LEON Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) I've missed 26" wheels and never quite got the geo right in my last few goes, after one full days riding I think I've done it. Edited June 17, 2017 by LEON 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Looks tasty that, what's the magical geo you've settled on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) Cheers, I basically wanted a Pashley 26GHZ but without the weight and a slightly higher bb. With the 410 x 30 fork it's 1015, +5, 385, 74. Don't be fooled by the short wb, it's got a huge reach, partly due to the long head tube and the relatively low bb, which fulfills my dream of not needing any spacers or a silly vertical stem. Edited June 17, 2017 by LEON 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Proper HT length, low BB, 74* HA should make things fairly comfortable yeah. Glad you've found something you're content with dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Cheers, yeah I never felt quite right on 24" wheels, plus it's nice to have a brake that locks no matter what, I'll have to live with the noise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Every build you have has been spot on dude. This one is no exception. Well done mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Thanks! I do try and have something a bit different, I wanted something that looked like a normal bike and let me use a normal stem, no disc mount, I would have liked horizontal dropouts but my gear ratio leaves me two chainstay lengths, one is too short to use a proper tyre and one is straight from 1998. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 So change to an equivalent ratio on sprockets that allow a proper length 20:17, 18:16 and even 16:14 are all pretty close if you did want to switch down the line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) These cranks are my favourites, but you can't go under 22t lol, trust me I did look at other options but decided to stay with 22-19 for the 20th consecutive year. Tensioners don't bother me too much anyway, this new single sided one is great. Furthermore, these Clean bars are well nice. Edited June 18, 2017 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ross McArthur Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Looks great! Did you upgrade the jockey wheel? I think the older tensioner had a stronger spring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Cheers, yeah I had it laying around, I'm sure it'll improve my riding greatly. The old version's spring reached a lot further so might have been stiffer yeah, I do like how you can just unhook the chain on this one though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benruddock89 Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Tidy bike man. Enjoy her! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Cheers! It's pretty much yours with a shorter top tube. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Bonus. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 2 hours ago, LEON said: Bonus. Any video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 My video for this particular decade is due soon. I'm gonna do my best to actually film this year. I'm not really into small clips and raw footage so I'm gonna guess about September. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 9 hours ago, LEON said: My video for this particular decade is due soon. I'm gonna do my best to actually film this year. I'm not really into small clips and raw footage so I'm gonna guess about September. That's too bad. I guess I'll have to wait till September then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 I just beat my all time bunny hop record at the Tarty Weekender on this bike, couldn't believe it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 6 hours ago, LEON said: I just beat my all time bunny hop record at the Tarty Weekender on this bike, couldn't believe it! How high did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 112cm. Ali did 130... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 13 minutes ago, LEON said: 112cm. Ali did 130... Cool! Did Ali win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted June 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Obviously lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 It isn't that obvious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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