froggy Steve
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Bast ardos! Skumbag....etc etc. 2nded on the vice is the price treatment!
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OK so what did Father Christmas bring you?
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Well apart from a banging headache this morning and the desire to never drink alcohol again!!! Santa bought me some lovely gifts a DVD of 'Worlds End', a really nice fleece top, some of those voltage indicator thingy's for in the truck, but my best gift was the Ring RIL4000 Professional Ultra Bright Magnetic Flexi LED Inspection Lamp. It's super cool and I'm over the moon with it 
I'm going to post some more photos of it on my 'Swampy' thread (http://www.landcruiserclub.net/forums/showthread.php/50125-SWAMPY-MY-02-LWB-3-0-D4D-GX-Colorado), but here's a couple for here
I'm going to post some more photos of it on my 'Swampy' thread (http://www.landcruiserclub.net/forums/showthread.php/50125-SWAMPY-MY-02-LWB-3-0-D4D-GX-Colorado), but here's a couple for here
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Hi Mark N
Glad the health and safety have sorted your vice. Those rubber rings on the handle are for 2 reasons,
1. Anti finger pinch
2. Sound deadening
Anyone add a third?
Frank
Glad the health and safety have sorted your vice. Those rubber rings on the handle are for 2 reasons,
1. Anti finger pinch
2. Sound deadening
Anyone add a third?
Frank
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Gary820
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I must've been a good boy this year, got a coffee machine (well to both of us but I'll use it more) a new frame for the mountain bike and cash for my stainless exhaust 
Most importantly a very very happy wife and daughter. Even with doing all the cooking for us and the in-laws I've been chilled with no stress.
Most importantly a very very happy wife and daughter. Even with doing all the cooking for us and the in-laws I've been chilled with no stress.
Nice frame Gary, but what is it? I don't recognize the make.
Looks carbon or combo, I'd be interested to know some more details...
Looks carbon or combo, I'd be interested to know some more details...
Gary820
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It's a full carbon SAB Arco frame. Company called on-one/planet X sell them It's an Italian make, no stickers etc on it. I like it as its different. It's on sale @£225 but got a little bit off as buy a lot from them for road and mountain. They've got a lot of bargains currently.
It's to update my giant talon alloy frame which has had a hard life!!
Emma (wife) bought it for me
http://www.on-one.co.uk/
It's to update my giant talon alloy frame which has had a hard life!!
Emma (wife) bought it for me
http://www.on-one.co.uk/
That's a bummer, if you'd caught him I could think of a good use for that vice!
I like your style!!! Unfortunately didn't catch him...by the time I had grabbed the bat and ran around the house to the outside he was disappearing over the wall already. Just glad that he didn't get in 'cos that would have really spoilt the family's Christmas.
It's a full carbon SAB Arco frame. Company called on-one/planet X sell them It's an Italian make, no stickers etc on it. I like it as its different. It's on sale @£225 but got a little bit off as buy a lot from them for road and mountain. They've got a lot of bargains currently.
It's to update my giant talon alloy frame which has had a hard life!!
Emma (wife) bought it for me
http://www.on-one.co.uk/
1.46kg that's nice, should be able to get the full bike down to what, 8/9kg as a hardtail? Maybe less.
Lucky for him he was quick to escape.
I'd have wanted to beat him to a pulp having caught him which really would have spoiled Christmas with all the interrogations.
Gary820
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Shouldn't be too far off I hope! The forks are fairly light as run twin cylinder air rock shox ones, going to pick up a carbon seat post in the morning and got quite light brake discs (180mm front and rear) and calipers. It's the rims that might do it. We'll see when it's built.
Paddler Ed
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A Long way! The STS and Lobo were cool bikes... it's always telling when people hark back to old bikes like those! Mind you my mountain bikes are of that sort of vintage (1998 Cannondale F700SL and a 2001 Kona Kiluea built with bits and pieces)
My road bike on the other hand is a Specialized Roubaix, which is a carbon frame and is so light and precise, it's awesome.
My old 'Dale weighs in at about 25lb (11kg) in it's current build, and that's with a 15 year old XL frame, and reasonably heavy wheelset, so I'd hope that your bike would be less than that. 9kg is still a formidable weight to be aiming for, what size frame is it, as that often has the most bearing on the final build weight by the time that steerer tubes are added in for the longer head tubes etc.
Check what the torque settings are for the carbon seat tube and seat post; they seem to be much more sensitive than alloy posts to getting it right, and FT doesn't really work in the longer term...
Had a play with another of my Christmas presents today
It's a 2600mAh backup power pack/supply/charger for devices that charge and run from off of a USB supply. It will give an Output of 5V 1A and I had it running my iPad today. All of that is great in itself, but it's also an LED torch
It's a 2600mAh backup power pack/supply/charger for devices that charge and run from off of a USB supply. It will give an Output of 5V 1A and I had it running my iPad today. All of that is great in itself, but it's also an LED torch
Gary820
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It's a 20 inch frame. It's a bit longer then the giant it's replacing. The shorter giant is great for tight and twisty stuff but gets a bit twitchy, some descents and drop offs can be tricky as can't get your weight far enough back, same sections on another bike can feel the difference.
I'd think the torque will be about the same as my road bike, about 6nm iirc
