MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: yetidom on January 19, 2012, 07:10:21 pm
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Hi all - not long joined as you can see from the post count - am collecting my Edition 30 on Saturday. Part of the reason for purchase was the ease of fitting a few bikes and blokes in - plus the enjoyable drives to/from the trails... :wink:
Any other fellow MTBers? Do you love your bike as much as your car? Here's my trail bike (not long finished build), also have an Orange Patriot running Boxxers for DH duties too.. Post a pic of your bike... Cheers, Dom
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There are a few of us.....
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,17070.msg244980.html#msg244980
Welcome to the forum :happy2:
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Cool, cheers! Some lovely bikes too! I'll slowly get the hang of the 'Search' function... :ashamed:
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Cotic Soda and old school Pace RC200 here
Used to have a Yeti 575, assume you may have had something similar, or your user name a coincidence???? :laugh:
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The username is no coincidence, always been a Yeti fan! The 575 is a lovely machine and the new SB66 looks immense. Have to confess the Cotic Soda is beautiful! Have always lusted after a Ti hardtail, maybe one day if I can sneak another bike past the wife... :wink: How do you get on with the Soda? Bet it's a singletrack animal :happy2:
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575 was awesome just too much bike, made all my favorite local Peak District downhills too easy! Thing that amazed me most was the grip it had uphill! Do like a bit of uphill as well as the down.
Soda is perfect, little flexy, but you take it by scruff of the neck and bend it to your will, love it :love:. I don't need anything else, not at mo anyway. May go Yeti 5 carbon or similar eventually due to old age!
Your Ibis does look pretty immense though :happy2: You happy with it? Hows it compare to other rides you have had?
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Understand your thinking on the Soda 100%. It's a perfect all-dayer in the peaks. I love the feel of a hardtail and how connected they are. Obviously never had a Ti one, but your description is very appealing! Had a Cove HT until a year or so ago - sold to help fund wedding (chair covers) :stupid:
Still getting used to the Ibis as its not been finished that long. It's pretty special though, sub 29lb with the reverb, DW suspension is like a magic carpet - direct feeling in singletrack and on the ups, like a magic carpet on the way down. Given low weight I'm still getting used to ploughing it into stuff flat out! It has to do everything except DH duties (trails, XC, odd merida marathon etc). I'm used to single pivot simplicity having come off a Santa Cruz Heckler and have an Orange Patriot for DH, so Ibis suspension feels great.
In North Wales all next w/e riding the Ibis and running in the Edition 30! Quite excited bout the latter on those Welsh country roads! :signLOL:
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How you finding the reverb mate? I have the Joplin dropper on my zesty but its crap,one of my mates has a yeti sb66 I can't bring myself to ride it as I'll end up buying one
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The Yeti is immense I agree! Definitely don't ride it! That said, the Zesty is pretty special too. As for the Reverb, it's amazing. Does what it says on the tin as it were, easy to bleed and so far seems pretty durable. Only had mine a few months, but my mates got an Intense Tracer 2 and has been using his reverb for 12 months without issue, including a Morzine trip... Do it! :wink:
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I'm riding morzine in July on the way to mega avalanche,I will probably get a reverb I hate the Joplin it moves the seat every time I knock it
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Sounds like a plan, mega should be fun! I'll also be in Morzine in July! Flying though not driving. If some guy is holding you up on a baby blue Patriot with Boxxers, that'd be me! :signLOL:
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Doubt I'll be holding you up ha ha,I just hope I'm going to be ok for then ive got nerve damage in my left arm so I'm struggling to ride at the moment
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I have the Joplin dropper on my zesty but its crap
Try a Specialized Command Post. I junked my Joplin as there was too much slop and movement. The spesh one has been great.
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Just got back into riding this year. Got myself a Cannondale SL4 to get me going again, quite like it!
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Nice bike mate, always loved cannondales, plus i have to confess I'll always have a huge soft spot for a good trail hardtail! Enjoy!
