• Home
    • Recent
    • Calendar
    • Register
    • Login
    Iron Heart Forum
    Iron Heart Forum

    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Bicycles

    Hobbies and Pastimes
    148
    932
    259.7k
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • bryaneidins70B
      bryaneidins70
      Iron Heart Deity
      Joined:

      Me too.

      'Fail we may…Sail we must'

      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • Stuart.TS
        Stuart.T
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined:

        We are moving house soon and the garden backs on to registered ancient woodland…time to finally build my Orange Five downhill frame!

        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • J
          Jett129
          見習いボス
          Joined:

          Really cool looking bike. How do you like it?

          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • BloodnThunderB
            BloodnThunder
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined:

            I feel like we need a WAYW When You're Not Wearing Your Normal Clothes thread.  Anyway, if I'm not in the stuff I post on the other threads then I'm in this or running gear.  I highly recommend the Void jacket for anyone who rides in 35-50 Degree weather.

            IG: Shadesofindig0

            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • Clint_DC
              Clint_D
              啓蒙家
              Joined:

              @Jett129:

              Really cool looking bike. How do you like it?

              It's been great so far!  I'm really liking the Gates belt drive and the overall geometry of the frame.  It's a relaxed, comfortable cruiser and that's just what I was looking for.

              ATX IH Hoarder

              last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • bryaneidins70B
                bryaneidins70
                Iron Heart Deity
                Joined:

                Looking slick @BloodnThunder.

                'Fail we may…Sail we must'

                last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • BloodnThunderB
                  BloodnThunder
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined:

                  ^ Thank you, sir.

                  IG: Shadesofindig0

                  last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • JiiJ
                    Jii
                    Joined:

                    Just ordered this beaut:

                    Rocky Mountain 2018 Instinct C70

                    Still love the Capra (just got a coil shock for it) but after 2 years of use I'm even more convinced that a mid-travel 29er is the kind of bike that works best for me and the type of riding I do (or at least 95% of it). Tried a mate's carbon YT Jeffsy and it felt so nice and light that it got me all fired up for a new bike. Wanted something with a bit more reach than the Jeffsy has and it came down to the Norco Sight or the Instinct. And since the latter looks nicer and I got to test ride one that's what I'm getting. The sad part is that it won't be delivered until July so it's going to be a long wait..

                    Gonna race the Capra in our national enduro series this year (my third season) and after that I'll decide if I want to sell it or keep it for enduro racing and bike park duty.

                    AIAN HA-TO!

                    last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • DanielAFCD
                      DanielAFC
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined:

                      The new instinct is lots of fun Jii! You're going to love it. If I wasn't a sadist punishing myself on an element it's the bike I'd be on for sure

                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • ddtrashD
                        ddtrash
                        Haraki san Expert
                        Joined:

                        Not posted here in a while.  last thing I added to this thread was a picture of the frame of the Nicolai Geometron I had just bought.

                        It would be rude not to throw in a finished picture of the bike.  170mm rear travel, Fox 40's wound down to 180mm travel, Renthal 800mm bars, 35mm Renthal Stem, XX1 drivetrain, 160mm Canfield cranks ( Very Low BB on this bike hence the kids cranks! ). Enve 60:40 rims on I9 hubs, Schwalbe Mary and Rock Razor Super Gravity tyres, Fox transfer post, King headset and BB, Time Atac DH pedals, Magura MT7 brakes with 180mm rear and 200mm front rotors.  Last but not least my go to saddle a Selle SMP Drakon.

                        The bike is surprisingly easy to ride.  So fast and confidence inspiring, you are centred between the wheels really nicely, no "oh Sh*t, over the bars" moments.  I rode it recently at an uplift day and one of my riding pals came along.  I had a quick shot on his bike, an old school Intense Uzzi SL.  It felt like I had just got onto my 7 year old daughters bike, very strange sensation.  Amazing how this muscle memory business works!!

                        There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

                        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • ddtrashD
                          ddtrash
                          Haraki san Expert
                          Joined:

                          I need to get some pictures of my most recent build.  Joined the Drop Bar Gravel niche ( bandwagon ).  I can justify this though as my home are is perfect for multi surface riding.  The tarmac roads are crap, there are lots of great bridleway and green lane choices and also the local canal network.  Nothing too technical close to me so no real need for a MTB.

                          The gravel bike with its 700c wheels and 40mm tyres is the perfect all surface bike for making progress.

                          I picked up a Storck TIX frame from the outgoing UK distributor for a not a lot of money.  Stuck some Stans Avion wheels on it. Enve bars and seatpost, Exrtalite stem.

