what kind of bike do you have?

[knucklebuste]

Hey I thought an interesting topic would be asking everyone what type of bike they have. What they have done if anything to upgrade it, your dream bike, and what parts do you dream about at night for your bike. For starters I'll go. I am just getting back into mtn biking. I have a 1998 or so FSR X/C. I recently bought a Cannondale Gemeni 1000. I've so far put a race face diabolus stem and race face 2" risers on it with black yeti lock grips. On order I have the following. MRP bonz combo cranks (if they ever finish making them) http://www.mountainspeed.com/bonescombo/
I also have on order
Cane Creek 1.5 headset
Diabolus 1.5 headset (so glad I bought the 1 1/8 stem a month ago)
Manitou Sherman 152mm Breakout 1.5 forks.
My wife thinks I'm nuts and I am, A $3000.00 bike and now $1000.00 worth of parts on order. It's all good. Well I sold my ATV's and Dirt Bike and now this is my new obsession and as an added bonus, I'm losing my Homer Simpson Custom Belt Hanger. Let me know what you guys are riding and what you are using for parts. I know I'm not the only parts junkie out there. PEACE
Kevin

[pk]

Ted Wojcik Dualie
Ted hardtail singlespeed
Santa Cruz SL
Seven Singlespeed
Specialized M2 Road
Cannondale offroad tandem
Cannondale road tandem
Urban Assault bike of death.

You can never have too many bikes!

pk

[turch]

Nowhere near the junkie that Philip is.

Rocky ETS-x70
Rocky Element - For sale
Bianchi Veloce (skinny tired)

[Shubnigurath]

Giant AC Air Lite..the only one ill ever need 8)

[I Are Baboon]

I got two bikes.

Bike #1) Titus Quasi Moto. It's got mostly XT components, so nothing really needs to be upgraded. If anything, I'd like to get a better set of rims (I have Mavic 223's right now).

[I Are Baboon]

Bike #2) 2001 Rocky Mountain Spice. I just replaced the cassette, big ring, chain, and tires. I'd like to upgrade this to XT (it's got Deore/LX parts right now). It's also got a few Rocky Mountain components that I'd like to swap out.

[joe]

Trek 8000 mountain bike (LX/XT aluminum hardtail)
Trek 2200 road bike (all 105, aluminum frame, carbon fork, rolf wheels)

Kind of boring, but they both work well. Hopefully there will be a full-suspension bike on my list by next spring. Maybe a Trek Liquid (no, I don't have some fetish with Trek bikes, i just happened to get a great deal on the road bike the year after I bought the mountain bike).

[knucklebuste]

Hey Baboon or whatever your name is. That Titus is sweet. I'm assuming thats a X/C Bike? If I was into X/C that is the bike I'd buy. That baby is nice. I'll have to throw up some pics of my gemeni. Nothing great, just stock for now till all my frign parts arrive. That's my life, waiting for parts and since the 1.5 stuff is so new, I got no prices on anything, no definite availability. I placed the order for the MRP bones combo 3 months ago. Still no word. WORD. PEACE. Kevin

[knucklebuste]

Hey Baboon , is there much of a difference between the deore and the xt group components. I'm not even sure what my rig has, probably deore if thats the cheaper one. Just one more thing I'll get to upgrade on the bike. Heee Heee Heee ;D

[spoon]

I got GT Idrive 4000 alll xt with disc and mavic UST

[Dino Sore]

XC Bike: Rocky Mountain Element Race (upgrades: Mars fork, Mavic Crossroc UST)

Road Bike: Bianchi XL Boron steel with Campy Chorus 10sp group

Beater bike: Trek 850 steel hardtail

Next bike: Custom steel hardtail (frame donations cheerfully accepted!)

[Dawgee]

I have1) Azonic DS1
2) KHS Dominatrax
3) In the the process of building a Santa Cruz Bullit

[knucklebuste]

Santa Cruz Bullit is a nice ride. PEACE 8)

[knucklebuste]

Heres my rig without the MRP Bones cranks, without the Cane Creek 1.5 Headset, without the Race Face Diabolus 1.5 stem, without the 1.5 Answer Sherman Breakout forks. Damn I hate waiting for parts. 2 Weeks after I bought this bike they came out with the gemeni 900 which has the 1.5 152mm forks. So my $3000.00 bike will end up costing me another $1000.00 to get a decent pair of forks on it. I diddn't like the psylo sl forks it came with, hence the upgrade. Oh well. PEACE. Kevin

[MtnBikerChk]

Guess I'll add to the Rocky Mountain clique....