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Am loving it, feels really light compared to stuff I've had before. Got it 2nd hand (but basically like new) for half the cost of a new one which was a steal!
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Nice bike mate, always loved cannondales, plus i have to confess I'll always have a huge soft spot for a good trail hardtail! Enjoy!
Sounds like you need a hard tail in your life! So to speak.... :signLOL:
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I've got a cube hardtail but Much prefer the comfort of my zesty but I suppose it depends where your riding,I think the cube could do with some better forks as the 100mm manitou ones on it are awful
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Nothing worse than cr4ppy forks mattyw, worth a browse in the sales maybe to give the old girl a new lease of life? For smooth flowing singetrack a nice hardtail is awesome. Agree the zesty is better for most stuff though (and quicker) esp. if rocky etc - lovely bike.
Leonard - I'd love another hardtail, my last one (Cove) was ace. Maybe sometime in the future, have a feeling the new E30 and finding this site might end up costing me some money!
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Im riding a 2011 orange 5s at the moment, only just getting back into biking again
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Another MTB'er here:
Maxlight XC rigid - for commuting duties and fitted with slicks.
On-one 456 carbon - general xc bike.
Specialized SX trail - holiday bike / occasional UK DH trips.
I did have a trail bike:
Pace RC405 - stolen..... booger! :fighting:
Might be amusing to list injuries incurred too...... :rolleye:
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Wow you've got some nice bikes alackofspeed! Love the on-one - great brand. The SX Trail is a beauty too - ideal for Dh days and cheeky trips to the Alps!
Nightmare on the the Pace RC405 though - they're f&^kers... You should never mess with another man's wheels... Agreed on :fighting:
Injuries could be funny.... As my mate says though "if you don't fall off, you're not going fast enough" - personally I just think it's an excuse for the mismatch between his expectations and ability :grin:
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Time for some pictures.
Stolen bike:
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SX-trail
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On-One and Maxlight
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Injuries (due to dried up talent account on more than one occasion) limited to 5 broken bones, torn cartilage, and ligament reconstruction.
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Bike porn at its best alackofspeed! :love:
Where was the pic of the stolen Pace taken? Reminds me of Morzine (stroll on July)... Beautiful.
As for accident list - all I can say is... ouch! Clearly lack of speed is not your problem :wink:
I'm loathe to say this just before a long weekend at Coed Y Brenin but I can't help thinking I'm due one! (touches wood) I've had a good run for a few years whilst my riding mates have shattered hands, broken collar bones, popped knee caps out, snapped achilles, multiple facial stitches etc... Other than a few broken toes, several concussions, loads of cuts/bruises and Ligament damage in knee, I'm good to go! :laugh:
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Where was the pic of the stolen Pace taken? Reminds me of Morzine (stroll on July)... Beautiful.
As for accident list - all I can say is... ouch! Clearly lack of speed is not your problem
It's at the top of La Foilleuse north of Champoussin in the Portes du Solei, so not far out. Passportes 2010.
Hmm, nowt to say I'm fast, plenty to suggest the talent has been lacking a few too many times. Your mention of Morzine has reminded me I cracked some ribs when I crashed there last.
Always seems to be pot luck whether you land well or not. Coed should be pretty fast at the moment. Enjoy.
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It's certainly a great pic - I love the whole Portes Du Soleil region and have many times contemplated trying to move the wife to Geneva, working from our Swiss office, and having every weekend there... Not sure it'd have much legs with the Mrs though... :stupid: Did you enjoy the Passportes event? Have always toyed with doing it but tend to go a week or so later to have quieter lifts/runs...
Back in Morzine/Les Gets in July - can't wait! Not long finished building up my Patriot (see below) in preparation and rode it for the first time a week or so ago at Cwmdown...
Agreed 100% on your comment on landing though! It's definitely more luck than judgement. Hoping not to put that theory to the test on the weekend in North Wales! All I can think about is keeping the riding short so I can sample some good Welsh roads in the E30! :driver:
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