ulis
- Member since Mar 29, 2013
- Male / 34
- rugby , United Kingdom
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ulis RichardCunningham's article
May 19, 2019 at 3:44
May 19, 2019
Review: Fidlock's Bottle Twist Uses Magnets to Hold Your Water Bottle
I ride evil calling too and was considering purchasing fidlock. Which bottle do you use bud? Will larger 600ml fit inside the frame? Cheers
Selling
Apr 3, 2018 at 13:20
Apr 3, 2018NS Soda Air, heavily upgraded
$850 GBPSelling my baby, as looking to switch to something with less travel, super good pedalling characteristics, etc..
I'm the only owner, bought it brand new in 2014. Frame is a 2013 model, size M - I'm 176 cms and it fits like a glove. Bomb proof, lively and confidence inspiring bike!
As you'd expect, it does have a fair amount of scratches, rub marks and chips as it was being used in accordance with its purpose! ;) Absolutely no dents or cracks. It is in immaculate mechanical condition. I'm a bit of a freak if it comes to even the tiniest squeaks, rattling, etc. This bike has none. I looked after it properly and never abused it above its limits, although I'm not sure wether this bike has any limits.. I certainly do!
Not much from the original parts are on the bike, majority of them have been upgraded.. I'll do my best to list everything below, although if I missed something - message me!
Frame: AL6061-T6 Custom Formed & Butted, 177mm travel, switchable to 152mm
Fork: Rock Shox Lyric R, solo air, upgraded with Mission Control damper with flood gate mod, Low and high speed compression adjustment, rebound adjustment, 170mm travel
Shock: Cane Creek Double Barrel Air CS - bought new last year
Headset: FSA integrated tapered IS42/52, sealed
Crankset: Truvativ Descendant 170mm, One Up 32 teeth narrow-wide chainring
Cassette: Sram 10 speed
Derailleur: Shimano Deore Shadow Plus 10 speed
Shifter: Shimano SLX 10 speed
Bottom Bracket: Truvativ GPX 73mm threaded - bought last year
Chain: Sram with power link
Brakes: Shimano Deore M615 with ice tech rotors 180mm rear and 203mm front, NukeProof metalic pads nearly new - fitted November 2017
Handlebars: NS Evidence, 770mm wide
Stem: Quark Pro 31.8, 40mm reach
Grips: Lizard Skin
Saddle: Haibike
Seatpost: Rock Shox Reverb, 125mm travel
Pedals: NS Aerial
Wheelset: Mavic Crossmax Enduro - bought new in 2016 - rear axle have been upgraded to rock shox 12mm through QR axle ; both set up tubeless with stans sealant
Tyres: Maxxis Minion DHF supertacky 2.50 DH casing front, Maxxis Minion SS Exo TR 2.30 rear, both folding bead
Weight: approx 14,5 kg
ulis redbullbike's article
May 18, 2017 at 12:37
May 18, 2017
Loic Bruni Rides by Night - Video
Yeah, what a sh*t video.. Colours were totally out, drone filmed the drone beneath and all that.. I make better vids one handed, while sat on the couch in front of the telly. Blah!
ulis cy-cotic's article
Apr 8, 2017 at 2:32
Apr 8, 2017
Rocketman 3: Return of Straightline - Video
@sherbet: http://recyclenation.com/2010/11/comparing-steel-aluminum-recycling
Just a random bit on steel vs aluminium recycling. Turns out aluminium is easier to recycle and the process consumes less recourses, including petrol and energy. Steel is a bitch to recycle environmentally speaking but is still more recycled - think cars, home appliances, etc.
ulis RichardCunningham's article
Apr 7, 2017 at 14:31
Apr 7, 2017
Tech From the Pits - EWS Round 2, Tasmania
As they say - big hands, big... tires?
ulis cy-cotic's article
Apr 7, 2017 at 14:10
Apr 7, 2017
Rocketman 3: Return of Straightline - Video
@gbcarmona: Again, this is the matter of opinion. I've read some reviews of titanium frames and apparently they tend to have an awful lot of flex in them, but I've never owned one so can't say from the experience.. I wouldn't say that bike weight has anything to do with its 'nervousness', at the end of the day your bike doesn't ride on it's own but with you on it! If it feels sketchy, dial your suspension in..
ulis mattwragg's article
Apr 7, 2017 at 12:34
Apr 7, 2017
First Look: DT Swiss H-Series E-Bike Wheels
Well, it's only an entry level model......
ulis cy-cotic's article
Apr 7, 2017 at 12:00
Apr 7, 2017
Rocketman 3: Return of Straightline - Video
@vinay: I get what you're saying and I think you're right with some of it, but we talking full suspension bikes. They are heavier than hardtails, road or trekking bikes as it is, due to having shocks, linkages, etc. Add steel frame and you get trail bike weighing close to some DH heavy hitters. I will disagree with your last sentence - weight can be perceived as one of the primary criterion when choosing the bike for many people, me being one of them. I survive climbs just to have fun on descends, so anything that can help me with saving my legs up that hill is more than welcome. And finally I can't think of any pro riding steel frame nowadays, and they do some crazy times on those trails!
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