show us you push bikes :)

[pie]

after a new bike :)

as we get out of shape etc f lol :)

after something like GT.kona,scott etc

use to be big into down hill bikes n trail but since my crash 3 years ago im abit out of it now lol

[Spudly]

Ebay, old skool bikes are the future mate, end of :p

[pie]

how old skool we talking spud? lol

[Stuart]

Spudders, can you get 'old school' frames but put modern kit on them?

[pie]

any bike can be built up iirc dude

[Spudly]

Pie im talking 1990's bikes here, cant beat some of them for the prices theyre going for in comparison to what they were new :d


You can do retromod (i think the term is) but most of them depending on size and age, wont take well to large travel forks as the geometry isnt right for them, but wheels and drivetrains yes you can as ive seen it done:thumb:

[pie]

name some makes then spudders :)

i use to have dr jekyll bike but feck getting back on one them now lol

[Stuart]

More for fitting massive discs than anything else lol

Although it will probably be cheaper to buy a 2011 model middle of the range xc bike and fit dh brakes to it like i did last time lol

[8valve-craig]

Mine. Built it myself from pov spec

1997 Specialized Rockhopper.
Tioga 2.4 tyres,
Scott grips,
FSA stem & post,
Marzochi Bomber forks
Magura HS33 hydraulic rim brakes
And a few other goodies

Owned it nearly 10 years now

http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af79/smith9051/bike008.jpg

[chimp007_uk]

Here's my current collection...

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e229/chimp007_uk/2f2aefb3.jpg

Here's my 99 GT XCR1000 STS that I recently sold to my brother-in-law. I miss it...

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e229/chimp007_uk/GT%20XCR1000%20STS/DSCF1591.jpg

[Spudly]

Heres my 1993 Lava dome that i bought earlier this year...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/DSC_0040.jpg

Which now looks like this..

(excuse the front tyre having a puncture ive not fitted my new tube yet)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/P1020347.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/P1020347-1.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/P1020348.jpg

Ride it as a commuter and average 25 mph on it, ive had 35 though but need a bigger chainring as i couldnt get the pedals round any faster!

Then my 1998 caldera bought last august as a birthday present to myself!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/DSC_0228.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/DSC_0232.jpg

Which now looks like..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/P1020349.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/P1020350.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/P1020351.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/P1020352.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/P1020354.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/P1020355.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/P1020356.jpg

It rides flawlessly and wheelies like a demon haha!

And a couple of my spares awaiting build as bits pop up..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/P1020357.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Bike%20stuff/P1020358.jpg

[8valve-craig]

The Caldera is well cool

Reminds me of my 98 fire mountain which my friend still has.

[Edd]

Spud you got proper bikes

[Spudly]

Cheers Craig thats my fave/playing out bike, i love riding it although im slightly too big for riding xc on it as its only an 18" and im over 6ft lol


Err, Edd, is that a question or a statement.....?

[Edd]

A statement :) I hate bikes that you have to push to the top and roll down with 20ft travel front and back, pointless imo

My bike

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr359/EDDRODGERS/2012-06-05122131.jpg

[AndyGTE95]

if its a project your after mate , i have just the thing forsale ;)

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0017.jpg

[Spudly]

Ahhh, it just confuddled me lol



Saw a guy on a dale earlier on, muctve been circa '96 as it had m600 v brakes and stx, did have a headshok and fatty's though, he looked like he had no clue what it was as it was grafted, had a rack on and the brakes were so worn, his levers touched the bars when he braked, looked at me wierd as i was eyeing his bike up lol

[Southie]

Spud you've got some nice push irons matey ;)

I used to have an Orange [not just the colour] bike for a week when I was 17 but it got nicked, cost me a small fortune :(

I'll search for a pic if I can remember which one it was lol
Edit: I think it was a P7, nothing spectacular lol

[Spudly]

Cheers dude, im forever on the bay and RB looking for more bikes/bits :d


My mate used to have a C-16R when they first came out, full STX spec in a really nice green, left it at someones gate doing his paper round and surprise surprise it got ridden off by some lowlife chav!

