Here comes the Summer Sunn ! C'est FIN !
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my interpretation of the same frame :idea:
its a lovely frame indeed :mrgreen:
its my errand bike
with a tange double butted rigid fork, sachs quartz rear mech , streak X crankset with TA rings, Avid Arch 50 V Brakes, XTR triggers, Syncros stemn ritchey seatpost, and 217 rims on black Brubz 2 front and black LX back with period Python Gold
my interpretation of the same frame :idea:
its a lovely frame indeed :mrgreen:
its my errand bike
with a tange double butted rigid fork, sachs quartz rear mech , streak X crankset with TA rings, Avid Arch 50 V Brakes, XTR triggers, Syncros stemn ritchey seatpost, and 217 rims on black Brubz 2 front and black LX back with period Python Gold
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Smart bduc
Managed to try my new toy out in the week .
Firstly a 2hr ride on some of my favourite trails . Before I even got to them , I got a flat :roll: Hope this wasn't a bad omen
. . .
Let the fun begin ! This , being a road , and only 17% , not really what I was looking for . Thankfully it's only the prelude to riding up this , this being where it flattens out :shock:
Some propper off road trails , STEEP ! Steeper coming up to that gap between the bushes you can see in the background ! Made it on 24 x 28 granny gear , just . Photo was as much to get my breath back as for piccy purposes
On top of the Downs now , and along the South Downs Way .
Big trail , big ring all the way along to nice drop down to main road .
Bike felt a bit sluggish TBH . Realised why when I got home . Only around 20psi in the front tyre after the flat :facepalm:
Nice and light though . That evening I put on a slightly longer stem for a tad more stretch and rise .
Next day , went out with a group around Stanmer Park . Doing a race there in a couple of weeks , so good to get an idea of the place . Some lovely tight singletrack , technical , rooty and good for bikes with narrow bars Glad to be in front of the others with their wide bars
Having got a bit more air in my front tyre :roll: the bike was excellent ! Riding position was great , and it all worked flawlessly
So all in all , I'm really pleased with the bike .
Mike
bduc61":2vsx03kn said:my interpretation of the same frame :idea:
its a lovely frame indeed :mrgreen:
its my errand bike
with a tange double butted rigid fork, sachs quartz rear mech , streak X crankset with TA rings, Avid Arch 50 V Brakes, XTR triggers, Syncros stemn ritchey seatpost, and 217 rims on black Brubz 2 front and black LX back with period Python Gold
Smart bduc
Managed to try my new toy out in the week .
Firstly a 2hr ride on some of my favourite trails . Before I even got to them , I got a flat :roll: Hope this wasn't a bad omen
. . .
Let the fun begin !
This , being a road , and only 17% , not really what I was looking for . Thankfully it's only the prelude to riding up this , this being where it flattens out :shock: Some propper off road trails , STEEP ! Steeper coming up to that gap between the bushes you can see in the background ! Made it on 24 x 28 granny gear , just . Photo was as much to get my breath back as for piccy purposes
On top of the Downs now , and along the South Downs Way .
Big trail , big ring all the way along to nice drop down to main road .
Bike felt a bit sluggish TBH . Realised why when I got home . Only around 20psi in the front tyre after the flat :facepalm:
Nice and light though . That evening I put on a slightly longer stem for a tad more stretch and rise .
Next day , went out with a group around Stanmer Park . Doing a race there in a couple of weeks , so good to get an idea of the place . Some lovely tight singletrack , technical , rooty and good for bikes with narrow bars
Glad to be in front of the others with their wide bars Having got a bit more air in my front tyre :roll: the bike was excellent ! Riding position was great , and it all worked flawlessly
So all in all , I'm really pleased with the bike .
Mike
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How do you find the wrists hold up? I'm veering towards hard tails even with my upright riding position, especially downhill.
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hidden gems these sunn frames are. Mine doesnt seem to get much love on here, but I think I prefer it to my zaskar.
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Seriously great fun to ride . May even prefer it to my Scotts . Should be embarrased about that, being a '98 .
Can't see why they're underrated .
Biggest concern was the Ritchey foam grips . They're fairly thin , but very comfortable . No wrist ache HM .
Definately a better riding position compared to the Bonty , Coomber . Good decision .
Still got to get some paint on the underside of the downtube and forks . But not before I have more fun on it !
However , noticed the l/h crank had come loose when I cleaned the bike , as it did on the Bonty . New bb too . Cleaned out the threads and loctited it . Also put a pair of crank extractors over the 8mm bolts to stop them from moving Hope that works
Mike
Seriously great fun to ride . May even prefer it to my Scotts . Should be embarrased about that, being a '98 .
Can't see why they're underrated .
Biggest concern was the Ritchey foam grips . They're fairly thin , but very comfortable . No wrist ache HM .
Definately a better riding position compared to the Bonty , Coomber . Good decision .
Still got to get some paint on the underside of the downtube and forks . But not before I have more fun on it !
However , noticed the l/h crank had come loose when I cleaned the bike , as it did on the Bonty . New bb too . Cleaned out the threads and loctited it . Also put a pair of crank extractors over the 8mm bolts to stop them from moving Hope that works
Mike
