Post Your Ride
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby drubie » Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:14 pm
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby markusm » Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:30 pm
I have a mainly road riding background but must say Mountain Biking is sooooo much more fun (but dont tell anyone around here, I notice its predominantly a Road riders forum).
Ive done a few XC races on it and as i said, I love it, Road riding is boring as compared to mountain biking and now my road riding is used only as training for my MTB'ing
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby trailgumby » Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:43 pm
That's got that trick spring loaded and moving lower swingarm pivot / lower shock mount hasn't it? What do they call it, Magic Link? I've read good things about it.
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby markusm » Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:56 pm
Thanks Trailgumby,trailgumby wrote:Very nice, I'd go so far as to say it even looks great ... Kona's made a big improvement on the aesthetics of even a couple of years ago (eg, Stinky)
That's got that trick spring loaded and moving lower swingarm pivot / lower shock mount hasn't it? What do they call it, Magic Link? I've read good things about it.
Yeah its Magic Link, the concept behind it is great and it works really well, the only problem and i dont know if the pictures show it is that you have to pack it with grease, it gets really squeeky Im hoping Kona come up with a different spring to eliminate it but until then, it just gets packed with grease.
There really is nothing better than hitting some singletrack with your mates
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby Mugglechops » Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:12 pm
Really nice bike.
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby trailgumby » Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:19 pm
I find I periodically need to do that with my saddles where the rails contact the sockets in the saddle base. My son's bike was squeaking like a honeymooning couple on an old spring bed yesterday when I was riding around the local streets testing the shifter tune after swapping in a new SRAM cassette
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby markusm » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:10 am
Thank you very much.Mugglechops wrote:Your not wrong TG I had an 03 Stinky and didnt look as good as that.
Really nice bike.
Ill try the lube trailgumby, it does get quite annoying!
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby doggatas » Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:37 pm
I know its a mountain bike, but gee it goes well on the black stuff.
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby trailgumby » Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:19 pm
Might the Bianchi be in need of a shorter seatpost? Looks like it's sitting on the suspension link.
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby kunalraiker » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:25 pm
trailgumby wrote:Big tubes on the DH rig , and that Bianchi looks interesting.
Might the Bianchi be in need of a shorter seatpost? Looks like it's sitting on the suspension link.
Liked the Bianchi, what does it cost ?
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby silentbutdeadly » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:26 am
so much class...kunalraiker wrote: Liked the Bianchi, what does it cost ?
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby kunalraiker » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:53 am
silentbutdeadly wrote:so much class...kunalraiker wrote: Liked the Bianchi, what does it cost ?
Hmmm...not sure I get you
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby silentbutdeadly » Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:57 pm
kunalraiker wrote:silentbutdeadly wrote:so much class...kunalraiker wrote: Liked the Bianchi, what does it cost ?
Hmmm...not sure I get you
<sigh>...that's what I thought.
Google 'Bianchi Kavra 5800' and a world of knowledge may open up to you.
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby Baldy » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:55 pm
The Commencal looks like it will outlast Cockroaches.
The Bianchi has a lot goin on Who cares what its worth.....how does it ride is the important bit
Go easy on the lad SBD, he only asked how much his bike cost not what he makes pa after tax
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby kunalraiker » Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:02 am
<sigh>...that's what I thought.
Google 'Bianchi Kavra 5800' and a world of knowledge may open up to you.[/quote]
That sort of attitude is uncalled for young lad, if only your dad would have w**ipped your buttocks red when you were a little brat!
Watch what you type next time!
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby trailgumby » Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:25 am
That's the only link I could find in 4 pages of search results that was in English, though
By the looks of things, from the pix the owner posted above, his ride has had almost no use... are they not the original tyres?
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby silentbutdeadly » Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:35 pm
Nice to know that I may have grown old[er] but am still acting well over half my age. If only according to some random simpleton.kunalraiker wrote:That sort of attitude is uncalled for young lad, if only your dad would have w**ipped your buttocks red when you were a little brat!
Watch what you type next time!
As for uncalled for.... <guilty me'lud> Let's go a whippin'!
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby xsocruz » Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:32 pm
Seat post is fine on its minimum set up - not hitting anything or does it hit at all. Not wanting to cut it cause Id like to keep it original as possible.trailgumby wrote:Big tubes on the DH rig , and that Bianchi looks interesting.
Might the Bianchi be in need of a shorter seatpost? Looks like it's sitting on the suspension link.
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby xsocruz » Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:36 pm
The Bianchi was purchased brand new on Ebay for no more than $1k. It was a bargain cause it retailed from $5k up.kunalraiker wrote:trailgumby wrote:Big tubes on the DH rig , and that Bianchi looks interesting.
Might the Bianchi be in need of a shorter seatpost? Looks like it's sitting on the suspension link.
Liked the Bianchi, what does it cost ?
Everything on the bike is original and its the full XT Build. It rides smooth and is the smoothest bike I've ridden. Not much on this bike on the net and I think its one of few in Australia.
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby trailgumby » Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:47 pm
Yeah, on a closer look I see that the post goes down through the middle of the gap between the link side plates.xsocruz wrote:Seat post is fine on its minimum set up - not hitting anything or does it hit at all. Not wanting to cut it cause Id like to keep it original as possible.trailgumby wrote:Big tubes on the DH rig , and that Bianchi looks interesting.
Might the Bianchi be in need of a shorter seatpost? Looks like it's sitting on the suspension link.
With respect, I'd suggest it's still not a good look and few experienced riders would be comfortable with it like that. If you don't want to cut the seatpost maybe a NOS equivalent in a shorter length might be appropriate to ride with and the original can go back in when you put it back on the display racks.
If the saddle is the right height for the intended riding style (I'm guessing gravity-oriented) I don't think there are too many bricks-and-mortar shops that would have let a customer take delivery with the post like that out of liability concerns.
Your call, though.
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby RobM » Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:32 pm
Bought it off a forum for a great price.
- 120mm fox fork, 100mm fox rear
- Stans rims with Hope hubs, light wheelset
- Avid Exhilr CR brakes, nice bling
- MIx of Sram X-7 and SLX running gear, crispy shifting
Absolutely love it!
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Re: Post Your Ride
Postby Mulger bill » Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:31 pm
What are these SLX bits of which you speak Rob?
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