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Reply #30 on: July 11, 2006, 17:22:36 PM
Quote from: maximusotter
On another note: the One*ones handlebars simply ROCK. This stupid convention of virtually straight bars is a mtb engineering f*ckup thats hung in for two decades now.


One reason why I put aerobars on mine, gives part of the feel of a racing bike, even if its a bit high. Unfortunately I cant move the saddle up as its a bit problematic when stationary :/
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Reply #31 on: July 11, 2006, 17:29:12 PM
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Quote from: maximusotter
On another note: the One*ones handlebars simply ROCK. This stupid convention of virtually straight bars is a mtb engineering f*ckup thats hung in for two decades now.


One reason why I put aerobars on mine, gives part of the feel of a racing bike, even if its a bit high. Unfortunately I cant move the saddle up as its a bit problematic when stationary :/


Aerobars? Ick! :mrgreen:

Best solution for comfort on a hybrid type bike, is to get some north road handlebars, mounted flipped if stem is high, or otherwise not, mount up your levers, and tape the entire bar with cork instead of using grips. Tada, tons of new and exciting positions.
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Reply #32 on: July 11, 2006, 18:49:39 PM
soopahfly, youve cocked my plan up... ive literally got my credit card in my hand ready to order one of the 29ers....   :shock:
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Reply #33 on: July 11, 2006, 18:50:37 PM
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soopahfly, youve cocked my plan up... ive literally got my credit card in my hand ready to order one of the 29ers....   :shock:


/me chants

DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT WANT IT GET IT BUY IT!

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Reply #34 on: July 11, 2006, 19:04:37 PM
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Quote from: maximusotter
On another note: the One*ones handlebars simply ROCK. This stupid convention of virtually straight bars is a mtb engineering f*ckup thats hung in for two decades now.


One reason why I put aerobars on mine, gives part of the feel of a racing bike, even if its a bit high. Unfortunately I cant move the saddle up as its a bit problematic when stationary :/


Aerobars? Ick! :mrgreen:

Best solution for comfort on a hybrid type bike, is to get some north road handlebars, mounted flipped if stem is high, or otherwise not, mount up your levers, and tape the entire bar with cork instead of using grips. Tada, tons of new and exciting positions.


Im used to aerobars so whatever handlebars I happen to have fitted I would still want those fitted. Puts you in an aerodynamic but comfortable position :)
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Reply #35 on: July 11, 2006, 19:12:53 PM
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Im used to aerobars so whatever handlebars I happen to have fitted I would still want those fitted. Puts you in an aerodynamic but comfortable position :)


Is this for your full suspension aldi special?  :?
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Reply #36 on: July 11, 2006, 19:27:22 PM
See... Elitist bollocks like that does my nut in.

So you bought a raleigh for a tenner, and you spent about £100 doing it up nice, kudos to you mate... I plan on doing something like that sometime soon. But some people just want a bike they can ride instantly. Yea... it can be cheap, they arent going off of any major trails, or competing in races. These people just want a bike for a bit of fun every now and again.

In fact I would say the majority of bikes I see are low cost supermarket type bikes. If they were so crap as to be worthless then they wouldnt all be out on the road now would they? theyd all be rotting in backgardens with broken rims and snapped frames.

Now even with my cheapy apollo that you hate, I can appreciate that damage does get done a lot easier on them, they do require upkeep and will probably in the end cost me more than if I just bought a nice ribble from the off. But at the end of the day, its saved me about £150 of train tickets so far, got my resting pulse down to 68-70 from 76-78, improved my leg muscles, and done the job I bought it for. Because of the savings on train tickets it means that It has effectively paid for itself twice over.

Now Ive fitted some bar ends to mine, but I can certainly appreciate the need for aero bars on a bike. They make it a hell of a lot easier to ride into the wind when on a commute, and Id definately consider getting one for mine. If I had the spare dosh.

If serious feels as if his purchase of aero bars has improved his general cycling schenanigans then more power to him. If you feel that purchasing £600 worth of bike has done the same, then same goes to you. Kudos.

But lets stop it with this "heh... on your cheap aldi mountain bike" bollocks. Theres no other reason for it than to degrade and humiliate other people.
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Reply #37 on: July 11, 2006, 19:44:28 PM
I presume they are taiwanese made.  I remember the owner coming into the shop I worked in with a huge catalogue full of taiwanese bike bits just ready to put their name on.

Although, I have seen the R&D for the old Planet-Xs and I owned a few prototypes.  So Im not sure.

Just check the RC36s will take the 29" wheel that the 29er has.

Might be better to get the Inbred with sliding dropouts as opposed to the 29er if your forks dont fit.
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Reply #38 on: July 11, 2006, 19:47:05 PM
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I presume they are taiwanese made.  I remember the owner coming into the shop I worked in with a huge catalogue full of taiwanese bike bits just ready to put their name on.


Thought so. Nothing wrong with that, the Taiwanese do great work. It used to be that the Japanese were the go-tos for mass manufactured bike frames, my KHS Im selling being a prime example, but that changed with the strength of the Yen...
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Reply #39 on: July 11, 2006, 19:58:38 PM
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Im used to aerobars so whatever handlebars I happen to have fitted I would still want those fitted. Puts you in an aerodynamic but comfortable position :)


Is this for your full suspension aldi special?  :?


Yep and unlike my mate who invested £500 in his bike I can still ride mine...


His was nicked BTW :P

£80 for bike, £10 for replacement saddle and £35 for aerobars. Good enough for me.
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Reply #40 on: July 11, 2006, 20:30:57 PM
Quote from: soopahfly
I presume they are taiwanese made.  I remember the owner coming into the shop I worked in with a huge catalogue full of taiwanese bike bits just ready to put their name on.