2001 Element - put on sram 9.0sl shifters/der (hate rapid fires) and avid mech discs

1995 Rockhopper (my practice wrenching bike)

2003 Giant OCR1

Bikes I'd love to try:
Giant NRS
Santa Cruz Superlight
RM ETS

[I Are Baboon]

Hey Baboon or whatever your name is. That Titus is sweet. I'm assuming thats a X/C Bike? If I was into X/C that is the bike I'd buy. That baby is nice. I'll have to throw up some pics of my gemeni. Nothing great, just stock for now till all my frign parts arrive. That's my life, waiting for parts and since the 1.5 stuff is so new, I got no prices on anything, no definite availability. I placed the order for the MRP bones combo 3 months ago. Still no word. WORD. PEACE. Kevin


You can actually set up my Titus to be XC, freeride, or DH. It can be built to as light as 25 lbs. Mine is set up to be a rugged XC bike (31 lbs). I've got it set for 5.9" of rear travel. You can make a couple of adjustments to set it up for downhilling. I know a couple of people that use this bike for DH racing. It's very versatile. I was killing my XC bike (the Rocky Mountain) with the type of riding I do, so I bought the Titus. I'll keep the Rocky for XC racing.

Sweet looking Gemini. Looks like a Jekyll.

[I Are Baboon]

Hey Baboon , is there much of a difference between the deore and the xt group components. I'm not even sure what my rig has, probably deore if thats the cheaper one. Just one more thing I'll get to upgrade on the bike. Heee Heee Heee ;D


Deore is a little heavier and (from what I hear) not as durable. I don't notice any real difference except for the shifters. The LX seem to shift hella better than the Deore.

Looking at your bike, I doubt you have Deore. Probably an LX/XT combo.

[mtbnick]

01' marin quake 8.0 frame
manitou black comp fork
xt front derailleur
lx rear derailleur
hutchinson python gold tires
selle italia prolink saddle
everything else stock crap

Blue Klien Adept Race, Blackspire steel rings and bash gaurd, Custom spoke Mavic 521's guilded in copper, Thompson stem, 6 degree hadley hubs, red Panaracers, Marzocchi dirt jumper 2.

Build it to ride and be happy.

[knucklebuste]

Pics folks if you got em. Pics.

[splat]

1) Trek 1500 Road racing Bike ( al frame , Ultegra componets )
2) Giant Warp DS1 , built up as an XC bike ( full Suspention)
3) Specialized Rockhopper FS ( Hard tail )
4) 3 speed Racing Bike.
5) soft ride ( needs to be put back to tegther , use as winter commuter )

6) a Burley Rock & roll tandem ( with slicks on it, and a conversion crank for one of my kids to ride on it ) )

wife has :

1) Fuji Professional Road Racing Bike
2) Gary Fisher Tasjahara -- Hard tail
3) Trek VRX 200 -- Full suspention

[Mr_Cheeze]

I love riding as well as my bike. I just don't get this whole "look at my bike" stuff. What's the point? You know what impresses me? Seeing someone and their bike nicely coated with dirt, mud, dinked up pedals and cranks, non-useable large rock-damaged chain rings and other signs of obvious use and abuse. I don't get those people who orgasm after spending an hour cleaning and shining their bike after every ride, and god forbid actually have purchased that useless product called bike wax, just so people might look at it and go, "ooooh. dude nice bike." I happen have a nice bike too that I paid lots of good money for. Big whoop. It's dirty and scratched and dinked and not fit for the front page of Mountain Bike Magazine... and that's the way I like it!

[knucklebuste]

Thats cool MR Cheese, I just like to take care of whatever I own. I abuse my body and my bike, and I don't try to keep it from getting nicked or scatched, but I like to keep it clean. It's part of the fun for me. Also 10 years from now, I'll still have my bike and people will look at it and think it's brand new. It's just part of the fun for me, but I hear ya, I ride with dudes that have functional bikes, but never clean them, it's all good. PEACE bro

[splat]

Well , Keeping it clean is a Good thing ! it will make the components/bike work better and last longer ! Very simple very simple if you have dirt on things it will work its way into the bearings once in there it will cause the bearing to wear faster. Also Mud and whatever left sitting on a bike frame over time will be corrosive, espcially if you do any winter riding and ride the road a little you will get SALT !

I can see nothing wrong with keeping the bike that clean. I just have one question , Wanna clean my bike for me ? ;D

[Thedewser]

GT Idrive 5.0 added Sun DS-2 XC rims with Shimano XT hubs. Also added Shimano Deore Mechanical Discs. Nice bike!

Crapondale F700 SX Light as hell, but one of the most expensive pieces of CRAP I own. Last time I buy one of those.

Diamondback Response. Not much added but the bike is great. But its had its time. Put a new Rock shock Judy TT before I bought the GT.

Now looking for the next purchase. Thinking of Rocky Mtn or Specialized.

