Have to get back out on the bikes....:(
Printable View
Have to get back out on the bikes....:(
Yep, I think I will start at 700ish and go from there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dougal
Whats your main bike Dougal?
Turner 5-spot Prototype.:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Psimpson7
Built about 2001 as a lightweight Turner RFX to test the geometry and handling of the 5-spot.
I bought it off the test-rider and shipped it out to NZ end of 2003. I run 6" 6-pack rockers on the back, coil sprung with a custom valved Nixon on the front. It's horst link.
10 years old and all pivot bushings are original. I give them a clean and grease every year or so.
I've own bigger bikes, I own smaller bikes but this is the one that gets ridden everywhere. Here's a pic of me riding it about 7 years ago.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...1&d=1362995283
Check out the shoes.:D I had some pre-race brake issues and ran out of time to change.
Very nice bike Dougal. The 5spot is a nice looking frame.
The shoes are great :D
Headset turned up earlier. Cane Creek 110. Thankfully someone bought the wrong one so a bargain for me! Its a very very nicely made part.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/03/642.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/03/643.jpg
Hopefully the correct stem will turn up this week.
Can't beat a 110 year warranty.:D
Little more progress today. I have changed a few plans aswell. The formulas, and blue Straitline stem, chrome bars etc are now staying on this bike.
I cant go much further now as the only front mech i have is direct mount for the Banshee, and the Shifters are a pair of X0 2x10's which are a bit overkill for this aswell (which was suppoed to be a cheap project!)
Last few jobs for now are to tidy up the brake routings and so on, oh and I have the rear disc rotor on the wrong way around.
I'm actually quite happy with how the colours are looking.
Dougal, you probably will be unsuprised to learn! I have ordered some Hope Stealth M4 Tech Evo's for the Banshee. Merlin cycles had a 10% off sale and were about the cheapest online for the stealth versions anyway. :)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/03/597.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/03/598.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/03/599.jpg
Them tyres are rubbish Pete! Havn't even used em and they are flat on the bottom.
:) Oh Grimace. You are so insightful. I seem to remember you having several issues with those flat bottomed-type tyres at Mt Joyce once. It's really, really good of you share the knowledge gained from your experience ;).Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimace
James.
They are not rubbish because they are flat per-se.. its because they are Maxxis... :D
Latest pic.
I have fitted the x0 shifters now so all I need now is grips, a front mech, and a rear wheel skewer as I have borrowed that one to set it up from another bike. Everything apart from the front mech is on order.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/03/515.jpg
:p IMHO the Minion DHF UST is one of Maxxis' better tyres, but getting on the heavy side for a trail bike. It sounds like you are not happy about them Pete. Do you have plans for something else?Quote:
Originally Posted by Psimpson7
I run DHF USTs on my DH bike, but WTB Dissent and WTB Prowler MX, ghetto tubeless'd on my Chameleon. They are Kevlar beaded and have thinner sidewalls so a good 300-odd grams lighter than the DHF UST.
James.