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X3 Terran Conflict

16 squelchy miles on the chilterns

didn’t get above freezing but beautiful sunny ride 😀

ask chipps

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/20901674

nice hat 😀

Seen them twice this year, schoolboy dream fulfilled 😀

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK1braNLaeE&feature=share&list=ALGLx1orRGw4UcaHExqjgJlbLwA4DDSzWp

the front on my 17″ only lifts on very steep chilterns stuff, with a 70mm stem, saddle set in the middle and 711mm bars.

stick at it, you’ll know when you get it right. they climb like crazy once you get it set up right 😀

one of these in purple 🙂

wet and horrible, but still enjoyed it 🙂

trees down all over the place. was like a january ride with leaves

tele

i am on frame number 3, the first two were from the “crap seatpost reaming and welding” first issue. the current one has a much better paint finish, much thicker and hasn’t chipped anywhere yet despite my best efforts. the welding looks different too so maybe they are using a different factory? anyway, has been bombproof so far.

get one, they are ace bikes 🙂

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Rockin-Goose-UK/Sunglasses-/_i.html?_fsub=2851957013&_sid=27142113&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

have some myself. not bad, lenses are ok and don’t mist up too bad. but at 13 quid they’re a bargain

Carl Fogarty and his missus, twice 🙂

Some judge off of Strictly, Arlene Phillips I am reliably informed

ragley spike. very nice 🙂

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=42204

is he talking to himself?

me. 17″ greenie

not really that xc, huuuuuuuuge fun to ride. descends brilliantly but also climbs really well, which was a surprise. 130mm revs, 23″ toptube, 60mm stem and 711mm bars. and its wierdly quiet to ride because of all the cunning little bolt on hose guides

me 🙂

when it isn’t being warranty replaced it is fantastic fun. hopefully frame 3 will last more than 8 weeks

get one, warranty issues aside they are huge fun to ride if you give it some stick

Hardtail. ride the Chilterns regularly, if slowly. some good stuff round you, just head up to Christmas common and pick a bridleway 🙂

happy to meet up for a pootle. try mountain mania here in sunny didcot for a new bike 🙂

squeal piggy

Opeth in Bristol on the 6th November

Machine Head in Brum in December

😀

thanks raymond, i had seen that before but comes out very well

is the lack of AEL/AFL an issue? i use it quite a bit on my mju810 compact but that’s only because it is pretty basic in every other respect

set list from last night, i’m off to see them tonight

Satellite 15… The Final Frontier
El Dorado
2 Minutes to Midnight
The Talisman
Coming Home
Dance of Death
The Trooper
The Wicker Man
Blood Brothers
When the Wild Wind Blows
The Evil That Men Do
Fear of the Dark
Iron Maiden
Encore:
The Number of the Beast
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Running Free

wors, did you get one? looking at one myself

despite having had my 16″ piglet frame recalled by CRC for a manufacturing fault it is a brilliant bike. frame now replaced, but only after refund from CRC and buying one from elsewhere.

the CRC warranty process was deeply frustrating and communication with them had a delay of about a week, don’t think they are based on jupiter 🙁

but as for my piglet, i love it

off to see them at the o2 on the 6th with trivium

should be farkin brilliant 😈

halifax’s finest professional miserablists

@yetiman, tube was too big internally and the post kept slipping. i think this is a problem with all of the first load of piglets. had to have the qr as tight as it would go and it still slipped.

real shame as it is a fantastic bike and i am relegated to the full suss til august 😕

sadly on recall due to dodgy seat tube sizing, won’t be back until mid august 🙁

but for the six week i had it was a fantastic bike

was doing it on mine until i greased the threads on the bb cups. now totally silent

although i did have to strip the whole swingarm off and regrease everything until in desperation i tried the bb as a last resort 😕

piglet, currently on his way back to CRC for a warranty return 🙁

i have an LX hollowtech II chainset on mine, standard Shimano BB, set at 73mm and works fine.

Just make sure you get the spacers the right side round, unlike my first attempt 🙂

IS on my 2005

piglet

took mine round gisburn forest on saturday, was brilliant. too much of a poof to ride the scary stuff but for the rest of it it was ace.

the front isn’t weightless; although that makes it feel much more stable than the rock lobster 853 i had before. longer top tube, seat angle etc all helps too

piglet. new, mine, utterly brilliant bike.

first ride this morning and have to say this is a bloody brilliant bike

i’m 5.11 but with a long back, or short legs according to the wife. got a 16″ frame and it fits like a glove. nicely stretched out, slackish head angle so feels very stable downhill, which i thought it would, but it also climbs like crazy.

front end is nice and stiff, thanks to the gusset. loads of mud room, at the back. feels pretty comfy too. with the steeper seat angle feels like i’m sitting in the bike, right in the middle, very confidence inspiring.

its really flickable and just downright FUN to ride. was making motorbike noises in my head the whole way round, braaap 🙂

if you’re even remotely tempted just buy one. superb

spec is unremarkable but works:

RockShox Revelation 426 forks at 130mm
LX gears
XT 180/160mm discs
Easton Vice 711mm bar
Easton 75mm stem
Ragley Spike seatpost
SDG Bel Air Ti saddle
v12 knock offs
Kenda Nevegals 2.35 and 2.1

and these cable/hose guide thingies are fantastic, makes for a really neat build, and quiet too, no cables slapping around

Ed that is nice 🙂

looking forward to getting it built up, will it be as much fun as it looks?

piglet will have his headset fitted tomorrow, then built up ready for my burfdy on thursday.

nothing flash, all donor parts from the retiring rock lobster

lx and slx drivetrain, xt 160/180 brakes, revelation 426s at 130mm, ragley seatpost, sdg saddle, easton 75mm stem and 710mm bars, v12s, some wheels of some kind and kenda nevegals

liking it so far tho, frame detailing is good and impressed by the bolt on hose guides, very neat idea. gonna be tricky deciding where to put all the stickers 🙂

oh and if you were wondering how green golden delicious green is? very. kermit the frog green. really nice

alcohol permitting there will be a full report next thursday pm

and more pics as i build it up if i remember

my 16″ golden delicious piglet frame will be arriving today 🙂

pics later

@CG

satwell woods just off the B481. its full of em. nice riding too 🙂

@redthunder thanks, was a great day for it 🙂

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