guineasmithpig
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now, i know i've got a pink bike, but...
if it were me, i'd paint the whole frame a nice glossy, bright yellow. mask off the area where the downtube sticker will be, and leave the ZOO! logo background clear, so it has a polished alu background?
personally, i think if u wanna make ur bike different, do somthing DIFFERENT. changin the colour o the stickers is about as good as changin ur pedals, and gettin different colour ones.
i'm thinkin o mint green, or the old BMW M3 mellow yellow for summer time. or maybe just pink agen..... >_<
smithy
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Spec:
Frame: Mk1 Levelboss 1065 (painted pink >_<)
Fork: Fatty R
Bar n Stem: Azonic SW w/ Club Roost I-Beam 105mm x 10deg (old skool!!) + Pig headset
Front brake: Avid mechanical disc (203mm rotor) with SD7 lever
Rear brake: Magura hs33, koxx bloxx, custom monster booster (Y)
Rear wheel: Ronnie on Hope XC (with handmade solid steel axle(148grams!!!))
Front wheel: old koxx rear rim (40mm?) on Hope XC
Tyres: Maxxis Minion 2.5 rear, hutchinson octopus 2.35 front (boggo halfords tubes)
Drivetrain: 'burns with 20t (titanium nitrodised B)) chainring, locked out tiagra mech, kool chain, goldtec s/s kit with 18t ti sprocket, V8 pedals
the animal itself (sneakily stashed in ma student flat, against all regulations and contracts signed! WAHEY!!!) sans pedals
my custom craft work
pink n sparkly holes in rims. don't ask y, its just because...
and finally, best way to achieve crazy-ass chain tension!!
hopefully to be added in near future is repaired ESP 9.0SL shifter and rear mech (with frankenstien short cage!) and new rear brake pads (please tarty, i'm really gonna hurt maself soon!!!)
have a good giggle at my gay bike, and sorry bout quality, just an ikkle web cam job. just wanted to share the pinkness!!!
smithy
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was just about to tell everyone about u hazzy!!! poor dude. twas only a few days after seein me fall bout 6ft straight onto my arm, and escaping with a little graze (video to come) and then steps off his bike, trips over, and bashes his elbow!! fractured in 2 places.
as for me, broke 2 of ma toes, but they take days to mend, so not too bad. dislocated ma thumb in september, nad thats still givin me jip every now and then. and twisted ma ankle pretty good. hurt more because its the same one that i tore all the ligaments in bout 18months ago. knocked out twice, concoussed (sp?) once (wearing a helmet definetly saved my life)
anyone find themselves worrying that one day, and injury could be a REALLY serious one? and yet it doesn't stop us from riding? after falling off the roof t'other day n landin on a wall, and escaping with just a bashed arm, i wonder what would have happened if i'd landed on ma back or somthin?
ride safely guys
smithy
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surely if u put a ratchet from an xc in a bulb it wil be an xc with titanium freehub body wont it?
errrr..... yeah. and?
whilst we're on hope hubs...
at the moment, i can hear each individual pawl engagin at different times in my xc, so have triple the engagement (requires new pawls and springs, but i can't afford at the moment (Y)). despite this, it has not slipped ONCE!!
i know plenty of people who despise xc/mono's because they broke in a matter of months, however, mines lasted ages, and i have no intention of changin just yet. suggested the xc/mono ratchet as the larger teeth are (in theory) less prone to breaking, especially in the 'stamp stamp' world of trials
smithy
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a trip back to hope mite be in order
yup, and an XC/mono ratchet (Y) (bigger teeth, won't smash as easily)
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i bin on this forum for ages now, but never posted a piccy. is there somewhere that tells u how on here? tried the search and it just keeps returning gay errors at me :@
helpies!! want to show everyone my pink cocks (sp?)
smithy
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I love 521s for their indestructability (well, almost indestructable. I only broke 4:p)
evry1 sed/sez DX32isms r cheese rims or really really heavy. well, yeah. they is noticably heavier till built up into a wheel and shoved on ur bike. remeber, a 521 wheel with mich comp tyre will b heavier than a DX32 wheel with light tyre. but hey....
I (reluctantly) went for an Onza Full Fat and...errrrr...YAY!!!!!!!!! when I started doin spinny street tricks, my tyre was folding loads on a 521 and causing me many spills. I haven't had a tyre fold since using a wider rim. and I don't notice the extra weight, even since goi to a nice heavy comp 16!!!
get one. yes 521s r brilliant, but DX32isms r just as good! tried and tested: FACT!!!!!
smithy
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rear:
hutchinson octopus 2.3 on 521 sil w/ hutch green DH tube
- 25psi
front:
Hot S 2.1 on 519 sil w/ standard xc tube
- 25psi
no pinches to date
had Hot S rear before, on 40-45psi w/ mich DH tube an got 4 pinches in a fortnight!!
sticking with afformentioned combo
smithy
The Pink Bike After Xmas Revamp
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might be. never knew they were side specific?
ah well:p
thanx for the comments. nice that some individuality is appreciated :mellow:
smithy