LUST...

That and your Skeletor make a nice tandem of rides!

Playing with it sans dropper post and bash ring. Gulp. We'll see how long before I kill this ring. I'm smooth and all, but we have a lot of chunky around here, it's got a low BB height, and trialsin around on it is supahwickedpissah fun.



Dropper will probably go back on as well, but we'll see. Every time in the past I've swapped back to a regular post, I've missed the drpper afer a ride or three.



Was raining all day today, and had crap to do at home anyhow. Playtime in the garage ensued after "chore" time.

Thanks. Check the Hot or Not thread for the newest road addition

sorry to post again, but I finally got the Fox DHX 4.0 Coil shock on too............I'd love to say "im done" but ya know, I'll find something to nickle and dime myself to death with I'm sure.........

^^ Ya, now you need a ti spring .

Y'know, they make a pretty cushioned sheet vinyl now that is silver diamond plate - - you could do the whole garage floor in it.

Nah. That'd mess up my plan of covering the entire floor in a 3" layer of Great Stuff. It gets pretty chilly in there.

Seriousness: The black bits are pretty cushiony, and combined with a decent space heater, keep the space tolerable when out there in winter. Even then, I'm usually in a wool cap and lotsa' fleece stuff. Insulated door, walls, storm windows, inner door, sealed gaps and cracks...and an un-insulated (and high) ceiling area. May actually do something about that this weekend.

＾＾＾＾I'm so friggin' jealous (>.<)

Picked this up from my local LBS on an amazing year end clearance. Always wanted a Rocky Mountain.

Just finished number two sons new ride. Replacement for the bmx that got stolen along with number threes bmx, wifes cannondale and my e-frame commuter.

Frame is a Voodoo Hoodoo, drivetrain is all Alivio, wheels are Alex 22's, hubs are ... goldie coloured and the brakes are shimano alivio? hydros. Its a bike, he's thirteen, its his first mtb, he can ride the wheels off it, it'll be fine........... Actually, the last time I lent him my wanga I crashed the Komodo twice trying to keep up.

You're a good father!

But some nitpicking... fork remote looks awkward on the handlebar and front brake hose routing would be better on the inside of the fork legs.

I always run my brake hose outside of the fork for better mud clearance. But I can't remember the last time I rode in epic mud...

huh, just realized I haven't posted my bike here. just washed it today... first time since it was built in august.

my Blur classic (115mm travel VPP1)


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my dad's new BMC SpeedFox SF01 - he jacked up his knee so I've ridden it a few times and it got washed, too.


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bonus pic- the bike cave, formerly my son's room. (he's in a bigger room now )


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Very sano .


[Nice fir floor too!]

Thanks! Both.

Fancy new uppy-downy seatpost.

Now I just have to find some time to ride.

New bars and saddle.

what are they? btw, ballsy on the white grips.

Just picked it up from CL. 100 dollars. The seat, post, tires, and pedals, and cage, were all mine. I removed the pie plate, reflectors and all the other unnecessary bits. Ill probably upgrade the drivetrain but the wheels and hubs are pretty nice. Havent even ridden it yet I just snapped this picture after I got done wrenching. Very excited to take it on the local singletrack.

I also read some reports about the pepperoni fork snapping but the front end seems fine to me.

Saddle is an old Selle Italia SLR a buddy had lying aroung. I might strip it and see if it's comfy without the padding. Bars are Ritchey WCS Carbon Trail bars. 710mm and a + or - 5mm rise. Love them so far. Grips are stock. There will be another color when the time comes!

Long story somewhat short....My brother remodels foreclosed houses and resells. He found this frame in a basement, thought I could use it. The frame had been stripped down to bare aluminum, no decals. I have no ide what manufacturer it is, but after looking it over it was decent, light, and usuable. After some measuring I figured out the frame size would fit me, and it was a frame for 29" wheels. I cleaned it up, gave it a $10 paint job to avoid oxidizing, and found enough spare parts to end up with some sort of 26lb unknown rigid/beater/29er. Took it for a spin this morning (froze my arse off) and it rides really well. I am impressed with the handling, and may even go so far as to upgrade the front end with a suspension fork, Rockshox Recon Silver Solo air or similar. cheers!

Thanksgiving Day Ride



Replaced the bars with Chromag OSX and the Stem with an Easton EA70 after the ride.

Going to have to replace the wheelset soon as well, all the spokes are corroded from Chlorine. That or thinking about buying a SE Stouts and moving all the parts I can to that and going to a rigid 29er.

Last one! No more builds after this. This one is to replace the stolen bmx of number threes, he's our quality control guy hence the tougher build than the Voodoo.

Frame is a Spank smoke, the Alivio crankset will be replaced with SS of some desciption real soon, front dr didn't work out at all. Dad might be able to borrow this one.

OK, so dislocated ankle middle of July, riding season in Mich. was pretty much over for me at that point. Sitting around bored out of my mind- decided to do my first build. Had been playing around with a couple of older CrMo mountain bikes, wanted something new. Prefer a hardtail, so bought a new in box 2010 frame and went from there. Still need a seat and some real pedals(still hard to turn ankle out of the SPD's) but looks pretty good so far. Supposed to be 62 Monday- think I'll give it a trial run