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[russell66]

HI all, I am new to the forum and trying to find my way aroung, I want to put a picture of my Ken Evans bike in this post and get some advice on what the value may be. First problem is I can't work out how to insert an image. Any help please.

Have a look here mate.
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Need a photo hosting site and link it from there.

You can press "quote" (the " mark in the top right corner of the post) on any of the posts that have photos and you will see how it was done.

Thank you thats awesome

[russell66]

Hi, I'm new to the forum and not sure if there is a better place to do this. But I have this Ken Evans bike, and the frame is too big for me. I am wondering what it may be worth. After looking on the web the interesting thing to me about this frame is that the K at the top of the seat stem is Engraved in. Great bike If only I were taller !!!

[familyguy]

See, this is what happens when you buy on a whim and don't think things through well enough.

Speaking of...



It's had a clean up, some chain lube, a checking over and a test ride for seat height. Now to get used to working on hydro discs to remedy the spongy lever and howl. Will need a stem change and zero setback post to get a little forward, but position is definitely comfort/enduro road.

[dave_cyclist]

IMG_20230410_005315 by Dave R, on Flickr

IMG_20230412_222137 by Dave R, on Flickr

IMG_20230408_130935 by Dave R, on Flickr

IMG_20230408_143244 by Dave R, on Flickr

My new old Shimano

[yousta]

My old girl (R900) from 1994 got new tyres, bar tape and a once over before she was introduced to the new baby. The old girl is now formally retired and hanging from my office ceiling. Any Cannondale collectors out there are welcome to make an offer?

[yousta]

Now at rest, but ready to go any time

[g-boaf]

From my little ride today in the mountains. Bike good, rider scorched. France has extreme heat. I had 43°C on Glandon today and 39°C yesterday. This is heat training to the extreme.

[Retrobyte]

From my little ride today in the mountains. Bike good, rider scorched. France has extreme heat. I had 43°C on Glandon today and 39°C yesterday. This is heat training to the extreme.

Nice! The recovery from injury has gone well by the look of it

[g-boaf]

Col de la Croix de Fer - that's a ridiculously tough climb.


Col du Telegraphe. This was pretty easy - except for the traffic jam caused by construction work on a collapsed section of the road about half way up.

[AndrewCowley]

Very nice. Love your bike.

[g-boaf]

Cheers!



That is sooo narrow! Very hazardous with the cars and vans coming the other way. Descending back down it is not fun at all, you have to keep the speed down.

Going up is okay enough, it’s still 11.4km at 9.1% but only a few bits at 12% or more.

Edit: probably I wouldn’t take this bike on big mountains in future. It’s too harsh for the terrible roads over here and too heavy. The aero performance is of little benefit except on the downhill parts which you have to go slowly anyway because they are usually poorly surfaced or narrow.

[g-boaf]

Col D’Izoard done. I have bad saddle soreness though. When I get back to Sydney I’ll need to work out a fix for that.

[warthog1]

What size tyre on the rear there GB?
The S5 still looks tight for tyre clearance though no doubt better than my 2012 goer.

[g-boaf]

[garmin][/garmin]

What size tyre on the rear there GB?
The S5 still looks tight for tyre clearance though no doubt better than my 2012 goer.

28mm Pirelli - cannot take anything more.

[warthog1]

[garmin][/garmin]

What size tyre on the rear there GB?
The S5 still looks tight for tyre clearance though no doubt better than my 2012 goer.

28mm Pirelli - cannot take anything more.

Mine is limited to 25s.

[g-boaf]

[garmin][/garmin]

What size tyre on the rear there GB?
The S5 still looks tight for tyre clearance though no doubt better than my 2012 goer.

28mm Pirelli - cannot take anything more.

Mine is limited to 25s.

The bigger tyres are certainly needed, the road surfaces here are fairly poor overall and in the case of Col du Granon very, very narrow. Bikes like the S5 probably aren't needed for this kind of riding. I think I saw only two other S5s, one is the classic older model and the only other one was a black version of mine. The S5 is lovely on the flat sections where it is so aero, but downhill you hardly need even more speed, it takes off very, very quickly.

A group of Hiluxes and Landcruisers were coming down the hill (which is a dead end) and I really had precious little extra space to move.

