Try this link and Cotic website, been a few pictures posted up recently.

Just got the Soul out the shed and took it for a ride, f/s may be spending the rest of the summer in the shed now.
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I have just built this up for my 8 yr old son. Frame off ebay, bargin at £9, I had some parts in the shed and got given the forks. Other bits i had to buy, seat post, clamp, headset, cassette. Borrowed the cranks and front brake off his old bike for the time being

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Eldest has had Ridgeback MX 14 and 16, now being used by brother and sister.
Kona Stuff 2-0
Just gone onto this which I finished building last night.

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For the time being, see how he gets on. Cranks are off his old bike, if he needs lower gearing then I’ll sort something out.

Cheers, why did’t I think of that :roll:

Not at 7am in the morning. Its never that bad unless there has been an accident at the lights.

I live 100yrds from the lights, on a week day its not that bad.

M4 > M5 (21) Weston Super Mare exit > A370 towards Bristol. Take a right at Brockley Coombe lights (3rd set of lights you come to), Airport is at the top of the Hill.

No Bristol traffic to navigate.

Thanks for all the posts, sunlines ordered :0)

Hey Iceman….. did you find out the bearing numbers? I need to replace mine, was it an easy enough job?

If you are happy watching on your computer check it justintv :wink:

Thanks everyone, I’ll look into roofbars for her, can’t put bikes inside as they are her boys bikes so no room for them going down that route.

Didn’t think hanging bikes off the glass tailgate was a good idea.

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@MCTD – building a 26″, 24″ not an option as rear wheel is v brake. O is 8 1/2 next month, tall for his age 140 cm. Even if it doesn’t work out he will learn how to put a bike together.

Currently in the process of acquiring parts to do this with my son. So far I have got a 14″ Giant alu-lite frame off Ebay for £9.40 and £40 on a Cane Creak headset. I already have some brakes (mixture of v-brake rear and disc front), rear XT mech, right deore shifter, Manitou forks (kindly donated from a work collegue), r ear wheel (old XT with rm20 rim, will get something light when it comes up), saddle, bars and cassette.

Need to get 165 cranks, front wheel, seatpost and 50mm 25.4mm stem, then we can start building.

Oh and some sort of chaindevice. My thinking is as he grows i will upgrade the frame and transfer old bits from my bike when I need to upgrade :wink:

Anyone got a Mula?

Anyone know the weight of a Stuff / Shred frame? He currently has a Shred 20 and that is pretty weighty. Maybe why he doesn’t like riding uphill. One of the reasons for looking at the Mula.

Thinking air fork as easier to tune as he grows. My thinking is as he grows I will just get a bigger frame.

Thanks for the responses all very useful, think I might go for it.

Now to source some forks and wheels :lol:

S-max driving position good.
Lots of room for kids.
Terrible blind spot due the huge A pillar, lost a large tractor before now! You will see what I mean when you drive one.
Reflection on the windscreen in sunny conditions.

Peugeot 307 SW, wheels removed can get three bikes and wheels in the boot. Remove a rear seat 4 adults and 4 bikes.

Great as a family car, easily took 2 adults, 3 kids, 1 dog, bikes and camping kit on our last holiday to Scotland. Average about 55mpg, sometime more, fully load to Fort William got 46 mpg. Much better than the S-Max we had before that was falling apart after 3yrs.

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I’ve tried SPD’s offroad a few times and just can’t get on with them, always find myself thinking how I’m going to clip out if things go wrong, and guess what they do!

With flats this goes a way and I can just get on with riding. However get on fine with them on the road bike.

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I was in Halfords in Weston Super Mare on Sunday. They had a Voodoo Limba for £399 reduced from £999. 54cm and 58cm left in stock.

6’4″
Cube Stereo 20″
Cotic Soul 19″ (for sale in New Year)
Kona Jake 62cm

Thankyou cyclistm and clubber

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Think I need to move the pulley so that the hole into the large pully is at the top?

Here is a picture:

Gone around the small pulley through the hole onto the big pulley around this and out.
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Currently using the Scott Paclite shorts from Evans, working fine so far.

Also have some DHB event ones, but not got on with them as well.

Xtreme one with barrel adjuster.

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Finally got around to putting on a V brake on the rear with the travel adjuster (after scratching head to work out how the cable needed to be threaded !) amazing I can now stop the bike just with the rear and it will lock up.

Thanks for the advice guys. Just need to do the front now.

Just got back from Priddy fireworks, good show !

Cube Stereo worth a look. CRC has some models discounted.

Peugeot 307 SW 1.6 hdi, lots of room, can get 3 bikes in the boot, so with seats down can get all camping kit in.

Sleeping in the car with bikes in might be difficult, but rear seats can be removed easily.

Thanks guys, think I’m leaning toward the V brakes as its the cheaper option at the momment and I’m using the bike for communting so mud clearence not really an issue.

Agree with Mr Agreeable but he failed to mention the best in the Bristol area Bad Ass Bike! My local, ace!