamy's, they seem to do the job quite nicely! 😉
Couldn't you get anything whiter? 🙂
Very neat.
ventana's are crap........... 😉
Stu. Go and check your bike. They are missing 😉
Mark, just a hefty vat tab to pick up at parcel farce depot but hey ho. My leg muscles seam to do the job ok with out 5lbs of shite clunking away back there. You just have to try harder you wimp 😉
epicyclo, I could but I didn't want it to look too ga.... oh.
Tony, if you can't break one, they must be strong at least 😉
I really like that. Just looked at the Ventana website and they do them in a super-monster 24". Bonkers!
tis very very nice indeed.
i have a itch for one........ 😆
looks very nice indeed, I especially like the wide bars to help you take it for a walk up hills 😉
Nice to see another Ventana on here, looks very nice
Looks really good 🙂
Mark, just a hefty vat tab to pick up at parcel farce depot but hey ho. My leg muscles seam to do the job ok with out 5lbs of shite clunking away back there. You just have to try harder you wimp
4.5lbs mate, be fair! 😉
Got stung on the VAT then, bit of a bummer! Price you pay for being such a niche monger it would seem...
Ton, one of those would match the FS beautifully
I quite enjoy myself bodging bikes together on a budget, but every now and again something pops up on here & I get bike envy...
That looks great. 🙂
mboy
Got stung on the VAT then
No, still saved money importing it but I was just hoping to get away with the customs rape.
Thanks Tinsy.
I am swiftly developing a love of white bikes with nice clean lines.
I am v jelous of the ability to casualy mention CK hubs and other shiny newness in a throw away manner.
You lucky sod.
Im not Roying you or anything, but thats the best bike Iv seen in ages. And it looks..sort of in proportion too
i can't see the point of big wheels or SS, what is it?
Sponging-Machine
The web site has not yet been updated showing the new frame with slidey drop outs. You can't get the ebb one any more which is why I had to hunt for it and get it sent over from Sacramento.
rOcKeTdOg
Alas, maybe you are stuck with your dinky wheels and no sense of achievement after a ride. Do you always do it missionary. 😉
nice!!
Silly boy fancy posting a non mainstream bike on here just so you can have your pride and joy ripped to shreds !
:-)))
How can you ride with only front suspension ?
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swede- what was the shipping cost and VAT? i keep looking at belt drive spot longboard and i'm trying to work out if it's as good a deal as it seems to import. Was it ok for you or a bit of a ball ache?
Taz, I read that the long board belt drive is flawed and needs development due to flex and belt line issues but shipping was $70 via usps, VAT and handling was £80.
Jas, as long as you loves it bab, I don't care.X
ooooo that sounds iffy do you have link to any reviews? i've seen a couple of positive one but no reports of flexy bits ruining performance (well not bike related anyway)
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Someone bring him up to speed please 🙂
Someone bring him up to speed please:-)
he is, he's only got one, so he'll be spinning along like a hamster on 'phetamine like all the other SS riders
rOcKeTdOg
Oh, I get it. You Have one or two. Sorry, your comment was so un witty I thought you were serious. 😉
No, it was just too subtle, wit had nothing to do with it
Alas, maybe you are stuck with your dinky wheels and no sense of achievement after a ride.
You need a bike with silly big wheels for a sense of achievement after a ride? Or is this what you need to tell yourself with a bike with big silly wheels.
White's obviously where it's at - Rocketdogs pic
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coogan- you forget that ladies love big wheels
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Dang. Bitchin' wheels.
coogan
You need a bike with silly big wheels for a sense of achievement after a ride? Or is this what you need to tell yourself with a bike with big silly wheels.
Um, I was talking about the no gears bit.
You need a bike with silly big wheels and one gear for a sense of achievement after a ride? Or is this what you need to tell yourself with a bike with big silly wheels and one gear.
That's nice Ryan (apart from the brace on the top/seat tube). When are you next joining us at the Wyre to give it a blast?
I like it, how much was it to build in the end with shipping, the new wheels and everything else to boot??
Ah well, new wheels not ordered yet and already had every thing else on the old ss so just the frame to pay for which was about £600 after shipping. They are £850 from the uk dealer plus £100 to have it in white but thats the new slidey drop out version which I didnt want. Bear in mind I dont have any warrenty on it though. Will be over for a potter soon steve. Maybe this weekend if any ones about.
only a gay cowboy would ride a bike like that.
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What forks are they? 2011 model?
Are there no trees where you ride, those bars are e. nor. mous.
Cheers matt. 2011 forks! I wish. They are frankenforks. 26er Float 120 uppers on f29 lowers with world cup decals. Called mojo for the 2011 decals as they are mostly black, they laughed and said they havent even got the forks yet let alone the replacement stickers. Bars are 750 wide. Great stabbility for walking up hills. Yeah we have trees but luckilky they are'nt spaced at 600mm like what they is at canuk.
I thought I would just add that I actually quoted you £599.00 for that frame, that would of course have had a full warranty. The EBB frames were cleared out to mke way for the sliding dropout frame. Mountain Bike Action has a test of the new El Comandante with belt drive in the latest edition.
Alan ? You quoted me that for a frame that you or ventana usa no longer stock or make hence the import plus I wanted it in white which obviously has the up charge. That was the price for the last few ebb frames left in the usa was it not, of which there were none.
I did know it was a used frame, I thought you had found one in a shop in the US.
It was sold on ebay by mad cat cycles who originaly supplied it, on behalf of the owner who had built it up and ridden it once. There wasnt a mark on it and after last nights first ride, I'm really chuffed.
very nice. i dont like the white color for the bike, just white... i prefer whitte with another color... but it is nice.
You got a great frame at a good price in the right colour, how goods that. Its good to see another Ventana 29er in the UK.
ajr
You got a great frame at a good price in the right colour, how goods that. Its good to see another Ventana 29er in the UK.
Cheers Al, old buddy old pal. Just hope it stay's in one piece so I don't have to order a new one from you. I don't think I've met a more cycle passionate dealer since I spoke to Tim at sideways 😉
Has it got the white wheels on it yet?
Do you know someone who knows someone that knows someone that knows sheldon? 😉
Do you know someone who knows someone that knows someone that knows sheldon?
It's possible, I suppose.