Decided didn't need two bikes anymore so sold the 575 and the HT, this arrived today in replacement of both, should fit the bill nicely (though I am thinking of building up a Klein Attitude at some point)
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nice weapon
Why did you buy it in Pink?
That is hideous.
loddrik, where did you get it from ?
je james
Will you be building it up as your steed or your mount?
don't take it to speke ,Loddrik !
Sootyandjim - my 'weapon' 😕
v_c - Speke doesn't worry me...
scousers know the risks;)
That is hideous
hideous in what way?
lodrick - I have stroked your top tube 😯
In JEJames - that was hanging in Sheffield for ages...
loddrik - MemberThat is hideous
hideous in what way?
I'd be more interested in how you'd describe it as not being hideous.... 😉
I can't work out how you could run a front mech?!?
you sold a 575 for that?
you sold one of these
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for that?
I would guess the front mech's bb mounted.
get it built then i'll slag it off
or not 😆
wheres the bb in the black bit?
would a Hammer Schmidt go on that?
Something different. I like it. As is often the case here, if you go for something out of the norm and do not conform then it's rubbished straight off.
And I'm kind of glad of the response, anyone who knows these bikes or read the reviews know how good they are, the fact that people think like that means you hardly see any, which suits me fine as the idea of riding something like a Specialized, which it seems 50% of people do, is not my cup of tea.
As for selling the Yeti for it, yes I did, and when ,I bought the Yeti it was a close run thing whether I got a Mav or the 575, the 575 was a great bike, but the back end was too flexy for a bigger rider like myself
runs a road front mech dont it?
Mr Krabbs that 575 isn't exactly the most handsome frame i've ever seen.
Gohan, yes, a braze on mech
they look cracking built up, very different.
whats the unique name they engraved on the badge on the front?
'Grezelda'
Found this pic of one built up, hardly ugly, not that it would make much difference anyway
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ah, I see, definitely different, tried working out what effect the BB being in the middle link would do to the chain length, sag and travel behavior but I think I may have broken my brain!
Mavericks do ride really nice, though one thing you always notice on mavericks is people struggling to get the seat far enough forward, as demonstrated in the pic above ^^^^ and here
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I have a Thomson layback which I intend to reverse as above, though the bike suits a sit sown and weight back rider and I like a long cockpit anyhow
If it fits you then you'll love it. I had an ML8, best rear end sus' action ever for combination of pedalling feel and bump absorption, but I just couldn't get the bugger to fit my long legs. Sold it.
Have ridden both and the 575 is a far more efficient rear end suspension system the maverick just wallows IMO any way. Nothing wrong with the way a 575 looks 🙂
The 575 needs propedal, that is what maks it efficient on the climbs, but like I said, was too flexy for me