Morewood shova.
Needs paint (satin silver front, gloss black rear), new wheels (will be goldtec hubs and nukeproof rims) and decals (gold).
Lots of british going on here.
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- Date Posted
- Apr 26, 2012 at 10:30Apr 26, 2012
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Devon, United Kingdom
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- 2012:04:26
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road-psyclist
(Jun 30, 2012 at 5:06)
Needs moar gold wheels 
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Im sure i put up a better picture (i.e with the correct front wheel).
The rims are actually citron, weighty and resonable strong but not what i wanted.
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Thats not the same bike haha! That ones under construction.
Looks like i hadnt put it up. It is now.
Nukeproof generator race rim (sun mtx29) sapim cx ray spokes (expensive!) gold nipples and goldtec draco pro comp hub.
Looks like i hadnt put it up. It is now.
Nukeproof generator race rim (sun mtx29) sapim cx ray spokes (expensive!) gold nipples and goldtec draco pro comp hub.
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They are bladed, rated for DH use though. Something like £2.50 a spoke. I got a free upgrade as odd size spoke (16mm nipples) and now im kicking myself as the rear is going to be £70 or so They do look good though when you see them.
They do look good though when you see them.- 1 0
Theyre expensive though! Very nice overall though. You may want dt swiss revolutions, they are cheaper but not rated for dh but similar design and stuff.
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I dont think it looks all that bad, but agree, it will look better with less. Will do some runs and see where i like it before i cut. Will probably take 30mm or so off though i reckon.
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yeahh, it'll look cleaner and less xc'ish haha... look pretty sweet when you get it sprayed... should do some sort of blog about the re-build ?!
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Thanks fellow. I now see what you mean!
It has taken a while so enough to blog i guess.
I havent blogged before though...
, the new frame you were saying about?- 1 0
Yep thats the one.
Cant wait for paint. So as per description and also need to ream the seat tube and get some goodridge hose and fittings for the rear brake as it has the 6mm hope hose currently.
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At least im not the only one that can picture it then!
Wheels will take a while as its £80 for the 2 rims, got the gold nipples already and around £250 for the goldtec hubs. Then spokes.
Wheels will take a while as its £80 for the 2 rims, got the gold nipples already and around £250 for the goldtec hubs. Then spokes.
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Also, I'd recommend going for a set of Hope hubs... I'd had bolts and stuff sent for free to replace broken ones, great customer service!
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Well the wheels (full nukeproof generator) are around £300 but mine will have goldtec hubs which blows most other things out of the water so it should be worth it. I reckon the wheels should be below 2kg's.
Im reaming the seat tube as this one missed QC somehow and has some warping where the top tube joins the seat tube.
Im reaming the seat tube as this one missed QC somehow and has some warping where the top tube joins the seat tube.
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That is great but goldtec are superior to hope in my opinion (and in the opinion of goldtec staff who have tested most).
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guess it's down to personal opinion, it'll take a lot of persuasion of a fucking good deal to steer me away from replacing my pro 2's with anything other than pro 3's when they die...
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Pro 3's are rim brake only arent they?
Hope are good but you shouldnt need to be persuaded to get goldtecs, especially since theyre similarly priced.
The guy i was speaking to on here who works for betd was running kings but he said that was only for a change and not because they are better.
Hope are good but you shouldnt need to be persuaded to get goldtecs, especially since theyre similarly priced.
The guy i was speaking to on here who works for betd was running kings but he said that was only for a change and not because they are better.
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by pro 3... I definitely meant pro 2 Evo...
I know how they perform and what not so I'd stick with them anyway
I know how they perform and what not so I'd stick with them anyway
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There arent many reviews but the ones that are around rate them very highly.
They also make burgtec hubs so the goldtec branded ones will be the same quality.
People running the old dracos for over a decade an dthey havent changed the design or owt for about the same time!