ussprinceton

Tra!l !

Me, my dad, and my little bro all mountain bike.


My Bike


Dads Bike


Little Brothers Bike-Just started last week.



I've been working with my brother this past week and he is developing some skills already so watch out.

scr1be

she bikes in heels. hardcore.

jiiiim

she probably retrofit a pair of clips under the heels. =P

diff_lock2

DasProfezzional

How has nobody mentioned this bike?

I mean, I'd put some more business-meaning tires on it, and Phil hubs deserve swaged spokes, but dang fella, way to dress 'er up!

PeteeH

Handlebar changed, stem/handlebar lowered and I made a diy frame protector from an inner tube. And I took this with a better camera than the first one

Dannihilator

BFG

Nice, i still love it.
How do you find those pedals for hard riding..
Im assuming you do hard-ish riding with a bike like that, and your old hardtail.

Im looking at clipless for DH, and un-caged are cheaper for sure, but i dont think theyd hack it too well at all.

Dannihilator

They are holding up really well.

mtnbk3000

tima atac z's

MulletArgyleman

nice, here's a new ride of mine:pegasus-lg.jpg

cost me a fortune!

mtnbk3000

i don't see the picture, so i have bo idea what you are talking about.

interssting when i replied to your post i was able to see what you posted, and guess what, it was another one of your strange, and useless posts.

scelia

Thanks for your comments. I tried for the DH13 Spokes (13Gauge at the hub and 14Gauge to the nipple), but the bike store did not have them... I went with the Wheelsmith SS14 spokes with black brass nipples. The Continental Town & Country tires are an experiment with on-road / off-road tires. They have inverted tread and are used by police forces around the world. I did have some Kenda Nevegal tires on before the slick tires... And I am a firm believer in Phil Wood hubs. I got my first pair in 1988 on my Bridgestone MB-6.

BFG

I would, except there like twice the price than the caged pedals im looking at (Shimano PD-M 545).

DasProfezzional

Hey, you're preaching to the choir about the Town and Country's. I've ridden those things on my commuter for ages. Pump 'em up firm and they roll just fine on the roads.

But I'm glad to see you've got some Nevegals for getting dirty. I switched to them from IRC Mythos's, and I would never, in a hundred years, go back.

C Law

I have never heard anyone say anything bad about anything phil wood makes except for price and weight.

Overbuilt and made to last.

Interesting mix of componentry you got going on there.

scelia

I keep the Town & County's on most the time. I have two teenage boys and they like to ride to the skate park. Most of the other riding I do around here is with the entire family (two boys, 1 girl and my wife) and the wife & daughter like to stay on road.

I do miss the Specialized Ground Control tires of the late 80's and early 90's. As long as I did not skid much they were great all around tires.

I have been looking at the Specialized Armadillo Elite tires, but they are very expensive ($50+).

The Kenda's go on when I know I am going to ride dirt, loose gravel and mostly off road.

scelia

Since I am a Clyde, I do not notice the weight addition. I am more interested in it surviving the next curb, bunny-hop, jump or drop. Phil Wood hubs have never let me down, I have ran into cement blocks (long story), jumped, crashed and taco'd some rims, but the Phil Wood hubs just ask for more. Right now the bike is about 31.3lbs and feels just right. It it was much lighter I might be afraid that it could not handle the challenge and I would ride around the curbs, jumps, etc. Not nearly as fun there.

The component mix comes from eBay and the LBS's (www.Ride-This.com, www.universalcycles.com). The Phil Wood hubs are a way of life for me... It's the only way to roll. The Syncros Rims are an experiment, but look tough as nails (I will attach a pic of the inside of the rim). They are double walled and the eyelets extend back to the inner wall. The next rim experiments will be Velocity Psycho and Salsa Gordo rims. The bars & stem were a steal from LBS, only $15 for the bars and stem... Can't find them anywhere else, but I like them. The Rock Shox Reba Race Dual-Air were the only dual-air w/poploc fork in my budget. I really like them, they are hard to tune but work great when tuned. The pedals are great... I have ridden Primo pedals back in my BMX days. I need to add some form of pedal extenders (i.e. kneesavers) so I can get all my foot on the pedal. The Hayes brakes work great, even stopping me @ 32mph. I have yet to try them in the mud though... They do work great wet. I wanted to upgrade the stock square taper crank to a splined crank. The RaceFace Ride XC with ISIS bottom bracked is a nice balance of quality/performance and price. It has 6061 forged arms with 7075 stamped rings with shift pins, etc. My next crank will be a Profile CroMo crank (MTB DJ 3-PIECE CRANKSET). Those are indestructible. All that is left if drive train components. I usually use Shimano, and have currently selected a mix of Shimano parts for the drive train. I am currently using a Shimano 9-speed cassette with Shimano Mega 9 chain, the front dérailleur is Shimano LX and the rear is the new Shimano XT Shadow RD-772-GS. I like the low-profile design of the Shadow.

So, yeah... Definitely a Heinz-57 of parts here.

mcoine

Wow. You've taken obsessing over bike parts to a whole new level.

scelia

It's not an obsession, I am convinced that Phil Wood hubs are the best solution for my size and style of riding. I have learned from the repeated bent/broke axles on Shimano LX, XT, Joytech, Suntour and numerous other non-cartridge bearing hubs. I have not tried many of the cartridge bearing hubs, but many design their freehub to be noisy when coasting or pedaling backwards. the Phil Wood hubs are fairly quiet. It's a matter of preference, but I am big fan of Phil Wood hubs.

scelia

Here is the in-side of the Syncros rim, I really like how the eyelet starts at the inner wall and continues to the outer wall:

jkman

Here is my first mtn bike! 07' Jamis Durango 2.0

Havent been on a bike since I was 12. (now 21)

BFG

Nice bike, youre gonna love it.

Dannihilator

First good cleaning.