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leaking out the other end
Wifey: What are you going to call this bike?
Me: Yolanda.
Wifey: Really? Why is this one your first girl bike?
Me: Because it has a squishy bum.
Turns out that wasn't the right thing to say...
I've been a hardtail rider since I started riding about a decade ago. Sadly my 9.1kg Yeti ARC Carbon has been subject to a series of unfortunate events and had to be replaced. Full story is documented here:
http://www.rotorburn.com/forums/showthread.php?275395-Yeti-ARC-Carbon-9-5kg-*Update-post-26*
Fortunately Rowney Sports, Yeti and Bike Culture helped with an upgrade to a squishy bike as I am now old and infirm.
Took all the bits off the hard tail and gave them a scrub.
And then put humpty back together again with a new cassette, chain, chainrings, rotors, tires, grips and press fit bottom bracket.
The only issues during the build were the internal cables which look nice, but are a pain in the bum. The other issue was with a Schwalbe tire which even the bike shop couldn't get to bead. I'll have to send it back for replacement.
The fork from the hard tail is 100mm and cannot be extended. The frame is made for 120-140mm so its pretty damn low in the front end. I'll give it a go because I don't want to have to buy another fork right now, but an upgrade may be required in the future.
The bike came in a 9.9kg actual weight with pedals. Pretty happy with that with a reliable build.
Quick post of my old ride, may it continue to flow down single track in bike heaven.
Me: Yolanda.
Wifey: Really? Why is this one your first girl bike?
Me: Because it has a squishy bum.
Turns out that wasn't the right thing to say...
I've been a hardtail rider since I started riding about a decade ago. Sadly my 9.1kg Yeti ARC Carbon has been subject to a series of unfortunate events and had to be replaced. Full story is documented here:
http://www.rotorburn.com/forums/showthread.php?275395-Yeti-ARC-Carbon-9-5kg-*Update-post-26*
Fortunately Rowney Sports, Yeti and Bike Culture helped with an upgrade to a squishy bike as I am now old and infirm.
Took all the bits off the hard tail and gave them a scrub.
And then put humpty back together again with a new cassette, chain, chainrings, rotors, tires, grips and press fit bottom bracket.
The only issues during the build were the internal cables which look nice, but are a pain in the bum. The other issue was with a Schwalbe tire which even the bike shop couldn't get to bead. I'll have to send it back for replacement.
The fork from the hard tail is 100mm and cannot be extended. The frame is made for 120-140mm so its pretty damn low in the front end. I'll give it a go because I don't want to have to buy another fork right now, but an upgrade may be required in the future.
The bike came in a 9.9kg actual weight with pedals. Pretty happy with that with a reliable build.
Quick post of my old ride, may it continue to flow down single track in bike heaven.
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