Backyard Bike Checks: Show Your Bike Some Love and Win

[Shebeen]

Bike 3/3 - one currently ridden during lockdown

Frame: Litespeed Natchez titanium frame 58cm and carbon fork

Elite carbon seatpost 20mm offset and fabric ti railed saddle

Enve carbon 110mm stem and Pro 46cm handlebar, fabric handlebar tape

Campagnolo centaur groupset with campagnolo daytona shifters - 10speed

Mavic ksyrium ssc wheelset with ti skewers

Continental gator hardshell 25mm tyres and tubes

Shimano spd pedals

Titanium bottle cages and bolts

Wahoo outfront mount

that's a pretty awesome quiver you got there!

 

all i need is an explanation for what the SS in DewaldsSS stands for, cause it sure ain't SingleSpeed

[Hairy]

that's a pretty awesome quiver you got there!

 

all i need is an explanation for what the SS in DewaldsSS stands for, cause it sure ain't SingleSpeed

sis on you .... he has a lisp ... the Dewalds is saying it is his, but he then unfortunately says Dewaldsss

[Vetseun]

My Pinarello F8 Froomey Edition road bike.

Swore i would never get a electronic groupset. But after riding this beauty, i will never go back to mechanical again. 

 

Please excuse the wheelbarrow and pipe, doing gardening renovations.

Thank you. I have placed these pics in my wank bank.

She is stunning.

[Vetseun]

Ok,so here goes. As i unashamedly admit to my bike addiction and the constant moving on to newer shiner trinkets,here are my 3 bikes I currently own. Both the Niner and the Synapse I have had for almost a year now . Which is not bad for the bike tart I am. But I did hand pick each bike & part so that I wouldn’t want to upgrade or just move on .

BIKE 1 - Niner Rlt Steel (2017) bought for hubber

Frame -Reynolds 853 Steel

Fork - Niner carbon fiber

Drive train- Sram 1x 11 - 42 chainring on force crank and 10/42 xx1 casstte,Rival derailleur,Carbon Red Shifters 2x 11 ( front derailleur obviously not connected)

Brakes- Sram red ( soooooo awesome - prefer over ultegra all day )

Seatpost- Carbon BMC

Saddle - Spaz power 155 ( these saddles rock )

Wheels - fulcrum red zone & Specialised trigger 38c * 2nd wheelset same but with spaz Sawtooth 42c

Stem- Cannondale C2 100mm

Handlebar - ITM X1 44cm Black ( So dig these bars )

BIKE 2 - Cannondale Synapse (2018) Bought brand new old stock, swapped out every part .

Frame - Cannondale Synapse Ballistic Carbon

Fork - Ballistic Carbon fork

Drivetrain - Full Ultegra

Crank - Hollowgram 52/36

Cassette - 11/32

Seatpost - C2 Carbon Save

Handlebar - ITM X1 42cm ( so dig these bars )

Wheels - HED Jet 4 Plus ( 46 mm deep )

Tyres - Schwalbe pro one ( 28mm tubeless )

Bottle cages - Blackburn Carbon

Stem - Cannondale C2

Saddle - Specialized Power pro 155

BIKE 3 - Santa Cruz Tallboy 4 ( built & yet to ride due to lockdown )

Frame - Carbon CC

Fork - Rockshox Pike ultimate 130 mm

Brakes - Hope Race E4 Calipers

Handlebar - Santa Cruz Am carbon bar

Grips - ODI Rouge

Crank - Eagle X0 Carbon 32 Chainring

Shifter - XO Eagle

Cassette - GX Eagle

Dropper - One up 150mm

Saddle - Specialized Power 155

Stem - Easton haven 70mm

Rotors - Hope 203 & 185

Shock - Fox Float Kashima 120mm

Chain - X0 Eagle

Wheels - Derby Am with Industry 9 hubs ( Santa Cruz Silver sticker set )

The bike has been fully invis framed .

Probably have the perfect 3 bikes for my needs and wants..... Now to try hold onto to them

Nice bikes Bru.

[Vetseun]

Bathed, lubed up, reeking of lavender...... and nowhere to go.

[fanievb]

Bathed, lubed up, reeking of lavender...... and nowhere to go.

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as ons weer Woodlands ry, vat jy daai Uni........

[Pikey]

Bathed, lubed up, reeking of lavender...... and nowhere to go.

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That lynskey is awesome and so versatile but will always have a soft spot for that tallboy such a special bike . Can still hold it’s own anywhere we amateurs dare take it ,noice

[Vetseun]

That lynskey is awesome and so versatile but will always have a soft spot for that tallboy such a special bike . Can still hold it’s own anywhere we amateurs dare take it ,noice

Gotta agree Bud. I ride the Lyskey the most. But everytime I ride the Santa, I realise once again what a fantastic bike it is.

What I love about it is that you can put your trust in it. It will get you through most situations.

Edited April 22, 2020 by Vetseun

[NotSoBigBen]

Bathed, lubed up, reeking of lavender...... and nowhere to go.

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Bloody hell that's a lot of bikes [emoji44]

[CAAD4]

Bloody hell that's a lot of bikes [emoji44]

 

As stront praat n sport was....

