Raydek Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Just walked into my LBS for some spares and spotted this.... Think I need to go put my credit card away quickly!!!
JXV Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 He he he.... Went to the Spez concept store at Waterfall this afternoon hoping to see a fattie....all sold out so my credit card was saved...phew! I have a spare 26er with full XT groupset that I could build over. Anybody know if any decent fatties are available on a frame + wheels basis only?
BogusOne Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 He he he.... Went to the Spez concept store at Waterfall this afternoon hoping to see a fattie....all sold out so my credit card was saved...phew! I have a spare 26er with full XT groupset that I could build over. Anybody know if any decent fatties are available on a frame + wheels basis only?The Momsen BigGun will be available as a rolling chassis only option sometime this month. Frame, wheel set and crank at a very good price as far as I know. Worth a look. [emoji106]
JXV Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 The Momsen BigGun will be available as a rolling chassis only option sometime this month. Frame, wheel set and crank at a very good price as far as I know. Worth a look. [emoji106]Tks. Forgot that I won't be able to transfer the cranks over.....
TALUS Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 What tyre pressures are you guys riding withI don't know. My rudimentary holiday pump doesn't measure accurately around/below 1 bar. Back about 1 bar and front 0.8bar. I think...
Frohan Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I'm also not sure what pressure mine are, front is tubeless but at the rear I was losing air through the seam at the rim so I put a tube with Stans at the back...will get the tubeless setupp right once at home again!
CAAD4 Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 The dune and beach riding looks like a huge amount of fun. Are you lads not concerned about corrosion, or do you coat your bikes in grease or Q20?. I am even paranoid of riding near the coast...
Ryanpmb Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 What tyre pressures are you guys riding with I found mine ran best on trails at 7psi. Softer surfaces you could run lower for even more traction. Anywhere closer to 1 bar was too hard.
Ryanpmb Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 The dune and beach riding looks like a huge amount of fun. Are you lads not concerned about corrosion, or do you coat your bikes in grease or Q20?. I am even paranoid of riding near the coast...Wouldn't stress about alu frames. Just give them a good clean. Steel frames should be running BoeShield inside the frame to protect against rust - I spray this in under normal conditions. I'd worry more about the components.
Track Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Hi GuysDoes anyone know if the Titan Whopper frames are aluminum or steel.Thx
TALUS Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 The dune and beach riding looks like a huge amount of fun. Are you lads not concerned about corrosion, or do you coat your bikes in grease or Q20?. I am even paranoid of riding near the coast...I do worry but the smile drug is very addictive. I went out with a guy today that is better and fitter than me. He killed me on Spookdraai climb - smooth gravel for 2 km at ave 8% THEN came the jeep track descent with deep loose sand. I went down like it was the bermed singletrack at Grabouw. It was unrideable for him at times.We changed bikes - it felt like the evil twin of Tour De Tuli. The point is that you could restart in deep sand on the fatbike (it was impossible on his bike). I will replace the parts as it becomes necessary - X5/X7 level but the thrill is here to stay.
Ryanpmb Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Hi GuysDoes anyone know if the Titan Whopper frames are aluminum or steel.ThxDoubt they're steel. If they are, it'll be plumbing pipe steel.
Nigel X Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I have a Titan Expert and the frame is aluminium. Fork is steel.
boy racer Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Place my front tyre at 7psi and the rear at 8psi Man I can corner like I am on rails on this bike. Bike is still a bit bouncy and will try dial in my best psi soon Best man toy I ever bought
TALUS Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 How about this for an alternative training session? I rode on the beach with my fatbike downwind (40km/h wind) for half an hour, turned around trying to match the time. Hardest training I have done for a long time in a hour. Less than 40m vertical. >90% ave heartrate. All at NIGHT. Zero people seen. Howling wind and waves breaking. Moonlight on the water. Bubble of light around me. Freaking MAGIC!!!!!
CAAD4 Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 How about this for an alternative training session? I rode on the beach with my fatbike downwind (40km/h wind) for half an hour, turned around trying to match the time. Hardest training I have done for a long time in a hour. Less than 40m vertical. >90% ave heartrate. All at NIGHT. Zero people seen. Howling wind and waves breaking. Moonlight on the water. Bubble of light around me. Freaking MAGIC!!!!!Laaik!
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