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  1. 8th March 2016, 08:24 #1051
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    Such a nice night last night (apart from the norwester) so went for a sneaky pedal and ended up at the top of CMR.. Needed the lights to get home and the last 5km on the flat into a wall of wind... KNACKERED this morning... LOL...

    Awesome ride but I wasn't too fast under the lights on the downhill... I was so darn worn out I had to stop half way due to arm pump...
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    Scored a pair of mint condition 2011 S-Works 74 road shoes.
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    Kangaroo leather, carbon soles, Boa closures...
    Fit like slippers...
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    Hmmm...


    Even I could build this.
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  4. 14th April 2016, 11:59 #1054
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    Just had a week in Rotorua with Vicki and our bikes... Seriously thinking about giving up motorcycles and moving to Rotorua... So much FUN...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    Just had a week in Rotorua with Vicki and our bikes... Seriously thinking about giving up motorcycles and moving to Rotorua... So much FUN...
    Agreed, getting my fitness back up and will go down.
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    but once again you proved me wrong.
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    I was hit by one such driver while remaining in the view of their mirror.
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  6. 21st April 2016, 18:46 #1056
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    Built a nice lightish 29" single speed wheel with a WTB ST i23 rim and Stan's 3.30SS single speed hub.
    However I thought I'd give it a go on the geared CX beast.
    Which meant seeing if I could get some gears on the shorter free hub.
    It's now a 1x7. Fits perfectly

    The other advantage of this setup is that it weighs about 2kg less than the old wheels/tyres!

    The bike feels alive again!

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  7. 25th April 2016, 19:21 #1057
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    Oops...

    It was working nicely until I started fine tuning the gears.
    That's when I realised I was running 9spd shifters on a 10spd cluster...

    Weirdly, it stopped working correctly about then.
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  8. 6th May 2016, 09:14 #1058
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    Greg Minnaar at the Cape Epic
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  9. 11th May 2016, 15:54 #1059
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    Another one down
    Enduro motorbike crash.
    http://www.pinkbike.com/news/stevie-...sses-away.html
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  10. 12th May 2016, 15:26 #1060
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    The singlespeed is dead. Long live the singlespeed....

    But which one?

    My venerable old K2 Zed Team framed singlespeed is kinda falling apart underneath me so I'm shopping for a new 1x1 rig. Budget about $2K. 27.5 or 29" wheel, steel would be nice but not essential, with a decent suspension fork, size 17-19" (I'm 5'10") Preferably with sliding dropouts or EBB etc so I don't need a tensioner.

    The ol K2 had nothing uber light & expensive on it at all in the way of components & weighed 11.4kg, so it would be cool not to go stupidly heavier than that although steel may add a few grams.

    One thing that caught my eye on the outer extremes of the budget was the Kona Explosif It's 1x11 but I could strip the gears off pretty quick.

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    Kona Unit and add a Manitou Marvel Expert 100mm fork.
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    Yep, I was looking at the Unit, about the only factory SS available ex stock now it seems, but the one at the local bike barn had $1250 on it, rigid forks & cable brakes... a fork & decent brakes would deal to $1000 pretty quick so suddenly the $2500 Explosif sitting next to it, with a few other blingy bits besides, starts looking like good value...

    Might keep an eye on TM for a few weeks before pulling the trigger on anything. The trouble with singlespeeds is that unlike most other MTB's, the owners often actually ride them & wear them out!

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    I'd really like a titanium Honzo, but the Unit will have to do in the meantime.
    Mine was $400 on TradeMe and the frame is still stock
    Probably $1200 replacing everything else over the last 18 months.

    The only thing that I'd do immediately on a 2014 or newer one is a suspension fork. The wheels are quite good and the BB7 brakes work quite well.
    Although I do have a 2nd hand set of SRAM Guide RS brakes with 4 pot calipers on mine
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    Quote Originally Posted by NordieBoy View Post
    I'd really like a titanium Honzo, but the Unit will have to do in the meantime.
    Mine was $400 on TradeMe and the frame is still stock
    Probably $1200 replacing everything else over the last 18 months.

    The only thing that I'd do immediately on a 2014 or newer one is a suspension fork. The wheels are quite good and the BB7 brakes work quite well.
    Although I do have a 2nd hand set of SRAM Guide RS brakes with 4 pot calipers on mine
    Ti Honzo? That I can organize.

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    Oh bugger
    Someone was meant to outbid me...

    Gen 3 (2008ish) Santa Cruz Chameleon.



    Oh well, some tweaks and it should be rideable...

    Some nice bits there: Phil Wood BB, Paul WORD rear hub, Cane Creek headset, Thompson seat post...

    Some crap too...
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