What bike for the Alps?? This is what I built.

Not sure yet if I’m getting over there this year…

But this is how I rocked it 1999 stylee!

My alps / peaks bike. Handled it fine, going with whiterooms this year, so much more singletrack orientated and more at home hopefully.

Only significant change is renthal 50mm stem and renthal 780mm bars 😀

2006
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Most Recent Alps, Mega, Everything Bike
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would love to go, but really haven’t got much of a clue where to begin…

If only some kind folk would let me tag along 😉 no… Seriously!

This is what I’d be riding though

bullit 🙂

Mines just undergone a powdercoat. Photo is cack and excuse the mess whilst our garage is being rebuilt 🙂

I had QR Revs on last year with slackset. Front end was not very stiff. Very much looking forward to using the Vengeance 160s (longer A2C so more like 170s angles wise) this year.

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Mine

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Juniors

as per last year … might change the forks as they are getting on a bit

last time i spent a few days in the Alps (around Les Arcs) i was using a hardtail with 100mm suspension. I didnt die and it was fun.

If i was going today I would take my Bfe

Les Arcs is probably good HT, wish I had mine for 1 or 2 days. Over 10 days the heckler won though. Just allowed me to keep on going 🙂

takisawa2 – Member
Passtherizzla…was that taken at Cannock…?

Yes dude, top of lower cliff.

Having had most of my teeth shaken out last year on a Soul on the braking bumps, i’ll complete the job this year on my new Bfe – will source some lyriks and dropper post etc

No Alps this year, Peru instead 🙂

Last year in Alp d’huez with the Mega

Closer to home, Stile Cop

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Orange-STRANGE-alpine-5-/251250940737?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3a7fb91b41

These are great basis for an Alps bike 😀

quite cheap too at the moment.

@darrel & @scamper – I was going to take my BFe last year but as I flew vs drove there was no room for both bikes. Whilst the bike could easily handle the back country riding (limited braking bumps) I think the extra vibration would have been a killer for my body over 7 days of riding.

2005:

This year:

Will be taking the Chameleon (again )

Spesh Enduro. I’m lucky enough to have a brother in Law who lives 50 mins from Chatel, so my Spesh lives in his garage.

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Better photo of mine:

Scott Voltage with 180 mm Totems. In the park, Whistler.2012

By the lake down the road from BearBack’s chalet. Whistler.

For 2013: Chatel & surrounding PDS. No Enduro riding on this bike.

dantsw13..thanks for leading me to this thread.. 😀

my old (and now gone…) heckler on the beginning of the “brazilian trail ” valais..

Just Finished (re)building:

160mm Spesty 😉 (Spicy+Zesty)

MT – love the look of that Lap! The TT looks very skinny, but in sure it’s strong!!

AE212060 that’s a mighty fine looking Yeti, never been to sure of the SB66’s aesthetics and certainly not the factory colour, but that makes me question both counts…

Some mighty fine component selections as well 😉

No changes to mine this year other than tires…

Godzilla, that’s the nicest Patriot build I’ve seen. Good work!

The bike I’m taking to the Mega this year but I would probably take my BFe for a more relaxed trip.

Sorry about the finger in the top left of the pic!