Backyard Bike Checks: Show Your Bike Some Love and Win

[johnson]

'04 KTM Raceline 26

 

I Bought this bike new in '04 and it was used in it's standard form till about '17 covering roughly 15000km's. I Saw some threads around here about building monster cross and gravel bikes and decided to give it go since the old 26" was getting used less and less.

 

I Got hold of a Bontrager 700 disc wheelset and bought a rigid carbon fork from fellow hubber MTBTG. I Use a 11-36 cassette but the chainrings were changed to 28-44 to get a better top speed.

 

Shimano XT-785 2x10 grouopset

Shimano XT M8000 brakes

Bontrager 700 disc wheelset

Pirelli Cinturato Velo 700-32 tires

Ritchey Comp seat post

KTM 80mm stem

Farr Endurance carbon 720mm handle bar 

700 Carbon rigid fork

[johnson]

Just some side note's on all of my bike's:

1. They all got Fizik Gobi saddles fitted. They just fit my ass well.

2. They all got some version of Shimano SPD peddles fitted. I Use one pair of shoes for all my riding.

3. They all got their brakes switched to right hand front brake.

Reason for the brakes are that I started offroad and motocross riding and racing when I was 7. So after being used to having the front brake on my right hand for years I couldn't adapt to riding a bicycle with the brakes other way around.  

[Ispeed_V]

My just built up Fondriest TF2 (still needs a spit and polish) and waiting on colour coded bottle cages and bar tape post lockdown.

 

 

 

[Rush786]

BMC Fourstroke 01

1. Frame - Full Carbon

2. Grpset - Sram XX1

3. Brakes- Shimano XT

4. Shocks - Fox

5. Pedals- Shimano Saint

6. Seat - Specialized Power Chameleon

7. Seat post - Easton carbon EA70

8. Stem - Spank oozy / Loaded carbon handlebars

9. Hubs - Tune King and Kong

10. Cage - Birzman carbon

[PhilipV]

My Trance trail bike.

This Trance started life in 2016 as a Trance 2. Between then and now I have replaced/upgraded everything except the Handlebar, Fox shock, rear brake and the crankset. The frame cracked and was replaced by a Trance 1. I love the shimmery Pearl effect in this colourway. I love the local companies, so where possible I've supported Lyne and Rapide.

 

Frame: Trance 1 27.5 XL

Fork: RS Pike RC 160/150 Dual Position Air

Wheels: Spez Roval Traverse. Rear Rim replaced by a Rapide 30mm

Tyres: Rear Maxxis Agressor 2.3 EXO Front Spez Eliminator 2.6 Grid 

Drivetrain: SLX 11Spd with a Rapide 32T NW Ring. Spez Chainguide that came from a Stumpjumper 

Brakes: Shimano Deore 180mm F 160 R

Pedals: Shimano M530

Saddle: Spez Henge, with a Blackburn Switch Wrap tool, tube, bomb and Lyne Led Zeppelin 

Seatpost: X Fusion Manic 150mm

Stem: 45MM Funn Stem that was a gift from the Grease Monkey with a Lyne Top Cap. 

Handlebar: Rapide 780mm  ( I should probably replace this, it's 5 years old....

Signature items:

Frame Protection ala Ezelduro, bell, zipties stashed in the crank and a space blanket stuffed in the headtube.

 

Edited April 13, 2020 by PhilipV

[PhilipV]

My On One 456 Carbon Hardtail

This is my Rooikop Skelmpie. Not my first love, nor my main, unconventionally pretty to me, so tough and yet so rewarding to spend time with. 

 

The bike is a mishmash of hand me down and secondhand parts. It spends most of winter as a singlespeed, and does a lot of gravel and base kilometers in summer. This bike takes everything I throw at it. Wether it's a bikepacking trip or Helderberg runs, it gladly comes back for more. Sometimes it humbles me in the process, reminding me of the bad habits I've picked up while riding the fullsus and neglecting it. It doesn't mind getting dirty and being put away wet. And it doesn't mind when I ride the big lines or attempt things that my wife would classify as stupid. 

 

I saw these frames the first time in MBUK magazines that I stealthily read in Afrikaans class in high school, and I've wanted one ever since. My friend Ham had this frame, and I eventually swapped it for a RS Revelation that was on my broken Dartmoor Primal (I still mourn the death of that frame.)

This frame is a bit small for me, one day when I grow up I'll probably replace the frame, or build up a new hardtail, preferably something steel with sliding dropouts. But I really don't need to, as this bike ticks all the boxes very well. 

 

Frame: On One 456 Carbon L

Fork: Fox F32 140mm (Trance Donor Bike)

Wheels: Giant P-XC2  (Trance Donor Bike)

Tyres: Rear Maxxis Aggressor 2.3 EXO Front Onza Aquila 2.4

Seatpost: Lyne Contour XL 150mm (I had to drill a hole in the frame for the cable) 

Saddle: Spez Henge with a Blackburn Switch Wrap, with a Ryder Slug Plug, CO2 and a tyre lever. 

Drivetrain: Deore 1x10, Sunrace 11-42 cassette, 32t Lyne NW ring, chaintamer (needs replacing) and a chainguide of unkown brand. 

Brakes: Deore with 180mm front and 160mm rear rotors. 

Pedals: Shimano XTs that are older than my marriage. with regular servicing shimano pedals lasts forever.

Handlebar: Rapide 780mm with green tape that serves as a referfence for my son to hold onto when riding with me on the Feva seat. 

