My XC hardtail: Thylacine Arete


Picked up the frame + seatpost + FD on Ebay last year to replace my '01 Giant Rainier after buying an older road bike and quickly deciding that I would be well served by a steel mountain bike.

Frame: Thylacine Arete (straight gauge Columbus Zona tubing)
Fork: Marzocchi Z5 Air (from the Rainier)
Headset: Cane Creek S3
Wheels: were the stock for the Rainier
Tires: IRC Serac XC
Brakes/levers/cables: BB7/SD7/SRAM FMJ
Seatpost/stem: Thomson
Bars: 90's Titec Titanium flat bars
Grips: ODI Ruffian
Bar ends: SSI
Seat: Brooks B17 as pictured, though normally a Terry Fly Carbon
Cranks: Truvativ Stylo Team GXP
Pedals: Time ATAC
FD/RD: Shimano XT
Cassette: SLX 11-34T
Shifters: Shimano LX