Bike porn thread

[Higgins617]

Nice rock kicker for a little air

[nelly1974]

Just got this one today. Its a 2003 cannondale Jekyll it is so clean it looks like a display model at a bike shop. Basically spent most of its life under a tarp. Original everything including tires which look brand new.

[nelly1974]

They look so nice together

[rishardh]

Just got this one today. Its a 2003 cannondale Jekyll it is so clean it looks like a display model at a bike shop. Basically spent most of its life under a tarp. Original everything including tires which look brand new.

Nice... is it a Lefty? Cannot tell from the pic.

Never mind, saw the next post. Got too excited  They look great 

[nelly1974]

Just got this one today. Its a 2003 cannondale Jekyll it is so clean it looks like a display model at a bike shop. Basically spent most of its life under a tarp. Original everything including tires which look brand new.

Nice... is it a Lefty? Cannot tell from the pic.

Never mind, saw the next post. Got too excited  They look great 

Thanks. I cant wait to take it on the trails and ride it hard.

[nelly1974]

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Sweet pics. I need to get a bit braver on my bike. Havent tried any jumps yet. Have had plenty of falls though.

[nelly1974]

Took my baby out for a nice 12 mile ride.

[nelly1974]

Another pic. Love showing her off.

[nelly1974]

 Also had my Trek 4300 (the loaner). Dont really use it myself but this sucker has taken a beating from all I have lent it to, and has kept asking for more.

[Zed]

Very nice jekyll  nelly  love my jekyll,infact think ill go out on my today now 

[Zed]

A pic of mine relaxing on one of my favourite trails 

[Zed]

  that wasnt the picture i selected  technology drives me nuts  thats better

[nelly1974]

Very nice jekyll  nelly  love my jekyll,infact think ill go out on my today now 

Thank you sir. Any pics of that Jekyll of yours?

[nelly1974]

Nevermind. Just saw it. That one has that cool shock. I want to ride one of those some day.

[Zed]

Very nice jekyll  nelly  love my jekyll,infact think ill go out on my today now 

Thank you sir. Any pics of that Jekyll of yours?

its above  here is another,mine was a frame replacement so got a mixture of parts as original bike was a delta v,so its now a jeckyll 800 with early headshock and deore and xt equipment    fox float l rear shock,

[nelly1974]

Very nice jekyll  nelly  love my jekyll,infact think ill go out on my today now 

Thank you sir. Any pics of that Jekyll of yours?

its above  here is another,mine was a frame replacement so got a mixture of parts as original bike was a delta v,so its now a jeckyll 800 with early headshock and deore and xt equipment    fox float l rear shock,

Love it.

[nelly1974]

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Ibis Bow Ti

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Ritchey Road Logic    made by Tom himself

Bike looks amazing!

[shark_za]

My CX/tourer, just converted to 1x11 gears, out on its first ride this morning:

Not a well known brand to the general public.
My buddies MTB is a Cotic Solaris, I like it a lot.

[nelly1974]

My CX/tourer, just converted to 1x11 gears, out on its first ride this morning:

Not a well known brand to the general public.
My buddies MTB is a Cotic Solaris, I like it a lot.

Hot bikes Shark _za
That mtb is a sweet hardtail.

[nelly1974]

 Took one of my babies out today for a 13 mile trail ride. It took it like a G. 

[captain spaulding]

I posed this in the movie thread because I just watched it. I remember someone making a thread about (I think) this movie coming out a few months back. Anyways, its been playing on one of the movie channels and its great! Figured you guys would like it. Here is the full trailer.

[nelly1974]

I posed this in the movie thread because I just watched it. I remember someone making a thread about (I think) this movie coming out a few months back. Anyways, its been playing on one of the movie channels and its great! Figured you guys would like it. Here is the full trailer.

I own this documentarybin blu ray. Its worth it for the scenery alone.

[lowtech]

Is anybody into bike parts enough to tell me if there are HD sprung forks suitable for a Load bike? What do you think about sprung seat posts? are there good ones out there or should I rather find a well sprung/cushioned seat?

I think about tweaking the Sturmey Archer front brake on my load bike. I ahev been looking at the Magura Hymec hydraulic clutch conversion Kit for Motorbikes -  will the extinftion of cable play and force lost in a mile long brake cable improve the brake enough to justify an investment of around 200.- € or should I rather look for a neqw wheel with hub dynamo and roller/disc/hydraulic rim brake?!