He got a polished steel coloured 16R after that, which was nice but didnt look as sexy as the green one!

[Edd]

Craig recently got a Orange Clockwork off ebay for £200, looks brand new :eek: always wanted one back in the day lol

[Southie]

It looked better when I was younger, and it was a P7 lol

http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r528/evadd/1_sideview.jpg

[TANKNOVA]

this is mine i take it down the tracks all the time every one looks at me in spite knowing ill out do them with my tricks and skills
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/TANKACF/bike.jpg

[Connor]

One of mine..
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/374347_10150442708324926_1571795850_n.jpg
And my rayleigh dirtcross :) ..
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/26941_380864084925_5776596_n.jpg

[pie]

some nice bikes :)

[pie]

are carrera any good these days?

[grooge]

got a few bikes, custom 99 kona nunu, 99 kona stinky, 2005ish commencal absolut, earlys 00's specialized allez and a few bmxs

was supposed to be picking up an orange 5 at the weekend thereaswell but went to the pub the night before n by the time i woke up it was sold! was gutted!

[pie]

whats a good tidy set of front forks ?

after a really good setup bike used for mountain n down hill tracks :)

[Alex J]

A statement :) I hate bikes that you have to push to the top and roll down with 20ft travel front and back, pointless imo

My bike

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr359/EDDRODGERS/2012-06-05122131.jpgbest bike ever made of its time, bomb proof frame, id love one of these agian if it had rear disc mounts...

[grooge]

those cannondale frames are super light aswell, my dads got a f3000sl as his race bike and I think its about 24lbs still with a lot of heavy parts on it

[Spudly]

But then on the flip side, good steel frames can be lighter or as light as alu, but still give a livelier ride, for example the 1993 lava dome as pictured in my post, also weighs 24lb, (24.4 to be exact) it absolutely flies, can't wait till winter as I'll fit some knobblies and get it back on the trails :d

[Bubba]

spud you have a worse problem than i do with wheels!!

heres my norco 250 on bomber 66s

deity crank, bars, stem, seat, seatpost

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206936_10150228899727845_5628772_n.jpg

[Edd]

^ thats not a bike, well don't look like you can ride it anyway lol

Steel frames suck ass imo, ive always had Cannondale frames, apart from a Pace rc200 there the best imo, steel frames ain't as responsive
but really its just personal tastes with bikes

[Spudly]

Bubba, im constantly on the bay or RB looking for more lol


I cant say i agree with that tbf Edd, i rode an alu frame for years, (1996 Giant ATX 850) had it kitted out to similar spec to the Caldera i now have and the ride on the Caldera is noticeably better than that of the alu framed Giant, so responsive and lively to ride, i did a big (ish) ride up the coast a few years back, with some mates (also on here) and one was on a 24" wheeled jump bike, one on a modern Giant and one on a modern Carrera (all alu frames i think) and on the last sprint back i was off, and im nowhere near the fittest of the bunch, and i reckon part of it was down to the ride of the Kona, and about the last three miles were a steady uphill gradient, it was awesome!!

[Edd]

Its like a Speedline debate lol just personal tastes really Spud

[24sevenslacker]

it all depends on what you prefer i suppose, i dont mind steel frames as long as they are good quality, some alloy frames feel bab, but some feel super stiff, like the orange miii (which i really want btw) anyway heres mine, from past to present

decathalon rockhopper, good xc bike, really light, good for riding up hills, also good for coming down them, could chuck it about a lot, bought this for £50 legit lol
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/195_14386338707_8837_n.jpg


24seven dark angel slacker, best bike i have owned, steel frame, really stiff, 24" wheels, basically the bike i learnt all the basics on and more
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/182_11122583707_7544_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/195_14386353707_9632_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/300_30859053707_5629_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/360_39447083707_5081_n.jpg

its currently just a frame in my bedroom lol

norco 6-2, good allround bike, could do basically everything on it
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/182_11122608707_9009_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/721_47750518707_2710_n.jpg

http://gp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb2717809/p4pb2717809.jpg

sold that when i was desperate for money

giant xtrance, again really good alrounder, its got 1" less travel than the norco but rides better
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/317557_10150403373443708_1744648499_n.jpg

and now this, so i currently own 2 giants
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/309378_10151075675618708_639383898_n.jpg

edit: spud can you do me an estimate on how many punctures iv had on all of these bikes in 5 years?

