Mountain Biking - Jamis Dragon 29er frame built up: pics

I started a thread a short while back regarding the Jamis Dragon 29 frame I ordered and planned to build up. Here are pics of the finished product, still muddy after a nice ride this morning. What a great bike! '


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Nice color!

Nice color!

Thanks. The official name of the color is "mud." I could have ordered the 2010 frame, which is yellow/white. Nice, but this brown is what I wanted. Metallic flakes, too.

ya another one to the crew! nice bike.

I took the bike for another muddy ride today, then gave it a bath. Here are a few more pics:


I built the wheels myself, using Mavic TN719 rims, XT hubs, 36 double butted spokes per wheel. Stan's tubeless in the tires:
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Thomson setback seatpost, Selle Italia Flite saddle (I've used Flite saddles on mountain bikes before, I like the color of this one on this bike):

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Thomson stem:

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This is the third mountain bike I've put this King headset on, I can't seem to wear it out:

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NOS XT RD I had from a few years back:

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NOS XT crankset from the same batch of parts as the NOS XT derailleurs and shifters. The cranks are Octalink:

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NOS XT shifters/levers. I think all these XT parts are from 2002 or 2003. I got them on closeout just before Supergo was bought by Performance, and never used them. I love Shimano servo-wave brake levers, and they feel great combined with the Avid mechanical disc brakes:

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Avid BB7's mounted on the Salsa Cromoto Grande 29er rigid fork. It's a nice rigid fork for not a whole lot of money. It's True Temper OX Platinum steel with stainless dropouts:

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One more:

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umm maxxis ardent, nice tires, love um on my hardtail

well nice bike overall. came out well

looks amazing
whats the benefit of having a 29er?

It's really nice looking. I like the bars a lot as well.

Very nice build. I'd like to hear your impressions of the Ardents.

Thanks for all the comments. As for the Ardent tires, they seem great so far for loose and muddy conditions. Not the best for hardpack. It's a large volume tire, so I like it for the plushness running the rigid fork. I've been running them at 35psi rear, 30psi front. I'm gonna try 30psi rear and 25psi front next ride-

That is one slick looking ride. Nice build.

Love the color. We should get a thread started that lists all the mud/brown metallic/rootbeer colored frames out there. I guess it would be kind of hard since colors for each manufacturer vary from year to year.

I'm a big fan of Jamis' steel bikes.
Nice build.

Nice! I still miss my Dragon 26er...

Did you happen to weigh your bare frame?

Did you happen to weigh your bare frame?

4 lbs, 14 ounces, heavily coated on the inside of the tubes with FrameSaver.:D It's a 17 inch frame. That goes right along with Jamis' claimed weight of 4.9 lbs.

The complete bike, as I built it up, weighs just over 27 lbs. That's honest weight, ready to ride with computer, etc. Of course, the tires weigh about two pounds each.:D

I once built up a sub 24 lb., 26er hardtail with a steel spring fork, but it took some doing. I've been out of mountain biking for a few years, and it seems everything is less about weight these days. Within reason, I don't see that as a bad thing-

Super job! Looks great and I bet it rides great too.

The seat really makes the frame colour work! I'd love to have a 29er if I had room for another bike.

nice bike!

mx