Shoot the breeze here.
I plan to go out riding around the Kilsyth area for 4-5 hrs on Thursday if anyone wants to come along. Kilsyth, Banton Loch,Croy, Antonine wall,Twechar, a mix of farm track and singletrack ,fairly easy going with a few hill climbs and descents. Just enough to try and work off the excesses of the last few days. Starting out from the Coachman Hotel on Kilsyth main st at 10am if you are interested.
I set this bike up for family rides but it really isn’t getting used enough to justify keeping it, plus I need space in the garage for a new road bike !
So it’s a 2010 Bad Boy Disc – 26 inch wheeled, rigid, size medium.
It’s similar to this :
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/bad-boy-r-slx-2011-hybrid-bike-ec025252
It’s been ridden only around a dozen times, and this summer I upgraded a heap of stuff, as below :
Wheels – 2011 Shimano MT15
Chainset, BB and cassette – 2011 Deore
Brakes – 2011 SLX, with 160mm centrelock rotors
shifters and front mech – 2011 SLX
tyres – 2011 Schwalbe Landcruiser 1.90
since putting this stuff on it I’ve used it 4 times so it is in very close to new condition. Also comes with mudguards, and I’ll stick on the original flat pedals.
I reckon as a new build it would be between £1200 and £1300, so I’m looking for around £750 for it. If you are interested please mail me : iain.clow@gmail.com and I can get some pics to you, sort a test ride etc
Cheers
Iain
Merry Crimbo to you and yours from me and mine.
Calling all folks with the 30 quid deal extreme lights: I had my fairly new lights on charge in the office and they started putting out a lovely molten plastic smelling smoke. lucky I was sitting right bedside them at the time so I yanked the plug out the wall straight away! Hate to think what would’ve happened if I’d been out the office – or worse, charging them at home! They were being charged up from completely flat and I guess the charger just totally overheated, I think the battery is OK though. Needless to say they’ll be getting sent back.
I’ve had a couple of sets of the £50 jobs from deal extreme with no such problems, but if you own these cheaper ones beware of where and when you charge them!
Oh, and Merry Christmas everyone!!
Gavin 😀
For those of you who haven’t seen it, heres a link too the great event that is Tweedlove. The Glentress 7 is a cracking wee race and there’s a discounted offer running in January for entries. For the eagle eyed among you, you may even spot me in the promo film…
Anyway, its a pretty easy course and well worth an entry if you’ve never raced before.
D
I’m starting the weekend early and heading to Mugdock for a wee blast this afternoon about 2/3pm. No snow and no rain. Fancy it? Drop me a line or text and I’ll meet you in the car park.
07970 260 420
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Check this out – inspired!
http://niksbikingblog.blogspot.com/
An old mate nick has done a great wee adventure on a bike with a raft, sounds mad but is oddly appealing, I should have been on this trip but had a prior engagement with a friend from Brasil, a big downhill trail and lots of beer – I wouldnt mind teaming up on his next trip, the last time I met nick he was a trail centre junkie, now quite the adventurer!
After a season of cross racing and thinking there was times my cross bike was a bit less than up to the gloop, got me thinking I should set my under-used MTB to be a bit more XC friendly… First plan is to replace the beefy wheel rims with a mavic 717 or similar, then fit a rigid carbon fork (exotic cycles version?) during cross season/winter then back to my old faithful coil sprung RS pikes in summer. Plan B is to sell the Pikes in favour of a ligher XC fork (SID?) then keep it as a lighter build all year round – at expense of my Chamelon’s hardcore jumptastic abilities (the bike, not mine!). Any thoughts about using a rigid set up? Would it be daft to go for a flexy fork (the 20mm bolt through pikes are solid) just to save 2lbs?
For those who are thinking of venturing out while the snow is still here, you may want to invest in ice tyres. Marky Mark and I headed out for what proved to be a terrific ride around Howood and Gleniffer Braes in the snow and ice. The cycle track out was like boilerplate in places though nothing stopped us in our tracks. Only taking a break and putting a foot down did we realise how slippy the trails were. Would it be worth going out with normal tyres? Hmmm, not sure. Where the paths are well trodden, it’ll be a slow and nervous plod with scope for lots of elbow ground interfaces.
As for the ride, it was great to try somewhere new to me adding in some familiar sections round Glennifer Braes. The snow and ice made for a really fun day out with the clear winter light making for great views.
Pics on the link below.
At the end of the ride, we popped into Thomsons Cycles in Paisley. Good to see a familiar name back in the game. I noticed that for those who may be looking and are currently experiencing the “sorry, we can’t get ice tyres from suppliers until next year” faff that I found last year, they have a set of Conti 240 Spike Claws in stock. I know that Big Al at Wheelcraft had a couple of pairs of Schwalbe Spikers in the last time I was in while Kev at Escape Route had a couple of pairs in when I was in a few weeks ago. I know Luke got his from Alpine earlier in the year but I’m not sure if they have any in stock.
If you are swithering about getting a set, they are absolutely worth the money if only to get out on blue sky days like yesterday.
Cheers
Sanny
I’ve been wanting to learn how to build wheels for years, eying up Edinburgh Bike Co-op’s course and reading various bits and pieces. While I can replace spokes and true battered hoops, putting one together from scratch seemed a black art. Earlier this year, I bought a copy of The Professional Guide to Wheel Building, by Roger Musson of Wheelpro. Reading it left me thinking can it really be that easy, and scouting about for parts to build a spare set of wheels for the cross bike. Continue reading
