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    Have to get back out on the bikes....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougal View Post
    Yeah, same thing here. Most of the bars on sale today can't be wheeled through a normal doorway, let alone threaded between trees at pace.

    My main bike has protapers which I think were 27" (685mm) and about right.
    Yep, I think I will start at 700ish and go from there.

    Whats your main bike Dougal?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psimpson7 View Post
    Yep, I think I will start at 700ish and go from there.

    Whats your main bike Dougal?
    Turner 5-spot Prototype.
    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.


    Check out the shoes. I had some pre-race brake issues and ran out of time to change.
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    Very nice bike Dougal. The 5spot is a nice looking frame.

    The shoes are great

    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.





    Hopefully the correct stem will turn up this week.

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    Can't beat a 110 year warranty.

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    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.







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    Them tyres are rubbish Pete! Havn't even used em and they are flat on the bottom.
    I rule!!!

    2.4" of Pure FURY!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grimace View Post
    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 .

    James.

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    They are not rubbish because they are flat per-se.. its because they are Maxxis...

    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.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Psimpson7 View Post
    They are not rubbish because they are flat per-se.. its because they are Maxxis...
    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?

    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.

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