Random new bike thread
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Dude, our dumbasses cant even speak English properly.
Looked back at pictures and I've been riding it like this since at least May 2017! Wow, props to Thomson actually... broken stem was still quite strong after all!
That explains a lot. For many years Denk Engineering in Freiburg were doing the development for Scott, or? Any reason that relationship ended?
Didn't he go to Cannondale after Scott?
Not a new bike, but a random one. A nice random bike.
www.pinkbike.com
Staff Ride: Brian's '10 Year' RAAW Madonna V2 Project Bike - Pinkbike
Brian Park decided to build up a bike that could survive a decade of hard riding.
Well, they haven't been ridden before those pictures were taken, that's for sure...
gonna need a lot of sharpie
I always forget to take a pic before riding new toys. Or I've put old bashed up pedals or something on an otherwise new bike. Or both.
I'm always envious of the sweet photos some people have of new shiny toys, but I'm too useless to get them myself.
That was the first comment I got from the girlfriend about the last bike I built, "ew you're going to put those gross looking used pedals on this brand new bike?"
WELL YEAH, they're red (kinda)!
I feel sort of embarrassed on a new bike until it gets beat up sufficiently.That was the first comment I got from the girlfriend about the last bike I built, "ew you're going to put those gross looking used pedals on this brand new bike?"
WELL YEAH, they're red (kinda)!
Ya, but can you really say that the first good scratch does not hurt just a little bit?
My new Nukeproof came frame wrapped, and having never had a frame wrap I didn't realise and clamped the top tube in the work stand. No real damage but it made the wrap go all wrinkly and stupid looking. God dammit.
A few years ago a buddy crashed on his first ride with brand new kashima 40s and took a rock to the stanchion. He literally just went back to the car in silence and went home.
Brand new fork actually damaged is the SUCK.
Years and years ago, a friend brought out his brand new never ridden Norco Shore, complete with Hammersmidt crank and Totem. Thing was nice.
We had just built a new ten foot drop, but no one had done it yet.
Another friend said hey ill do the drop if I can do it on other buddies new bike. He agreed and guy rode it up to the drop, slipped a pedal something fierce and ghostrided that new bike right off the drop, sending it tomohawking.
No damage, but the owner of the bike turned white and looked like a walking dead man.
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A few years ago, I wrecked hard on my new DHR, first day on the bike, first day of the DH season. Twisted the lowers of a new-to-me Boxxer beyond repair, that was fun. A brand spanking new 888 was ordered pronto, that probably saved my life.Brand new fork actually damaged is the SUCK.
Years and years ago, a friend brought out his brand new never ridden Norco Shore, complete with Hammersmidt crank and Totem. Thing was nice.
We had just built a new ten foot drop, but no one had done it yet.
Another friend said hey ill do the drop if I can do it on other buddies new bike. He agreed and guy rode it up to the drop, slipped a pedal something fierce and ghostrided that new bike right off the drop, sending it tomohawking.
No damage, but the owner of the bike turned white and looked like like walking dead man.
I forgot to mention that Sandwich wrecked on the bike with the new 888 shortly afterwards.A few years ago, I wrecked hard on my new DHR, first day on the bike, first day of the DH season. Twisted the lowers of a new-to-me Boxxer beyond repair, that was fun. A brand spanking new 888 was ordered pronto, that probably saved my life.
My son (then 3 years old) got jealous when he learned I was leaving for a 4-day alpine trip. He took a hammer from the toolbox and proceeded to whack the left stanchion of my brand new Marzocchi 350 fork. I had just finished installing it.
I looked at him, then looked at a patio chair, took a deep breath and then decided it would be better to kick the darn chair into my neighbor's backyard, instead of my kid.
Then I realized I was using the stupid chair to hold my toolbox.
TL/DR: I finished polishing the stanchion and recovering almost all the tools from the tall grass -that I didn't care to mow before- at 1 AM. I was leaving for the trip at 4 AM that same night.
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stanchion issues are way over-fussed about. all of my forks get scratches shortly after being installed. none have leaked oil. all have functioned well. none have failed catastrophically. ymmv.
Interesting lines in there. Hey @kidwooNot a new bike, but a random one. A nice random bike.
Staff Ride: Brian's '10 Year' RAAW Madonna V2 Project Bike - Pinkbike
Brian Park decided to build up a bike that could survive a decade of hard riding.
You finally ordered your set of Deutsche Qualitätsarbeit?
Not really, I'm sort of unaware of that shit.
looks like a session
I'm so used to looking at carbon bikes now that thing looks.........'slender'
It's pretty. Frick chores!
edit: holy shit
Weight: 36.5 lb
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That's like three pounds heavier than my Nicolai. With a 40 on it. And double down tires.Edit: holy shit
Weight: 36.5 lb
Those LAST bikes are sexy and light... hows the durability on them?
Such clean lines (minus the large dropped DT in front of the BB). Too bad it is a 29er, no chance for sticking 26" wheels in it.
i don’t think anyone knows yet.
It's German so they probably have the number system that other companies use, jumps no longer than........ Drops no larger than.......
If you go outside the frame's intended purpose it will report to HQ and you will be poisoned with knobachoc the following day.
Their alloy frames have been around for a pretty long time and their reputation is not bad. Which says none about the crabon pink pleasure pictured here ofc.
Novichok, Knobachoc, the one that stops you getting teh Covids and Autism.
Yt has a new video, maybe a new Capra.