Mountain Biking - Planned upgrades

Curious, tis the season for me to get my fleet up and running (as well as my gfs)...What are you doing/need to get the bike ready

Banshee Scream
New rear wheel - lighter and not warped ;)
New rear tire - she doesn't need 2.7 mobster
MRP LRP Small - need I examplain why chainguides are needed? She wants multiple gears so she can trail ride with this beast
Odi grips
New Stem - she has some ugly/heavy funn adjustable dh stem. Death on wheels imo.
Pedals

Bighit
Brakes (got them)
New front 20mm wheel w/ 8in rotor (will have 2 20mm wheels for 3 20mm forks)
Rebuild rear wheel on an unidentified rear hub from the Banshee. Completely silent and tonnes of engagement and took tonnes of abuse from my pro buddy

Tansition ToP
Surly SS wheel TA rear
Rear brake (not need, front is enough)
36t chainring
I haven't decided if I want to use the profiles I have in stock or if I just want to make it easy and buy some v-drives.

Kona Stuff
Install fork I bought my gf with the new avid brake

Kona Roast
Front deraileur cable and housing

Thats it for me. Gonna leave me a buttload of parts to sell and unload too. Can't wait till I am done so I can clear out my part drawer :)

well ive been upgrading a lot for the season. but Im gonna get a new front tire, and stem. Oh and bar ends

I was even thinking of trying bar ends on the roast. But then I remember one of my trails called cut yer bars...kind of sketchy with ends ...

well if you do more climbing they are very nice to have. Im gonna get ones from control tech i think, i dont want those ones tha tlook like horns. They will grab anything

Being that I have a whole bike to build up.

Practically everything.

what do you plan on putting on that new frame anyways, konarider?

Bought a Raleigh FR frame since i couldnt afford the intense =/. Basically have the whole thing to build hopefully have everything by the end of the week...

Sorry gerst no advertising. Liability reasons ;)

What Raleigh FR frame btw?

Maelstrom
MOD

I need to wash some of the Winter Mud off mine.... Maybe a new chain is in order too.

These 70°+ temps. lately are killin' me.... Not used to the heat yet.

oh yea good idea. New chain+cassette after this winter might do some good

I need to wash some of the Winter Mud off mine.... Maybe a new chain is in order too.

These 70°+ temps. lately are killin' me.... Not used to the heat yet.

Speaking of 70 degrees...kiss my *** ;) :D...

We just got 4 ft of snow in 5 days. Its snowing right now. When it isn't snowing its freezing rain...

Hey Mael,

Boo Hoo.....

What "was" his/her avatar? No more logo's for real? Please 'splain

Re: 70°+ temps. : It has been as high as 96° before one summer I recall. I was sweating pretty badly in the parking lot before my ride even started. The humidity is what gets you too.... Can anyone say "Heat Stroke"?

more snow? Holy crap im so sorry. We have probably lost 3 feet of snow in under 2 weeks. ITs like a night and day transformation. Now its light at 6:30, and reasonably dry in some parts. Though we have gotten so much rain some placse are like a swamo

heh its cool just trying to get the word out for a good friend that broke his back last year and is now semi paralyzed. The raleigh is a 04 Ram Xt 3500 with the 05 rear end. So far i have a set of Atom lab Trail Pimp Dhrs and a 03 boxxer.

Sorry man, just forum rules. If you post it on pinkbike or nsmb.com or ebay etc... feel free to post a message linked to that posting in the buy and sell section of this forum :)

Watch the trailpimps. They dent like nothing. Strong, heavy but holy weak sidewalls.

Hey Mael,

Boo Hoo.....

What "was" his/her avatar? No more logo's for real? Please 'splain

Re: 70°+ temps. : It has been as high as 96° before one summer I recall. I was sweating pretty badly in the parking lot before my ride even started. The humidity is what gets you too.... Can anyone say "Heat Stroke"?


We sit in the 30degree C range out here. No humitidy (very little)...so glad I left that east :)...