Although, I have seen the R&D for the old Planet-Xs and I owned a few prototypes.  So Im not sure.

Just check the RC36s will take the 29" wheel that the 29er has.

Might be better to get the Inbred with sliding dropouts as opposed to the 29er if your forks dont fit.


im going for the 29er, so i wont stick any suspension forks on it anyway - the bigger wheels and the frame geometry should soak up any big divets/ruts...
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Reply #41 on: July 11, 2006, 20:34:51 PM
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See... Elitist bollocks like that does my nut in.

So you bought a raleigh for a tenner, and you spent about £100 doing it up nice, kudos to you mate... I plan on doing something like that sometime soon. But some people just want a bike they can ride instantly. Yea... it can be cheap, they arent going off of any major trails, or competing in races. These people just want a bike for a bit of fun every now and again.

In fact I would say the majority of bikes I see are low cost supermarket type bikes. If they were so crap as to be worthless then they wouldnt all be out on the road now would they? theyd all be rotting in backgardens with broken rims and snapped frames.

Now even with my cheapy apollo that you hate, I can appreciate that damage does get done a lot easier on them, they do require upkeep and will probably in the end cost me more than if I just bought a nice ribble from the off. But at the end of the day, its saved me about £150 of train tickets so far, got my resting pulse down to 68-70 from 76-78, improved my leg muscles, and done the job I bought it for. Because of the savings on train tickets it means that It has effectively paid for itself twice over.

Now Ive fitted some bar ends to mine, but I can certainly appreciate the need for aero bars on a bike. They make it a hell of a lot easier to ride into the wind when on a commute, and Id definately consider getting one for mine. If I had the spare dosh.

If serious feels as if his purchase of aero bars has improved his general cycling schenanigans then more power to him. If you feel that purchasing £600 worth of bike has done the same, then same goes to you. Kudos.

But lets stop it with this "heh... on your cheap aldi mountain bike" bollocks. Theres no other reason for it than to degrade and humiliate other people.


FFS take a chill pill rocky dennis.

I wasnt having a go at the sodding cost of the bike (I have no idea how much it was, and I dont really care).  I was merely surprised at the use of aero bars on a full suspension mountain bike.  Not a combination often seen, is it?  But then hey, if its comfortable then thats obviously a plus.  Im not trying to say "Youre not a real man unless you spend $$$ on the least practical bike on the planet and ride it till your arse bleeds" am I?

Take your jumped-up presumptious nature elsewhere; diving in and starting a flame war just because you got the wrong end of the stick gets you nowhere, and it bores the hell out of me.
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Reply #42 on: July 11, 2006, 20:54:06 PM
I never said you were a guy purely concerned with $$$£££ but you certainly seem extremely insistant in your quest to let everyone know x-mart bikes are sh*te.

How about instead of just leaving the comment "is this for your full suspension aldi special?" backing it up with further information such as

"Eh?! aero bars on a mountain bike?! why!?"

Heck that message is less offending (too strong a word but you get my drift) than your original one.

Take your current "I hate x-mart bike" stature that youve built for yourself on here, combine it with the above  "aldi special" comment and you just get an arse out to flame for the sake of it.

Start a flame war my arse, was just an observation.

Granted text based communication can be difficult to successfully convey emotions but taking the opinion Ive built of you from your comments on here, I think I was correct to step in. (This doesnt mean to say I think your an arse [you arent ;)]... its just saying after viewing multiple posts of your opinion on certain bikes Ive built up a profile of your opinion).

"nuff said".
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Reply #43 on: July 11, 2006, 21:01:18 PM
Think what you like, I really couldnt care less.

I dont have a hate thing for "X-mart" bikes (whatever they are), I merely hate the cheap-as-sh*t bike shaped apollo sh*tpies.  Granted this may partly be because Im the guy that gets asked to fix them at uni as Im handy with a spanner, but that doesnt take away from the fact that theyre complete balls.

And I only voice that view when someone jumps to their defence saying "Oh theyre perfectly fine really", as to be quite honest they arent and anyone who uses it daily would be better of financially after a year if they bought a proper bike to start with.

The nice thing about the internet is the relative honesty you find in user reviews etc.  Thats what makes it perfect for scouting out future purchases.  Now if people who had a gripe with a product kept it to themselves for fear of offending others, that wouldnt be the case would it?



 :roll:
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Reply #44 on: July 11, 2006, 21:05:18 PM
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Think what you like, I really couldnt care less.

I dont have a hate thing for "X-mart" bikes (whatever they are), I merely hate the cheap-as-sh*t bike shaped apollo sh*tpies.  Granted this may partly be because Im the guy that gets asked to fix them at uni as Im handy with a spanner, but that doesnt take away from the fact that theyre complete balls.

And I only voice that view when someone jumps to their defence saying "Oh theyre perfectly fine really", as to be quite honest they arent and anyone who uses it daily would be better of financially after a year if they bought a proper bike to start with.

The nice thing about the internet is the relative honesty you find in user reviews etc.  Thats what makes it perfect for scouting out future purchases.  Now if people who had a gripe with a product kept it to themselves for fear of offending others, that wouldnt be the case would it?



 :roll:


You care enough to reply.

X-mart. Your a physics guru... X = the unknown variate. Replace with Wall and youll get my drift.

If my bike falls apart after a year, then I will have saved enough money to buy a top notch bike, and have money left over. Sure, if I start having to replace forks, having rewelds and handlebars start snapping Ill say "yip... theyre sh*te". Until then a little maintenance is no big deal.
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