[dewaldsss]

that's a pretty awesome quiver you got there!

 

all i need is an explanation for what the SS in DewaldsSS stands for, cause it sure ain't SingleSpeed

S for my surname and ss for the singlespeed jump bike I used to ride when I was younger.

Never considered changing my username

[Shebeen]

S for my surname and ss for the singlespeed jump bike I used to ride when I was younger.

Never considered changing my username

ha ha, your avatar confirms that!

[tsdutweet]

Backyard Bike Check: Tobey's Cannondale Scalpel Si

 

 

Spec's:

 

Frame                            Cannondale Scalpel Si

Fork                               Lefty 2.0

Shock                            RockShox Monarch RL, 100mm

Rims                              Stan’s NoTubes Crest S1

Rear Hub                       Formula DHT-142x12

Front Hub                      Lefty

Front Tyre                     Vittoria Mezcal Cape Cobra 29x2.35

Rear Tyre                      Vittoria Mezcal Cape Cobra 29x2.35

Handlebar                     cSixx XCO 760mm

Stem                              Cannondale 80mm 5 degree

Seatpost                        Cannondale C3

Saddle                            Selle Italia Flite TM Flow

Brakes                            Shimano XT M8000

Rotors                            Shimano XT 160mm

Shifter                            Shimano XT

Rear derailleur              Shimano XT

Cassette                        Sunrace 46-11T

Crank arms                   Cannondale Si

Chain                              SRAM NX

Chainring                       cSixx 30T Direct Mount

Pedals                            Look X-Track Race

Bottle cages                  Cannondale Nylon

 

 

[Shebeen]

 

Factory team rider HBomb's custom Muna Sparkle 16" SS destroyer!

Steel is real, frame come through the ranks scoured from Gumtree and ridden in by his older sister.

Graduated to it when legs were long enough to reach the pedals.

Inspiration for bike was from Gulf Racing colours/what they had at builders.

 

 

Spec's:

 

Frame                            Muna Sparkle 16” cromo custom paintwork

Fork                               cromo custom paintwork

Wheels                          Muna Stock 16”

Tyre                               Ponley 26x2.125

Handlebar                     Muna sweep XCO 550mm

Grips                             BBB lock on

Stem                              Stock riser one piece quill

Seatpost                        Cromo 200mm

Saddle                            Avalanche Zoid

Brakes                            Sram Avid Single Digit 3

Cassette                         SS cartridge 14t

Chain                              Clarks RED bmx

Chainring                       Muna 34T Direct Mount

Pedals                            Nylon reflectors

 

 

Nipper riders have small hands and fingers, and the supplied brakeset are practically useless. Adult version V-brake with setting dialled in to close reach and pull right at grips. Can do a stoppie if you have the balls. Upgraditis on this bike would be discs.

 

 

 

adult sized grips work, and make the bike go faster (when colourcoded)

 

 

Custom name was devised by Rider and mechanic/sponsor. Translates to forestfast, which is what we want to do. Mom still needs to do the headtube badge.

 

 

Bike at the entrance to lockdown trail training ground (under construction)

 

 

"Danny's dip" full backgarden berm (under construction)

Edited April 29, 2020 by Shebeen

[Shebeen]

the 20" bike in the stable

 

 

this beaut came stock off le bikehub classifieds. Was a well used but well cared for bike, Bjorn had done all the hard work to make it work better than standard.

 

 

believe it or not, this alu thrasher with fork and gears weighs LESS than the smaller steel bike preceding it! 

cheap light strong is VERY evident with small wheels (although i think they're all too strong)

 

8 gears using Shimano's trusted tourney RD gets you up steeper hills without walking and faster on the flats without spinning out. Still working on making gripshift shift easier.

Nice ad on of a chain guide and bottom pulley so it NEVER slips off.

 

 

 

a bike computer! so much extra fun, and has been moved to back wheel so that IDT can be used with something better than Peppa pig to watch. silicone grips just get cut down to size.

 

 

 

 

 

[Shebeen]

The whole point of doing this photoshoot was an excuse to teach kids how to clean bikes properly!

so even if we don't win, mission accomplished.

Dad's rig got a shower too.

 

basically stock standard RM Vertex 990 (2014 model i think).

Also of lehub classifieds.

love this bike, it just goes and goes and goes.

Never thought I'd take a carbon hardtail adventure racing and bundu bashing, but have thrown alles at it and it's fine for more still.

 

adjustments for adventure racing/long distance riding

 

Still on 2x10, because well i think it works just fine, but got a shorter gearing on crankset to get up steeper hills.  

Bar ends, because i don't care what people think/say comfort comes first and for me this is still the best addition you can put on a bike if you're looking at spending hours on it.

 

Saddle - see above on form vs function thinking. This WORKS for me bigtime, and i care fokol what people think (although it looks like spaz power saddles kind of have similar thinking).

and wow, it's carbon too! Leather has been recovered by the builder, 

http://murraytourdeforce.blogspot.com/

 

 

some nice artwork from loved ones to keep me company at 3am in the dark