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[Sharkey]

Love my LGA

[foo on patrol]

^^^^Fork, that's nice!^^^^

Foo

[P!N20]

Social distancing done right

[10speedsemiracer]

Noice

[familyguy]

As bought:


As adjusted:


62c/t x 59c/c. Just looks bigger cause of the long wheelbase.

Bunch o' pics: http://imgur.com/a/kztHseT

[MattyK]

^ - that's a huge bike!
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V - Used frame and recycled drivetrain parts after I upgraded my road bike.
Cockpit and saddle I used to swap onto the roadie on occasion for triathlons, now they have a permanent home.
Wheels stolen off my road bike; need a set of deep rims to pimp it properly... not keen on swapping 10-11sp cassettes on the regular.

[familyguy]

An hour of wiping clean, a little bit of frame polish, and a few adjustments later:


The BB height makes it ride taller than it is, but it's feeling pretty good. Will it replace the disc Fuji? Probably not. But I didn't intend to. I don't even know quite where I'll keep it yet. See, this is what happens when you buy on a whim and don't think things through well enough.

The 330mm long threadless steerer is when you pull the fork out:


Edit I: 12.7kg with guards and a Brooks B17 fitted. Not bhed.
Edit II: 13.5kg with a rack for commuter role.

[familyguy]

I've done some digging, and this appears to be a Steve Hogg custom frame from a previous incarnation as Cycle Fit Centre. I'll email Steve and see if he has any recollections/info on this one. The sole reference I can find to "SH Equip" is a September 2008 newsletter from cyclefit (the precursor to Steve Hogg Bike Fitting) where they announced the name and their introduction of custom/bespoke carbon frames. PDF link here: https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/wp ... r-2008.pdf

Coincidentally, the same newsletter makes reference to Alex Simmons (aka forum member AlexSimmons/RST).

Jim

[norts60]

This only arrived on Wednesday
For the tech heads
Viral Bikes
Derive -27.5" Titanium
Pinion C12 gear box; Gates carbon drive; Sram G2 brakes 180mm rotors; Jones H Bar, Fox 34 sc fork, I9 Hydra hubs; Stans Mk 4 rims; Maxxis Rekon tyres; Rockshox dropper; Brooks Flyer saddle; Cane Creek headset, Enve M6 stem.

[familyguy]

So the SH has a bent v-brake stud, but that won't stop me using it (ba dum tiss). Works just fine.



Got put onto this as a screaming bargain. Titanium Merlin (probably an Aspen) from the era when Litespeed owned and built them. Ultegra 6600 and Ritchey gear. Seat post will twist but not come out, so I'll sacrifice it to the gods this weekend. Having trouble sorting a date. Could be as early as 2005, as late as 2009. Some show canti posts, some don't.

[P!N20]

^ That's tidy. Are we talking hacksaw surgery?

[warthog1]

Haven't had tan wall tyres on a bike in about 40 years.
Yeah they do give it a bit of a lift.

[familyguy]

^ That's tidy. Are we talking hacksaw surgery?

Yes. It's already killed one blade. The head of the post is off now though, let the crushing begin.

[foo on patrol]

Haven't had tan wall tyres on a bike in about 40 years.
Yeah they do give it a bit of a lift.

Yeah they do and the bike looks goodly.

Foo

[warthog1]

Yeah they do and the bike looks goodly.

Foo

Cheers mate
Yeah it's good fun too!

[familyguy]

Haven't had tan wall tyres on a bike in about 40 years.
Yeah they do give it a bit of a lift.

Smart bike. How do you find the dropped-stay frame? Were you riding a more traditional frame (with the seat stays at the ST/TT junction) before? Any differences? from I'm debating about a dropped-stay frame to replace my Fuji, given the cost of complete bike changeover/upgrade is pretty prohibitive.

[warthog1]

Haven't had tan wall tyres on a bike in about 40 years.
Yeah they do give it a bit of a lift.

Smart bike. How do you find the dropped-stay frame? Were you riding a more traditional frame (with the seat stays at the ST/TT junction) before? Any differences? from I'm debating about a dropped-stay frame to replace my Fuji, given the cost of complete bike changeover/upgrade is pretty prohibitive.

These are the roadies I ride 30+k km on one and 20k km on the other.

Have had other frames of aluminium and steel.