Canyon Ultimate is an ideal kind of bike for this kind of thing, I was talking to Adrian (one of the Lanterne Rouge riders) this morning about his beautiful classic Canyon Ultimate CF Evo SL (the mechanical groupset version of mine) and he likes it for the same reasons I like mine, light, comfortable for all day riding. His is also on alloy wheels.

[warthog1]

[garmin][/garmin]

28mm Pirelli - cannot take anything more.

Mine is limited to 25s.

The bigger tyres are certainly needed, the road surfaces here are fairly poor overall and in the case of Col du Granon very, very narrow. Bikes like the S5 probably aren't needed for this kind of riding. I think I saw only two other S5s, one is the classic older model and the only other one was a black version of mine. The S5 is lovely on the flat sections where it is so aero, but downhill you hardly need even more speed, it takes off very, very quickly.

A group of Hiluxes and Landcruisers were coming down the hill (which is a dead end) and I really had precious little extra space to move.

Canyon Ultimate is an ideal kind of bike for this kind of thing, I was talking to Adrian (one of the Lanterne Rouge riders) this morning about his beautiful classic Canyon Ultimate CF Evo SL (the mechanical groupset version of mine) and he likes it for the same reasons I like mine, light, comfortable for all day riding. His is also on alloy wheels.

Enjoy
It sounds like an awesome trip!

[familyguy]

Will swap the 9s Sora from the Triban and 8s Claris on this. The Passchier bars and Brooks will come over as well, then a rack and guards. Much better fitting than the Triban. A dozen commutes showed it to be too short both ways. Both are large but this one is very much a true large.



Anyone after a hydro disc updated flat bar, the Triban will be for sale in a week or two.

[g-boaf]

Breil sur Roya to Nice:
The start was a fairly narrow and sharp uphill run before a very tight right hand corner that drops down to a bridge over the river then a left. There were no sudden stops, everyone kept enough space and was mindful of what could happen.


Unusual Lapierre - FDJ colours:


In Nice at the Chateux climb, finished:


On the way back:



Had a minor hiccup today, I had a shifter coin battery go flat. Fortunately I had a spare one so could change it relatively quickly. It died near the top of a climb with a fairly moderate gradient. Bike performed well, rider is very well cooked. This is the hottest weather I've ridden in ever, and this was in the mountains high up too. It was pretty hot again today but some cloud cover at first then windy conditions prevented it becoming like an oven.

Some of the folk are going over to the Dolomites soon and are expecting snow.

The Mavic people deserve huge credit too, always helpful. Very good mechanics.

[Duck!]

After my #1 MTB was nicked last year I set about finding the bits to replace it. An *almost* identical frame popped up on Farcebook marketplace only a few weeks later, so I nabbed it and set the chain in motion. Given that even 11 years on The Anthem X Advanced SL is still one of the highest-spec MTB frames Giant has ever made, I wanted a build do do it justice. Full contemporary Shimano XTR groupset, Fox suspension package & slightly more modern Ritchey SuperLogic carbon cockpit and custom-built wheels with carbon rims, XTR hubs and DT aero spokes. The Giant OEM blue fork set the tone for the rest of the details.

[familyguy]

X-post:


Cube SL Road flat bar. Sora 9 speed, Tektro flat mount hydro, Brooks B17, Brooks grips, shin-killer Kona Wah Wah flat pedals.

[foo on patrol]

After my #1 MTB was nicked last year I set about finding the bits to replace it. An *almost* identical frame popped up on Farcebook marketplace only a few weeks later, so I nabbed it and set the chain in motion. Given that even 11 years on The Anthem X Advanced SL is still one of the highest-spec MTB frames Giant has ever made, I wanted a build do do it justice. Full contemporary Shimano XTR groupset, Fox suspension package & slightly more modern Ritchey SuperLogic carbon cockpit and custom-built wheels with carbon rims, XTR hubs and DT aero spokes. The Giant OEM blue fork set the tone for the rest of the details.

That's nice.

Foo

[jasonc]

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[warthog1]

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New gravello Jason?
Nice!

[jasonc]

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New gravello Jason?
Nice!

Wet weather commuter to start with. Then we'll see how I go