Mountain Biking - 1 month to go

I can now finally ride in this beautiful weather. I am sooooo stoked that my bike is at least rideable(I can't do much more than xc due to some mech difficulties with my current fork)...But in 1 month my upgrading will be complete...So far I have

1 - new disc brakes - Hayes Hydros rule
2 - new drivetrain
3 - new pedals (Axiom worht 100$ cdn and I got discounted to 39)
4 - seatpost
5 - stem
6 - grips...whoever designed ODI grips should get a reward for one of the best things in mtb imo)

In one month I will have
1 - new wheelset built on Tank hubs with a 20mm front end
2 - Marz 2002 Z1 fr
3 - New tires (haven't decided yet but probably michelins)

Sunshine is here and snow is going going gone...(I hope)

sweet. The only mods i have coming for my bike are maby a new saddle and new tires. I cant wait for the snow to leave right now. I have the first race of the season coming quickly

Upgrades for me-Hubs.

Sweet Mael

Sounds sweet! Got any pics?

sounds pretty sweet man your lucky
it's warming up here; snow is startin to melt another month and the trails will be perfect to ride.
what Axiom pedels did u get? And what are u riding?

Suckers! I've been riding all year :D



On the Michelin tire comment... Michelin rocks. I've yet to ride a tire by them (Whether its for my car or bike) that I didn't absolutely love. I have a set of Jet S and XLS tubeless that are two sets of my favorite tires. Michelin ownz.

Originally posted by eastcostrider
sounds pretty sweet man your lucky
it's warming up here; snow is startin to melt another month and the trails will be perfect to ride.
what Axiom pedels did u get? And what are u riding? Lose the AOL'ese please.

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Raiyn he said "u" instead of "you" thats it. Get ur(ha) head out of your ass because nobody cares and it's really not that big of a deal. You're the one being disruptive:crash: :crash: :crash: :crash: :o :o :o :o :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

As for a couple of questions...

1 - I ride a Kona Roast ht
2 - I don't actually know the pedal name. Flats, sealed bearings very smooth and a cupped pedal for the feet...very nice.


And Jim....you are a very lucky person :)

Lose the AOL'ese please.

Sorry i didn't mean to offend an intellectual such as yourself. I'll try to keep my post gramatically correct so i don't offend you any more than i already have. As far as staying on topic if someone lists compnents that they have i think that is well on topic to ask about them.

Originally posted by eastcostrider
Sorry i didn't mean to offend an intellectual such as yourself. I'll try to keep my post gramatically correct so i don't offend you any more than i already have. As far as staying on topic if someone lists compnents that they have i think that is well on topic to ask about them.



You forgot to capitolize the I's in your sentences


:o

Hahaha So I did.
I guess I'll never win. Oh well, what can you do?

Originally posted by Maelstrom
I can now finally ride in this beautiful weather. I am sooooo stoked that my bike is at least rideable(I can't do much more than xc due to some mech difficulties with my current fork)...But in 1 month my upgrading will be complete...So far I have

1 - new disc brakes - Hayes Hydros rule
2 - new drivetrain
3 - new pedals (Axiom worht 100$ cdn and I got discounted to 39)
4 - seatpost
5 - stem
6 - grips...whoever designed ODI grips should get a reward for one of the best things in mtb imo)

In one month I will have
1 - new wheelset built on Tank hubs with a 20mm front end
2 - Marz 2002 Z1 fr
3 - New tires (haven't decided yet but probably michelins)

Sunshine is here and snow is going going gone...(I hope)
Sweet! dude. I just completed some upgrades but it's been raining for the last 6 months and i cant get on the trail to try them out. The major upgrades i just did are:
Titec Hellion Ti riser 1"
Chris King hubs on 517 14/15 dt spokes.
WhhhhIRRRRRRRR!!!!! I took it for an urban and it's very smooth can wait to get it on the trail.
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I wish I could afford the chris kings...I would grab a set. These tanks are around the hope level of whirrrrr :)...

I plan to get a new handlebar at some point...either raceface or titec for sure :)

I couldnt afford new ones so i bought a used set from the califorina state womens expert champ. There in great shape and i got an awesome deal on them. They make a gread addition to my almost dream bike (new stem, seat post and water bottle cages and it will be perfect.)
2002 Jamis Dragon 853 steel frame
2002 Manitou Mars Elite Air fork
Chris King headset
Crappy stem
Titec Hellion Ti Riser Bars (cut to 23.5 inches)
Xt break/shifter combo
Salsa Chili grips
Kore elite 2 seat post
Specialized body geometry saddle
Avid Speed dial 7 Ti breaks front and rear
2003 Xt Crank set
Xt bottom bracket
Xt front derailleur
Sachs pc 69 chain
Xt cassette
Xt rear derailleur
Chris King Front and Rear hubs
Dt 14/15 spokes
517 rims
Hutchison Python Air lites
Purple nipples (heheheh nipples)
2002 eggbeater pedals

Sweet bike Toninator...

