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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: The Problem with TBC http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: The Problem with TBC en Thu, 21 May 2026 07:10:34 +0000 druidh on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22440 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:04:03 +0000 druidh 22440@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ The Surly Pugsley tyres run at a massive 10psi. ruggtomcat on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22392 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:10:35 +0000 ruggtomcat 22392@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ looks like the guy with the £20,000 bike could do with one of 'nik's cards... PS on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22358 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:34:15 +0000 PS 22358@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ The Ibis Hakkalugi is a great looking bike. Far too good for my level of CX skills. There was a guy on one at the XC event at Meadowmill - he must have lapped me four or five times. But - hey - maybe it is all about the bike: I was on a borrowed Alu MTB with big fat tyres, he was on a carbon-framed skinny tyred CX thoroughbred - he had it much easier. However, if I did get a XC-capable bike I'd be best getting something with a bit of light-touring/disc brake capability, so the Hakkalugi's out, really. Luckily I got my road bike at TBC so, although the Cubes look good, I know I don't need one. And I know very little about MTBing, so wouldn't really know a lust-worthy one were it hanging on TBC's walls right in front of my nose. I'm sure TBC will see to sorting that out in due course though... kaputnik on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22356 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:32:10 +0000 kaputnik 22356@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "Cycle Guy: It’s £20,000, and I broke it" It’s not the first motor-racing company to try designing a bike without preconceptions. Lotus built Chris Boardman’s 108 bike I thought Mike Burrows designed it? Sorry to be pedantic but there's a difference between designing a bike and using your expertise working with carbon fibre to actually build the thing... As Steveo says, Peugeot started life as a bike (and kitchen equipment) company. Sunbeam. BSA. Rover. Humber. And then there were these 2 crazy American guys who ran a bike shop in Kitty Hawk. SRD on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22352 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:28:33 +0000 SRD 22352@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ and I though k'nik was the only guy who matched his top to his bike! Wilmington's Cow on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22351 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:27:18 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 22351@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Enough time to be washed away by the tide I'd imagine... kaputnik on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22349 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:26:41 +0000 kaputnik 22349@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ he does look a bit like one of my cartoons (in a good way! - CCists do it on the beach)... wonder how long a punctured tube on that takes to re-inflate by hand! Wilmington's Cow on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22341 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:13:19 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 22341@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Et voila, the Surly Pugsley with Endomorph tyres (at Aberlady Bay - he'd gone before I had a chance to speak to him - apparently he is known to TBC). <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackpuddinonnabike/5320467472/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5320467472_62a2478bdd.jpg"></a> Wilmington's Cow on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22337 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:06:07 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 22337@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Anth "I'm sure I can fit into a size 10 - actually I once did years and years back" "24 years? :-O" 11. Before I got buff. Sorry. Missed out an 'a' there. 'A buff'. With it on my neck I couldn't get the top over my head... steveo on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22335 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:52:45 +0000 steveo 22335@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "Peugeot have turned their hand to bikes" Errm didn't Peugeot start off building bikes then turned their hand to cars? If so you can definitely tell the cycling heritage in their cars, mechanically sound but just don't press any electrics... chdot on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22334 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:31:05 +0000 chdot 22334@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Talking of expensive bikes - "<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/features/article7105828.ece">Cycle Guy: It’s £20,000, and I broke it</a>" Min on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22332 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:23:10 +0000 Min 22332@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Hmm no, it looks like you would get the effect of riding on loose surfaces even without the loose surface bit. Kaputnik "Well obviously one would have to buy a whole new co-ordinating wardrobe after one had bought the lovely bike." Lol. An expensive bike that! Anth "I'm sure I can fit into a size 10 - actually I once did years and years back" 24 years? :-O ruggtomcat on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22330 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:31:51 +0000 ruggtomcat 22330@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <a href="http://www.thebikechain.co.uk/Surly-Endomorph-Tyre-26x3.7-2010101404/">Surly Endomorphs?</a> Id love a go on them! Tho maybe not for any great distance ;) Arellcat on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22329 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:18:01 +0000 Arellcat 22329@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Blimey. The things we learn on forums! TBC's Surly has the most hugestifed tyres I've ever seen. Wilmington's Cow on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22325 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:45:50 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 22325@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Funnily enough one of the ladies cycling tops I came away from the shop with would compliment the bike perfectly. If I put it on for the next visit (I'm sure I can fit into a size 10 - actually I once did years and years back which really annoyed my then other half, but that's a story for another day) do you think they'd let me take the bike out? I wouldn't get it dirty. Much. kaputnik on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22323 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:43:58 +0000 kaputnik 22323@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I have seen it in the flesh and am pretty sure it would clash with every item of clothing I own. Well obviously one would have to buy a whole new co-ordinating wardrobe after one had bought the lovely bike. That's just common sense! steveo on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22319 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:27:53 +0000 steveo 22319@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Nearly got a Cube in the summer but got the Genesis instead. Min on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22317 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:14:30 +0000 Min 22317@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I have seen it in the flesh and am pretty sure it would clash with every item of clothing I own. These things are important. When I remember about them. ruggtomcat on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22315 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:58:49 +0000 ruggtomcat 22315@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Its actually very pretty in the flesh, the pics on the website dont do it justice. It also looks like it can take a beatin without the greetin. Very pretty bike. Min on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22312 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:49:12 +0000 Min 22312@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Snot green? Must be a boy thing.. Wilmington's Cow on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22311 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:46:05 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 22311@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ It's just gorgeous! kaputnik on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22309 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:38:25 +0000 kaputnik 22309@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Ibis Hakkalugi Yeah it comes in very pretty colours :) Wilmington's Cow on "The Problem with TBC" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2117#post-22306 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:10:29 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 22306@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I popped in this afternoon and... I've fallen in love with at least half a dozen bikes, principally the Ibis Hakkalugi*. Oh. My. Word. Sigh. So many bikes, so little time (and money). * The Cube bikes are pretty cool too. And the Lapierres. Ooh, the Yeti bouncer covered in mud. And the Surly Pugsley.