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03-10-05, 08:37 PM
Hello, Bike Forums!
This is my inagural post here. I've been cooped up for the last three days with the flu, going a little stir
crazy. To make matters worse -- no, better -- Mr. Brown dropped off my new Iron Horse Hollowpoint
MkIII on Monday night.
So between naps and doses of TheraFlu, I stripped the frame down to nothing, and took some photos of
it. It's really a stunning new frame, and I'm sharing them with the various message boards I regularly lurk.
I hope you enjoy them!
LINK: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=84439
I've got big plans for the frame. It'll be outfitted with a Rohloff Speedhub -- one I'm currently running on
my 2003 Hollowpoint -- and I'll fix 'er up with a Cane Creek AD-12 and I'm considering a White Brothers VT
fork. Contemplating a through-axle in the front, and tried-and-true Avid discs as stoppers.
I'm totally sold on the dw-link suspension design this bike uses (I've been riding it on my similarly outfitted
'03 for almost 2 years now); it climbs like no one's business without any lockouts or SPV, has zero pedal
feedback when it starts getting rough, and is a joy to float down descents on. On problem is I've got to
keep the air pressure topped up just right, because it'll pedal like goo if I over- or under-inflate it.
The '05 got me all hot under the collar because they switched to a 2" stroke, which means a big dude like
me (200 pounds) won't have to worry about maxing out his shock pressure. Plus, I think you'll agree, the
frame design is pretty crazy, and the paint is just sick, which is why I went through all the trouble to take
these pictures.
Here's a sneak peak; to see all the photos click on the link above.
http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/hpm3(13).jpg
http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/hpm3(8).jpg
This is my inagural post here. I've been cooped up for the last three days with the flu, going a little stir
crazy. To make matters worse -- no, better -- Mr. Brown dropped off my new Iron Horse Hollowpoint
MkIII on Monday night.
So between naps and doses of TheraFlu, I stripped the frame down to nothing, and took some photos of
it. It's really a stunning new frame, and I'm sharing them with the various message boards I regularly lurk.
I hope you enjoy them!
LINK: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=84439
I've got big plans for the frame. It'll be outfitted with a Rohloff Speedhub -- one I'm currently running on
my 2003 Hollowpoint -- and I'll fix 'er up with a Cane Creek AD-12 and I'm considering a White Brothers VT
fork. Contemplating a through-axle in the front, and tried-and-true Avid discs as stoppers.
I'm totally sold on the dw-link suspension design this bike uses (I've been riding it on my similarly outfitted
'03 for almost 2 years now); it climbs like no one's business without any lockouts or SPV, has zero pedal
feedback when it starts getting rough, and is a joy to float down descents on. On problem is I've got to
keep the air pressure topped up just right, because it'll pedal like goo if I over- or under-inflate it.
The '05 got me all hot under the collar because they switched to a 2" stroke, which means a big dude like
me (200 pounds) won't have to worry about maxing out his shock pressure. Plus, I think you'll agree, the
frame design is pretty crazy, and the paint is just sick, which is why I went through all the trouble to take
these pictures.
Here's a sneak peak; to see all the photos click on the link above.
http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/hpm3(13).jpg
http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/hpm3(8).jpg