[knucklebuste]

Question, why does everyone hate cannondale's so much. I own one, but know nothing about them. Seems like a quality bike to me. Made in USA as well, but I hear people say **** about them all the time. I mean call it what you want, your entitled to your opinion, but my gemeni is a nice bike I think. The welds are all clean and I think it's a fantastic bike. Will the frame hold up to my abuse? I don't know, I've only had it for a couple months. But I hear so much bad stuff about them, crapondale, crack and fail. Did I buy a piece of ****? Kevin

[Sylvan]

http://www.fujibikes.com/2001/usa/images/bike_pics/mtn_pics/mtn_small_pics/sunfire%20_sm.jpg
This is the wrong color and heck, may even be the wrong year. *shrug* Closest I could find on the web, we don't have pics of ours online yet.. It's a Fuji Sunfire. Very very basic, as bought from store, no new stuff, no frills. Still has the plastic pedals (very chewed up by rocks), though Carsion's trying to convince me that I need clipless. ;) Couple dings on it, small pack strapped to the underside of the seat, odometer, tiny NEMBA sticker... ;D

[Shubnigurath]

Cannondales, keven, garnered a bad rep for having many of their frames constantly cracking in years past, and are notorious for managing to find a way to put deore parts onto a 3k bike. They also like to throw out "latest technonlogy" bikes at exorbitant prices, so you can find out that it neither works or improved anything after shelling out an ungodly amount of money, like all this 1.5 **** coming out..just another way to bilk one out of their hard earned cash. BTW, what could you possibly not like about the Psylo fork your Gemini came with?!?..its one of the best, most versatile forks on the market...one of the absolute best for heavy trail riding. Im thinking that the Psylo just wasnt expensive enough for your vanity...errr...riding prowess. you, my friend, are a salemans wet dream..but hey...if you have the money and buying these things really makes you happy, then by all means keep it up...otherwise, stop being such a tool. 8)

[Shubnigurath]

...and to answer your end tag...they make needlessly expensive bike parts because people such as yourself will buy them.

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

I'm with Mr. Cheeze. I beat the **** out of my $300 raleigh m50 every day. I run all recreational components (alivio/acera) except for my sweet M-545 clipless pedals. My fork sux, My wheels are never perfectly straight, and it won't change gears right every few days. Every couple weeks my bike is so covered in mud that the only moving parts are the cranks, chain, and wheels--forget about chainging gears. I ride on rocky trails with 3 foot root drops onto rocky landings. I also go urban assault and do some trials with my bike. I also do some jumping at high speeds. Once I landed at such a high speed that my brake pad got jammed under my rim. I am one of the few people to endo because of their rear brake. I slid about 15 feet on the ground with my bike. I got pretty injured and I really messed up my bike. I went home, fixed it and went riding again the next day. The only reason my bike works is because it is covered by the warranty. I know for a fact that I am too advanced a rider for my bike, but I prove that I can be just as crazy as anybody with a bike with a couple of zeros missing from the price tag, and ride the next day without needing an overhaul and detail work.

[MtnBikerChk]

I love riding as well as my bike. I just don't get this whole "look at my bike" stuff. What's the point? You know what impresses me? Seeing someone and their bike nicely coated with dirt, mud, dinked up pedals and cranks, non-useable large rock-damaged chain rings and other signs of obvious use and abuse. I don't get those people who orgasm after spending an hour cleaning and shining their bike after every ride, and god forbid actually have purchased that useless product called bike wax, just so people might look at it and go, "ooooh. dude nice bike." I happen have a nice bike too that I paid lots of good money for. Big whoop. It's dirty and scratched and dinked and not fit for the front page of Mountain Bike Magazine... and that's the way I like it!


1. I love seeing other people's rides - it keeps me up to date on what's out there. And it's nice to congratulate people that are so happy with their "new" toys.

2. I agree with what Splat said - clean components will last much longer than muddy crapped up ones.

[Mr_Cheeze]

I never said anything about not cleaning components. Obviously a clean chain and derailleur and pedals, cables and rims are necessary in order to avoid unnecessary problems. That's just common sense.

As for the rest of it... if it doesn't come off from a light spray from the hose, it ain't coming off. I have better stuff to do than take cue tips to the nooks and crannies of a chnk of metal that is only going to get dirty again the next day or week.

[Shubnigurath]

hehehe...you rock cheezy..with ya 100%..its not the bike but the biker on it dude!!..and as for all this clean your components stuff..got two words for ya...white lightning and sealed bearing cartriges (well, six words for ya). 8)

[knucklebuste]

Dude, just because you had a bad experience with a cannondale does not mean I will. I've read the reviews on my bike and no one has had a problem with a frame yet. And if I like to spend my money on bikes and bike parts, thats what I like to do. I happen to like the idea of 1.5, so I am going to get the 1.5 forks. I honk the **** out of my bike and bottom those psylos repeatedly. They are a good fork, but not good enough for me, maybee for a sunday trailrider like you but not for me. Peace Kevin

[clysdale]

just got her built up!!!


back-n-black baby!!!

http://bustedspoke.com/Photos/bs1095.jpg

[Thedewser]

Ok, I admit, I was a bit harsh. Canondale does make a good bike if you feel like spending the money on them. I know a good amount of die hard canondale riders. Probably why I went for one. The bike is a feather weight! The lefty is an excelent fork! But it was definately not the bike for me. It could not take what I had to throw at it. So yes the Canondale engineers do come up with some great ideas. But are some of these technologies really worth it??

