All things Canadian.....

[MattiThundrrr]

Best. Thread. Ever. Happy 10th

Indeed! Today, through this thread, I learned that the first couple of hundred of (checks spelling) Xizang frames were by Maurice Lavoie! Thanks @FMJ

 

[Attempted Mustache]

This DeKERF is amazing!

PS - Best. Thread. Ever. Happy 10th

Agreed - the hipflask bottlecage is so choice.

 

[MSYT]

To add to this Canadian thread with some slightly later gear

1999 Kona Chute - Pretty much built to original spec with some slight period changes where I couldn’t find the exact match

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Cove Handjob - Built with a 1x12 SRAM NX
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Cove Handjob -

Built as a mini mullet rigid with a Kona P2 fork, more modern wide bars and short stem, a 2x10 XT group and a 26 rear/27.5” front

Cove Hustler - Yet to be built!

Devinci - Absolutely no details anywhere about this bike but it’s a cool find. It had a range of parts on. Seized in there was a XT bottom bracket so I’m guessing it originates from 1997 UN72 and might have been equipped with XT. That’s how I plan to build it anyway!
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Just to update my previous Canada post. The Handjob is built, the Hustler has all the parts and is waiting to be built, the Chute is awaiting a disc upgrade and well, there’s one more…

Cove G Sport FR
I picked this up late last year I think. It was almost a complete bike, just missing the wheels, chain and cassette. It sid randomly have a RaceFace CNC stem on with 25.4mm clamp while the bars were 31.8 Diabolus so I found a Diabolus stem to match. Recently found a wheelset to go on it too so it’s almost there!

 

[stmoots]

Built as a mini mullet rigid with a Kona P2 fork, more modern wide bars and short stem, a 2x10 XT group and a 26 rear/27.5” front

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Just to update my previous Canada post. The Handjob is built, the Hustler has all the parts and is waiting to be built, the Chute is awaiting a disc upgrade and well, there’s one more…

Cove G Sport FR
I picked this up late last year I think. It was almost a complete bike, just missing the wheels, chain and cassette. It sid randomly have a RaceFace CNC stem on with 25.4mm clamp while the bars were 31.8 Diabolus so I found a Diabolus stem to match. Recently found a wheelset to go on it too so it’s almost there!

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Nice to see yes made bikes. They oem for cove.

 

[rentedmule]

Forgive the orange seatpost collar - it was the only 30.0 mm I could find locally to get this finished:

20240324_180047 by Rented Mule, on Flickr

 

[donk]

Coming up on ten year anniversary for this thread. The don't-come-in-here-too-often Canadiana photo dump.

See that best brings back lots of fun time building trails in the Don with Jim in the early 2000's. Last I spoke to him in about 2009 he was coming down with something and then we lost touch as my life changed. I also remember him building really bright (for the time) headlights.

 

[Attempted Mustache]

Another post to mark 10 years of this thread - an 11 year old photo! I’m pretty sure it was from this thread that I learned the ‘88 Cinder Cone pictured here, muddy in the Mendips, was painted by Paul Brodie…

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Nothing Canadian to see here, just a Brodie dressed in Cromag and RaceFace, ankle deep in the April snow
I took yesterday off from work to ride this one, here's the morning ride I actually got

 

[Retro_Roy]

ha ha man your april sucks.
how far above the arctic circle are you?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

ha ha man your april sucks.
how far above the arctic circle are you?

Ironically, between Ottawa and Montreal, I'm further south than you. There are spots in Ontario that got blasted this week, that are further south than places California