Thursday, October 28, 2010

Toilet Graffiti

I just saw an awesome piece of toilet graffiti. It read simply "Beastman Fucked Skeletor". Retro-nostalgic and purile. Love it.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Decisions...

I still can't decide what bike to buy. Booked a test ride for the Whyte 19 in Bristol on 6 Nov so looking forward to that. Will also try out the Whyte 19 Steel and 905 while I'm there. Still fancying the Lapierre Zesty 314 though. I even made a spreadsheet:

Bike Trek Fuel EX8 Spec. Stumpjumper Comp Lapierre Zesty 314 Whyte 905 Whyte 19 A
Specs
Price £2,300 £2,000 £2,300 TBC (2010 £1850) £1,600 £1,995
Weight 12.6 12.26 12.9 11.3 10.9
Travel 120mm 140mm 140mm 120mm 120mm
Head angle 69 68.5 68 67.5 67.7-68.2
BB Height 338 335 TBC 322.7 322.7
Wheelbase 1141 1147 TBC 1127.6 1111.1-1128.3
Fork Fox 32 FRL 120 RockShox Revelation Dual Air 140 Fox 32r 140 Open Bath RockShox Reba Race 120 Maxle QR15 Fox 120 RL QR15
Shock Fox Float Rp2 Fox Triad II Fox Float R NA NA
Headset FSA no 57E Integrated Integrated FSA Orbit ZS FSA Orbit ZS
B-Bracket Shimano Press fit SRAM GXP Shimano SMBB7141A SRAM Press-fit 30 SRAM Press-fit 30
Rims Bontrager DT Swiss X420SL Fulcrum Red Metal Mavic XM317 Stan's Notubes BST
Hubs Bontrager Specialized HiLo Fulcrum Red Metal Hope Pro II/Alloy 20mm Sunringle Black Flag Pro
crank Deore xt triple SRAM s-1250 SLX SRAM x9 10speed double SRAM x9 10speed double
F-mech SLX 10 SRAM X7 SLX SRAM x7 SRAM x9 10speed
R-mech Deore XT SRAM X9 XT SRAM x9 SRAM x0
shifters SLX 10 SRAM X7 SLX SRAM x7 SRAM x9
Cassette Shimano HG8110 - 10 Shimano HG81 10 Shimano HG81 10 SRAM PG-1050 10 SRAM PG-1070 10
Brakes Avid Elixir 5 Avid Elixir R SL Formula RX Avid Elixir 5 Hope X2
Saddle Bontrager evoke 2 CrMo Specialized BG Henge CrMo Fizik Gobi Fizik Gobi Fizik Gobi
Seat post Bontrager Specialized Lapierre Whyte Thomson
bars Bontrager Specialized XC Lapierre SRAM Stylo Easton EA70
stem Bontrager Specialized XC Lapierre SRAM Stylo Race Thomson


.....which as it turns out doesn't reproduce well but you get the idea!