Mountain Biking - a few pics of Vagrant

hey everyone...here are a few photographs of the Transition Vagrant i was working on. it weighs about 35lbs :eek: i am trying it with 4 cogs at "9 speed spacing"

a quick list of some of the components:

manipoo travis 150 single fork
fsa orbit extreme 1.5 hs
fsa dh-300 stem
fsa dh-400 bars
fsa maximus cranks and isis bb
thomson seatpost
wtb stealth seat
avid juicy 5 brakes (203mm/180mm rotors)
i9 hub/spokes with dt-swiss rims
azonic vigilante 2.5" tires
sram x.9 shifter/derailleur
gamut chain guide
blackspire chain ring
syncros mental ss pedals

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Vagrant/DSC00171.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Vagrant/DSC00170.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Vagrant/DSC00167.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Vagrant/DSC00162.jpg

Awesome ride...a hardtail with attitude...

wow! nice bike!

Dang that thing looks awesome! Really nice job on building it up!

Oh crap...she could replace my gf :D..

seriously I hate white...really I do...but I can't stop staring...oi....

Transition is kicking ass...good to see another on the board :) Congrats on the smoking ride

Looking good man!

You are going to have to come up and we are going to Freeride.

please excuse my irgnorance, but why does that bike weigh so much? just a super beefy frame/fork?

Looks good - can you furnish closeups of rear wheel / cassette setup, thanks very much.

please excuse my irgnorance, but why does that bike weigh so much? just a super beefy frame/fork?

Rims, wheels, frame and fork.

And honestly i was thinking how light that build was for a decent fr ht.

its not really my type of thing (what with the weakness in the arms and the whole body in general) but thats a nice lookin ride :) Congrats..

Eh, it's ok i spose :p

Looking really good. Congrats on the sweet ride.

what are all those trophys for?

what are all those trophys for?
motocross (i think)

thanks everyone! now let me see if i can address some of the comments...

please excuse my irgnorance, but why does that bike weigh so much? just a super beefy frame/fork?
well...for starters i believe the frame and fork come to around 13lbs alone. then the cranks, pedals, and tires/tubes are pretty heavy. although the vigilante 2.5 tires are the lightest i have seen. they are a single ply. the dh fsa stem and bars are kind of heavy.

i actually have some very light weight stuff on the bike. the seat, seatpost, and gamut guide are very light. the i9 hubs and spokes should be light. the dt-swiss fr rims are probably average. 4-cogs should be lighter than 8 or 9 cogs.

i guess i was hoping for a little lighter as well. i don't know if 35lbs is decent or not for this type of bike. it is my first:D

Looks good - can you furnish closeups of rear wheel / cassette setup, thanks very much.
the main reason i investigated less cogs is because of the very wide spindle bb i had to use to clear the cranks against the chainstays. it is an fsa 68x123mm isis bb. i was afraid the chain angle would be extreme. however, i wanted the 1x8/9 setup i have grown to like. ...so i wanted to run a smaller group of cogs more "outboard". the chain ring is 34t blackspire and the cogs are 13-17-23-30. i cut the 1 1/4 pvc, which fits perfectly, in a cheap mitre box and fine tuned the widths and tolerances by lapping the pvc rings on a flat plate with sandpaper. they are around 14mm and 6mm i believe. i got them nearly perfect. the thick pvc seems way better than the slim spacers i had purchased specifically for cassettes.

in retrospect, if the i9 hub shell is the same as their ss version (with regards to durability), i think i made a huge mistake. it would have been way trick to get their ss version because it holds 4-cogs. so i would have had and and even stronger wheel because it probably would have been non-dished. something for you to consider if you are thinking of i9 wheels and 4 speeds.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Vagrant/DSC00175.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Vagrant/DSC00174.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/briansmichaud/Vagrant/DSC00172.jpg

what are all those trophys for?
yes, free_pizza is correct. they are motocross trophies. i purposely make sure they get in the photoshttp://www.observedtrials.net/vb/images/smilie/momaru.gif

Very nice machine you got there man. Now go get it all scratched up and dirty!

Now that....is Awsome! I dig white bikes. What do think of that fork? Oh, and I9,local boys.

Now that....is Awsome! I dig white bikes. What do think of that fork? Oh, and I9,local boys.
thanks! the fork feels great! it is still breaking in. i know people don't like manitou/answer so i will be truthful and let the forum know if something bad happens to it. otherwise i see no problems.

thanks! the fork feels great! it is still breaking in. i know people don't like manitou/answer so i will be truthful and let the forum know if something bad happens to it. otherwise i see no problems.

I've been meaning to do a report on my Nixon fork. I've got about 7 hard riding months on it and its held up well,no problems. It could break tomorrow, but so far so good.

Wow that looks awesome. I'm not typically a big fan of white bikes but that is nicely built.

Wow I love it! The set up in the back is crazy with the i9 hubs and the 4 cogs.

in retrospect, if the i9 hub shell is the same as their ss version (with regards to durability), i think i made a huge mistake. it would have been way trick to get their ss version because it holds 4-cogs. so i would have had and and even stronger wheel because it probably would have been non-dished. something for you to consider if you are thinking of i9 wheels and 4 speeds.

Although it'd surely be a trick setup, I would personally probably go the same route as you and stick with an 8/9 speed hub to keep future options open.

Looks good though, and don't sweat the weight - with a burly frame, 6" fork, and DH wheels (even though they're relatively light) there's not a whole lot you can do on the weight weenie side of things.

Very nice looking bike! I was actually planning on selling my current bike and a Transition Vagrant was one bike that I was thinking of replacing it with. That thing definitely looks sweet, and glad you're having fun with it.

Hey can you tell me were to find that saddle?

Hey can you tell me were to find that saddle?
sure. i know some people think it is tacky and all to make the saddle match with bike and stuff, but i think this one made all the difference. it really tied in the build i think...a key element.

i got it at www.universalcycles.com here is web site: http://www.wtb.com/saddles_purev.html

now i will say in advance, it was not my intention to seek out an expensive Ti railed seat. however, i really liked how it complemented the bike.

Very nice looking bike! I was actually planning on selling my current bike and a Transition Vagrant was one bike that I was thinking of replacing it with. That thing definitely looks sweet, and glad you're having fun with it.
they have blue vagrants now as well...not shown on website last i checked

Although it'd surely be a trick setup, I would personally probably go the same route as you and stick with an 8/9 speed hub to keep future options open.

Looks good though, and don't sweat the weight - with a burly frame, 6" fork, and DH wheels (even though they're relatively light) there's not a whole lot you can do on the weight weenie side of things.

yeah...thanks for making me feel better. not sure if you know, but i sort of have a 29er project i am sitting on and i might do i9 ss wheels for that running 4 speeds or hadley ss running 5 speeds. for the larger wheels it is nice to have the non-dishing if you can from what i read on other forums. the rohloff is especially good for the flange diameter and between-flange measurement as well.

what size frame is that again?

All I can say about that bike is.....:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

what size frame is that again?
it is their smallest version. i believe they just kind of go by sm, med, large