Recent content by Alpha1653

Uh oh....I've just given the bike a quick service ahead of a few races I've got coming up and have noticed a couple of brown/orange spots forming under the paint on one of the tubes. I've been expecting a little rust to form at some point but has anyone got any advice on ow to treat it? Strip...

Good stuff - what year's yours? What's the plan?

I hope it won't come to that!

Fair one. That said, it's managed one end of Wales to the other as well as a week guiding around Brechfa without me dying in a mess of broken welds, snapped tubes and general mass destruction. Of course, that's not to say it won't snap at some point - I'll report back if it does. :)

Now with a set of Exotic rigid carbon forks. Roughly 23-24lbs and fast as anything. Great fun to ride!

Quick update: in its new guise as a commuter...

If you're looking for inspiration for a modern build for the 97 frame, see the link below for the one I've just finished. It's taken a while but it was worth it. Hand on heart, I don't know which bike I prefer to ride: this one or my much more modern and much more expensive Santa Cruz - the Kona...

Cheers! Just weighed it - 26lb with pedals and some not very lightweight kit on it. Happy with that.

The bike's still going strong but is considerably less clean now! I've encountered very few problems to be honest. It has unshipped the chain once in about a 1/2 a dozen rides, and that was on a fast and very rooty descent. I'm willing to drop a chain every few rides in order to maintain the...

Well, apart from the odd trundle around the streets I've not had that much of an opportunity to give this thing a proper baptism. Until tonight that is. Man alive, this things fast! It took a little getting used to being back on a hard tail from a 6 inch full sussed but once I'd got that...

The forks are reduced down to 100mm but I'm running them with about 1/3 sag bringing the a-c down to about 440. That only kicks the head angle back by about 1 - 1.5 degrees over the original 410mm P2s. It's not that noticeable just spinning around the street but we'll see after a proper ride. I...

As promised, I've got some pictures for you all! The only thing left to do is get the correct sticker set and apply them. Aesthetically, I'm very happy with how it's turned out. Ride report to follow!

It's 0030 and I've finally finished the build. All that remains is to get hold of the correct sticker set. I'll get some pictures up tomorrow.

Alright, I'm working on it! Once it's back, I'll hopefully have it built up next weekend and I'll get pics up straight away.

Frame should be back Weds/Thurs next week. Thomson Elite seat post and Hope seat collar have just arrived in the post. It's finally coming together!