There is only so much you can carry when you are being chased by relatively fit bicyclist.

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What parts are on that? Why not get a 29R? (Unless you're not that big)

Frame: Maxbike (a local bike manufacturer) M507, ALU-6061, 1888 grams
Fork: Suntour Raidon LO (could get an Epicon RLR but that would be some extra $130 that I don't have)
Handlebars: Cannondale Al 640 mm
Stem: Scor 90 mm (but I'll probably get a smaller one)
Seatpost: Zoom 350 mm
Seat: Force Nico
Crankset: Shimano M552 42-32-22
Shifters: Shimano M660 2013
FD: Shimano M671
RD: Shimano M670
Cassette: Shimano HG50 11-36
Chain: Shimano HG54
Hubs: Shimano XT
Brakes: Shimano M615 (sorry for the error in original post)
Brake discs: Shimano SMRT64 180 mm

I'm not that tall (176 cm), so there's no reason for me to buy a big and heavy 29er.

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does it come with no pedals?

These bikes are built by the shop, so you can basically choose your own configuration. Two of the parts above are actually not in the default configuration and were ordered as an extra upgrade (615 brakes instead of 505 cost about $25, then another about $20 for the pedals, and about $36 the XT hub instead of a Deore.

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About $1000, now waiting till it gets assembled and shipped.

does it come with no pedals?

99% of bikes like these do not come with pedals because you select them yourself.

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Quote from Bose321 :

What parts are on that? Why not get a 29R? (Unless you're not that big)

Frame: Maxbike (a local bike manufacturer) M507, ALU-6061, 1888 grams
Fork: Suntour Raidon LO (could get an Epicon RLR but that would be some extra $130 that I don't have)
Handlebars: Cannondale Al 640 mm
Stem: Scor 90 mm (but I'll probably get a smaller one)
Seatpost: Zoom 350 mm
Seat: Force Nico
Crankset: Shimano M552 42-32-22
Shifters: Shimano M660 2013
FD: Shimano M671
RD: Shimano M670
Cassette: Shimano HG50 11-36
Chain: Shimano HG54
Hubs: Shimano XT
Brakes: Shimano M615 (sorry for the error in original post)
Brake discs: Shimano SMRT64 180 mm

I'm not that tall (176 cm), so there's no reason for me to buy a big and heavy 29er.

Quote from Omar1 :

does it come with no pedals?

These bikes are built by the shop, so you can basically choose your own configuration. Two of the parts above are actually not in the default configuration and were ordered as an extra upgrade (615 brakes instead of 505 cost about $25, then another about $20 for the pedals, and about $36 the XT hub instead of a Deore.

Those specs are quite nice for the price. Similar to my Focus Black Forest. Are there any nice tracks near you?

No nice tracks here AFAIK, but most of our roads suck so much that you need a MTB to ride on them comfortably. And it also makes my able to use some shortcuts (with broken tarmac, huge potholes, and rough gravel with some big rocks).

Anyway, I picked it up at the post office a few hours ago and after hauling it home on a hand truck (the box weighed 18.5 kg and the post office is about a kilometer away from my home) it's now assembled and waiting for its first ride tomorrow to bed-in the brakes.

And to be accurate, the price (incl. shipping) is 20 948 CZK, i.e. $962.

Pick this up in about 5 days time..











Cheers..

Ian

HTC One m8

These:

3x for sim rig, would have preferred 16:10 and IPS but couldn't find anything that was larger than 27" + cheap + slim bezels so VA will have to do.

Bought some road tyres to replace the chunky MTB tyres, i've only gone up and down my path but already i can feel how much better it is. Also the amount of rolling resistance is substantially less and it looks nicer!

ebay, £13 for a pair.

Arctic Sound E351B
Excellent sound quality, pretty loud. They come with a carrying pouch (or a case if you prefer it that way)

Blox Racing 490

I love the way USB cigarette-lighter chargers are now small enough that they just fill the socket entirely with no trailing wires or transformers sticking out, so I can keep it there permanently. For about £3 I can turn a useless peice of equipment on my dashboard into two USB charging ports.

Whiteline ARB for the ST205



Club members really rate it so lets try it

Two of these for 150 swiss francs:



Elac EL 110 II. 25 years old, german quality, awesome sound.

I've had the same model since i was ten years old. Recently i've got some Audio Pro Diamond something home cinema speakers for free from my brother. They sound not bad, but very clinical, and they are UGLY!

Still i thought i would prefer them somehow... so gave my old ELAC to a friend for free. Later on, everytime i would visit that friends place, i was regretting giving them away, they sound so much nicer (not exactly better, but not as tiring to the ears). So two days ago i saw them pop up on an auction site and couldn't resist!

And here's a bonus pic:

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And here's a bonus pic:

i just hope that are not your legs

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And here's a bonus pic:

Is that how they stand in your room next to a lady?

Sorry guys, not my legs, and not my room either.

If you look at the picture name tho, it says ben.01.jpg, so for those of you who fancy this kinda thing, it might be Bens legs.... LOL!

An apartment. Big, beautiful and my own (well, 1/2 is my girl's). In 1928 brick building. It will take few months until I renovate it to our liking.

The future bedroom

Stock one is starting to leak after 18 years of service so I have an excuse for an upgrade

Watch out you wont bend it while unpacking it.

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Watch out you wont bend it while unpacking it.

Damn, I'm too late

Hey Bose don't worry, at least I won't bend my spine carrying it around, like it was the case with Lumia 920