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    • BlackheartB
      Blackheart
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      I use MX pants for mountain biking as well, I have Scott's but am looking into another pair and the Troy Lee's
      are fantastic. My Scott's are a 36 waist, I use padded bike shorts under them and tuck in my shirts so I like
      a bit more room. I haven't gotten them wet though so I can't report on waterproofness but like Jii said they're
      very comfy and the wide elastic at the bottom fits snug over my high top 5.10 mountain bike shoes.

      G that frame and seat are gorgeous, can't wait to see the finished set up!  🙂

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        It's going to be a mixture of Shimano 7200 shifters/hubs/gears and Paul Components….

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • BlackheartB
          Blackheart
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          Wow, I sure hope you can get out and ride it before the weather there gets too nasty…How long before it's
          put together?

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            It's going to be a 6-9 month project.  Arthur my Swiss friend has a "real" job and he has to rebuild a lot of the components.  He will send over to me in batches, then I buy what he can't supply.  I'm super looking forward to it.

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • BlackheartB
              Blackheart
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              By next summer you should have it all together then, it's going to be a beauty… 😘

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              • daynymD
                daynym
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                My Kona Coilair 2012

                why so serious?

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                • derivative666D
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                  That's a beauty

                  "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                  • JCar2666J
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                    ^backed.  The enormous amount of travel in the fork is gorgeous.

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                    • JiiJ
                      Jii
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                      Solid bike! I kind of wish I had a long travel full suspension bike for some downhill/bike resort riding.. Maybe next summer? 🙂

                      I was just looking at old pics of me riding all kinds of cool stuff at a local bike park, skinnies, teeter-totters and stuff like that and got that urge again…

                      AIAN HA-TO!

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                        bertoni
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                        Great bike Daynym!
                        Jii, I ended up with some Endura Singletrack pants and some Gore Bike Wear Path Goretex overtrousers. Waiting for them to arrive. Don't suppose you could point me in the direction of some good lights for night riding? I need a helmet, handlebar and rear lights. The helmet light is proving a bit tricky as I have an Urge Enduromatic and there aren't many vents. The only one i've found so far is the Exposure Joystick (which is quite pricey!). Any lighting suggestions gratefully received:)

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                        • U
                          unharmed
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                          'Proper' MTB lights all seem to be just ridiculously spendy. From what I hear the Magic Shine units are a good low-cost alternative.

                          I bought one of the many Hong Kong-produced no-name lights from eBay. They have good Cree LEDs in them and are very bright. I got four of them shipped for GBP20 and mounted two on my 'bars and two on my helmet. This gives me plenty of light for moderately fast trail riding in the dark and they're so cheap you could just buy as many spares as you think necessary.

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                          • daynymD
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                            Thx guys.

                            @ unharmed: magic shine lights? I have a Sigma powerled evo on my helmet.

                            why so serious?

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                            • U
                              unharmed
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                              This is the current version I think: http://www.magicshineuk.co.uk/products/MJ-816E-1800-lumens-Magicshine

                              Ridiculously cheap for 1800 lumens and (reportedly) they are solid units as well.

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                              • JiiJ
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                                I'm using a Magishine 856b unit with the helmet mount and have been very happy with it. The battery's quite small and the light has ample power in it for pitch black dark technical trails. Haven't even used the most powerful setting yet 🙂 3/4 is powerful enough. A two hour ride uses up about half of the battery. No good for commuting though, as it's a friggin' motor vehicle driver blinder 🙂

                                AIAN HA-TO!

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                                  Yeah i've looked at the Magicshine ones but I don't think i'll be able to attach one to my helmet. The only solution i've found so far is the Exposure Joystick. Silly money for what amounts to a torch with attachment. The Urge Enduromatic is a bit awkward unfortunately.

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                                  • U
                                    unharmed
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                                    I use some of these to attach mine to my lid:

                                    http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torches/lockblock.html

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                                      bertoni
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                                      Here's my helmet:

                                      http://www.urgebike.com/fr/vtt/enduromatic

                                      Would the Fenixtorch straps work on this?
                                      Thanks for the help by the way guys!

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                                        unharmed
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                                        There are two orientations of the Lock Blocks: one where the torch sits perpendicular to the block and one parallel. From looking at the pics, I would guess the parallel one would work threaded through the two holes on either side of the front of your helmet but that's just a guess.

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                                        • JiiJ
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                                          You'd probably be able to attach the magishine helmet bracket with the help of some zip ties if the original velcro strap doesn' t work. The bracket is 6 cm*6 cm so if the space between the ventilation holes is a minimum of that it'll work just fine.

                                          AIAN HA-TO!

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                                            bertoni
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                                            Anyone know anything about Ay Ups lights? Sound like a good option from a small, quality company (just how I like 'em 🙂 ).

                                            http://www.ayup-lights.com/galleries/user-gallery/

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