Last year I was doing a 30 mile epic. It was the first time I've done an epic. Yes I did ride my canondale and it could have been the weight of the bike that let me finish the ride. But the ride leader said I improved so much since the beginning of the season. I said it was due to the bike and he said it isn't just the bike.

So in short, Mr Cheeze and Shub are right! It is the rider not the bike that makes the different. You can go into a shop, buy all the expensive gear and the top of the line bike that you can afford, but that doesn't make you a good rider. Now I am not saying you are a bad rider, hell you are probably a better rider than me. I've seen the Gemini and have to admit it is nice lookin! And it probably certainly gets the job done. Plus, they are a local company here in CT. But I still think their prices are a bit high.

Hey on another note of $$$ bikes check out this past month's Bike, pg 66. Now who would really spend 10K on a bike with mostly standard components??? Even Bike didn't have much to say about the bike. Just out of curiousity, does anybody know why the Colnago CF2 has such a high price tag??????

Ok, enough babble!!

Dewser

[Adam]

The quiver has 3 arrows:

2000 Intense Tracer
2001 Supergo Access ALU hardtail
2002 Uzzi SLX

[knucklebuste]

Thats a sweet ride man. I like the Santa Cruz Bullet or Bullit or whatever. If I had known about those bikes I would have bought one instead of my cannondale. I just found out from my bike shop that there is a recall on some of the gemeni frames. Mine looks ok, but they have to use some tool on it to see if it was one of the bad ones. So I guess that's why they call them crack and fail. Well ****, I don't know anything about bikes, I've been out of the mtb scene for the past 5 years. I just went to a shop in framingham, saw the gemeni, went to another bike shop down the street and they had one for a little less. I wish I had done some more research. Now I'm worried that I'm going to succumb to the evils of crack and fail. Oh well, by the time I get my gemeni finished the only thing cannondale will be the frame, so if need be, I'll go buy another frame, at least I got all the latest and greatest parts. I'm a parts junkie. Total Junkie. Kevin

[hogboy]

here is my sweet ride. all your bikes suck, mine rules as you can see in the pic

[I Are Baboon]

here is my sweet ride. all your bikes suck, mine rules as you can see in the pic


Dude, that is SWEET. Killer fork. Is that a new Manitou?

[clysdale]

you can borrow my spoke tool...........my rims look like that sometimes with my ass on them!!!


hey knuckle........yea the bullit is sweeeet its so good i sold my other two bikes....stab deelux and m4 rockhopper pro because i dont think i'll need anything else...freeride, dh and even xc (but she's a bit heavy) call all be done with this ride!!! finally........

[Mt.A TODD]

02' CANNONDALE 1000

Mr. Knuckles wanted to see my bike! First off Your Gemini is sweet, you just wanted a opinion on your fork color which in my opinion is gay. Secondly your bike is better than mine, it costs more DUH.

Back to Cannondale, Yes I have broken three swing arms (single arm design) on my last Jekyll, but the warranty and service was great, new part in less than 2 weeks. I've learned the limits of this frame, It's no Big Hit Whore like the Gemini. The Jekyll is however is a great long travel XC bike. I can't deal with heavy bikes, Long travel & lite weight is my Holy Grail.

I've got my eye on the Trek Liquid 30 for next summer.

[steve_b]

Not sure I could ever ride that Cannondale, with the lefty fork and that weird looking (imho) frame. :o

[splat]

Now, I've often wondered , what is the advantage of only having one fork leg ( the lefty ).

the only thing I see is you change a flat without taike the wheel off.

[Mt.A TODD]

I get allot of comments out on the trail about a one sided fork. It reminds me of when I first started snowboarding, 16 years ago. Does it turn? Can you stop? How do you get on the lift? Lefty is a little queer looking, (although not as bad as Knuckledumper's). Once you get over appearance, Lefty performs excellent! I actually have a lefty on my hardtail as well. Why one leg? WEIGHT! Hub and leg are incredible stiff, almost no flex. Next time your in the bike shop, squeeze front tire between knees and reef on the handle bars, titanium lower leg has alittle more flex than the standard version. 4 inches of travel is nice and easy to lock out. Stay away from ELO, batteries in a fork is alittle silly. And yes changing a tire is a breeze. Biggest down side to lefty, is the inability to quickly remove front wheel. If that's how you normally transport your bike, forget about it! Four of my friends have Lefty's on their bikes, and other than one 9volt battery, there are no complaints. ;)

[splat]

Battery ?

[Mt.A TODD]

Yo Splat, ELO (electronic lock out). On top end models there is a 9volt battery in the top of fork, connected to a small yellow button mounted near your shifter. Push for lock or unlock. Seem like an excessive gadget, I have no problem doing it manually, very easy access right under handle bar. 03' jekylls have a rear shock ELO,but again I have no problems reaching between my legs and grabbing my knob.

