Kgrevs bike life

Good choice, these are wicked. I think it’d be great singlespeed too.

South Island is so beautiful and all but empty. We did some touring there around 07/08. If not for the sand flies it'd be perfect.

Lovely tour updates and bikes.

After almost a year of not managing to get this stem and my bike in the same place we finally have a result. Will probably paint it properly in the future but for now I've thrown on some clearcoat and called it a day.

Thanks to @Hulsroy and stayer cycles for making this happen!

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Looks very good!

What is the stuff underneath your cotton bartape?

It's just a cheap foam tape underneath the cotton tape for a bit of added squish

Been making some incremental changes on the Kona with a Works Components angleset, some SLX brakes from my old mountain bike and tubeless. Nothing too drastic but adds up to make the bike feel that much more comfortable.

Also discovered a crack at the top of the seatstay of my old mountain bike so that's being properly retired. Was interesting to have it out and see how geo has changed in the last 10 years.

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Since winter is imminent I've decided to throw some narrow tyres on the Cotic and give cross a go. The geo is a bit wack but the 42c Resolutes combined with a negative rise 100mm stem do make the bike feel a whole lot faster.

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The Rockhopper in it's latest form. No major changes but did find an old XTR derailleur that cleaned up nicely and adds a bit of OG mountain biking credit

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After doing a few cross races races on the Cotic I realised that there is a reason that people have cross bikes. Aim for this one was to keep it as cheap as possible to miminise how upset I am when I inevitably ruin it riding it through muddy fields. Hanger is pretty cooked but got lucky and managed to 'borrow' an ENO hub from a friend.

Overall pretty happy with it and surprised by capable it is. Rim brakes aren't dead apparently

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Real nice dude.

That RockHopper is still 10/10

Small update; I own a bike shop now. Not something I ever thought would happen but the opportunity presented itself and it seemed crazy not to. So if anyone is ever passing through Wellington in New Zealand feel free to drop by!

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Congrats! Looking tidy :)

Woop woop, hope it all goes well!

Well done looks slick. I wish my apartment looked as today as this! Excellent news.

Thanks! Very happy with it.

Here are a few builds we've had through recently I thought people might be in to. It's been so much fun helping people get on to some cool bikes!

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Very nice builds

That surly is awesome

New Zealand is in full lock down which means the shop is closed and I'm at home. No new bikes, but thought I'd throw repost the big bike.

Out of the box the Honzo doesn't make a huge amount of sense (to me) with a steep head angle and short travel fork. Since buying it I've replaced both the airshaft and the damper on the fork bumping it up to 160mm of travel. I've also gone ahead and installed a -2° angleset, swapped the brakes out for some 4 piston TRP Quadiems and rebuilt the rear wheel on to a Stans Flow ex after the oem one gave up on life.

This all adds up to a bike that weighs more than most full suspension rigs, while still being a handful as soon as the trail gets rough. But on the flipside it's very low maintenance, reliable and cheap.

Planning on running it singlespeed for the winter but that's going to have to wait till after the lockdown...

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Went and winterised my partners rockhopper. Installed a pair of GB stainless steel fenders, swapped the stem for something even taller and shorter and also trying out some slightly wider bars.

Feels like a bit of a tank at the moment so hoping to swap tyres out for a pair of Marathon Supremes, as well as swapping the Surly front rack for a canti rack/wald combo.

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The Cotic is probably due for fenders as well, but only just got these Vittorias fitted up so going to run them while the sun is still shining. Also refitted my stayer/@Hulsroy stem and some fresh camo tape.

Bikes come and go but really can't see any reason I'd ever shift this one. Have just recabled everything along with a brake rebuild + fresh rotors and pads and I swear it's never been better.

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Partner has shown some interest in getting a mountain bike so have gotten this on-one for a long term loan. Current plan is to spend as little as possible so the bulk of it will remain unchanged. Stem is getting swapped out for a Thomson and fork is getting a service, and will see from there.

Long term plan involves new wheels and a dropper but now doesn't seem like the right time to be buying big ticket items.

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Looks like a tank too, but it's really awesome!

Done a rebuild on the Rockhopper. Tried to lose some weight while making it a bit more comfortable as a daily driver. Going to lace up some new wheels and we'll be done

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Nice. Could you lower the rack slightly to make it level? Otherwise great.