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« on: November 22, 2007, 12:19:30 »
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« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2007, 12:49:46 »
That's nice, but is it road-legal :?


I've always had a softspot for Ducatis, especially the lust-worthy 916 (& its derivatives)


I'd be happy with this bike instead at the moment (bit too far to go & collect though)
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Or this Trek Madone
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« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2007, 21:55:40 »
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« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2007, 23:10:34 »
I like Yetis, but have never seen the need for a full-suspension bike. I spent several years racing MTB & never had it!
Admittedly my present Trek has it, but it's always locked out for the events that I do.

They produced a wonderful hardtail frame (the ARC)*

I used to lust after one when I had my Pace Research, but couldn't justify replacing a perfectly good (British, nay Yorkshire!!, produced) bike for another one

A friend a Yeti 'FRO' when I first got my Pace, that was also a nice bike

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*And they still produce the 'ARC XC-Race'
(I quite like the look of the 'ARC-X')
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« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2007, 23:40:03 »
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For the bikers on here, get your Christmas wish list out


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Straight to the top of it mate :?  :D
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« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2007, 00:34:05 »
get yourself a norco sasquatch, put rock shox boxxer forkes on it 180mm travel (this is a hardtail by the way) put saints crankset on it, and take gears off, just like mine, its indestructable and fun to ride :lol:
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« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2007, 10:16:34 »
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get yourself a norco sasquatch, put rock shox boxxer forkes on it 180mm travel (this is a hardtail by the way)

I'll admit I've not heard of those :?

Couldn't tell you how much travel the RockShox on mine have, as they're rarely unlocked.
(certainly won't be unlocked tomorrow for the cross at Bingley, which is a 'Cyclists verses Runners' up onto the local Moor & back!!)


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put saints crankset on it, and take gears off, just like mine, its indestructable and fun to ride :lol:

My Pace had Bullseye cranks on it, it was a very tough unit, until the splines started to wear on the bottom-bracket axle.
There was also had pressed in bearings, with grease nipples for that, & the head-set: which was a precurser to the Ahead-set/present clamp on stems
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« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2007, 18:24:37 »
ive  got a saracen x-ile frame, mavic fromt rim with hope hub rims drilled n grinded painted black  8) , ddg cranks, mrp(copy) with pirahana 9's bearings, oddessey trippel trap pedles (evil if you have no grip on yer shoes, sr suntour d(something) front forks, anodised blue tred plate 38 tooth front chain ring, custom light mounts on club roost over sized bars with cross brace . . . and its on v brakes with loads o power:)


i'll put pics up later . . . its th finished(or not far off) project bike i showed earlyer in th year
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« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2007, 19:48:01 »
I'm an all-the-gear-no-idea type :)

Finally got my Stumpie FSRxc Pro, mostly XT gear, Atomlab Trailpimps, Pace Carbon RC36 Proclass II (with lockout) Fox Float RLC (with lockout) about 100mm front and rear travel. Goes rather better than I can.

Still I don't think I'll ever be better than I was when a lot younger and had less self preservation.  I remember 54mph down a local hill once car I overtook was not impressed... Also remember doing over 35 on an old incline railway track which had plenty of boulders in it on my old Saracen Tufftrax Extreme (the 1985ish team bike it with no suspension -  could withstand almost any amount of abuse, many were turned into trials) I couldn't see a thing as my eyeballs were being shaken too much!

Hill is still local - I'm just not as loco as before even though I reckon I could go faster with the suspension and the extra mass.

Keep meaning to get out, but kiddies and wiffy and lara get in the way
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« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2007, 23:13:33 »
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I'm an all-the-gear-no-idea type :)

Finally got my Stumpie FSRxc Pro


The bike of an old friend of mine has a nice Specialised frameset at its heart
I believe it's this one?


There's still an early 90's Yeti t-shirt hanging around the house, it's in the shoe-polish drawer (it disappeared one day, only to resurface in there)
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« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2007, 23:17:41 »
specialized are a favourite with my mates, thay have got the demo 8, and the big hit 8)

norco still gets my vote :lol:
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« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2007, 10:57:19 »
I'm just about to go & get ready to go to the 'Cyclo-Cross' at Bingley. Sadly it's not a proper cross, that's tomorrow & I'm working :(

I'll report back on how I do



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« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2007, 15:06:59 »
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Quote from: "kourgath"
I'm an all-the-gear-no-idea type :)

Finally got my Stumpie FSRxc Pro


The bike of an old friend of mine has a nice Specialised frameset at its heart
I believe it's this one?


