i am loving the modulation, and the lever is VERY comfortable.

thanks for the kind words towards the bike

I picked it up a couple of hours ago!

Have any more pix of it highrevs?

My 1991 GT Xizang Titanium reccently cleaned and rebadged. Has had three complete component upgrades in the 14+ years that I've had it.

Thats a nice looking bike. I like the bar ends.

Speaking of which, why don't people run bar ends anymore? Weight issues? I like being able to shift hand position, especially when climbing.

I've got little ones on the Cannondale, and big ones with grips on the tandem. Gotta have 'em.

Up until a last week I was using bar ends (on a flat bar) wrapped in road tape, which I highly reccomend. I'm a strong climber to begin with, but when I stood up on those things I swear I could go straight up a telephone pole. Now I am starting to believe that the wide riser bar is technologically superior, giving some of the same advantages of bar ends with only one hand position. Of course there's nothing stopping you from running bar ends on a riser, except for it looking dorky. One more thing is that when using gripshift you end up with a miniscule grip. My grips where about 2 inches each.

Also, some guys swear off bar ends after one "snag incident", in which they hit the ground at the speed of pain.

Some guys must be off the path blazing trails or badly bonked if they've got the snags. Ridden many years with lots of single track and never a snag....ok maybe a rub.

Bar ends have saved me from replacing more than a few brake levers. But i just like changing my grip when im climbing.

I dont like riser bars, never have. Refused to put one on my old bike, and as long as it doesnt throw out the geometry on my next one, ill up swapping out the riser for a flat apon purchase.

Not yet... The images created by my 6 year old, 2.0 mega pixel camera doesn’t do the bike justice. There will be more pics to come.

What's going on...is Kona losing their edge? Deluxe? What happened to Dee-Lux??

j/k

Nice bike....enjoy it. I've taken it out a couple of times and I really like riding my wife's new '05 Dawg Dee-Lux.

The Trek 4500 I've had for 5 or 6 years I can't remember. But there's a new 05 Marz MX Comp ETA which replaced the piece RS Jett and also added an FSA stem and handlebar.

The Fuji in the back is mine and the Trek my brother rides now. Mmm.... how I like em both =)

A couple of pics from the archaic camera...
This thing rides like a dream compared to my 12 year old GT RTS Team.

Thats a bike I'm looking for in a few years time. Nice highrevs!

I've had it for a couple of months now. I love those big wheels.

nice. how's the 29er REBA treating you?

I have had no problems with it. It holds air great and the lock out is very functional. The rebound has more adjustment then I am used to. You can actually tell a difference in the settings. I would recommend it.

Second fix/ss mtb build.

more pics!

Finally getting around to doing this. My 'do-it-all' bike:
'04 Yeti ASX with:
RST Sigma X5 8" fork (or 7" RST Rapide, depending on the course); lots of FSA stuff (cranks, headset, bars, stem, etc.); 8" Avid BB7s; homemade copy of Heim 3-guide chain guide; 8-speed drivetrain and SRAM Rocket Shorty twist-shifters.



Edit: Sorry for the obnoxiously large pict before.

On my Surly Pugsley I have a road setup ( 29er 2.35 Big Apples on 44mm wide SnoCat off-set wheelset by Wildfire Designs Bicycles) and a snow/sand setup with 26x4.0's.

Great action shot dminor. Nice bike too! Whats the RST DC like?

Thanks! Any action shot of my bike without my mug is a good one . But here's another shot anyway


Anyway, I love the inverted Sigmas. And I think I will like the next Rapide (the white & black ano in the first pict) I get. This one had some issues (possible bushing lock-up) and had to go back to R&D for a tear-down. If I end up getting as plush of 7" out of it as the 8" Sigmas are, I'll be a happy camper.

Sweet!

My first MTB buildup:
New/Old Bike specs
2002 Stumpy HT Framset
Fox RL80 Suspension (OEM)
Specialized Strongarm II Cranks (OEM)
Specialized seatpost (OEM)
XT Shifters/Brake Levers
LX V-Brakes
XT FD/RD
FSA Stem
Easton EA70 bar
Deore/Sun Disk compatible wheelset
IRC Mythos XC tires
Shimano M540 pedals
Kona Racelite saddle