Here is a pic of my hardtail.

[SloMoJo]

Nice looking bikes Todd.
I like Kevin's ride too, and that Bullit is stylin.
Man, I'm just jealous.

I'm perfectly content with my KHS softail....
Until I see your bikes. :)

[knucklebuste]

I'm actually contemplating getting a bullit frame, as it has the 5th element shock. Or I'm gonna keep my Cannondale and get a 5th element shock and a set of team boxxers (BLACK) so they will match my rig. Snuffleupagus

[SloMoJo]

Sounds like most of you guys are already scoping your next bike.

When you do, please make me a deal on your existing bike, OK?
At some point, I'll want to find a good used XC full susp bike.
Thx
-Greg

Greg(SloMoJo),
You can buy Knuckle's bike, one part at a time as he continues to upgrade in a vain attempt to satisfy his desires. All the peices are sure to be clean and like new. Just don't expect them to match.

[Coolriding]

Hey look at my new bike

[Coolriding]

Hey look at my new bike - another view.....

Specs

Finish: Cammy Green Frame: 7005 Aluminum (Alloy Front/Rear Sections)
Fork: RST 281 Suspension with Disc Brake Mount Gearing: 24 Speed Shimano Deore Shifters: Shimano EZ Fire Plus Shifters Brakes: Front Disc, Rear Alloy V-Brake Tires: 26" x 1.95" Front/Rear Specific Knobbies Spokes/Rims: Stainless Steel Spokes/Alloy Rims w/machine finish brake surface Bar Ends: Not on this model Saddle: Velo Mountain Bike Seatpost: Alloy Micro Adjust Pedals: Heavy - Duty Double Cage Aluminum Other: Compass Frame Size: 18" and 20" Standover: 29"+ and 31"+ Folded Size: 36" x 28" x 12"

See for more info: http://www.militarybikes.com/military.html

[knucklebuste]

That is the most god awful thing I've ever seen in my life. But unlike my bike, all the components match, and I'm sure it serves it's purpose. Just my personal opinion, no offense. Peace, Kevin :-X

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, i guess thats for when you want to try a REALLY BIG DROP

[johnnyt]

Here are the trusty steeds that my wife and I use...

[CouchingTiger]

That Montague is awesome. I was in on some of the "secret developmental testing" of that rig. A former employee who worked on the project was one of my ride buddies and he'd bring the prototype (made by a certain local frame builder) on some of the MTB rides.

Initial expectation was that it would collapse and kill or cripple him on the first ride. After some successful bump tests out side my house we hit the trails. He beat the hell out of the thing (relatively speaking judging from the rider, who's likeness is proudly displayed in the Crash n' Burn thread).

The damn thing held together and the design you see there is initially the same as the first working protype (which I painted for the Taipai show). It was spec's a little better and the tubeset on the rear was full cromo but almost identical.

-Couch

[Mt.A TODD]

Do you suppose we have Armed Forces in Afganistan riding around on mountain bikes while they hunt for terrorists? If so, sign me up! Torra Bora looks like it has some cool trails. 8)

[CouchingTiger]

Depends on the purpose. This is my all purpose cross country bike, a 2002 Santa Cruz Chameleon w/ a 2002 5" travel Marzocchi DJ2 fork, Avid front disk, RaceFace cranks and Rhyno Lite rims w/ 2.35" tires. Runs a 34x18 ratio which is a stellar choice for the local riding which includes lots of short steep grunts and some longer extended ones. If you spin like a gerbil, you can push it to about 21 mph but cruising speed is between 11 and 15 mph.

The bike is a single speed as you can tell from the pix. Awesome for just about anything except for wheelie drops (geared too high). The only choice for epic rides.

-Couch

[Sylvan]

Coolriding, that is a sweet bike! How cool would that be?
*off to view the site posted*

[gungywump]

Sweet ride Couch!
Like you I have alot of bikes. My favorite ride is my 2002 Kona Unit Single Speed:
PLATINUM OX Tubeset(Funny I wonder why not Gold?!?)
King Headset
King Hubs
Sun 0° XC Rims
Thompson Stem
Thompson Seatpost
Azonic Double Wall Handlebars
Salsa Front Skewer
Salsa Flipoff Seat Collar
Avid Brakes
Kona Jump Fork (RIGID)
Tioga DH 2.1 Tires
22x15 gearing for climbing, hucking and jumping.
23.5 LBS

[Big Game]

Nice bikes guys. I have several too. But of them all, this is my favorite ride by far:


Solid Gold Frame
Solid Gold Headset
Solid Gold Hubs
Solid Gold FR Rims
Solid Gold Stem
Solid Gold Seatpost
Solid Gold Handlebars
Solid Gold Front Skewer
Solid Gold Seat Collar
Solid Gold Brakes
Solid Gold Fork (100 mm)
Solid Golid Tires
Solid Gold Chain
Solid Gold Bar Ends (of course!)

