ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Convincing too... the roadie in the hallway has a SMP at the same angle.
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Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
I can’t wait for the ride report in 6 months time
Oddjob
Merry fucking Xmas to you assholes
If you come Northside and let me buy you lunch I might even let you ride it. I'll bring the Kleenex.
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Oddjob
Merry fucking Xmas to you assholes
I did a very good bleed on the brakes but they still have a long throw and soft engagement, so modulation is still likely to be very good.
I'll confirm tomorrow when I ride in anger.
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Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
I even have the right pedals! definitely gotta come up for a ride.
pink poodle
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He is even going to buy you a banh mi!!! Damn that's a sweet deal.
smitho
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Oddjob
Merry fucking Xmas to you assholes
Went for the first ride in anger today. As expected the brakes have a long throw and very soft engagement. Not squishy like Hope just a gradual increase in power. Insane power available but requires firm pull. Definitely a good option for modulation lovers needing lots of power, i.e. people unhappy with Hope V4s.
Weirdly the Racematrix pads really muffle the feedback from the brakes. The sintered pads on my other set of Cura 4s make this quiet turkey gobble under hard braking and you can feel and hear the sinter hitting the discs. The Racematrix pads are dead quiet and there is very little vibration that comes through the levers.
Otherwise, I'm still bracketing the fork and shock settings but will probably need a lot of spacers to get full travel in the fork. If anyone has spare Fox 40 and previous generation Float X2 spacers, pm me.
I was expecting the bike to be very stiff but it's actually very comfortable. Probably due to the big frame/wheels/fork etc just giving a little more compliance.
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nzhumpy
Googlemeister who likes bikes and scandal
Where? We've had a few days of sun and wind so hopefully trails might be on the improve.
Oddjob
Merry fucking Xmas to you assholes
Enduro section of Manly Dam. It's dry but very chopped up from naughty people riding in the wet.
Might head up to Ourimbah next week.
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Oddjob
Merry fucking Xmas to you assholes
Took my eldest out for a quick ride before the downpour begins tomorrow.
Hit Manly Dam on the Nicolai, which was a bit like taking a jack hammer to crack a nut. But it was nice to get out with my son and keep fiddling with the bike.
The Nicolai frame definitely has a nice ride quality to it. Frame alignment is perfect and there aren't any creaks or rattles.
The Fox 49 is certainly more compliant then I expected. I'll be fitting a MRP Ramp Control and winding it up in order to minimise the volume as much as possible. I've got an Avalanche Cartridge to fit at the next fork service which I expect to have a much firmer platform.
The brakes are awesome, but very muted in their feedback. No histrionics as they pull me up like a freight train.
The ZTTO 11-50 SLR cassette is working out surprisingly well. It maxes out the Deore m5120 RD even with the hanger extender but once I got the b screw adjusted properly it shifts well. Back pedalling is problematic but that seems to be the case with all the 50 tooth 1x systems.
I seem to have got the controls right first time. The 50mm rise bars are good, not clipping every rock with the pedals, climbing position is comfy. The single ply Lizard Skin North Shore grips are awesome. Super comfy on the hands and I pretty much forget they are there. I'd be interested to compare to Revgrips but I suspect it would be a marginal difference. The 780mm bars are also handy for grabbing a spot of shopping on the way home.
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Hit Manly Dam on the Nicolai, which was a bit like taking a jack hammer to crack a nut. But it was nice to get out with my son and keep fiddling with the bike.
The Nicolai frame definitely has a nice ride quality to it. Frame alignment is perfect and there aren't any creaks or rattles.
The Fox 49 is certainly more compliant then I expected. I'll be fitting a MRP Ramp Control and winding it up in order to minimise the volume as much as possible. I've got an Avalanche Cartridge to fit at the next fork service which I expect to have a much firmer platform.
The brakes are awesome, but very muted in their feedback. No histrionics as they pull me up like a freight train.
The ZTTO 11-50 SLR cassette is working out surprisingly well. It maxes out the Deore m5120 RD even with the hanger extender but once I got the b screw adjusted properly it shifts well. Back pedalling is problematic but that seems to be the case with all the 50 tooth 1x systems.
I seem to have got the controls right first time. The 50mm rise bars are good, not clipping every rock with the pedals, climbing position is comfy. The single ply Lizard Skin North Shore grips are awesome. Super comfy on the hands and I pretty much forget they are there. I'd be interested to compare to Revgrips but I suspect it would be a marginal difference. The 780mm bars are also handy for grabbing a spot of shopping on the way home.
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pink poodle
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Did you crank a massive fart and melt the front of your seat?
Oddjob
Merry fucking Xmas to you assholes
Farts are my sons' speciality The angle on the seat looks all wack because the bike sags about 60mm.
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pink poodle
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Seat looks like it's out of a Dali painting!!! The bike looks sick though.