Sorry for spamming this thread, but there seem to b e enough technically inclined bike nuts around to actually be more helpful than bored bike shop personnell.

This is the bike in question:
Drum brake up front, Magura HS11 in the back.
Weighs a ton empty, leta lone full of stuff and tools (or kids)

[hiraethus]

Not a well known brand to the general public.
My buddies MTB is a Cotic Solaris, I like it a lot.

Yeah, they're only a small company, but well regarded particularly in the UK.  This is my third Cotic (and I'd have bought a Solaris too, if it had adjustable dropouts/eccentric BB - I bought a Salsa El Mariachi MTB instead).

[hiraethus]

Is anybody into bike parts enough to tell me if there are HD sprung forks suitable for a Load bike? What do you think about sprung seat posts? are there good ones out there or should I rather find a well sprung/cushioned seat?

I think about tweaking the Sturmey Archer front brake on my load bike. I ahev been looking at the Magura Hymec hydraulic clutch conversion Kit for Motorbikes -  will the extinftion of cable play and force lost in a mile long brake cable improve the brake enough to justify an investment of around 200.- € or should I rather look for a neqw wheel with hub dynamo and roller/disc/hydraulic rim brake?!

Sorry for spamming this thread, but there seem to b e enough technically inclined bike nuts around to actually be more helpful than bored bike shop personnell.

This is the bike in question:
Drum brake up front, Magura HS11 in the back.
Weighs a ton empty, leta lone full of stuff and tools (or kids)

You can get short suspension forks - often used on recumbent bikes, such as these: http://www.hpvelotechnik.com/produkte/federgabeln/meks_carbon_ac_e.html  Check the weight limits on them though, as you'd probably be able to carry much more on your cargobike than the fork could handle.

Maybe look at a suspension seatpost or sprung Brooks saddle for more comfort too.

However, I'd go for the biggest front tyre you can fit, run at the lowest sensible pressure you can get away with.  Change to a hydraulic disc dynamo hub too - a Shimano hub and brake shouldn't cost too much (they're particularly cheap in Germany, because of your excellent lighting regulations ).

[hiraethus]

A look at some very interesting mountain bikes from Jeff Jones:

Nice riding too.

[Zed]

Love his bikes and philosophy  i generally always prefered fully rigid mtb's due too my bmx background,think ill change my front suspension on my hardtail after christmas for rigid  like his handle bars as well 

[nelly1974]

Trying out a new trail today.

[lowtech]

Is anybody into bike parts enough to tell me if there are HD sprung forks suitable for a Load bike? What do you think about sprung seat posts? are there good ones out there or should I rather find a well sprung/cushioned seat?

I think about tweaking the Sturmey Archer front brake on my load bike. I ahev been looking at the Magura Hymec hydraulic clutch conversion Kit for Motorbikes -  will the extinftion of cable play and force lost in a mile long brake cable improve the brake enough to justify an investment of around 200.- € or should I rather look for a neqw wheel with hub dynamo and roller/disc/hydraulic rim brake?!

Sorry for spamming this thread, but there seem to b e enough technically inclined bike nuts around to actually be more helpful than bored bike shop personnell.

This is the bike in question:
Drum brake up front, Magura HS11 in the back.
Weighs a ton empty, leta lone full of stuff and tools (or kids)

You can get short suspension forks - often used on recumbent bikes, such as these: http://www.hpvelotechnik.com/produkte/federgabeln/meks_carbon_ac_e.html  Check the weight limits on them though, as you'd probably be able to carry much more on your cargobike than the fork could handle.

Maybe look at a suspension seatpost or sprung Brooks saddle for more comfort too.

However, I'd go for the biggest front tyre you can fit, run at the lowest sensible pressure you can get away with.  Change to a hydraulic disc dynamo hub too - a Shimano hub and brake shouldn't cost too much (they're particularly cheap in Germany, because of your excellent lighting regulations ).

I´ll look into that. Thank you for your suggestions! riding with less air is not a good option with this bike. If you find a pressure comfortable for riding alone, it won´t work with the bike loaded up or with a passenger, so I ride at around 4 -4,5 bar, which makes the bike roll easy but notvery comfortable.   

[nelly1974]

Early mountain biking