nicolasp1405 Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 So my friend just bought this beast and I was thinking that some people year would like to see normal pics of it.. So here is it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Leigh Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) wow, beautiful bike! can i just ask, people describe skye's as bombproof, for a lot of things that usually means bulky and harder to manoeuvre due to the thick tubing. would you agree or would your friend agree? just curious Edited January 11, 2014 by JJ Leigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) Thicker tubes won't have any impact on how hard it is to chuck a bike about, it's aluminum, it has to be thicker than a steel frame, and as aluminium goes the tubes aren't unusually thick, it's just well made. The bombproof comes from it having through axles instead of bolts or skinny skewers, a big tapered headtube, chunky wheels, oversized steerer. Nice bike! I much prefer seeing owner pics to the catalogue ones. Edited January 11, 2014 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Leigh Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 ahh ok thanks, only because i might be getting a skye team or a mk1 frame kit then building a bike up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 You should buy mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 Nice. Now when he's not looking, swap your tyres for his. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williams Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 That is...sooooo f**king nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasp1405 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Just wait a bit, i took some pics next to my arcade! They are soooo nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasp1405 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Ok so here are some pics of the bike itself next to the arcade! So the skye vs the arcade, what a hard choice, well i'd say that after having tried the skye, it rides pretty nice but in my opinion the front is way too low so it doesnt ride as well as the arcade and that the low bb makes it weird for back wheel moves. In other words if the skye stock came with higher bars it would definitly make it more enjoyable. In terms of look.. Well the skye has a point, the paint is sooo nice! For those who know what i'm talking about, the paint has a plasti dip texture witch is pretty weird. So i'd say that the arcade doesnt stand againts the skye with is matt paint witch is still pretty nice but not has nice has the matt shiny ish blue of the skye. For the parts, the skye comes fitted with a complet hope set, hubs, brakes,stem, headset.. And the arcade with just the hubs and brakes. I found that for the price the arcade should have come with the hope headset and stem. The skye also comes with the famous danny mac continental tires witch are really nice and I need to say feels amazing! Suprizingly they are the same size of my hollyrollers (2.4) but they look bigger, like a 2.5... Even if they are danny's signature models it would have been nice to see them on the arcade... I hope they will be available soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James281098 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 You two should do a joint edit, now you have both got the most amazing bikes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 having tried the skye, it rides pretty nice but in my opinion the front is way too low... I found that for the price the arcade should have come with the hope headset and stem. If the Arcade had the lower, shorter Hope stem then the front end would be much lower too (the bar height would drop by 24mm), which you didn't appear to like on the Skye? I'd rather have a bike that rides how I want it to rather than one that has a particular logo on the stem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasp1405 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Well the arcade riser is still higher than the skye riser.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 The front end would still feel too low with a Hope stem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 The bars might be higher, but dropping the front end that much just to have 'Hope' on a stem makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasp1405 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Well its not for the hope stem.. Its that I would like to run something shorer than 90mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I found that for the price the arcade should have come with the hope headset and stem. So what you meant to say was that you think the stem should have been shorter for the price you were paying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolasp1405 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 No, the geo is what I prefer but I was more thinking that for the price, it would have been nice to have something better quality like a hope stem instead of a trialtech witch is good but not as hope.... But anyway it doesnt come with one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 But Truvativ cranks on a £2500 Skye are just fine? The Hope's all flashy & machined but a Trialtech's probably stronger, plus I hate m5 threads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 You're pretty unlikely to break a 70mm Hope stem in fairness. Similarly, I over-tighten the shit out of stuff and I haven't had any problems with my Hope stem. The only 'problem' I had was snapping one of the original bolts - my stem seems to pinch way more than any other stem I've seen, and consequently it was tweaking the original steel bolts out quite a bit. I replaced them with some bettererer bolts and I've had no problems, and I'm running the same stem around 3 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Probably not, but I heard Danny twisted a few, although they might have been the 90mm. I've never stripped or broken an m5 bolt, I replaced all mine too for slightly longer high tensile ones, but I just don't trust them like I do an M6, and my bars move now & then. I'm heavy & have big bars, so I appreciate a fatter thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 As far as I know he's had no problems with the 70. Because of the extra angle compared to the 90 it's a super stubby body so there's not much leverage. I used to get slipping bars on my BMX all the time, but with my Hope stem that's not been a problem either with the Trialtech bars or my Arcade bars. Don't know if it's the slightly wider clamp on the Hope stem that helps or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Leigh Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) only thing i don't like about paying such a big price for an inspired is that if you get a skye and the forks break, how do you get the same forks brand new without buying the bike again or a frame kit? and if i wanted other forks for it, i would have changed them in the first place.... thats the only down side id say, or unless there is a way... if not, id say its a good thing to think about doing. other than that, there damn good pieces of kit! i just think i should be paying less for things that may not be replaceable.... Edited January 21, 2014 by JJ Leigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzatpro09 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 only thing i don't like about paying such a big price for an inspired is that if you get a skye and the forks break, how do you get the same forks brand new without buying the bike again or a frame kit? You could probably get in touch with inspired and they'd hook you up as they seem nice enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) You could probably get in touch with inspired and they'd hook you up as they seem nice enough? Doubtful...even if you offered to pay. I've seen a couple of Skye MK1s with standard Inspired forks. Edited January 21, 2014 by AndrewEH1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Leigh Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) surely a company as big as inspired would have thought of making replacements for something so expensive... Doubtful...even if you offered to pay. I've seen a couple of Skye MK1s with standard Inspired forks. that's what i mean, i pay a high price for a bike, then even more for something i don't want but have no choice, if that makes sense? just think it'd be a good thing to do, and not much to ask for a bike that's pricey anyway.. seems logical, and im sure they'd make money out of it from the people who already have skye's, and more likely to buy the bike too. Edited January 22, 2014 by JJ Leigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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