KOna Roast
2002 z1 fr qr20
Pig dh headset
Raceface Diablous Stem
Kona Stock dh handlebar
LX shifter combo
Hayes mag
Intense ODI Grips
24 cycles seat post
SGD seat...
Truvative Husslefelt cranks
Raceface isis bb
Deore front derailleur (I never shift haha|)
Sachs pc 69 chain
lx cassette
Deore rear derailleur (I am cheap)
Tank Front and Rear hubs
Mavic 321d rear with rocco 2.5" tires (these things are HEAVY I am going to michelin soon)
Sun ryno lites with some crappy tire on the front
Axiom (I love these flats)

That will be my bike in 3 weeks...:)

Hey Maelstrom.... you don't have hayes comps.... you have hayes mags... just thought I'd let ya know you have something better than you think :D, I can't wait to get up there when there's no snow so we can ride! Later. :beer:

My back.,..and a total kudos to you. I appreciate all the help in hooking me up with sweet brakes for VERY cheap.

You should definately plan for longer than 1 day this summer...then we could do a small tour too :)

Maelstrom that's a really nice set up. If my bike wasnt specificly for racing i probably wouldnt go much more that lx compo's.

I am considering going to XT...but really an Deroe/LX drive train should be more than good enough for me. If I ever get into racing I would do the upgrade but really, I am a casual rider who likes to go hard and am willing to sacrifice weight for this 250pound body :)

xt is better i've really noticed a difference and it's really not that much more than than LX. i think it's worth it. solid stuff.

Tell me what you guys think of my bike set-up

Frame: M4 Specialized FSR (use to be stock, hahahah)
rear shock: Cane Creek AD-12
Front Fork: Fox Float RL (came stock, its sweet)
bar: EC-90
shifters: lx rapidfire
brakes: xt disc
grips: wtb
stem: Easton EA-50
headset: stock
rims: 223
hubs: XT
tires: pythons
cranks: LX
pedals: eggbeaters
bb: XT (old bb was too short for the new cranks)
rear d: xtr
front d: lx
seatpost: thomson (no less)
saddle: Flite Ti Gel

Originally posted by The Toninator
xt is better i've really noticed a difference and it's really not that much more than than LX. i think it's worth it. solid stuff.

I just upraded some parts to LX...I noticed a huge increase in quality over Deore. When they die I will go to XT...but I seriously can't see myself ever going to xtr...:)

With sram coming out with rapid fire I may even consider going to that...just for ****s and giggles :)

My last bike was XT/XTR with only the rear derailleur being the XTR part. My current bike is full XTR. Honestly, I can't tell a difference in performance. If any of my XTR stuff breaks, I'll replace it with XT. I'm not a weight wienie, so the few less grams means nothing to me.

L8R

Good to know A2...Thats the most honest sounding review of XTR I have heard...not to steal my own thread but did you even get the special shifter brake combo? And if so how did it work? :)

No, I'm running Hayes Hydros on my bike, so I've got the seperate shift pods.

However, I did take a new bike out for a quick ride. It's wierd having a combo shifter. It would take some getting used too, probably about 15 minutes. The thing I don't like, is that is you break one, you have to replace the whole shifter/lever combo. Could be costly.

I know the argument that road bikes have had this combo for years, but my reply to that is, "How often do you crash on your road bike compared to the number of times on your mountain bike." Heck, I've yet to crash on my LeMond road bike (knock wood), but crashed 4 times last time I went mtn biking!

I'll stick to seperate shifter pods and brake levers!

L8R

Originally posted by Maelstrom
I just upraded some parts to LX...I noticed a huge increase in quality over Deore. When they die I will go to XT...but I seriously can't see myself ever going to xtr...:)

With sram coming out with rapid fire I may even consider going to that...just for ****s and giggles :)
xtr sucks. the 2003 xt cranks are only 620 grams the 2003 xtr are 7 something. in most cases xt is lighter.

Originally posted by Cdude
Tell me what you guys think of my bike set-up

Frame: M4 Specialized FSR (use to be stock, hahahah)
rear shock: Cane Creek AD-12
Front Fork: Fox Float RL (came stock, its sweet)
bar: EC-90
shifters: lx rapidfire
brakes: xt disc
grips: wtb
stem: Easton EA-50
headset: stock
rims: 223
hubs: XT
tires: pythons
cranks: LX
pedals: eggbeaters
bb: XT (old bb was too short for the new cranks)
rear d: xtr
front d: lx
seatpost: thomson (no less)
saddle: Flite Ti Gel
Nice build
my stumpy hardT came with 223's. I bashed the rear in almost a month and then replace it with 221, aftermarket i think there the same, and went through 3 more. i finally upgraded to XT on mavic 517's and have been running that for more than a year now. i have not had any problems and they stay True and believe me they have been abused. You dont have to replace it now but i would upgrade the rims to 517's when it's time.
I've just got a set of kings on 517's (used) and am really looking forward to abusing these also. I'm going to have to replace the rear rim soon but i'm just going to replace it with another 517.