In due time, grasshopper. Nah seriously though, I owe my mom $450 in rent so there goes my first paycheck & then some. And I gotta get some cold weather gear & definitely some rain gear before too long, as well as some other stuff for the bike to make it a better daily driver. My order of purchases will probably go in this order: late rent, rain gear, winter jacket (leather), get a fabricator to make a top case rack for my bike since no one makes it already, get a top case, then start saving up for the bike. It would be nice to just blow my first paycheck on half the parts for a new bike, but the cold, wet weather of a Georgia winter is coming & I have a lot of preparing to do in order to stay alive & healthy. Gotta have the gear to keep me warm & dry & a lockable place to store it when I don't need it. I'm aiming for spring time to have the bike complete. That should give me plenty of time, & while I'm waiting I'll get a decent fork & put in on the Wahoo so I don't go crazy looking at all the nice parts for the build.

1996ish Jim Moulden 853 custom... did a quick build on the frame and fork I was given to do some test rides and have a 21 pound SS.

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Will be giving it some fresh powder, will replace the rear brake mounts, and have new decals coming as Jim was a local builder who retired some years ago.

The last mtb frame he built is still hanging at the shop he founded... think they might be keeping it.

^ it looks pretty good without decals man

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Got it sunday, 2010 hardrock pro disc.

It has decals but they are white and blend in with the light blue... gonna play with 8 speeds for a while as I decide on colours.

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My NRS, now with 100% more XT derailleury goodness!

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Sweet one, ziloid.

Yah man...my XT Shadow is my flavorite gear railer that I ever had!!

Strange, I hated mine.

Took it for the first ride with the XT stuff the other day. Still needed a bit of fine tuning, but I am very happy with my upgrades :D

All you track/roadies are never happy unless you have Yumeya:rolleyes:

Just something about the Shadow deraillieur seems stupid to me.

BTW: Yumeya = yuk.

Thanks, I'm still new to all this, first MTB in hum...ever.

Oh yeah...I forgot you're one of those XX guys:lol:

Me and sram go together like Oil and Water

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Rocky Mountain Element Race

Snagged it off craigslist. I just need to put my other saddle on it when i get home but I got a pro tune up and some pretty sweet cables put on it from my LBS.

Like a Dream it ride.

This is 'Hop' before she got her reflectors removed. She took 2nd in her first race - a MTB TT event missing first by 5 seconds despite a crash. I think we're going to be good, good friends. Sorry Hop, I will apologize now for what I am going to do to you. You're going to live a life of abuse.

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Love that color scheme man. ^^^

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This is my newly built ride with a few scratches on it.... This is what I'll be upgrading soon.....

My new 2011 Scott Spark 30. Picked it up this past Monday. Finally got to ride this Saturday. I kept to the paved trials around where I live. I wanted to do a shake down run and make sure everything was OK. I really love the lock out on this bike. Definitely the best of both worlds. Nice and plush wide open and firm and responsive lock in. A couple more "easy rides" and hopefully by then the trails will have dried up some. Really looking forward to that.

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my rig..i got a road bike and three mtbike.
one 29er singlespeed and 2 geared 26er.
brands are:litespeed,titus,on-one,and cannondale

Raleigh Mojave 2.0
 

This is my Raleigh Mojave. My roommate recently gave me this bike for free and naturally i took it apart and rebuilt it into my winter/ entry level mountain bike. I have never owned a mountain bike before so this is very exciting for me. It is all stock with an exception to the rear tire and the rear wheel.
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Feel free to visit my cycling blog, http://lovetocycle.wordpress.com/201...winter-riding/ to read more about my new mountain bike!

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Did you buy your crosscheck stock? if so do you notice is flexing under braking using those brakes? I'm looking for a better braking solution.

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My Sette Reken, it gets the job done.