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Monolith
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Location: Sharpening my shanks
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| Grant wrote: | Not exactly heavy either 
Nice bike  |
True, but all this talk of 8kg bikes makes it seem like a right porker 
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wachtourak
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Joined: Dec 09, 2002
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Location: Licking my wounds, in these forgotten tombs
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 8:34pm Post subject: |
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| Monolith wrote: | While not exactly the lightest thing around, this is my race bike.
20.24lb in it's current state - nobby nic/racing ralph, heavy F100s, heavy M540 pedals. With the new forks (09 Sids), different tyres (Schwalbe Furious Freds) and some CB 4ti pedals along with a wheel rebuild it will be high 18lb region ready to race. Just been out for my first ride on it - it FLIES up the hills. Can't wait to hit the tip track next week
And sorry for the tihs photo.  |
That bottle cage is slowing you down.
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implant
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Joined: Sep 20, 2003
Posts: 343
Location: Wellington, NZ
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 8:39pm Post subject: |
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Err, right. What happend to the spark?
I reckon its time to smash everyone with an intense 6.6evp...
I'm trying to encourage the wife to get a job in a bike shop in melbourne next year. Then i can get lots of new bikes all the time too. I;m sure it will be dead easy.
maybe i should resurrect the xizang...
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Monolith
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 8:42pm Post subject: |
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The Spark is sitting in a shed at work... [geek] depending on the race I'll swap between the scale and spark - most courses are just dandy on the hardtail, I'll prolly swap to the spark for Karapoti and any longer races[/geek].
But here's another pic
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implant
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 8:45pm Post subject: |
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I'll trade you my 2003 truvativ fire xc with custom grindy bb + a selection of old tubes + some rusty ball bearings for your cranks bol
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Nick_K
No frills, just hardcore
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 9:40pm Post subject: |
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I heard they are really flexy?
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Kah
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 10:16pm Post subject: |
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Only for fatties like you. :P
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Monolith
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 10:35pm Post subject: |
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| Nick_K wrote: | | I heard they are really flexy? |
I dunno...
I did some mashing tonight (out of the saddle big ring steez) and couldn't really feel any flex. In saying that I'm not sure my chicken legs would cause a frame much trouble anyway 
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istepinyards
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 10:54pm Post subject: |
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| Nick_K wrote: | | I heard they are really flexy? |
So are gymnasts? Whats your point 
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Nick_K
No frills, just hardcore
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 11:03pm Post subject: |
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| Kah wrote: | | Only for fatties like you. :P |
Screw you buddy, its all muscle.
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XCrazy
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 11:10pm Post subject: |
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Riser bars..... 
Only really tall people ride riser bars 
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Monolith
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 11:14pm Post subject: |
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Nah, I like em. They're heavy and wide, but they feel good for me. Besides, a set of 90g bars would save me about 1/6th of a pound at the cost of control/comfort.
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Conners
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 11:27pm Post subject: |
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| Monolith wrote: | While not exactly the lightest thing around, this is my race bike.
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HAI! I FOUGHT IT WAS UR SQUISHY SQUISHY PLASTIC BOIK - BUT CHOO GOT ANOVER ONE ALREADY!
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Kah
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| Posted: Fri 31/Oct/08 7:44am Post subject: |
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| Nick_K wrote: | | Kah wrote: | | Only for fatties like you. :P |
Screw you buddy, its all muscle. |
Touche.
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danose
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| Posted: Fri 31/Oct/08 10:11am Post subject: |
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| XCrazy wrote: | Riser bars.....
Only really tall people ride riser bars |
even worse - the ultimate fashion sin of risers with spacers above the stem to get them low.
If you want wide/low just get some of the new breed wide carbon flat bars (basically 0" risers)
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