I have hayes too

It broke on a spill.

Heres my Giant AC 2005. Im gettin it 12 Dec 04. Thats why i only have the photo taken by Giant:



and the geometry specs are:



specs are:
size S:17”,M:18”,L:19"
colour Texture black
user Freeriders
frame 2005 ALUXX SL 6013 Aluminum with Travel Adjust 5.5/6.6”
fork Manitou Stance Blunt with FFD damping150mm
rear shock Giant Coil w/rebound adj.
headset 1 1/8th Ahead
derailleur Front:Alivio
Rear:SRAM X-7 9 speed
crankset TruVativ Hussefelt ISIS splined 22/32T w/bashguard
derailleurshifters SRAM X-7 18 speed trigger shifters
cassette SRAM 11-34T 9 speed
chain Shimano Deore 9 spd
bottombracket TruVativ Giga Pipe DHLT ISIS splined
hubs Shimano M475 disc 36H
rims Alex DP20 36H w/eyelets
tyres Fr: Kenda Bluegroove 2.5 Stick-E | Rr: Kenda Nevagal 2.5 Stick-E 5
brakes/levers Hayes Sole hydraulic w/6” rotors
pedals Alloy Platform
handlebar/stem Easton 31.8mm high rise bar/50mm stem
seatpost Easton alloy 30.9
saddle Giant freeride with 8mm rails

That's a nice bike, be sure to get it dirty and then report back!

My Dirt Rig:
2002 Jack Flash Frame
1998 Bomber Z1 BAMS CR (These are the greatest forks of all time!)
DMR Revolver Hubs laced to Mavic F729 Rims (The new D321 CD rims)
Hope C2 Hydraulic Disc's Front and Rear
DMR Chieftain 2 Cranks
Shimano 105 Rear Sprocket and derailleur
Atom Labs Stem
X-Lite Assassin Bars

For the umpty billionth time....

my old converted SS Trek 4300,

and my ditch digger, my 04 Specialized HR Pro Disc

I forgot to mention that you can take a peek at my bike if you click on my signature (it used to take you to the Trek site).

Here's my beutiful Nicolai Lambda.This bike is way to much fun.

Nice bike, haven't seen one of those in a while

That thing is cool, i want one

My 2004 Specialized Hardrock Comp... with minor changes... put on a chainstay protector..some new pedals, a specialized waterbottle holder, and an e-thirteen bashguard

There's no shame in calling your "chainstay protector" what it looks like it is. An old inner tube. Heck I use a section of water supply hose on my commuter bike and part of a used road tire on my commuter bike. Without "zipties and ductape" where would the real riders be?

I like the bashguard! I want one for my own ride, but they cost money. I also am using an old inner tube as a chainstay protector. DITCH THE WORTHLESS PLASTIC DISK!!!

That disk is actually pretty useful, it helps keep your chain from shifting into your spokes if your rerailelr are out, i didnt keep mine either, i had to burn it off lol

i dont know how to take it off... i already tried... as u can tell there is a part of the plastic disc missing.. its cuz i attempted to twist it off but i only chipped it..now its sharp

I forgot to mention earlier, I also want to see some dirt and scratches on both the bike and it's rider.

I'm going to be using old squash racquet grips as my chain stay protector. The Bash guard would've come in handy a couple times when I rode over big logs...

You have to take off the cassett (sp)...then it just comes off. I do that to all my bikes. A guy at the bike shop calls it a "dork guard" or somthing like that.

They're a pain in the a$$ to get off without taking the cassete off, i just put a lighter under mine, and within 5 mins its burnt through and you can twist it off from there...

Titanium frame (3.7kg) with 6 couplers - disassembles for travel
ATC Racing Z6 fork with 20mm thru-axle and 180kg springs
Sun Rhyno Lite rims, front disc hub with 20mm thru-axle, rear Shimano XT disc with XTR titanium cassette
Avid mechanical disc brakes with custom 203mm titanium rotors (recently swapped to Shimano XT 203mm rotors, and will be upgrading to Magura hydraulics with braided stainless steel lines)
FSA Alpha Drive Tandem crankset, Platinum bottom brackets, titanium crank bolts, E thirteen bash guard
SRAM PC59 chains
Continental XC 2.1 kevlar Tires (switching to Maxxis or Nokian DH tires in the 2.3 range as we've been riding some fairly rough track lately)
WTB Comp headset (it's beat already, we're swapping to the FSA Pig Pro DH), Titec 90mm stem, custom titanium riser bars
Avid SD 5 brake levers with custom blue Real barrel adjustors, XTR front/XT rear derailleur with upgraded sealed bearing pulleys, titanium pivot bolt, Shimano XT 8 speed shifters, (a SRAM X.0/X.9 9 speed upgrade coming soon)
Selle Italia Carbon saddle, Specialized Body Geometry women's specific saddle
Wireless computer and Sigma Mirage lights for night rides, HRM for stoker, and GPS for the unmarked tracks we've been riding
Cat Cage side entry water bottle cages

The photo's old, there's been a few changes since.

Wow, that's one sweet tandem. How does it ride to a single person bike???

It's a super plush ride. Dean, from ATC Racing personally set up the fork, and since the frame is Ti, it absorbs all the little bad vibes. We're still working on balance (my wife just got her first set of clipless pedals) so it gets a bit crazy in the dirt. Technical stuff is a challenge, but so far she's been game for just about anything. The more confidence we get, the faster we go. The price of admission is high, but the thrills are worth it.

I used a pair of my wife's rose trimmers (shhh... don't tell her). I imagine tin-snips would also work as well. Cut straight through on opposite sides and you can just seperate the two halves.

Playing with some new filters.