another sweet looking ride!Originally posted by mudbuster
Here is my sweet ride
Help with some burly hardtail pics...
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I think this one deserves a spot on here...it was posted on nsmb. Alu frame w/ CS lengths of 13.5-15.16...crazy:
nice cruiser 
i bet thats unstable on the backwheel
i bet thats unstable on the backwheel
anyone know what kind of frame that is or if it is available? looks similar to a clifcat - anyone have the story? thanks - Keyth
Rumor has it that an Endless Lifetime will replace the Norco 250 it's built with now in less than a week!!!
Hi.
This is my hardtail
This is my hardtail
May I present my new Cortina Triton DS 4130 hardtail, all built finally. It's got a sweet raw/beadblasted steel finish, ghetto front derailleur stop (cortina forgot to give me one on the DT, but I have a clamp-on thingie coming), and is nearly clean of stickers... sorry Cortina, but they were heinous. Had to go.
g-uh EH toe shEE Kuh
Nice work on the decals Mikey. Not enough hose clamps or gaffer tape though for my likings. Maybe if you just attach some randomly somewhere? Maybe some faux bloodstains? *thumbs up*
Nice work on the decals Mikey. Not enough hose clamps or gaffer tape though for my likings. Maybe if you just attach some randomly somewhere? Maybe some faux bloodstains? *thumbs up*
Yeah, it looks funny to me in the pic, too...I generally set it flat when it's at full extension (Yup, I'm a weenie with a front derailleur) and I guess it just does that naturally when it's down... but it didn't look *quite* so wierd in real life.
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ya i gotcha - i think we're just so used to seeing seats low & level or tilted up/back a bit... i have mine tilted back a bit because that's most comfortable for the position of my body when i'm seated... my weight is usually back & the seat is way low & out of the way.
are you giving the 4130 a whirl over the bmxtb or did you want to try something a little more xcish (??) or ...?
- dump
No, the BMXtb got mis-aligned by US Air in transit...rear end got kinda squished. Was originally told it was irreparable and I sure couldn't afford another BMXtb...then it turned out Frank the Welder could fix it [easily], which I had him do for about $50. Now i have 2 frames...gonna try this for a while and see how I like it, sell one sometime down the road.
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Sweet. Although your TT looks more sloped than mine, something tell me that the Shiver SC is a long fork. Hope you enjoy it
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The stencil job looks cool, but it clashes with the text on the top tube. I'd either redo it to match, or remove it altogether. And your seat is jacked.
Hope the bike works out for you.
heres mine, all i need is an IS front wheel and to put the brakeon
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Dude, your fork is going the wrong way...I'd talk to manitou warranty!!
Seriously, nice ride...what's your impression of the Dorado so far?? (you might check to make sure it's properly lubed, too, as per our other thread, just in case...)
MD
Seriously, nice ride...what's your impression of the Dorado so far?? (you might check to make sure it's properly lubed, too, as per our other thread, just in case...)
MD
yeah its nice
well stiff super smooth and more controlled than teh shiver
theres tonnes of grease n **** coming out teh seals atm? and they fell pretty slow compared to the shiver
they feel quite oversprung too even with teh soft spring
well stiff super smooth and more controlled than teh shiver
theres tonnes of grease n **** coming out teh seals atm? and they fell pretty slow compared to the shiver
they feel quite oversprung too even with teh soft spring
Yeah, mine feel pretty stiff even with a soft spring, too.
There should be some oil on the legs; grease might indicate yours wasn't properly lubed at the facotry (I heard rumors some shipped with grease instead of oil).
MD
There should be some oil on the legs; grease might indicate yours wasn't properly lubed at the facotry (I heard rumors some shipped with grease instead of oil).
MD
right
it isnt oil as such more like thin grease
there are oil rings on teh stanchions too but its getting less, i think its cause their just bedding in,
also their getitng faster the more i use them so they could just be freeing up
it isnt oil as such more like thin grease
there are oil rings on teh stanchions too but its getting less, i think its cause their just bedding in,
also their getitng faster the more i use them so they could just be freeing up
13.5" stays??!
Freakin sick that is.
if you ever get rid of it, plan on selling frame/headset. it is next to impossible to get out without causing some sort of damage to either the frame or headset. i know from experience.
My latest incarnation of my bike. Since this thread was started, this is the 6-7 guise it's had. My 24-7 v4 with added shivers.
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rob yhou need a blue hope seatclamp
Hmm... it is my birthday soon, may as well treat myself! I've been meaning to get a blue clamp for a while, a long with blue blanker bolts for my z1s but that plans gone out the window!
still want teh z1 lowers?
My bike is the best
Yeah i want those lowers, do they come with a brace? I'll have to get that sorted.
no, no brace, i take it you bent yours?
No, phil did being "hardcore". He's bent two braces now by crashing while DJing and he blames the forks for being weak...