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Another project that I've recently picked up. As far as I'm aware Pearson was based out of Arrowtown and this bike was built in the early 90s. I've been looking for a 90s mountain bike project for a while and when a customer offered me this one there was no way I could say no. The plan is to keep it fairly simple with a 3x9 drivetrain, some DXR v-brakes and potentially an old moto bar to keep it all comfortable.

Recent pic of a recent build on a recent trip. Got the frame built locally and got exactly one ride on it before taking it on an 8 day, 1500km bikepacking trip. Fortunately I got the numbers in the right ballpark and it handled it all like a champ. Will take some proper photos one day

The Steamroller 100km in to a 140km loop. Neck and knees only slightly regretted the experience

A few bonus photos of a recent overnighter. No good loaded photos of the bike but you can get the rough idea.

The Cotic still going good. Seeing a lot of use as a daily with the occasional overnighter thrown in. Have picked up an old set of Hadley hubs and WTB I25 rims that'll get built up in the near future, might get some proper photos then.

That's some solid detective work! The shop is doing well, still riding that Covid bike-boom and doing our best to stay on top of stock shortages. The Bombtrack video was a highlight from the last few months for sure.

My own bikes are still slowly evolving. Picked up a BTR ranger to replace the Honzo and have a new Bombtrack Munroe Cargo to replace the Cotic as a daily driver. The Cotic is ever-evolving and I've also recently picked up a Surly Steamroller that will be my winter Tracklocross bike.

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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

Hi all,

I've been lurking on here for a few years and have recently opened up a bike shop in New Zealand. As a small independent bike shop we are constantly competing with larger, more established shops for visibility and recognition.

To try and promote ourselves, along with other independent shops around the country, we are hoping to create an independent bike shop network. We hope that this can act as a platform for us to communicate between shops, promote each other and also serve as an indicator of quality.

We're currently in the initial stages of researching and putting together a proposal. I'm not looking for recommendations but was wondering if anyone knows of something similar anywhere else? We don't have anything locally but I can't imagine we're the first people to have this idea.

I'm pretty conflicted about my bike and that Allied being on the same page

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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.

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.

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.

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...

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!

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!

Setting up Sram rear derailleurs/shifters is fine in my experience, it's the front derailleur that causes the problems. So you should be fine

Got the Cotic muddy

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

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

Built this up to save my Cotic from having to race cross.

It's a 2004 Jamis Nova built around an Eno hub and a variety of friends parts bin parts. Only had it out a few times but been impressed with how capable it is!

It's a 9 speed sram x7 shifter with a 10 speed SLX clutch derailleur

I've run the same setup and ran a washer underneath the cable clamp on the rear derailleur. This changes the pull ratio slightly and made it work smoother (for me at least)