Smart frame, mine is a 2002 Full sus jobbie image on page 2 of my Mud Club gallery.

I imagine you might get some dosh for that Yeti T-shirt on ebay....
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« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2007, 15:07:48 »
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I'm just about to go & get ready to go to the 'Cyclo-Cross' at Bingley. Sadly it's not a proper cross, that's tomorrow & I'm working :(

I'll report back on how I do

It'll be my 4th after my comeback


Best of luck and try not to break anything :)
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« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2007, 18:03:25 »
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I imagine you might get some dosh for that Yeti T-shirt on ebay....


I might, if I could get all the shoe polish out of it :lol:

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I'm just about to go & get ready to go to the 'Cyclo-Cross' at Bingley. Sadly it's not a proper cross, that's tomorrow & I'm working :(

I'll report back on how I do

It'll be my 4th after my comeback


Best of luck and try not to break anything :)


Thanks, I did it & I didn't break anything, but got very muddy!
Well a lot of it was cow-poo & slurry.

To be honest, it was hard!!!!!!!, it took me 51 minutes to do (I think it was only 8miles too!) :shock:  :D  :shock:
Too much walking/running/carrying for me - we went through a quarry & up through lots of rocky places, there wasn't much riding before the turnaround point

Photos to follow on my 'www'[/b]
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« Reply #15 on: November 24, 2007, 18:05:29 »
51 mnins to do 8 miles...

at the moment I'm only capable of 6 miles in an hour and thats on roads!

Well done anyhow!
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« Reply #16 on: November 24, 2007, 20:12:01 »
There's a selection of the photos are now on-line in the 'Cycling. 3'[/i] & 'Cycling. 4'[/b] albums
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« Reply #17 on: November 24, 2007, 21:31:56 »
Quote from: "muddymesser"
oddessey trippel trap pedles (evil if you have no grip on yer shoes,


What's wrong with SPD's, or the good old Lyotard 460D's???
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« Reply #18 on: November 25, 2007, 11:00:35 »
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The bike of an old friend of mine has a nice Specialised frameset at its heart
I believe it's this one?


Smart frame


It belongs to the guy who used to have the Yeti FRO, featured/mentioned earlier in this thread
It replaced an aluminium Scott
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« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2007, 11:13:42 »
Don't talk to me about bikes !!!!
Not out of working hours anyway !!!!

My custom built mountain bike.....
It has Chris King single speed hubs on :wink:
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« Reply #20 on: November 25, 2007, 11:28:04 »
What are you lot on about?!!!!!!!

We are talking about real bikes one with engines not PEDDLIES :roll:

Talk about changing a thread subject :wink:

And you could have a dozen of them for the price of http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AIRWAVES-DUCATI-999FO6_W0QQitemZ290184221865QQihZ019QQcategoryZ69839QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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« Reply #21 on: November 25, 2007, 13:38:27 »
I thought it was common policy to divert threads :)

Yes I agree that Ducati's make the next best noise to a nice V8.  A scooby with the right exhaust also make the right type of noise...
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« Reply #22 on: November 25, 2007, 15:55:23 »
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I thought it was common policy to divert threads :)

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« Reply #23 on: November 26, 2007, 00:26:58 »
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I thought it was common policy to divert threads :)

Yes I agree that Ducati's make the next best noise to a nice V8.  A scooby with the right exhaust also make the right type of noise...



It is, conversations in 'real life' always go off at a tangent, as someone mentions a name/town/whatever.
However, dare I say???, this kind of free-will is frowned upon on another LR forum (that shall not be named), and subversive threads that dare to mention anything other than LR related topics are removed.


Got to agree, Ducatis are possibly the best souding big-bike, but you can't beat a big V8.
TVR's sound awesome :(biglove): , but Yank 'big-blocks' sound even better!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #24 on: November 26, 2007, 09:36:24 »
I heard that Ducati's were non reliable and suffered from valve damage  :?:

Nice bike though, bet it helps you breath more easily when riding  :lol:
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« Reply #25 on: November 27, 2007, 17:59:38 »
Dukes are as reliable as a 10 bob rolex lol,

you cant beat jap reliability, i think that 4 cylinder screamers sound better....but you cant beat the ring-ding-ding of a racing 2 stroke....mmmmmmmmmmm


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« Reply #26 on: November 28, 2007, 16:10:56 »
Thanks very much for that Crazy Frog impression...
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