And then there were three - Dave Lloyd content within.
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I know what you mean, but what is interesting is that the rear triangles are all the same, the only difference (other than the obvious tube diameters) is a slightly longer seat tube on the blue / red one.sinnerman":3r5zjlp1 said:
The blue / red one has become a regular ride alongside the DOGS, they are my go to bikes for all my general offroad riding.
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Ringo generously let me ride the blue bike before I packed it up and sent it oop North, so I can say that all three ride very differently. They all have that on On ON characteristic which I think is almost certainly from their road bike ancestry and they are all quick steering but stable, but each one is noticeably different.
Once the blue one is finished, I will do a back to back, possibly somewhere like Haldon red run.
As for matching your Zinn's Geo, in quantity and rarity perhaps, but I think my builds fall a little short of your high standards.
Still, it'll make a Cats meet up a little easier to arrange now. :mrgreen:
Ringo generously let me ride the blue bike before I packed it up and sent it oop North, so I can say that all three ride very differently. They all have that on On ON characteristic which I think is almost certainly from their road bike ancestry and they are all quick steering but stable, but each one is noticeably different.
Once the blue one is finished, I will do a back to back, possibly somewhere like Haldon red run.
As for matching your Zinn's Geo, in quantity and rarity perhaps, but I think my builds fall a little short of your high standards.
Still, it'll make a Cats meet up a little easier to arrange now. :mrgreen:
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Time for a bump.
I said I would build this over the winter, but so far there hasn't been one. Never the less, I am now on holiday until the New Year, so work has started and almost immediately stopped, as I had forgotten I need spokes to rebuild the back wheel, the current 2mm spokes look like tree trunks compared to the 1.5mm's on the front, so, I will get some spokes on order pronto.
In the meantime BB in, Middleburn cranks on, Mavic 217 / Pace RC50 front wheel in Pace RC36 forks, X-Lite handlebars fitted to Ritchey stem, complete with X-Lite bar ends Shimano XT levers and Sachs Wavey 8 speed shifters. Ritchey seatpost in, fitted with Selle Italia Turbo. XT F&R mechs both installed, 1st generation V brakes still to be fitted.
I'll get some snaps once the back wheel is done and the tyres are on.
Time for a bump.
I said I would build this over the winter, but so far there hasn't been one. Never the less, I am now on holiday until the New Year, so work has started and almost immediately stopped, as I had forgotten I need spokes to rebuild the back wheel, the current 2mm spokes look like tree trunks compared to the 1.5mm's on the front, so, I will get some spokes on order pronto.
In the meantime BB in, Middleburn cranks on, Mavic 217 / Pace RC50 front wheel in Pace RC36 forks, X-Lite handlebars fitted to Ritchey stem, complete with X-Lite bar ends Shimano XT levers and Sachs Wavey 8 speed shifters. Ritchey seatpost in, fitted with Selle Italia Turbo. XT F&R mechs both installed, 1st generation V brakes still to be fitted.
I'll get some snaps once the back wheel is done and the tyres are on.