                          I played around with the Shimano Di2 E-Tube software and have installed a hybrid MTB / Road bike, Single chain ring set up.  XT 11-42 cassette, 42t narow wide chainring, Di2 XT rear mech, Drop bar Di2 hydraulic reservoir levers.  Battery is installed in the seat tube, Di2 brain is in the drop bar end.
                          The system works really well.  I have configured it to have downshift on the right hand lever and upshifts on the left lever.  Simply tap each lever ( either paddle, don't matter ) for dedicated up and down shifts on left and right hand sides of the bar.

                          There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

                          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • SamS
                            Sam
                            Joined:

                            We're going to need a bigger back garden soon!

                            From front to back
                            @AdamJ 's new 6KU bike is a wonky front wheel (help needed)
                            Sam's Tokyo Bike
                            @Steve 's Stalhasten Dutch town bike
                            @AdamC 's Mongoose (Cycles a thousand miles each day… Madman!)
                            @Giles 's Bianchi on loan to @Alex … no puncture yet but it's only been a week or so.

                            Insta - @braveinthefaceoflasers

                            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • AppfaffA
                              Appfaff
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined:

                              An exciting (possible) residential venture may have me in the market for s fun single speed bike. Can’t freaking wait!

                              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                              last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • den1mheadD
                                den1mhead
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined:

                                Chris Froome - [emoji468]‍♀️ LEGEND

                                Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined:

                                  A legend with a question mark hanging over him.

                                  "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

                                  last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • den1mheadD
                                    den1mhead
                                    Raw and Unwashed
                                    Joined:

                                    An asthma inhaler hanging over him

                                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                    last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • BloodnThunderB
                                      BloodnThunder
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined:

                                      If you're a pro-cyclist there is a question mark hanging over you.  I agree, Froome is a legend.  That stage 19 attack will be talked about for a very long time.

                                      IG: Shadesofindig0

                                      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
                                        IHUK Crew
                                        Joined:

                                        In my opinion Armstrong fucked up the publics perception of this sport (and many other sports too).  He was my hero, now I find it difficult to accept athletic brilliance without suspicion.  I hate Armstrong for doing that to me. And, yes, hate is very stong word, and one that I dislike (I was going to say hate  🙂 ) using, and for that, I will not forgive him either….

                                        So this quote from BBC sport website defines my position...

                                        "But in truth it is difficult to consider this race without all that surrounds it.

                                        "His stage win on Friday felt like a throwback to the heroic era of Jacques Anquetil, Fausto Coppi, Eddy Merckx. It was bike racing the way that people like to remember.

                                        "But the way that people view the sport has changed. There is so much cynicism about bike racing in general.

                                        "That straightforward heroism is much harder for people to accept, given the sport's recent history.

                                        "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

                                        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • BloodnThunderB
                                          BloodnThunder
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined:

                                          100% agree.  As a fan I loved Armstrong.  He did amazing things for the sport….  Then cut it off at the knees with his doping reveal.  He was by far the biggest name and for that also had to take the hardest fall, but doping in cycling had been going on well before he came to be what he was when he won 7 Tours in a row.

                                          Not too long after the reveal happened there was an article about who the declared winner would be for each of those 7.  You had to go back to 8th or 9th place each of those years to find the first name of a rider that had not tested positive and served a doping suspension....  And that just may have been because they had not been caught (10th in the GC is not tested nearly as frequently as the podium).

                                          Ultimately cycling, the same as my other love Distance Running, will always be scrutinized and if you're a professional it's part of what you sign up for.  Being both a participant and a fan of both sports you can't do more than give the benefit of the doubt they are clean even if recent history says otherwise.

                                          Note, I actually do believe that Yates is totally clean.  Unfortunately for him his complete implosion is very indicative of an athlete who is not taking any PEDs, as if he was, he most likely would not have cracked in week 3.

                                          IG: Shadesofindig0

                                          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • GraemeG
                                            Graeme
                                            啓蒙家
                                            Joined:

                                            I've known a couple of people who were involved in the amateur leagues of cycling in their youth.

                                            One, an Italian, told me that they'd have team doctors who'd ensure that their hormones would sit at the top end of what was allowed legally under the WADA rules. He didn't sound clear on exactly what they were doing, and I suspect that it was a bit stronger than he was told.

                                            The other was Dutch, and said that he dropped out of the sport when the team suggested he started doping.

                                            The fact is that steroid use in endemic in society. There are up to a million users in the UK. I suspect that spills over into sport.

                                            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • First post
                                              Last post
                                            Copyright Iron Heart 2025.