Huh?...who do you mean about the avatar?



more snow? Holy crap im so sorry. We have probably lost 3 feet of snow in under 2 weeks. ITs like a night and day transformation. Now its light at 6:30, and reasonably dry in some parts. Though we have gotten so much rain some placse are like a swamo



Usually in april we get low snow with a big base from the winter. Valley clears up and the mountain bikers hit the trails. We had no snow Jan and feb and most of march, I was riding a little in feb, now we are getting dumped on. In 5 days we have had more snow than most other aprils on record and beat jan feb and march hahaha

The "Boo Hoo" was about your crying over a little snow.... :p

Sorry man, just forum rules. If you post it on pinkbike or nsmb.com feel free to post a message linked to that posting in the buy and sell section of this forum :)

Watch the trailpimps. They dent like nothing. Strong, heavy but holy weak sidewalls.


Lol yah i got a preridden set the rear has a dent already but i have heard nothing but good things about them. I guess if the rear rim doesnt have a good wobble to it i just dont like it.

The "Boo Hoo" was about your crying over a little snow.... :p

Got the boohoo ;)...

Was wondering about the avatar statement

I was just courious as to what the avatar was?
The one that got removed...

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh no not his avatar. He was doing a quick advertisment for an M1...

Oh, my bad.... Duh. A "For Sale" or similar?

Ya...:)..

I actually wrote a list down,

clipless pedals
shoes
water bottle cage
mx comp-not going to ge tthis this season, maybe next if im lucky
saddle
seat post
tires
chain


I'll probably do chain first, and then saddle and then wait until I break my rims and then get the wheel set at bikeroom. And the others as good deals come along/when i break them

I just installed my upgrade for this summer,5th element air shock.I hope I can go out on wed. and set it up.The thing is cool, it feels soft but you can mash hard on the cranks and no bob.Any one got any tips for set up.This is my first air shock.

I had to fiddle with my Z-150 SL before getting it the way I liked. It still seems to have too much rebound pressure if I'm seated when hitting roots & stuff. I think I need to adjust the knob at the bottom of the forks....

Immediatly I need to bleed my discs. Over the course of the summer,

New brakes (levers, calipers, rotors)
PUSH my rear shock

Everything else is in pretty good order, bunch of parts got replaced/upgraded this winter already.

Upgrades....find a set of good tires, new saddle, new wheels (on the way) new drivetrain (almost there), saddle and seatpost for SS, possibly new pedals.

Did one today, mounted the 11T gear on my cogset.

Did one today, mounted the 11T gear on my cogset.
I love my 11T

Hey Mael,
Are you going to sell us your old stuff? I'm always down to buy unneeded stuff sometimes lol.

Yep...just wait. I will im people I know...I plan to selll give away most of what I have left over.

My Planet X Needs to be completely built, im not exactly sure what im putting on it yet, i find it easier to save the money for the bit, then buy it when you have enough, rather than write a whole list out so it looks really daunting.

For the Hardrock, probably a new front disc brake and some new grips.

Think that will do it :)

i just installed my upgrades. new 2005 DJ3, Halo combat wheelset, avid ball bearing 7s and maxxis minion tyres :) rides like a dream for me

I rode through the winter, but I just got my FS runnin' again a couple weeks ago(by cannibalizing my HT). So I need new cranks/chainrings for my HT-prolly get Truvativ(can't remember the model). My LBS has got a sweet pair of 175's that are a really dark blue. Gotta replace the brake cables/housings on my HT cuz I got new riser bars. Think my FS needs a new rear shock or at least a rebuild. Got a Fox Alps 5R, or somethin' like that, and it doesn't seem to hold air as well as it should. Might try to upgrade the Headshok on my FS, but that all depends on parts availability. If that's not possible, I guess I'll get a converter and new fork--or a new bike....:D

Hmm...

A BMX bike itself, then probably some new grips and brake routing for that if they're crap.
For my MTB, a new fork, grips, and getting rid of the bar ends.