She's Done! EMD 9 is Complete! Maiden Voyage tomorrow!!

[MMcG]

Took her to a Bob S's house and picked up Mary, then over to Pedal Power in Middletown, CT - where the cool guys there took her in and finished her off last night while I waited. Bill and Spencer at Pedal Power were super cool. My original plan was to drop it off and pick it up on Friday morning, but they just took care of everything right on the spot while I hung out and chatted with them.

If you live in the Middletown area - check out Pedal Power - their customer service was amazing last night.

I got home about 9:30 last night and hadn't had dinner, so I haven't snapped many good shots yet. But here are a few I took before leaving for work this morning. Man it was hard to leave her in the garage like that - I was Soooo tempted to play hooky today - but I'll take care of that tomorrow!

Here she is:

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n60/MMcG25/EMD9003.jpg

Quick Rundown on Specs:
Medium EMD 9 frame (thanks mtbtom!)
Reba SL Fork
Wheels - XT Discs laced to WTB Dual Duty rims with DT Swiss spokes (built by George at www. bike29.com)
Avid bb7 mechanical disc brakes
Avid Speed Dial Ti Levers
SRAM 9.0 shorty grip shifters
Mary Bars
Titec stem - for now
Guizzo Carbon Seatpost (Kalloy) thanks to Orven and Shyrmp
Specialized Strongarm II cranks - ebay find - they'll do for now and look good on the frame
XT bottom bracket
Shimano chain - courtesy of the guys at Pedal Power
XT cassette - 11-34
LX front derailleur - went for value here I guess
SRAM ESP 9.0 rear derailleur - needs to be replaced but should get me by for a few months
Fizik Nisene Saddle
And currently I've got some Exiwolfs mounted with some Bonty Tubes inside. (May change out to some Specialized Fast Traks tonight)

Can't wait to get her out to Grayville tomorrow to ride. New bike, and new trails for me - should be a blast!

[Mt.A TODD]

nice bike MMG! Now get some dirt on it!

[Slider]

Musta decided against using a fork??? ;-)

Slider

[MMcG]

huh?

Fork? Fork What?

There's a Fork on there.

[ArmOnFire]

Nice Niner MMcG, are you gonna make someone Eat your dust?

Please give a ride report comparing it to the KM once you've had some time on it. I sold my geared squishy lil wheeled bike and need to replace it with something, the EMD is on my (long) list.

Now, Pedal Damnit!

-Dan

[MMcG]

Maiden voyage in a couple of hours. I'll let you know how I like the bike and the Mary bars.

Cheers,

Mark

[MMcG]

Maiden voyage was a success. The bike fits better than my Karate Monkey, feels more balanced and quick on the trail and the higher bottom bracket and lighter weight are both huge plusses over the Surly. For an AL frame it didn't ride overly harsh at all. Thumbs up!

[If_Rider]

Nice lookin' rig Mark. How did you like the bars?

[MMcG]

They are pretty comfy and offer a lot of adjustment in terms of rise, height, angle etc. Still need to get them dialed in a bit, but I like the hand positioning they put you in.