My casette is some crappy allegre ( I snagged it of of my neice's huffy). You'd think after spending all of that loot on solid gold components, I'd at least have sprung for the solid gold cassette. What can I really say? I suppose I'm just full of contradictions and inconsitancies.

But be honest with yourself, isn't that why women hate me and men want to be me? Wait, I misspoke... Isn't that why women want to be me and men want to hate me? No, I still don't think that's the right question. This is it: Isn't that why a woman doesn't want her man to be me so she doesn't have to hate him ? No, that can't be it either. Hmm. I'll need some serious quiet time with no distractions to think about this. Luckily, I'm at work all day.

[EVIL BOTA]

This is my ride. I only changes 3 things on it. seat, tires and I put riser bars on it. Also this is the 03 modle .Mine(02) is blue and yellow.. Love disk brakes ..weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Well months later after blowing out my suspension. I now have psylo front fork and a new link in the rear for more travel..
Looking into a coil shock for the rear now.I have a feeling my fox van. air is gonna be the next to go..

[johnbryanpeters]

Ellsworth Joker, Psylo, Fox, Velociraptors, Julies, LX/XT.
Specialized Rockhopper, full rigid, cantis.
Unicycle.
Mid 70s Raleigh 3-speed, old steel drop bars.
Fort roadie, Ultegra.
Other stuff...

J

[Coolriding]

My Dream Bike -

Santa Cruz Blur (virtual pivot suspension)

Got to start saving for 2003

[CouchingTiger]

And heres the all purpose XC climbing bike (has gears vs. the SS) as well as general duty FR and all around fun-hog. The only place it falls down is when my spinfdly legs can't get it up to cruising speed as fast as needed for those XC hammerfests. Once it's moving though, look out. I think this is getting really close to the bike that I've had the longest ever. I absolutely adore it. Without a doubt the most versatile and funnest bike I've even owned.

It's an '00 Bullit w/ an '01 JrT. I added a Risse shock in the rear to give it a sweet 8" travel out back and 6" up front. I just swapped the Hayes disks out for Avid mechanicals (can't beat the power). RaceFace cranks/BB (NSX ISIS), SRAM 9spd ESP, Sun SingleTrack rims/Shimano XT hubs w/ Maxxis DH Mobster 2.7 rr/High Roller 2.35 fr. Pretty much bombproof even with my lard butt on the medium size hits.

-Couch

[AA]

OK Couch,

That may be the "frame" that you have had the longest but the bike is a constantly evolving thing. I dont recognize any parts (other than the seat post clamp) as originally purchased. However I do like the red stem.

AA

[batrastard]

I'm in the process of building a new steed. I bought a Turner XCE. The parts I've bought to put on her are as follows:

XT Hydrolic brakes
LP composit xc riser bar
FSA orbit headset
Thompson seatpost and stem
Rhyno Lite rims with xt hubs
Not sure on tires yet
XT cassette
XT cranks
XTR front and rear der.
XT shifters
Haven't ordered yet but I think I'm getting Fox Vanilla RLC
I have a Romic coming on the rear

I'm quite anxious to start getting the stuff in to start building it

[gungywump]

I'm in the process of building a new steed. I bought a Turner XCE. The parts I've bought to put on her are as follows:

XT Hydrolic brakes
LP composit xc riser bar
FSA orbit headset
Thompson seatpost and stem
Rhyno Lite rims with xt hubs
Not sure on tires yet
XT cassette
XT cranks
XTR front and rear der.
XT shifters
Haven't ordered yet but I think I'm getting Fox Vanilla RLC
I have a Romic coming on the rear

I'm quite anxious to start getting the stuff in to start building it

Tires- go with Tioga DH2.1 in nrear and Tioga XC Extreme 2.1 in front.
As for the XTR front and rear deraillers. I've never been able to justify the extra expense. A front derailler is a front derailler. XTR on the rear brakes just as easy as an XT but doesn't cost nearly as much. Go XT and get a Sedis/Sram chain.

[EVIL BOTA]

Damm couch , You got some serious clearence there..lmao!!!!!!!!!! nice ride.

[SloMoJo]

Agreed.
Sweet bike, Couch!

[SloMoJo]

Hey Couch!?
Do I see an upside down bottle cage on your downtube?
WTF is that?
Suppose a bottle gets a lil muddy there? ;)

[CouchingTiger]

Hey Couch!?
Do I see an upside down bottle cage on your downtube?
WTF is that?
Suppose a bottle gets a lil muddy there? ;)


Yep, that's the only thing I hate about the bike, no good place for a water bottle cage. BTW, it's there for the battery to my light, which is a waterbottle style pack.

Thanks for the kind words on the bike. I absolutely adore that rig. Of all my bikes ever, this is my favorite. I'd really miss it if I didn't have it.

