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mattk 
| 08 Apr 04:25 |
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 116 Bike: My Profile | I thought it may be a good idea to see which bike set-ups members have... I have an '08 Specialized Rockhopper Disc - I added CB Eggbeaters (SL's) and a few scratches due to taking a crash course in how to fly a bike! :-) Other than that it's standard at the moment... I'm really impessed with the bike tho - very light compared to bikes I'm used to, I've never had hydraulic disc brakes before either - take a bit of getting used to... over the bars a few times at first. |
| My Latest Route: Feb 2010 National Cycle Network 15 NCN | |
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guitarpete247
| 14 Feb 13:50 |
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 Joined: 14 Feb 2011 Posts: 35 Bike: My Profile | 2 bikes, both quite old. I have a 1988 Saracen Tufftrax still with Biopace chainset. And a Columbia, Worksop, England frame I bought in 1982 and have been adding to since then. I first used my Puch Prima 12 as donor and gradually changed bits. Only bit left from the Puch is the front hub, a Maillard Normandy (back is replacement Normandy). It is still basically a 80's bike with Suntour Vx rear and Arx front mechs and 27" wheels. When freewhell is ready for changing I might look at 700c wheels. |
| My Latest Route: Apr 2011 Newton Burgoland Circular via Fenny Drayton and Bosworth | |
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ozzie51
| 03 Mar 19:12 |
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Joined: 24 Feb 2011 Posts: 39 Bike: My Profile | Hi all, I have a Giant 29er mountain with Sram XO gears. And a Specialized Roubaix Carbon Road Bike with a couple of upgrades. I ride approx 250 miles a week. John |
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Bonny6051
| 10 Mar 10:54 |
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Joined: 31 Jan 2011 Posts: 34 Bike: My Profile | Specialized Roubaix comp, carbon framed road bike. I am looking at getting a Specialized Camber comp MTB in the near future. Have recently re-discovered the joy of cycling so I take a lot of advice on what bike to get, my brother-in-law is a serious cyclist living in Perth, W.Australia and it was on his advice that I got the Roubaix... |
| joinourride | 10 Mar 17:49 |
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Joined: 10 Mar 2011 Posts: 1 Bike: | Hi i have a Boardman hybrid pro, its rock solid and got me from John o groats to Lands End without even a single puncture, carrying all my kit and living rough in the rain, top bike will keep it forever. :-) great value for £1000 |
| Keith1 | 14 Mar 13:33 |
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Joined: 23 Feb 2011 Posts: 7 Bike: | I bought a TREK 8500 in 2001, it now has at least 55000 miles on the clock and like Triggers broom, only the frame is original. It gets serviced twice a year with new running gear and is superb to ride, was the best £1400 ive ever spent! |
| Alan DA2 | 20 Mar 13:19 |
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Joined: 20 Mar 2011 Posts: 1 Bike: | Hi. I've now got a Boardman Sport MTB after having a Raleigh Venturer tractor for almost 14 years. What a difference after riding tne venturer, and totally transformed when I fitted some continental travel contact tyres. Looking forward to some good rides this summer including my first ever London to Brighton ride (why has it taken me so long to decide to do it)... |
| ket01 | 27 Mar 06:24 |
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Joined: 27 Mar 2011 Posts: 2 Bike: | Hi, I've got an old Raleigh M-Trax 2000L with some worn out Manitou forks. It's getting on a bit (like me) but I really love it. It was one of the hand built frames that Raleigh did back in the 1990’s (do they still do that?) and I even have the original post card sized document of authenticity which includes a passport sized photo of the guy who built it! I also have an aluminium frame Principia road bike; light and fast!! I think Aluminium is out of favour for road bikes these days but I'll stick with what I have for now 'cos replacing it would be very expensive... |
| Beanie | 22 Apr 06:18 |
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Joined: 22 Apr 2011 Posts: 1 Bike: | I have a Trek Suntour mountain bike with 21 gears. Solid fast little mover, doesn't take much effort to get a fair speed up, but I slow it down with panniers full of stuff I never really need. |
| chrishart | 01 May 03:27 |
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Joined: 04 Apr 2009 Posts: 6 Bike: | I have the Specilized 09 Rockhopper, i love this bike its a good all rounder, i too had some flying lessons when i fitst got it. I have just bought the Specilized Sirrus Elite to do some road riding, nice bike have not been far yet, hoping to commute the 10 miles to work when i get back to some sort of fittness. |