[Spudly]

Sod that, id be there all fecking night if i did that lmfao :p

[Dar]

My beauty! The one in the background is my daily ride.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/DPursey/DSC05689_640x480.jpg

[Spudly]

That actually looks too big for you dude lol

[pie]

lol dar

[Plug]

Hahaha lovely color dar lol

Was just about to say all these bikes are to big,

BMX is where it's at, even better a youth BMX there awesome for tricks

[BRoadGhost]

http://www.bikes2udirect.com/bikes_html/images/items/B0538.jpg

[24sevenslacker]

Sod that, id be there all fecking night if i did that lmfao :p

you could probably confuse a calculator with that one

[Spudly]

There is no 'could' about it lol



You fixed your pedocycle yet, i need to get back out and get some miles done :thumb:

[TeddyThom]

I used to own one of these (but in the white and blue, fooking gorgeous bike):
http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy173/teddythom/b17_sale_sale_150.jpg
Funking wicked bike, could handle all the abuse I threw at it and it laughed at me. Best £20 buy I ever had. All legit as well. A friend of mine had it, went and got a quote on some work that needed doing, about £200 worth iirc, he said fcuk that! Mentioned it to me, I said to him, I'll give you what you paid for it, spend less than £20 and I'll get it working and running, he didn't believe me, but I did it lol new chain and half hour of tinkering, sorted!

Unfortunately, I went to upgrade/fix something (can't remember which) and got called indoors, forgot about it, next thing I know, it got stolen out of my garden :( :(

Always searching the bay for one, however they rarely come up in good condition, and even then they always go for more money than I have :(

[pie]

what do people use to clean their bike etc?

[Connor]

People clean there bikes?
Nah jokes, i use a Muc-off style product, and then use soapy water for the rest, rinse down with a hose.
Alot of people i know pressure wash there bike, but it rips decals off and also c0cks the bearings up (imo)

[pie]

just come bk in now from the dow hill track n its bogging lol i aint putting it away dirty lol

id never jet wash it as you say can fuk thing up etc :)

[Spudly]

Ive jetwashed bikes before now, if you dont use it directly on hubs and BB's then its fine, never go close enough to damge paint or peel decals off and again, its fine :p


Normally ill wait till the crud is dry, then strip the entire bike and use polish stuffs similar to mr sheen and clean it all down with that, before lubing and rebuilding everything :d

[Andy]

I piss on mine to wash them

[Spudly]

Thats cos youre a hero lol

[Andy]

pissed off em while riding aswell,thats funny lol lol lol

[Spudly]

I tried that once, very drunk.....


Got wet, then fell off lol

[Andy]

I tried that once, very drunk.....


Got wet, then fell off lol
Done it many times when drunk,and sober,never got soaked lol there is a technique to it lol

[Spudly]

Im sure you can gauge by the fact i fell off, that i was well and truly wasted lol

[Andy]

Pub crawls on bikes are ace,i once went over the handlbars down track when i got into a wobble and the wheel went full lock,straight over the bars into nettles and thorns with no shirt on lol
Arrived home covered in blood lol

[Spudly]

That sounds like a plan, pub crawl round your way on bikes mate :d



(hint hint lol)

[Andy]

i'll plan a route then lol,bear in mind round here its alot of national speed limit roads and where i did it in east hull was all tracks lol
and ya need sh1t bikes that you can abandon if getting bother off police or if your totally totalled lol lol lol

[Spudly]

Thats me out then as none of my bikes are sh1t lol

[Andy]

Thats me out then as none of my bikes are sh1t lol
bag one,or find one lol

[Spudly]

Fukk that, cant we just find some places that dont/wont involve us getting into bother/greif, besides its quiet as fook up your way, we will be fine drunkenly wheelying down the street after ten pints lol

[Andy]

streets are fine,as are police,but on a national speed limit road,it gets dangerous,and im fukked if im stopping to get a fine lol