Hadn't considered the drop seat stays and how they affect the ride/character of the bike sorry.

The revolt has a D-fuse seat post that flexes. It rides quite smoothly but has 40c tubeless at ~40psi.
Both of those affect the character of the ride I guess so I don't really have any useful impressions.
I can't notice anything specific I'd attribute to the stay design.

[Andy01]

^ That's tidy. Are we talking hacksaw surgery?

Yes. It's already killed one blade. The head of the post is off now though, let the crushing begin.

If it is titanium, that explains it. Titanium is a bugger for work hardening - you have to use a coarse (few teeth) blade and cut quickly/aggressively and it cuts quite easily. If you cut slowly (like with a fine toothed blade) it work hardens very quickly and becomes very difficult to cut or drill.

[familyguy]

Haven't had tan wall tyres on a bike in about 40 years.
Yeah they do give it a bit of a lift.

Smart bike. How do you find the dropped-stay frame? Were you riding a more traditional frame (with the seat stays at the ST/TT junction) before? Any differences? from I'm debating about a dropped-stay frame to replace my Fuji, given the cost of complete bike changeover/upgrade is pretty prohibitive.

These are the roadies I ride 30+k km on one and 20k km on the other.

Have had other frames of aluminium and steel.

Hadn't considered the drop seat stays and how they affect the ride/character of the bike sorry.

The revolt has a D-fuse seat post that flexes. It rides quite smoothly but has 40c tubeless at ~40psi.
Both of those affect the character of the ride I guess so I don't really have any useful impressions.
I can't notice anything specific I'd attribute to the stay design.

OK, good to note anyway. Getting harder to find non-dropped stay disc frames for gravel/commute use (within budget).

^ That's tidy. Are we talking hacksaw surgery?

Yes. It's already killed one blade. The head of the post is off now though, let the crushing begin.

If it is titanium, that explains it. Titanium is a bugger for work hardening - you have to use a coarse (few teeth) blade and cut quickly/aggressively and it cuts quite easily. If you cut slowly (like with a fine toothed blade) it work hardens very quickly and becomes very difficult to cut or drill.

The post is carbon, but has bonded to the aluminium sleeve inside the titanium seat tube. I learned a long time ago never to try to cut titanium myself. I've managed to nick the sleeve in a couple of spots, so some clean up of the internal faces will be needed with a hone or similar once I'm done.

[jasonc]

New boots and socks

[CyclingBidgee]

Haven't had tan wall tyres on a bike in about 40 years.
Yeah they do give it a bit of a lift.

Last time I had tan wall tyres was in the 90s!

I don’t have a road bike, have owned one in the past (early 2000s) but my MTB goes everywhere. Having issues with the gears skipping when in 5 or above (derailleur is causing it) when peddling or on rough roads.



Have since fitted a rack to carry camera equipment, water, snacks and spares for long distance riding. Much better than carrying it in a backpack that would have you sore for days!



Next on the list is an eBike for longer distance rides.

[P!N20]

Have since fitted a rack to carry camera equipment, water, snacks and spares for long distance riding. Much better than carrying it in a backpack that would have you sore for days!

Looks a bit overkill to me

[CyclingBidgee]

Looks a bit overkill to me

Might be but I can fill it up quite quickly! Just enough room for the camera equipment in the trunk bag and water and spares in the pannier bags.

I do have a saddle/seat bag that has multipurpose tools and a spare tube, which is always on the bike. While the truck/pannier is only when needed.

Found that I’m not as sore but also not as tried and no longer run out of water! On warm/hot days and long rides of around 2 to 3 hours of moving time but also out photographing which brings the elapsed time to around 5 to 6 hours, I tend to drink around 4 litres of water in that time!

[warthog1]

Haven't had tan wall tyres on a bike in about 40 years.
Yeah they do give it a bit of a lift.

Last time I had tan wall tyres was in the 90s!

I don’t have a road bike, have owned one in the past (early 2000s) but my MTB goes everywhere.

That is my gravel bike. I guess it is sort of a roadie. It does gravel roads mainly.
40c tyres on it.
A bit slower than my roadies. The rolling resistance of the gravel tyres is higher and it is a bit heavier and less aero.
Great being on new routes and away from cars on the gravel though.

[P!N20]

Might be but I can fill it up quite quickly!

Just joking, I was referring to the industrial looking thing in the background.