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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665   
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Honker - I don;t recognise the crankset...what is it? Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)
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28th Oct 2011 1:22pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10382
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SLX?
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28th Oct 2011 1:44pm |
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| Honker Member Since: 26 Jun 2011 Location: St Albans Posts: 353  
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M980 XTR. Can get it in double or triple ring now.
Stu |
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28th Oct 2011 1:55pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10382
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@MartinK
How do you get on with the Rohloff? |
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28th Oct 2011 3:34pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665
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Love it! A bit like the old sturmey archer 3-speed many of us would have had as kids (showing my age). It's bombproof, and would be great for really gloopy rides where the mud renders a rear derailleur useless (last 10 under-the-ben race I couldn't get a reliable gearchange on SRAM after half-a-lap it was so clagged-up). Getting common at events like Strathpuffer (24-hour winter race) for that reason. It's a similar weight to all the gubbins you need on a normal 27 (or 30) speed bike. The hub is heavy, but then again, you only need 1 ring on your crankset, and no 9/10 speed rear cassette, no front mech etc etc. Chain life is good. Currently running a rohloff-specific KMC, but a mate is getting me a Rohloff chain as well. Ideal config would be on a singlespeed frame (like yours!), so you can do away with teh chain tensioner and save that weight and complexity (the tensioner is still a possible damage spot, but it's a pretty beefy bit of germanic engineering, and it would save some weight). I really like it's character, it whirrs a bit in lower gears, but they are bombproof (apparently used on Tandems quite a lot because of their strength). Two improvements could be made: 1. trigger shifters rather than the twistgrip 2. best way to get a smooth change is to take pressure off the pedals momentarily (like an old sturmey archer) otherwise you can get a false neutral. (but unlike derailleur you can select any gear whilst stationary...). All in all I really like it! Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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28th Oct 2011 4:44pm |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304 
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Looks nice the new XTR to me - very nice bike! Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion. |
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28th Oct 2011 6:33pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3641 
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 Click image to enlarge Gents great to see some bikes on here, the above is a photo of my wifes and mine on the quay at Barmouth having cycled along the old railway track from Dolgellau. Dont get out much since the kids have left home and am getting older and less fit. Mine is a Kenisis Maxlight with Reba,s and a few other light bits wifes is a bitza made from the kids cast offs and a Specialized frame found dumped at Machynlleth Railway station. Click image to enlarge DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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28th Oct 2011 9:46pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665
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That Maxlight looks as though it's a very light build? Have you weighed it?
Looks like you;ve just come up a steep hill, in 1st gear there! Nice pic! Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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29th Oct 2011 6:06am |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3641
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Martin K
Id just ridden up the hill from Betsw-y-coed to the lake above the town (coming back down was fun) not done the Marin Trail which is just up the road but have done loads of shorter good routes in the vicinity. The chap whom's accomodation I stop in runs cycle tour business out of Betsw-y-coed and has a TD5 defender 110 and RR Sport (he is living the life). My bike is light has carbon bars and very light stem, seat and seat post but is let down by the rear casette, cranks, pedals, and magura julie's however it works well and all my spare cash is now aimed at the landy so it will have to stay as it is for now. Never weighed it but will today. DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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29th Oct 2011 7:18am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20382
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Anyone building up a frame or anything similar at the moment?
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13th Feb 2012 10:23pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10382
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I'm having a frame built, if that's what you mean?
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13th Feb 2012 10:40pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20382
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Reason I'm wondering is I dug out a rather nice DMR head stock earlier that I have no use for any more.  |
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13th Feb 2012 11:12pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10382
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Ah, got ya !!!!
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13th Feb 2012 11:14pm |
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| davew Member Since: 02 Jan 2012 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 888  
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As the thread has been resurrected !
I built mine up over a few months from mostly second hand bits from ebay and various MTB forums, definitely a bitsa but it goes well  Mostly XC use.
X9 shifters and mechs but XT crank as the press fit BB in the frame limits the options when it comes to second hand parts. Took a couple of months to get all the parts together after I picked the frame up. |
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13th Feb 2012 11:52pm |
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