-Couch

[If_Rider]

Much to my wife's dismay I have the following:

1. Independent Fabrications Deluxe hardtail
2. Specialized Enduro Pro full suspension
3. Cannondale R400 road bike
4. Norco Team Trials Stock trials bike
5. Monty B219 Modified Trials Bike (For Sale)
6. United Unicycle 26" wheel

[I Are Baboon]

My Dream Bike -

Santa Cruz Blur (virtual pivot suspension)

Got to start saving for 2003


Man, nothing but fabulous feedback on that bike. I hear they are running about four months out on orders.

[johnnyt]

Heard that Santa Cruz waas going to concentrate on production this year. With such a hot ride as the Blur, that will be a challenge!

[I Are Baboon]

One of those crappy MTB magazines (Mountain Bike?)reviewed the Blur and said it's one of, if not, THE best bike ever made. That's an awfully bold thing to say.

[johnnyt]

That's got to make the folks at Specialized pretty angry with all the $$$$ they have put into their new xc rig. I saw one of the Specialized bikes and the Brain is kind of wierd. Seems to have one function, xc racing. The blur seems to be a bit more versatile.
Whatever, my superlight rocks and it will be hanging with me for another couple of years...

Is my old friend Boon and our pal JT.

Seriously, I heard the same as JT - that they will focus on production (LBS was told by Santa Cruz) but with the Blur, Superlight, Heckler, Bullit, Chameleon, V-10 and now a road bike...they will have challenges.

Next month they compare the Epic (Specialized) to the Blur, we'll see what they say.

I still have my eye on the superlight...

[I Are Baboon]

OK, if SC focuses on production, how much will customer service suffer? I can tell you that in my experience with Titus, they basically have no customer service. Oh yeah, production sucked too. YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOUR MONTHS FOR A FRAME AFTER BEING TOLD IT WILL ONLY BE THREE WEEKS. At least the bike was awesome when I finally got the damn thing.


The above post dedicated to "el klucko de knucklo"

[batrastard]

I have a friend that ordered a Blur frame and should have it by next week. Should be interesting to see what it can do although I won't be in the market for a new bike for a while with my new Turner on the way.

[johnnyt]

Should be interesting to see if they get it next week...Post a review when you ride that thang.

[MMcG]

Guess I'll add to the Rocky Mountain clique....

2001 Element - put on sram 9.0sl shifters/der (hate rapid fires) and avid mech discs

1995 Rockhopper (my practice wrenching bike)



IAB, I hope you don't mind me saying this but your wife Rocks!!

Shite......I can't do squat when it comes to wrenching and here you have a wife that can do her own repairs and kick major arse on the trails (as I know well enough from a first hand arse whooping at Soapstone back in 2002!)

You are one lucky dude!

Cheers,

MMcG

[radair]

First off, as it's been said, it's not about the bike. But, a really nice bike with high-end components is friggin' awesome. My rides:

2001 Rocky Mtn Instinct - my favorite ride to date
1998 Litespeed Ocoee - racing/commuting/riding with kids
1997 GT Riccochet - former SS, now a parts bike. Less than 6 rides on it since bought used.

I've also owned a '97 SC Heckler (great bike) and a few Trek Y-frames (fun but not durable, and they bobbed)

[boingboing]

I have an 02 Gary Fisher Suger 3+. I switched to a Belair saddle and Dumped that Useless Bontrager crank set and went with an LX I stole off my hard tail. I plan to toss an xt on and return the LX to the hardtail. Other wise its got xt components and hayes discs. I'm slowly gonna swap out the bontrager parts as they break or bend. (This shouldn't take long.) :D I'd include a pic But the bike is out on a warranty return with a severely bent frame. The hard tail is a 99 GT avalanche witch is in pieces right now because I'm trading the 16" frame for a 98 Zaskar 18". That bike has pretty much stock components XT and LX. All I have really changed is tires. The Michelin wild gripper hot s is workin prety well right now. Ok now finally I'm lookin for a downhiller. Theres a sweet GT dhi on the classified section of this site but a bit outa my price range. I'm lookin to spend about a grand. If anyones got one or knows of one. Gimme a shout.Been watchin E bay as well. John

[boingboing]

Question, why does everyone hate cannondale's so much. I own one, but know nothing about them. Seems like a quality bike to me. Made in USA as well, but I hear people say **** about them all the time. I mean call it what you want, your entitled to your opinion, but my gemeni is a nice bike I think. The welds are all clean and I think it's a fantastic bike. Will the frame hold up to my abuse? I don't know, I've only had it for a couple months. But I hear so much bad stuff about them, crapondale, crack and fail. Did I buy a piece of ****? Kevin
Not a piece of Junk. Well at least I dont think so. They are just so damn expensive. alot of the cost goes into those finished welds on the frame I think. Labor costs a fortune these days. I personally don't care what the bead looks like as long as it doesn't give way while I'm tryin to ride. Boing

[boingboing]

Ok here's the bike

[Jisch]

Just got this in October. Winter has me jonesin for more riding... XT throughout, Avid Mech Disks, XTR rapidRise on the rear, Monkeylite bars, ODI grips, 959s, Thompson post, Fox float RL on back, Fox 100 on front, Hope hubs, Mavic 517 rims. That it? Avatar is a picture of it.

