Mountain Biking - The next bike.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/konarider24/intendedbullit.jpg

Will kind of look like this, only with a Rocco World Cup for rear shock and 66 RC3 for fork.

Hawt!

Shopping is so cool! Generic manufacturer pics of bikes are even cooler!

Who says shopping, I decided on the bike and the spec already. I'll just order the frame when I'm ready to at work in the future.

bored of the Fisher?

Who says shopping, I decided on the bike and the spec already. I'll just order the frame when I'm ready to at work in the future.

That's so cool!

Lots of passion on display there!

The fisher is actually really beat to hell, plus I want a bike with a slacker geometry.

Surprised Profail doesn't tell you to get a gray saddle.
But yes, very nice bike.

Also, get a gray saddle.







:D

Nope, going to probably just throw on my trusty old Selle Italia Flite.

Very nice.

Nope, going to probably just throw on my trusty old Selle Italia Flite.

Get a pink saddle.

It's MOAR MANLY.

Yea, you passed English class....

Yea, you passed English class....

lerrn2/intarweb Cheeto.

Whats with the triple Crank? That's different seeing a triple crank on a freeride type bike.

My build's not going to have a triple.

Get a pink saddle.

It's MOAR MANLY.

i definetly second that, except get a specialized enduro, way better.




My build's not going to have a triple.


for some reason ppl think its wimpy to have a granny gear, i usually use second on uphills and 3rd on descents, but its there for a reason, use it when you need it.

My build's not going to have a triple.

Nice. What crank you throwin on there? are you gone just transfer parts over from the Fischer?

Probably just going to take the drivetrain from the fisher.

for some reason ppl think its wimpy to have a granny gear, i usually use second on uphills and 3rd on descents, but its there for a reason, use it when you need it.

FR style bikes generally don't remove the granny gear but the largest cogs, often replacing them with a bashguard. DH people often run smaller cassettes to compensate for this.

FR styel bikes generally don't remove the granny gear but the largest cogs, often replacing them with a bashguard. DH people often run smaller cassettes to compensate for this.

ah, the largest ring, hmm, XCers are the one hoppin logs, i dont know why DHers need bash guards, seems like another ploy to wimpy up future generations.

lol.

DHers need one because they only have 1 chain ring up front and if that gets screwed up you got problems.

I always thought they removed them for clearence? Don't DH bikes have low BB?

Yes, relatively speaking.

the enduro i have is amazing, i have oversized chain rings and i have still never hit anything. The BB is amazingly high.

the enduro i have is amazing, i have oversized chain rings and i have still never hit anything. The BB is amazingly high.

That's not always a good thing.

That's not always a good thing.

true but with proper geometry it works very well (in order to make it work, you need a 6 in + fork)

Very nice!

Meh. Why not the AS-X?

EDIT - Good to see you're taking this rear suspension thing seriously, though ;)

I like my bikes to have two chainstays.;)

I like my bikes to have two chainstays.;)Doh! - - I forgot there IS no AS-X any more, just the Seven. It is an odd duck. Good thing the Bullit came back.

I predict something similar with Yeti in another couple years.

the enduro i have is amazing, i have oversized chain rings and i have still never hit anything. The BB is amazingly high.

Awesome!!!!!!!!!

Welcome back Ric0h.

Orange is better.














:D

I came very, very close to plunking down cash on a new Bullit frame the other day. The deal breaker was sizing wise I like smack between the small and the medium size. Since Steve of SWD died, I'm doubtful that my frame on order from them will ever see the light of day, so was shopping around. Looked at a medium built up in a local shop the other day; IMO, the old Bullits where nice, but these new ones are much better/more refined.

Ding! 07 Iron Horse Yakuza Iniki full bike for a grand. A bunch of guys on the local forums already have dibs on the parts spec. Selling the Preston frame for nearly what the Iniki cost. Swapping all the parts over. Going to a shorter stroke/i2i DHX 5.0 air to lower and slacken things up, and splurging on a King 1.5 Reducer headset. Should break about even on everything, or even slightly ahead.

Not a glamorous frame by any stretch, but the sizing and geo of the 15" frame is what I want in the long run. Simple single pivot works for me. In fact the FedEx guy just dropped the thing off...time to get working.

Jeez, everyone is getting new frames, Smashy, scrublover, I'll be in the same boat very soon. :D

^^ [cue eerie music and echo-y background voice] you neeeeeeeedddd a Gran Maaaaaaaaaaallllll . . . . .

^^ [cue eerie music and echo-y background voice] you neeeeeeeedddd a Gran Maaaaaaaaaaallllll . . . . .

Dminor, are you trying to stay away from Ebay?

No, I've just had too many irons in the fire to mess with setting it up (and to shoot some prettier photos). I will probably post it up this weekend.

^^ [cue eerie music and echo-y background voice] you neeeeeeeedddd a Gran Maaaaaaaaaaallllll . . . . .

Self-Shill.

^^ [cue eerie music and echo-y background voice] you neeeeeeeedddd a Gran Maaaaaaaaaaallllll . . . . .


Yeah, it would compliment his Blindside perfectly!!!

Yeah, it would compliment his Blindside perfectly!!!He could start a 'best-of' collection ;)

He could start a 'best-of' collection ;)

Hey yeah. And one of my buddies has an old Preston he may want to part with too...

Yeah, it would compliment his Blindside perfectly!!!

I will be parting ways with the Blindside fairly soon ;)

Alright, no more thread jacking! Back to Smashy's Bullit...

Seems like you just built that thing.

Ah well, yeah, Smashy's Bullit - - much more polished execution in its reincarnation.

Nice choice Smashy... Always did like Santacruz.

Nice choice Smashy... Always did like Santacruz.

Santa Cruz is for suckers.

Santa Cruz is for suckers.

Nah, only Bullits

I thought you were devoting yourself to the fixed gear lifestyle?