Stem: 70mm Giant 

 

Unique touches:

Hole in seatpost where someone at On One said he would hypothetically drill it if he hypothetically would need to if he wanted to fit an internally routed dropper. Topeak Versamounts to fit a second water bottle. Zipties and space blanket stashed in crank and headtube. Don't forget the bell. 

 

 

[Shebeen]

Custom built SL4 Tarmac s-works commuter.

High gloss raw carbon off-set with metallic gold.

 

45SL carbon rims, full carbon besides stem and handlebar, Shimano Ultegra brakes, gold chain.

 

Custom respray by Andrew Harris in Durban and built by Marko from TrailWolf Cycles in Pretoria.

Detailed it myself. Machine polished all clear-coated surfaces using the Rupes LHR75E, then coated with Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light ceramic coating (5 year life span), and finally topped off with Gtechniq EXO v4 hydrophobic coating (18 month life span).

 

6kg without pedals.

You got a larnie back yard

[RiverInTheRoad]

BMC Fourstroke 01

1. Frame - Full Carbon

2. Grpset - Sram XX1

3. Brakes- Shimano XT

4. Shocks - Fox

5. Pedals- Shimano Saint

6. Seat - Specialized Power Chameleon

7. Seat post - Easton carbon EA70

8. Stem - Spank oozy / Loaded carbon handlebars

9. Hubs - Tune King and Kong

10. Cage - Birzman carbon

Super nice!. And very weird to see flat pedals fitted!

[Bos]

Super nice!. And very weird to see flat pedals fitted!

Agree. The Flats and stem had me wondering if this bike has been updated for Lock-down (backyard riding)

[Pieter1]

My Trance trail bike.

This Trance started life in 2016 as a Trance 2. Between then and now I have replaced/upgraded everything except the Handlebar, Fox shock, rear brake and the crankset. The frame cracked and was replaced by a Trance 1. I love the shimmery Pearl effect in this colourway. I love the local companies, so where possible I've supported Lyne and Rapide.

 

Frame: Trance 1 27.5 XL

Fork: RS Pike RC 160/150 Dual Position Air

Wheels: Spez Roval Traverse. Rear Rim replaced by a Rapide 30mm

Tyres: Rear Maxxis Agressor 2.3 EXO Front Spez Eliminator 2.6 Grid

Drivetrain: SLX 11Spd with a Rapide 32T NW Ring. Spez Chainguide that came from a Stumpjumper

Brakes: Shimano Deore 180mm F 160 R

Pedals: Shimano M530

Saddle: Spez Henge, with a Blackburn Switch Wrap tool, tube, bomb and Lyne Led Zeppelin

Seatpost: X Fusion Manic 150mm

Stem: 45MM Funn Stem that was a gift from the Grease Monkey with a Lyne Top Cap.

Handlebar: Rapide 780mm ( I should probably replace this, it's 5 years old....

Signature items:

Frame Protection ala Ezelduro, bell, zipties stashed in the crank and a space blanket stuffed in the headtube.

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Nice hacks! How to you get the bottle cap on there tho?

[Shebeen]

Nice hacks! How to you get the bottle cap on there tho?

https://www.amazon.com/Niner-Bikes-YAWYD-headset-threadless/dp/B00BGDNT5S

[hansolo]

Hi Pieter 

 

He has one of these on his bike...

 

https://www.on-lynecomponents.com/collections/incase-link-case/products/the-incase-link-case-top-cap

 

 

Nice hacks! How to you get the bottle cap on there tho?

[Jako De Wet]

My trusty steed. Entry level 2019 ST Stumpy

 

Everything is standard except:

 

Fork: MRP Ribbon Coil, currently set at 150mm *insert amazeballs emoj here*

Brakes: Formula Cura 2 pot

Crank: Lyne Pulse

Tyres: 2.6 Eliminator F, 2.3 Aggressor R

Pedals: OneUp comps

Grips: ECI Chunky

 

 

 

[NeverNotRolling]

My trusty steed. Entry level 2019 ST Stumpy

 

Everything is standard except:

 

Fork: MRP Ribbon Coil, currently set at 150mm *insert amazeballs emoj here*

Brakes: Formula Cura 2 pot

Crank: Lyne Pulse

Tyres: 2.6 Eliminator F, 2.3 Aggressor R

Pedals: OneUp comps

Grips: ECI Chunky

 

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So lekker

[GiantTjop]

First up is my pride & joy - 2019 Giant Anthem Adv Pro 1 with a few upgrades.

 

Secondly is my Scott Scale 920 (MY 2015) which I've converted into a sort-of-gravel-bike thing.

 

I would still love to own a proper gravel bike with the correct gearing etc.

 

 

[TyronLab]

BMC Fourstroke 01

1. Frame - Full Carbon

2. Grpset - Sram XX1

3. Brakes- Shimano XT

4. Shocks - Fox

5. Pedals- Shimano Saint

6. Seat - Specialized Power Chameleon

7. Seat post - Easton carbon EA70

8. Stem - Spank oozy / Loaded carbon handlebars

9. Hubs - Tune King and Kong

10. Cage - Birzman carbon

 

Very nice build! Interesting in that:

 

• Stocky flat pedals on a purebred XC race machine.
• Seatpost is set pretty deep into the frame.

 

Is the frame not slightly too large for you? Or have you dropped the saddle and put some flats on to up the radditude level of your riding?