Here is my Simplon Stomp Carbon Race-Fully.










Lars

i am finally starting to get mine moving again. hoping to tear it apart and sand blast and paint it sometime this summer so i can try hitting some trails. just need to build a backup bike first. kind of fell off the biking wagon since i got my 2 trucks.

Been awhile since I've posted the KHS.

badass mate

It's was on outcast 29er. I painted it, obviously. I switched the stems from my moto fantom comp so now the outcast has a ritchey comp, the grips are ergon, bars are forte ctr, chain is kmc bmx, front tire is a Nevegal, rear is a slant 6, pedals are eggbeaters. 33x20 gearing. Full rigid ss because I'm a beast

That's a nice lush green lawn. Bike is OK too.

New drive bits. MRP ring, Micro G2 guide, SRAM X.7 crank, X.9 clutch rear mech. Very, very quiet, smooth, and secure. 28t ring here, have a 30t if it proves too low. I'm a big time spinner though, so I don't foresee any issues. Have tghe same new rear mech on the back of my Trance, and it's awesome. If you need a new rear mech, stop, do not pass go, and get a clutch type. Whether you run Shimano or SRAM, they both have them, and they are that good at silencing chain slap/noise and helping with any chain derailment.


I find myself riding this bike more than I'd anticipated. It's heavier, way slacker than the other bikes, but pedals really freakin' well. Got a Moab trip coming up in the fall, this is the bike that'll be going.


Under 32#, 65* HTA, 6.7" in back, 7" up front. UST rear with an EXO casing up front, both tubeless on Flow rims. Got a second cheapy wheelset with full DH tires/tubes and a straight seatpost/seat combo for heading to the lifts. Stupid fun bike.

(something appears to be funky with photobucket right now...images are not working...)

Haha that was during the spring when we got tons of rain. It's mostly burnt up not. Stupid Kentucky weather.

Nice ride scrublover! I bet that thing can handle some serious abuse.

My Downhill rig ..Banshee Screamer V2

2006 Norco Kat!!

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Paid $70 for it today!

Got my Trek Cobia a couple of months ago, and love it!
Made some changes...
New Bontrager saddle, (Got rid of that awful white saddle)..
ditched the reflectors,
new grips,
wireless Cateye computer,(just turned over my first 100 miles on it!)
TruVativ riser bars,
Easton stem,
new spacers
Clipless pedals.
(Put an old school Recon decal on the fork leg to mix things up!)

Nice bike.........Have a blast shredding the mountainsides with it ,,,,,,,,,,

MTBs 001 by namgge, on Flickr

1990 Merlin

MTBs 002 by namgge, on Flickr

Early '90s Luigi Fontana from Verona.

Colnago MTB 002 by namgge, on Flickr

circa 1990 Colnago

Colnago MTB 003 by namgge, on Flickr

circa 1987 Colnago Master

not entirely sure what all of the parts are if anyone could help me identify them. i found what companies they are made by but i could not find the exact model/what they are worth.

don't worry if some of the parts are not high end, i paid 5$ for it lol, all help is greatly appreciated!

Looks like an early '90s Cannondale with Rock Shox Indy elastomer fork, Grip Shift, and Sun AT18 rims. For $5 that was a score!

thanks for letting me know!

This is her with her race skirt on. Will have what she looks like now soon enough.


Rest of the year setup.

Here is my 2001 Schwinn Moab 3. I bought it new and road it as my primary bike up until this past spring when I bought a Giant Rapid because it was better suited to my regular rides. A few summers ago, I set this bike up for on-road use with Michelin City tires. Last summer, I re-geared it (larger chain rings 26/38/48, a cassette with a tighter ratio, & new chain). By last summer, the chain was stretched well beyond what it should have been because, before that time, I didn't really do much in the way of bike maintenance. Thankfully, that has changed as of last year.

Other than the gearing, I haven't really done much to it. The seat post is a 425mm made by IRD. Yes, I realize that there is a lot of seat tube showing, but I'm too attached to this bike to get rid of it. At any rate, the top tube on this bike is almost the same as the top tube on my properly fitting Rapid. I also have it set up so that I am comfortable on the bike. I would imagine that it wouldn't be as comfortable as my Rapid on a 60+ mile ride, but I don't foresee myself riding my MTB on a ride that long; after all, that's why I bought the Rapid.

On that note, I desperately need to change is the tires. Those are the original Michelin tires that came on the bike. They aren't in the greatest shape (sidewalls starting to crack). They survived my ride tonight, but I will have to stop by the LBS and get some new tires soon. It could also use some new grips, as the stockers are getting rather worn.

This picture was taken earlier this evening. I needed to do something different than my normal road/trail ride, so I took the MTB out on some MTB trails.

Today I gave riding on an intermediate/advanced trail a shot. It probably wasn't the best idea for a beginner MTB rider, but I figured what the heck. For the most part, it went well. Thankfully there were not many people around when I was out riding; I am sure that they would have been laughing at my terrible mountain biking skills--hey, I got to learn somehow right!

On the trails themselves, my biggest issues were roots and rocks. It was wet because of the rain earlier, so that also gave me a few issues. Climbing was a non-issue unless it was rutted. I also tried out a couple of man-made obstacles. I did fine over the log piles, but that was about it. I tried going up an over a fairly steep triangle shaped decking obstacle, but only made it about half way due to a lack of momentum and traction on the slippery treated lumber. Then there was a steep descent that was constructed with bricks (I assume to prevent erosion...roughly a 30-40ft elevation change). I was only on my bike for about 1/4 of the descent, the other 3/4s was me falling and getting twisted up with my bike. I'm a little banged up and bruised, but I'll live. My bike survived save for the handle bars being misaligned with the wheel. Thankfully I carry tools with me, so I was able to correct that before I continued on.

That said, it was a great ride, save for my encounter with that hill. I don't think I'll be doing any more MTB riding before next weekend, though. My fiancee already wants to kill me because I keep finding ways to get hurt while riding. This is my second accident this year (sprained my ankle in late June) and my fourth in the past 3 years. I have ridden several thousand miles in that time period, but my fiancee is definitely not impressed. At the very least, I need to be sure that I'm able to walk down the isle next weekend without a limp and without a bruised and battered body.

Anyway, that's enough talk. Here are a couple of pictures that I took while I was out there. The first was one of the obstacles that I could actually get over. The second was something that I didn't even bother trying. I can barely get through the normal part of the trails, so I'm going to leave most of the stuff in the "skills section" to the pros. Coincidentally, the hill I wiped out on was in the skills section--go figure.

I never thought I'd say it, but these bars are too tall for my Komodo. The Krapper however, they are perfect. The lack of suspension fork lowers the front end to an uncomfortable level. The super hi rise bars cancel that out. The width makes this bike feel like a beast now. (in a good way)

Picked up a new frame ...... 2008 Turner RFX XXL size.......
soooo much fun!