LOL @ mx. She doesn't look asian, I'm surprised people didn't know who that was, and this is too funny Lol.

He thought you were Scr1be's gf.

Oh, that's even funnier. I was wondering if that's what he thought.

I have to say that this forum has become very valuable to me in its entertainment value.

ohhh. isn't gastro joking? how would he think i am scr1bes gf? i cannot follow this thread very well

mx_599, when you wrote the above, you were asking siu blue wind if the picture of my gf holding my bike was her.

then, i believe he read it wrong and thought you posted a picture of yourself, thus asking you if you've lived here all your life or not.

and then, santiago and i thought that he was referring to your avatar picture of kiera knightley.

so, we figure he was just looking at avatars to see what people look like, even though avatars could be ... anything ... like a brazilian cartoon character.

but, gastro cleared it up. he was looking at the picture you quoted, aka my girlfriend with my trek.

hahahhha

thanks for spelling it out for me. i assumed wheelhot could tell that the pic was not "my" post, but merely a quote oh well, i'm glad i contributed nothing to this thread! ...apart from the hot avatar

I bought my '95 Stumpjumper M2 FS new. It has lasted a lot longer than I originally expected. Having said that, the only original parts are the frame and front deraileur, and I'm on my fourth fork. The next upgrade will be a new fork (the SID is dead), probably a SID, possibly a Fox. Some shots:


A few weeks ago


The bent wheel...


The new wheel


Rebuild in progress this past spring.

I crashed last week during a night ride and tweaked the front wheel, but that one should be easy to re-true. The fork is another story.

Frame: 1995(ish) Gary Fisher Cronus
Headset: Chris King NoThreadSet, pink (not pictured)
Stem: FSA OS170
Bars: Bontrager XXX-lite flat
Cranks: Bontrager Singlespeed
Front Wheel: Bontrager Race X Lite
Rear Wheel: White Industries Eric's ENO & Bontrager Mustang
Tires: IRC Mibro
Seatpost: Bontrager Race X Lite ACC
Saddle: SDG S2000
Brakes: Avid Single Digit SL (front), Single Digit 7 (rear)
Brake Levers: Avid Speed Dial 7

Frame: 2002(ish) Klein Attitude Race
Fork: Rock Shox Duke SL 100mm (temporarily)
Headset: cheap piece of ****, Chris King NoThreadSet on the way
Stem: Bontrager Race XXX Lite
Bars: Bontrager Race XXX Lite flat
Brake/Shift Levers: Shimano XTR
Brakes: Shimano XTR
Cranks: Bontrager Race XXX Lite
BB: FSA somethingorother
Front Derailler: Shimano XTR
Rear Derailler: Shimano XT (XTR on the way)
Wheels: Chris King laced to Mavic 517s
Tires: Hutchinson Python
Seatpost: Thomson Elite
Saddle: Bontrager Race X Lite Pro
Cassette: Shimano XT

2007 Gary Fisher Mullet Singlespeed

stock, except for the fork which I've switched to a Manitou Nixon.

I don't have any pictures of it handy, and the bike is at work so I can't photograph it at the moment.

My dirtjumper/urban freerider

And my downhill sled.

isn't nixon like 115-145mm travel?

Mine (it's a '05 or '06 Nixon Comp) is 145mm. The bike still handles just fine.

Oooo, nice bikes MetalHead90.

yea just wondering... cuz i read some posts saying that if you put too much travel, you can really add a lot of stress to the frame and ultimately break it.

I like that Klein, very nice. BTW fore, what do you think of the Mibro tires? I bought a pair and havn't had a chance to use them yet.

A longer fork does equate to more stress at the head tube, but that's not something I'm worried about.

I've only got a few hours on them but my first impressions are really good. I like them more than I do the Hutchinsons on the Klein.

What does your bike do for a living?

It watches me build other bikes.

awesome, how much does it get paid for doing this
whatever it is, i'll do it for 50cents cheaper!

My "Commuter" that i rarely use. I think it will get a lot of winter use when i ride to work though.

Sweet, i have the same turtle light, let me guess Mountain Equipment Co-op?

yep, they're great little things! I strap one to my dog when i take him out for a run in the park at night