| CasTiger | 09 May 15:24 |
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Joined: 09 May 2011 Posts: 2 Bike: | Saracen mantra since December 2010. Really enjoying it but the saddle - ow!!!! |
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ozzie51
| 09 May 17:16 |
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Joined: 24 Feb 2011 Posts: 39 Bike: My Profile | Hi All, Just bought a Merida Ninty Six Carbon team dual suspention MTB, XO gears with twist grip. Weighs only 9.6KG light and fast. But the last ride on my old 29er MTB some idiot knocked me off and will be house bound till June. Ozzie |
| Faisal | 10 May 12:06 |
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Joined: 01 May 2011 Posts: 4 Bike: | Pinnacle Borealis 1.0 2010 Hybrid Bike. Loving it, happy with the speed, although was recently overtaken by a pair of lycra clad ladies on the Windsor road, who seemed to be pedalling quite casually in their skinny wheeled 'pro' bikes. They sure put me place. |
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sdwalker
| 12 May 13:27 |
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 Joined: 17 Mar 2011 Posts: 91 Bike: My Profile | I have just bought my self a lovely viking single speed/fixie road bike in black there aint a lot more i can say, it has 2 wheels and peddles, cycling in its simplest form. Bliss until I reach a hill. |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Bedgebury Forest Red Route | |
| 24Spokes | 31 May 09:34 |
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 Joined: 31 May 2011 Posts: 7 Bike: | I have a Trek 2.1 road bike with upgraded wheels (Rol Volant RTs) and upgraded cassette. I also have a Novara Ponderosa mountain bike that I now ride infrequently in flat Florida. Charlie |
| Hazer | 09 Jun 17:08 |
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Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Posts: 3 Bike: | Hi, I've got a Cube attention 2011, with heroic disk brakes and you can lock out the suspension from the handle bars; which I thought was pretty cool |
| gazstores | 10 Jun 14:28 |
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Joined: 10 Jun 2011 Posts: 2 Bike: | Hi Im new here. Just retired my old Dawes Acoma, and bought a Trek 7300. |
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8pete
| 16 Jun 04:16 |
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Joined: 16 Jun 2011 Posts: 15 Bike: My Profile | ok so depending on what im doing ive got planet x SL PRO carbon road bike which im really enjoying riding at the moment. for a variety of uses ive got Kona Jake CX bike for when im tempted by the really gnarley bumpy stuff like in the peaks district or trail centres then its gotta be my duvet on wheels Trek Remedy 7 then probably my fav bike that i ride most often, that i dont need to clean or maintain, just grab and go is my Genesis io single speed though slightly modified into a 69er with carbon forksand on-one mary poppins mary bars, love it where i do most of my riding on Cannock Chase |
| nick2 | 16 Jun 17:10 |
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Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 1 Bike: | I have an old Raleigh Pioneer for local commutes etc and have just purchased a new Specialized Secteur Sport which I am really enjoying for fitness and longer pleasure rides. Nick |
| biker52 | 05 Jul 05:18 |
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Joined: 05 Jul 2011 Posts: 3 Bike: | Got a trtusty old Trek 1407 - wouldn't have anything different.Had it for years and its like a member of the family. |
| iaintwoeyes | 05 Jul 18:49 |
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Joined: 05 Jul 2011 Posts: 4 Bike: | Voodoo.........doesn't seem to be many of them on here??!!! |
| kevoncondor | 12 Jul 17:10 |
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Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 3 Bike: | I ride my Condor tourer most of the time. It's not too bad weight wise but the gearing could be better, so going to try to fit a smaller inner chain ring (30) to see if that helps. Got an old Claud Butler 531 framed road bike that i've built up with modern kit on which is nice to poddle about on. |
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soren
| 13 Aug 16:39 |
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Joined: 09 Jan 2010 Posts: 90 Bike: My Profile | Hi took delivery today of my new Van Nicholas Pioneer Tourer with Rohlhoff 14 speed Hub. |
| xcexpert | 16 Aug 14:41 |
