Snapped a few new shots of my 'tall guy' set ups around the parklands I ride through most days:
Convert and cruiser.
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Thanks guys. These are from a Nikon D800 with a 50mm/F1.8 lens. Nice bit of kit.
Mine too. If you add lenses and accessories they cost more than my motorbike.
I do work for several motorcycle magazines professionally though.
Great quality pics.
And holy crankshafts just the body of the d800 cost enough to cover almost 9 months rent for me. And here I thought I paid a lot for my gf's Nikon camera (only 20mp I think but its been a while since I've looked)
And holy crankshafts just the body of the d800 cost enough to cover almost 9 months rent for me. And here I thought I paid a lot for my gf's Nikon camera (only 20mp I think but its been a while since I've looked)
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The comfort conversion continues.
I fitted some really bright led light bars. Hurt to look directly at kind-of bright. They are more about high visibility, but the glow from them makes night riding on the cycleways viable too. I add some spots on the handlebars for serious night riding, but the USB rechargeable units are good for general use - the charge lasts for a few hours on high beam - longer on flashing.
I didn't want to water blast them with the wheel spray off the back tyre so I found these resin guards on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/201126220683?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
They worked out pretty well. Needed a bit of trimming (the flared end for the front sprocket didn't work and I bobbed the front slightly) - and some creativity with the mounting hardware to fit around the balloon tyres, but after a bit of fiddling the system works well and they didn't even need painting (except the stays).
All working within the 'small air road bike' plan. I've got a lay back seat post ordered and then a paint job to finish.
The Electra is slowly turning into a 'monster truck lowrider' but I have a better seat option on the way.
I fitted some really bright led light bars. Hurt to look directly at kind-of bright. They are more about high visibility, but the glow from them makes night riding on the cycleways viable too. I add some spots on the handlebars for serious night riding, but the USB rechargeable units are good for general use - the charge lasts for a few hours on high beam - longer on flashing.
I didn't want to water blast them with the wheel spray off the back tyre so I found these resin guards on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/201126220683?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
They worked out pretty well. Needed a bit of trimming (the flared end for the front sprocket didn't work and I bobbed the front slightly) - and some creativity with the mounting hardware to fit around the balloon tyres, but after a bit of fiddling the system works well and they didn't even need painting (except the stays).
All working within the 'small air road bike' plan. I've got a lay back seat post ordered and then a paint job to finish.
The Electra is slowly turning into a 'monster truck lowrider' but I have a better seat option on the way.
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Out and about. Really enjoying riding both of them and they both work really well.
The comfort conversion has got a bit porky for what I was initially after - small air stuff - but that gives me an excuse to buy that bare bones Jube hard tail I now covet...greatly.
http://www.jubecustoms.com.au/shop/21/Hardtail/122/Hardtail-StocKo-by-JiM-JunkEe
But as is - it's a good versatile bike that will work if the wet season ever arrives and is very comfortable. I swap the saddles depending on the ride.
The cruiser makes me happy - for reasons I don't have to explain on this site. I was sooo tempted to lay down the coin for a nice stick shifter - but it's too impractical as I'm mostly wrangling the dog on this bike. Be way cool though.
The dog likes either.
The comfort conversion has got a bit porky for what I was initially after - small air stuff - but that gives me an excuse to buy that bare bones Jube hard tail I now covet...greatly.
http://www.jubecustoms.com.au/shop/21/Hardtail/122/Hardtail-StocKo-by-JiM-JunkEe
But as is - it's a good versatile bike that will work if the wet season ever arrives and is very comfortable. I swap the saddles depending on the ride.
The cruiser makes me happy - for reasons I don't have to explain on this site. I was sooo tempted to lay down the coin for a nice stick shifter - but it's too impractical as I'm mostly wrangling the dog on this bike. Be way cool though.
The dog likes either.
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Those hardtail Jubes are cool, been looking at them for a while...
Luke.
Luke.
With the addition of the Kos Kruiser to the fleet it's changed the way I use the MTB somewhat. I now have an up hill, off-road section in the daily MTB ride with the dawg so I put the knobbies off the BMX on it after I fitted the Hookworms to the white one.
I quite like the way it's given it a Scrambler look
I quite like the way it's given it a Scrambler look
