'98 Scott Endorphin FINISHED ! + 1st ride pics

[Mike Muz]

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This is what normally resides there,



Please note; The basket belongs to Mrs Muz, honest !

Mike

 

[NeilM]

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Does that amp go up to 11?

 

[Mike Muz]

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Doesn't need to, to take plaster off the walls !

I prefer the natural light with the bike in it. Looks a bit custardy in the evening with the lights on

Very nice mate , worth all the work in the end

Paul

Cheers Paul,

Now, about that Fisher :roll:

Mike

 

[cybernck]

After the troubled sanding start that turned out to be a clean build. Nice choice of contrasting colours. I don't often see those tyres working but they do here.

Do you mean like this one?

That yellow bike reminds me of my old road bike .



Nice job on the Endorphin too! Looks very clean.

 

[Muddy paw]

Great work Mike and imho i think the choice of colour was an excellent idea as it stands out nicely without beiing over the top and as for the decals their a huge improvement over the originals and add a modern twist to the overall look of the bike ..

 

[Piotr]

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Had my first ride on the Endo today.

Thought I'd take a pic of the bike before it's first mudblast!



Then up the road climb to the South Downs where the fun starts. Got into riding off-road frame of mind after a month of just commuting



Then dropped down, out of the cold northerly wind, onto one of my favourite bits of trail where few riders seem to go,



Before crossing a main road and up a long climb, where I felt my lack of fitness



finally making it to the top, phew!

The bike felt quite light, belying it's just over 11kg weight.

Then along the ridge top in the big ring partly helped by the wind, onto my favourite singletrack section,



the combination of narrow bars and stiff stem made the steering very direct, even with bouncy forks, nice

Then up a steep little section where you can easily come a cropper if your pedal catches the side of the gulley, but cleared it this time.
After which I had a long fast gravel track that took me down to a farm, where there was more than mud flying off my wheels :shock: oooooh !
Then I saw another rider up ahead, which spurred me on to try and catch him before the top of the hill he was grovelling up Got to about 10 metres behind, not too bad as when I saw him I was around 4-500 behind ! Felt better for that, like I was getting, gulp, fit !
Then I rolled home and spent the next hour cleaning the bike and sorting clothes :roll:



Seems to have a mud collecting device too,



All in all, a nice if initially chilly ride though, pleased with the bike, although I've now cut the grips down, as they were a bit long.

Mike

This is really mtb , mud is ok ! :mrgreen: