Cracking bikes on here.

Like the Orange, see you run the Hope Light. Cracking kit.

Have to sort a Passionford Llandegla Ride.

 

That Cannock mate ?

 

Ditto that its the best place ive ridden at Llandegla had it all

 

Got an XC ride there Xmas eve, hopefully be riding there and back. notch atleast 70 miles into the Strava challenge.

 

Awesome kit! Bright as hell! I'd like to get the splitter cable and the Hope rear light too as there are a few road sections I travel on now. That would just ease my mind once it gets dark if I end up on the road.

That is the Hope 4 too. So good that before I fit it to the bike I took it with me to view a car we was buying at night.

 

I use the R4 and vision2 for night rides. Works well.

For the rear it has to be the Moon 60lumem light. Ł40 from wiggle

 

Well been shopping round for a bargain bike or replacement frame.
Today I finally come across a new old stock cape wrath Claud butler frame. Price Ł60 quid.



A couple if hours stripping the coyote and cleaning parts up this is how it stands...



Need a different sized seat post plus clamp, also need a couple more spacers on the headset, and this frame's thinner so hoping a spacer is available for the front mech.
Once this is all done I'll look for another set of front forks with lockout again.
Happy bunny again, might splash out on some new bolts here and there too.

 

That looks good does that rear light! Should stand out a mile with that one!

I'm after a Hope light so I can run it off the same battery pack. Just saves having 2 packs and having to charge them both or hoping both are charged up.

House purchase first though!

 

I've got a lovely Marin hard tail at my parents.want to get some new front suspension though...no idea where to start looking or how much to pay. I just use it for fun mainly on dirty tracks

 

Have a little look on www.chainreactioncycles.com slammed orion, next day delivery!

After christmas anyway

 

Not been off the net, constantly searching lol. Could get expensive if this weather keeps up, its so easy to go overboard.
Its used daily in all weathers so the misses can't say owt imo. Keeps me fitter.
I need to get back into the off roading though. Used to be a good laugh.

 

just putting together a cheeky little hard tail.
just a sorta jump/hack bike.. lookin good so far but got no pics yet.

so my only bike i hack about on is this one.. luca loves it LOL

 

Looks good, for budget parts look at superstarcomponents for the seat post, clamp etc.

A mate has the Hope District rear and a R4, only runs 1 x 2 cell battery. Last around 2 hours.

Looks abit of a monster that PeeVee, how much did that set you back?

 

Could anyone recommend a front light?
I dont wanna break the bank but could really do with something for seeing with, rather than just been seen
I fancy doing 1 or 2 of these endurance/overnight events and at the minute only have one of them Ł25 front and rear sets!
Oh and I'd prefer not to have to carry a battery pack!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers fellas....

 

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lezyne-power...-light-loaded/

 

No more bike pics but this afternoon's bit of fun maintenance

 

Cheers! I'd just spotted that on Chain Reaction! Quite like the look of the Exposure stuff aswell!

Hopefully Santa's bringing me some CRC vouchers

 

I have exposure race max lights and they're brilliant, love the mounts, can piggy back batteries etc and the performance of the light is brilliant. A proper top bit of kit!

 

Here's mine its a 2010 Kona Cinder Cone



Pic is taken back when it was new it looks a little more worse for wear now a few thousand miles on lol

 

Just got back from a race with MO ....

Obviously, he lost.






But on another note, i have had many MANY bikes, probably over 200, as i used to have a habit of breaking them doing jumps lol.... and the best ones iv ever had were ...*A Baby blue Specialized Fatboy bmx.... and a *Gt Avalanche 2.0..... loved the bmx, .........got nicked off me after buying a chrome rear wheel and some other trick parts

GT got given to me for free from a neighbor who was moving out in a weird hurry.... and obviously didnt know it was still a Ł300+ bike

 

my hacks!
roadbike


the five

 

The Orange Five is Sick !

 

My steed , voodoo hoodoo ( yeah I know its from halfords lol )
It's had a few upgrades , race face 60mm stem, jag wire
Ripcord mech cable kit , mavic 321 rims on hope pro 2 hubs , sdg bel air saddle , shimano xt rear mech , Fsa sealed bearing headset .... Had it 12 months and its still going strong ! Took a week a coed y Brenin in its stride to !



What I really want ....

 

my one all bits of ebay less than Ł100 odd mix of bits but works for what i use it for?https://passionford.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=26139

 

old bike gt i-drive

new bike 2005 stumpjumper s-works not had this long

 

Just puttin this together. The frame And tyres and cassette were kicking about. But everythin else is new.

 

Nice, even though it's Christmas day I couldn't help but go for a quick 2 hour ride before.

 

Heres mine lol

 

All built back up to a working state now.






Fitted some grips to bull bars too.



Reason the forks have gotta go.
Rusted from inside out and are now cracking.
Hopefully I'll have more luck with this frame.







Just purchased some new forks off ChainReaction.

 

Heres my 2001 Marin Palisades Pro, upgraded with FSA carbon seat post, selle italia gel seat, Truvative XR stem & bars and Manitou downhill forks, got Hope disk brakes for it aswell just waiting for new hope hubs to arrive before i fit them, the frames in the background are projects aswell, theres a 1990's Marin Palisades and a 2008 GT Chucker which have now been sent off for powdercoating.

 

Don't run your seat so high this time...

 

Went for a ride to Delamere forest before. However had to ride there which was 26miles.

Was like a bog fest. done 10 miles with the shop ride then rode the coast home.

78 miles ands i'm goosed.

Alls for entering a challange on Strava to hit 500k in a week. 168k down.

Big ride to wales tomorrow so bulked up on carbs. Plus this is all done on the On One 456.

Anyone else riding this weekend?

At Llandegla on the 31st if anyone wants to join? Be about 15 of us in 2 groups.

 

My mate at work kept on at me to go delamere so bought my Marin and Sod's law the pair of us have had fuck all time off at the same time. Things been riden once since April!
Now a new born the bike will be in the shed for a very long time

 

Better being in the shed! Your family is much more important!

Howver if you plan a ride on day I will show you the trail, it's a XC as opposed to "Get bastard down!" also bloody boggy at this time of year!

 

Just got back from a 2 1/2 hour night ride with a pal, burning off a few pies (1700 calories) resulting ina dirty muddy bike!

 

I need to get out and get my fitness back. Be a waste of a bike other wise.

Work is usually dead after new year so hopefully will be able to get out

 

Nice pic, white looks better covered in mud!

Get on it Carlo

 

There is a good few quids worth there for sure. Not really ever worked out what it all cost! Luckily got a few bits cheaper in sales ETC.

 

I got myself an old Cannondale F500 in Team Vovlvo colours with XTR/XT upgrade last year. I had wanted one for over 12 years go grabbed it when i saw it for sale.

I built up a Merlin years ago with the best of everything, sadly got stolen when i left the RAF and my mate was supposed to be looking after it.

 

Here's my beast.Cannondale lefty with all xtr group set and hope pro 2 hubs
Was grey when I got it.Now resprayed Focus st orange.