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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby Mugglechops » Thu Feb 20, 2014 6:53 pm

New (Fat) wheels. Took it straight to the beach :D

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby singlespeedscott » Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:09 am

I have to say the Specialized Fat bike looks a bit more integrated than some of the other ones I have seen.
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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby stinhambo » Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:34 pm

Orion wrote:Picked this up yesterday. 2014 Trek Xcaliber 8. Took it for a fling this morning and love it. HEAPS better than the old Giant. The Giant will live on as my new commuter though.

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This is the one I'm looking at. What do you think of the forks and the handling with 29" wheels?
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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby lardass71 » Fri Feb 21, 2014 5:58 pm

I just sold one, forks on excal 8 are fine but no one In aus can service them, u can get a recon or something to go on it instead, don't be over stressed by the g2 geometry it's only a difference of 7mm according to fox, I only sold mine as I rode it while building this Image they handle fine pretty relaxed geometry, the models above it have a steeper head angle so there more racier feel to them but for general trail the Excalibur 8 is fine
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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby trailgumby » Sat Feb 22, 2014 3:25 pm

Nice 29er hardtails fellas :)

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby Orion » Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:21 pm

stinhambo wrote:
Orion wrote:Picked this up yesterday. 2014 Trek Xcaliber 8. Took it for a fling this morning and love it. HEAPS better than the old Giant. The Giant will live on as my new commuter though.

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This is the one I'm looking at. What do you think of the forks and the handling with 29" wheels?
The bike meets my needs which are pretty modest. As a relative newby to MTB it's a great bike for me. My only criticism is the seat. It's very hard and uncomfortable.
I don't know much about suspension but the Suntour on this is fine but maybe not as well "cushioning' as more expensive bikes.

I've only put around 600km on it so far but I'm very happy with it.
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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby lardass71 » Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:16 pm

Orion wrote:
stinhambo wrote:
Orion wrote:Picked this up yesterday. 2014 Trek Xcaliber 8. Took it for a fling this morning and love it. HEAPS better than the old Giant. The Giant will live on as my new commuter though.

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This is the one I'm looking at. What do you think of the forks and the handling with 29" wheels?
The bike meets my needs which are pretty modest. As a relative newby to MTB it's a great bike for me. My only criticism is the seat. It's very hard and uncomfortable.
I don't know much about suspension but the Suntour on this is fine but maybe not as well "cushioning' as more expensive bikes.

I've only put around 600km on it so far but I'm very happy with it.
its not the suspension that is the problem, its more there is no one who can service them as the importer will not bring in the parts required
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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby OscarWhitbread » Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:47 pm

I have the 2012 X-Cal, absolutely love it, it has been very reliable. I too replaced the seat, the original was a shocker. At a guess it has about 2500km on it and I've only just recently had the fork serviced. Apart from replacing the chain from wear and the occasional flush out of the cables, I've had to do very little to the bike, just keep it reasonably clean and that's about it. I mainly cruise rail trail & fire roads so I don't really bash the bike around.

I had the same issue with a Suntour fork on my previous cheapie Malvern Star XCS 1, it just wasn't really worth the effort in the end as getting hold of the parts/labour was a pain. The 2012 X-Cal came with a RockShox Reba and that was a factor when purchasing the bike, in that the fork was easily serviceable by the lbs.

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby 4xsama » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:11 pm

giantcfr1 wrote:
ldrcycles wrote:...
For a second I wondered what the hell you were on about with "snow" and then remembered you live in Japan :) .
Nice bike :) .
There is almost nothing better than riding over fresh snow, listening to it under your tyres....UNTIL you hit ice. :wink:
Or through the ice and into a big puddle/pothole/rut/ravine!
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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby WarbyD » Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:33 pm

My new baby.. Picked it up yesterday and taking it down to Pemberton this weekend for some fun :D

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby petie » Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:19 pm

WarbyD wrote:My new baby.. Picked it up yesterday and taking it down to Pemberton this weekend for some fun :D

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Very nice. When I was down there a month ago there was a sweet looking downhill/double black trail almost finished with a couple of wall rides, hopefully it's done for you. You'll need that dropper!

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby 4xsama » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:43 pm

Was in the market for a 29er hardtail like a Stumpjumper to replace my Sugar 1 bought a full suss.

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Easter coming up. Feels soooo much bigger than my old bike.
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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby WarbyD » Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:49 pm

petie wrote:
WarbyD wrote:My new baby.. Picked it up yesterday and taking it down to Pemberton this weekend for some fun :D

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Very nice. When I was down there a month ago there was a sweet looking downhill/double black trail almost finished with a couple of wall rides, hopefully it's done for you. You'll need that dropper!
Pemberton was a damned good ride :D Those wall rides are on the Relentless Blue XC trail.. So much more technical than what I'd ridden previously up at Jarrahdale!!

Bloody Mary, the new black run, isn't open yet but I believe should be within the next month or so (think construction has all but finished, just waiting on some rain to bed it all in).. Dropper was definitely of use!!

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby silentbutdeadly » Thu Jun 05, 2014 2:15 pm

The new hardtail is done and very nice it is too.

Siren Twinzer steel frame from the US via a bloke on the South Coast NSW. The rest is my doing...with help from Josh at XLR8 Wheels.

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby pentlandexile » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:56 pm

Very nice! What are the handlebars? Can't quite see the logos.
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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby Stredda » Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:12 pm

This is my 2012 Giant Anthem. Its pretty stock apart from a hand made mud guard on the front and a custom read derailleur guard on the rear. Knobby Nic on the front and Rocket Ron on the rear. :D
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Pic taken at the Warrawee reserve just out of Latrobe, Tassie. My home stomping ground.

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby silentbutdeadly » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:40 pm

pentlandexile wrote:Very nice! What are the handlebars? Can't quite see the logos.
Ragley Carnegie. Just the alloy versions. No longer in production sadly.
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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby TDC » Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:02 pm

Picked this up on Saturday. Took it for a good ride around Fox Creek on Sunday and christened it with lots of mud.

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby trailgumby » Wed Jun 18, 2014 2:03 pm

TDC wrote:Picked this up on Saturday. Took it for a good ride around Fox Creek on Sunday and christened it with lots of mud.
Nice! 650b?

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby TDC » Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:03 pm

Yeah, 650b. I was pleasantly surprised how much better it rolled over technical rocky sections compared with the 26" Scott scale HT I have been riding. Everything was just easier.

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby jbchybridrider » Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:31 am

It's only a cheap china frame so I took a trail pic of it to make it more interesting. :mrgreen:

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby TDC » Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:52 pm

Cheap China frame got you to an awesome place. Where is that trail?

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby jbchybridrider » Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:11 am

Hi mate , that's Eagle on the hill mtb park on the blue trail. I rode from the city did a lap then a fast down hill back to the city.

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby alrsv1 » Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:15 am

My new Foxy...

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Re: Post Your Ride

Postby jbchybridrider » Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:23 am

TDC wrote:Picked this up on Saturday. Took it for a good ride around Fox Creek on Sunday and christened it with lots of mud.

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Pix or it didn't happen :mrgreen:

Last Sunday Fox Creek with my Specializing Zworks.
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