Hmm..
XC race bike:
– 26″ wheels!
– 610mm low-rise riser bars
– Ultegra bar-end shifters mounted on Paul’s components thumbshifter adapters (partly fitted due to low weight but perhaps more because it only cost about £50 instead of the £££ for XTR shifters)
– 63mm rear travel
– 80mm Pace forks – remember those?
Orange 5
– Originally weighed 27lbs but has gone up slightly
– Carbon seatpost
– 90mm stem
Patriot
– 70mm stem, this is apparently long.. only just gone from 90mm
– Slack shock position even though it’s used for XC
– Ergon freeride style grips
– Manitou shock – remember those?
Road bike
– 53cm frame 120mm stem (I’m 5’11, 56cm was out of stock when I needed it)
– Triple chainset
Commuter hybrid
– Slammed upside-down 6 degree 120mm stem
– Flat carbon bars
– Cup holder
– Enormous bell
Let me know if any of that counts as odd 🙂
EDIT oh, all the saddles are significantly higher than the bars..