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Joined: 15 Aug 2011 Posts: 7 Bike: | Hi there. Another newbie to this excellent forum. My current steed is a 2008 Specialized XC Expert which i had to purchase after my beloved stumpjumper elite with chromed frame was nicked from work by some low life thieving b@$^%rd even though it had 3 locks!! Luckily I was able to claim it back on the house insurance even though I explained it to them several times that it was nicked from work. Result!! The Spesh XC Expert is well light & dead chuckable which makes it a very lively seat of the pants ride which is how I like it I also have an old crock for a work steed now. Hand built Barracuda Curacao is what it says amongst the scratches on the frame but as I bought it for only £30 from a bloke at work im not bothered about it getting dirty. Cheers now Carl |
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Barrymac
| 21 Aug 03:29 |
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 Joined: 20 Aug 2011 Posts: 11 Bike: My Profile | Have thinned down the horde of bikes in the garage lol. Currently got a Felt F5C with lots of carbon fibre eye candy all the way from the handlebars to the cranks running on Dura Ace running gear. Then for getting muddy I have the not very subtle lime green Focus Killer Bee with lovely XT and XTR running gear on it. Oh yeah and some bling Chrome and Gold V12 pedals. Perfect until you slip and they rip all the skin off your shins grrrrrr |
| My Latest Route: Sep 2011 Lhanbryde to Rothes Loop | |
| xcexpert | 31 Aug 14:49 |
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Joined: 15 Aug 2011 Posts: 7 Bike: | The old crock what i had for work has passed its best by date. New rear wheel needed Two tyres wanted Cables all around Something seriously wrong with the headset too. Defo not worth spending some hard earned cash on it Anyway to cheer myself up I bought off ebay this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Very-Rare-Retro-Specialized-Hardrock-23-Bike-/290600026125?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item43a91c800d Picked it up the other day & had my 1st ride on it today I reckon its an 88 model & for the price & year I consider it a bargain & in excellent condition. It rides superb too Very retro I would like to get the odd chips on the paint work done some time in the future. Anyone know roughly how much this would cost me? Carl |
| Dave L | 05 Sep 05:13 |
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 Joined: 04 Sep 2011 Posts: 2 Bike: | Hi there i've just joined this forum as i said in the where do you live thread i've recently come back to cycling both as means to save some money on the ever spiralling fuel costs and to get fit. i have taken up road riding and have a Specialized Allez Elite that as yet is totally standard but i think i may put a bigger chainwheel on. i still have a very battered Cannondale M800 with Rock shock forks that i have had since this model was new, so some time, it still gets an airing occasionally Dave |
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StormWarner
| 17 Sep 19:58 |
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Joined: 16 Sep 2011 Posts: 13 Bike: My Profile | Feel so outa place putting this but owell.... I have a Gatecrasher hardtail jump bike, altho it not any where near as expensive or fancy as the majority of the people on here, I LOVE my bike, I come from a poor family and canot afford a good bike so for now this is what I got :-) Storm Warner warner.storm@gmail.com |
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bracknelldave
| 18 Sep 03:39 |
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 Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 11 Bike: My Profile | Specialized Rockhopper 2011 In Black |
| thalbergmad | 01 Oct 16:09 |
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Joined: 10 Sep 2011 Posts: 7 Bike: | I have a 2001 Trek 5.2 for when it is raining and a 2008 Specialized Tarmac pro when it isn't. Despite the fact I am rarely under 20 stone, both bikes appear to be almost bomb proof. Thal |
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matthat
| 09 Oct 16:56 |
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Joined: 08 Oct 2011 Posts: 12 Bike: My Profile | Hi, I had a land rover discovery mtb which did me proud for 250 quid for 4-5 yrs! Last yr I bought a specialized sirrus elite and although I love it and have done 2500 miles on it in 18 months commuting and social riding I have also had a load of problems with the bottom bracket and a unhelpful bike shop in getting it fixed!! But now after its warranty has run out I've paid for it to be fixed by a smaller friendlier local shop and so far so good! I've now also bought a Matts merida mtb because I was missing out on rough rides on the sirrus. Both bikes were bought through the cyclescheme which I recomend to any one who is on a budget. |
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