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Alreet pets,

I've been looking into buying a good bike for a while. I saw a Rivendel 'Betty Foy bike a bit back, but at £1500 it's a little out of my price range :| :S

This is Betty -
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But I've seen this mixte (the frame) bike..which is similar to the betty foy...

it's actually nicer -
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I LOVE the white tyres and the colour with the chrome and brown leather...fkin lush!

And someone has offered to build it for me for £300...I was gonna try and wangle him down to £250, but I might just ask him to include postage and he's got a deal. I just want a nice little town bike I can use to buzz about Leeds. Seeing as I don't drive (or need to at the moment) and hate the Leeds bus drivers and the cost of pubic (yes I did mean pubic) transport.

Has anyone else built their own bike? I reck I could do it, but it would take me ages to build one like this, and might end up costing as much lol...

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I seen a old lady doing about 50mph on the beach on one of them late at night light blazing like a bat outa hell on the first bike. so they must be fast she even had a scalf on blowing back like some death metal rock star on a mad rush :p

Was one of the strangest yet wonderful things id ever seen go for the first bike i say ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
 

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Hi Lozzie well it depends what you are after a bike for (obviously to ride) is it just general use like going the shops small ride here & there or do you plan on going cross country ie..If its just for general use i wouldnt bother spending a fortune if for cross country then maybe spend a bit more i have this http://teamwhathefuck.com/bikes/tonys gt.jpg i got it quite cheap £300 its great in the woods cross country even on the road to work & back.. so it all depends on what you are going to use it for & as to how much you want to spend to begin with
 
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Remember, any form of suspension is gonna take the pump out of your pedal strokes, effecting your efficiency, thats why roadies and hybrids are rigid, but if over shorter distances, suspension can help fatigue because the bumps in roads are constantly pumping your arms chest and core when you hit 'em..

As Bri said, you need to decide what your gonna do with it, but commuting on something like i'm on up there is lunacy.. Commutes are for roadies, rigids or front suspension hardtails or custom bikes like the ones you posted.
If your gonna commute on a full boinger, dont go bigger then 100mm travel or you'll pass out when you try to climb a hill..

If you fancy a blast at what im doing up there, the 7 inch suspension travel is still overkill, my rig was designed for hucking off 6 foot drops and surviving intact, for them 2 foot drop offs im doing there 100 mil travel would do the job if your skilled, 130 mm travel would be enough to compensate for any lack of skills :D

So if you want something that can commute but at the weekend do trail centre red runs (and even some black runs when you get better) a full suss like a Giant Trance, EZposse's GT I Drive or Jiglo's Mongoose Teocali would be perfect ... Bri was reet up my chuff all the way down on a red descent the other week.. :D

But that said, the same trail centre i could have ridden, but not as fast, on the Hardtail Inbred that Pepe owns
 
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U31 said:
Remember, any form of suspension is gonna take the pump out of your pedal strokes, effecting your efficiency, thats why roadies and hybrids are rigid, but if over shorter distances, suspension can help fatigue because the bumps in roads are constantly pumping your arms chest and core when you hit 'em..

As Bri said, you need to decide what your gonna do with it, but commuting on something like i'm on up there is lunacy.. Commutes are for roadies, rigids or front suspension hardtails or custom bikes like the ones you posted.
If your gonna commute on a full boinger, dont go bigger then 100mm travel or you'll pass out when you try to climb a hill..

If you fancy a blast at what im doing up there, the 7 inch suspension travel is still overkill, my rig was designed for hucking off 6 foot drops and surviving intact, for them 2 foot drop offs im doing there 100 mil travel would do the job if your skilled, 130 mm travel would be enough to compensate for any lack of skills :D

So if you want something that can commute but at the weekend do trail centre red runs (and even some black runs when you get better) a full suss like a Giant Trance, EZposse's GT I Drive or Jiglo's Mongoose Teocali would be perfect ... Bri was reet up my chuff all the way down on a red descent the other week.. :D

But that said, the same trail centre i could have ridden, but not as fast, on the Hardtail Inbred that Pepe owns
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dave i assume you know what the fof your on about because ive well n truly lost track!!!

a bikes a bike, just peddle n go innit??

im after a bike tho, but none of this fancy pants stuff.......i just want summat with 2 wheels........actualy i want a fekkin grifter now i think about it, how cool!!
 
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Yeah and no, Neeecs...

you can jump on and pedal just about anything, but there are different bikes that excel at a certain thing and are seriously compromised at other things.

Road bikes like the drop handle racers you see are light fast and efficient with tyres pumped up to 90psi for as little drag as possible. you can pedal these on smooth roads for 100 mile a day in reasonable fitness. You Could also take them off road on hardpack dirt, but your fillings will come out, your arms legs and chest will ache from all the small impacts and steering corrections , you'll get puntures and ill reckon youd be fucked well before 30 miles. Keep it up and the bikes frame will fail.

A mountainbike is built tougher, so heavier. They get grippier big volume tyres to soak up bumps. These run as low as 20psi, the lower the pressure, the more drag they give but more grip in mud. And also its your first line of shock absorbers, a tyre at 20 psi hitting a bump will deform, a tyre at 90 psi will burst or send you flying!

Some have suspension front and rear, more comfort over bumps but this is taking its energy from somewhere... and that somewhere is your legs!
You could ride one of these in reasonable shape 60 miles a day.
They lose efficiency over the racer but make up for this with increased strength and comfort off road.

Then you get to the special purpose stuff like im on up there . Its built from girders, the wheels are massive and heavy. the tyres are even wider to soak up impact. the geometry is slack so the wheels act like castors and keep it stable at high speed.

All this means its fantastic coming down a boulder strewn mountain at 40 mph but pedalling it up the slightest uphill incline is inviting heart attack. Youd be lucky to get it 20 mile commuting down a flat road.
They are designed to be pushed driven or helicoptered to the top of a trail. I'm as tired after 8 mile downhill on that as i am after 30 miles cross country on a normal bike, but the adrenaline rush is a tad more!
 
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nics said:
dave i assume you know what the fof your on about because ive well n truly lost track!!!

a bikes a bike, just peddle n go innit??

im after a bike tho, but none of this fancy pants stuff.......i just want summat with 2 wheels........actualy i want a fekkin grifter now i think about it, how cool!!
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Looks like a classy bike Loz that would look the part in Oxford, Amsterdam or along a beach promenade in Malibu :thumbsup: I'm sure it'll suit your needs if it's just getting about the city - if it's geared well and not too hilly.

How much is the bike unbuilt and what does unbuilt mean in this case, as a lot of bikes these days come part built anyway and you normally just have to straighten the handlebars and brake/gear levers, attach the wheels and put the seat on?

I used to take my bikes apart when I was a kid to replace worn parts and customise them, I think probably most of us did back then and I guess if you feel up to the challenge then you should be fine doing it yourself and save time and money in the long run as you'll know how to replace parts and make adjustments, as and when. If you're not saving anything though, then might as well let somebody else do the work ;)
 
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I love biking,havent got the coin as in thousands to buy 1 but got a little comfy bike that is great off and on road.Heres mine.:)
 

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My other 'un is the same as posties but badged Diamondback..
Carrera / Chris Boardman / Diamondback are all the same frame with different levels of equipment fitted..
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That looks nowt in that photo but in reality its one of the steepest drops ive ever ridden, and at the bottom is a fast left hand berm. Its so steep you cant lift your head enough to see after the berm, so its a proper leap of faith..
Look at how compressed the suspension tyres and the chain are to give you some idea of the severity of the drop and the speed :fekked:

This is what the suspension is like normally.. and yeah im fucked in that pic!
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