Sintesi Hale-Bopp - 1997
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KevD
Retrobike Rider
Pretty much identical time to me! Although I was way to blinkered in the event to look at people/bikes/views
5:53:30 over the line..... again it was my first e2e, and only second event this year (planned more, its just not happened)
My Sintesi is less retro now, with 2005 Fox Forks, jucy rear and elixer front brake, use/flite repalced with modern post/selle seat. So basically just the frame - lol
Pics here
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... c8e&type=1
My RH SPD wouldnt clip in for the last bit - from checkpoint 3, which was very annoying on both climbs and descents
Planning on doing the Calderdale Enduro in early Sept, hopefully will be easy compared to the e2e!
http://www.cmbm.org.uk/
5:53:30 over the line..... again it was my first e2e, and only second event this year (planned more, its just not happened)
My Sintesi is less retro now, with 2005 Fox Forks, jucy rear and elixer front brake, use/flite repalced with modern post/selle seat. So basically just the frame - lol
Pics here
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... c8e&type=1
My RH SPD wouldnt clip in for the last bit - from checkpoint 3, which was very annoying on both climbs and descents
Planning on doing the Calderdale Enduro in early Sept, hopefully will be easy compared to the e2e!
http://www.cmbm.org.uk/
Small world indeed - 5:54:36 for me.
Bizarre how I kept on seeing your Sintesi
- and then we finish a minute apart.
Did you have to wait a while for your bike at the bus station? I helped unload the bikes from the lorry and think I may have seen your bike again then.
My XC is still fairly retro - frame was a '99 build - Pace RC36 ProClass2 - Hope brakes (MonoMini?) 8spd XT drivetrain.
Concessions to non-retro - Fox RP23 shock and Thomson Seatpost & stem.
Bizarre how I kept on seeing your Sintesi
- and then we finish a minute apart.
Did you have to wait a while for your bike at the bus station? I helped unload the bikes from the lorry and think I may have seen your bike again then.
My XC is still fairly retro - frame was a '99 build - Pace RC36 ProClass2 - Hope brakes (MonoMini?) 8spd XT drivetrain.
Concessions to non-retro - Fox RP23 shock
and Thomson Seatpost & stem.
KevD
Retrobike Rider
yeah, waited a while my mate went back to hotel for shower, then swapped, so I wasnt there at the unload.
did you keep seeing me in the event? I did keep getting passed on climbs and then making up some ground on descents so some people did keep coming past me and vice versa.
did you keep seeing me in the event? I did keep getting passed on climbs and then making up some ground on descents so some people did keep coming past me and vice versa.
KevD
Retrobike Rider
This bike has now lost all its remaining retro-ness .. well apart from the frame.
Judy's replaced with 2005 Fox 100/130R
Classic Hope brakes replaced by modern Avid Elixer/Juicy
Use/Flite gone for modern Tru/Selle.
SPD's need replacing as are falling apart (gone through 3 rights 1 left running out of spares)
That said its getting plenty of use!
Judy's replaced with 2005 Fox 100/130R
Classic Hope brakes replaced by modern Avid Elixer/Juicy
Use/Flite gone for modern Tru/Selle.
SPD's need replacing as are falling apart (gone through 3 rights 1 left running out of spares)
That said its getting plenty of use!
KevD
Retrobike Rider
I haven't entered, no.
I have entered the Megavalanche and Scottish Downhill series ... I'm not sure how that happened.....
I've also entered Nutcracker XC Rd1 & Whinlatter Challenge the latter being this weekend. And will be doing as much as I can generally.
If theres a place available for the E2E later int he year, I could have my arm twisted to do it, crist if I could have my arm twisted for the Mega then I'm well gullible!
I have entered the Megavalanche and Scottish Downhill series ... I'm not sure how that happened.....
I've also entered Nutcracker XC Rd1 & Whinlatter Challenge the latter being this weekend. And will be doing as much as I can generally.
If theres a place available for the E2E later int he year, I could have my arm twisted to do it, crist if I could have my arm twisted for the Mega then I'm well gullible!