I also have a Cannondale HT, awesome bike. So light and strong. Just about the same build as the HH100x. I've had three Cannondale frames haven't broken one yet.

John

[Phresh]

'00 Canondale Jekyll 500
'02 Kona Stinky Deelux

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

Just so you all know, I tried a blur. It was really really nice, and the replaceable drop out and D. hanger was the best I have ever seen. The only thing about the bike is that it is EXTREMELY adjustable and will take you a long time to get right- but once that happens it is all good.

[AGENTGRAPE]

1. a 2003 santa cruz bullitt w freeride build kit swapped out boxxer for a marzocchi 2003 z1fr qr20 plus fork 2. 1999 gt xcr 2000 all xtr truvativ cranks 2002 z1fr qr20 fork 3. 1996 gt pantera original 99 z3 qr20 100mm fork from xcr xt &lx mix 4. a 2001 gt idrive team race bike -i am selling this one i needed a small frame ,ended up with a med and cant get a good fit too much top tube i never feel in control on it. its too bad it is very fast, real light, just a bad fit

[SloMoJo]

I have no idea what you just said....
But sounds really nice.

Got a picture of your new ride?

[johnbigbooty]

2003 Specialized Enduro FS
2002 Lemond Tourmalet Road
2000 Giant Iguana HT/ Banger

..but not one picture of any of 'em!

[C.P.]

My '03 Santa Cruz Heckler w/ 5th Element.
Other bikes include:
'99 Croll Criterium Road bike (on stand to left)
'96 Stumpjumper w/ Zoke Z1Xfly fork (my 3rd Stumpjumper)
'90 Cannondale Mtn Bike w/ Nexus 7 hub -Grocery getter/coffee run bike.

Note: I am trying to sell the 50CM Marinoni PIUMA Frame on the workbench. Email me if interested.
C.P.

[mtbtom]

Nice rides CP! Here's my nexus 7-speed town bike.
[list]
Surly 1x1 Frame
Nexus 7 speed rear hub w/drum brake
LX front v-brake
Zefal fenders
Duct tape front mud guard
Blackburn Mountain Rack
Bungy cords
race face flat bar
brooks b-17 saddle
BMX foot pegs (for transporting wife to square)

Gets me to work everyday...

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

That surly is awesome!!!! it looks like sooooo much fun!!!

[C.P.]

Nice rides CP! Here's my nexus 7-speed town bike.
[list]
Surly 1x1 Frame
Nexus 7 speed rear hub w/drum brake
LX front v-brake
Zefal fenders
Duct tape front mud guard
Blackburn Mountain Rack
Bungy cords
race face flat bar
brooks b-17 saddle
BMX foot pegs (for transporting wife to square)

Gets me to work everyday...



(for transporting wife to square) :D LOL
Hey Mtbtom
Here's my 90 Cannondale nexus 7 town bike.
90 XL Frame - removed orig terrible light blue paint job
Manitou fork
Nexus 7 with hub "roller" brake
XTR canti front brake
Blackburn Mtn rack with old locker-room basket
Snazzy Red Fenders with vintage Town of Newton Bike license plate.
Vintage 3 speed handlebars
Specialized fatboy 100PSI tires
It's a cool bike to cruize on...

[If_Rider]

BMX foot pegs (for transporting wife to square)




I'd like to see a pic of the wife ridin' those pegs!!!!! LMAO

[mtbtom]

I'll try to get one of the neighbors to snap a pic !
Later

[fatire]

03' jekylls have a rear shock ELO,but again I have no problems reaching between my legs and grabbing my knob.

dude, you need to leave your knob alone! he he he!
ya i'm back!

[Crash and Burn]

My new '03 Bullit. Poor thing hasn't even seen the dirt yet, just snow.

[MMcG]

Sweet Bullit!

Is that the Root Beer paint color?

If JT sees this photo, he's gonna be Jonesin big time to get a Bullit sooner rather than later.

[Crash and Burn]

Yup, that's the root beer. And JT sits in the office next to mine so he's seen it and it's the reason he wants one now.
I've got to lock it in my truck just so he won't steal it.

[MMcG]

Ahhhh............Is that your Fisher frame that you beat the crap out of sitting behind the Bullit in the background?

Good to meet you, sort of, since JT has been telling me about your Bullit and how it's been driving him mad these days!

[Crash and Burn]

No that's the brand new fisher that they gave me for beating the crap out of my old one....and yes it is for sale everyone, and its nicer than JT's superlight!
I think the bullit will beat the crap out of me before I can do any damge to it.

[johnnyt]

I feel the love in this thread.... :)