Show me your SS Mtn Bike!!
04-20-07, 12:51 PM
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Here is my Karate Monkey. Made a couple of changes to it and just realized I took the picture of the non-drive side. Oh well. 
04-20-07, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Bikkhu
joking, right? Trials bike.
04-20-07, 04:26 PM
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Street/townie mode:
04-20-07, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Burrito Eater
Here is my Karate Monkey. Made a couple of changes to it and just realized I took the picture of the non-drive side. Oh well.
how's that karate monkey working out for you?
04-20-07, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by piratelove
I want a mtb so bad!!
04-20-07, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by bikeage
aw sweet another long beacher
how's that karate monkey working out for you?
how's that karate monkey working out for you?
Its a super fun bike. I use it at most of the sort of local spots. I sometimes wish it had a fork but I can't bring myself to drop that much $ on a bike I only get to ride once a week. With a 2.55 front tire and the sprung Brooks its budget dual suspension. The 29er rolls so much better then the 26 in bikes I had before. It makes it easy. I had planned to take it out this weekend but the rain killed those plans. I just put 180mm cranks on it and wanted to test them out. I guess it will be the LA river trail, LB beach path, Signal Hill loop this weekend on the fixed gear. Do you ride a lot in town?
04-20-07, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Burrito Eater
Its a super fun bike. I use it at most of the sort of local spots. I sometimes wish it had a fork but I can't bring myself to drop that much $ on a bike I only get to ride once a week. With a 2.55 front tire and the sprung Brooks its budget dual suspension. The 29er rolls so much better then the 26 in bikes I had before. It makes it easy. I had planned to take it out this weekend but the rain killed those plans. I just put 180mm cranks on it and wanted to test them out. I guess it will be the LA river trail, LB beach path, Signal Hill loop this weekend on the fixed gear. Do you ride a lot in town?
I roam through all parts of Long Beach commuting and stuff
04-20-07, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by max-a-mill
god i love this bike...
04-21-07, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by marqueemoon
I do too.
actually not as expensive to go custom as i'd thought.
i think the bike only ended up costing me like 1300 all done out the door (and that was paying retail for the wheels).
one cool thing i never figured out before getting a custom is that you probably will get a deal on all the parts you hang on it as well if you buy them from the builder with the bike.
having a bike that just "fits" is really nice.
later this morning i am going out to try and ride an epic philly dirt fest that should hopefully end up taking us about a hundred miles and visiting all three of the parks with trails here in the city.
this morning the sun is shining, highs predicted in the 70's; it's so awesome outside i can't wait to get out there.
LETS SEE MORE DIRT BIKES!!!!
04-21-07, 06:08 AM
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My winter trail beater, a 1994 GT Outpost. The conversion may be ghetto, but it took a bike that spent a few years sitting in the shed and gave it a new lease on life. I simply removed the front derailleur, shifters, dremel the big ring off (welded set), use the rear derailleur as a tensioner. Summer mods will be a proper tensioner, proper singlespeed cog and spacers, stock crank and bb from the Rig.
04-21-07, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by jaypee
It's an Adamant trials bike. Way cool.
04-21-07, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by diff_lock2
Yeah but why does it have a rear der hanger?
04-21-07, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by dirtyphotons
a lot of trials bikes have gears. uci trials regs say the bike must have six working gears.
04-21-07, 11:26 AM
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This is mine, its an old Barracuda I got for free, had for years, hated riding it, so I rebuilt it completely. Sorry for the messy living room pic. I stripped it bare and repainted it, but I didnt realize painting aluminum is such a pain. The frame and cranks are the only things that are OG. Its slightly too big for me so Ill probably get a new smaller frame and maybe suspension fork eventually.
Oh, and I have the other matching tire as well.
04-21-07, 11:41 AM
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hmmm, maybe this'll push me to actually take pics of my fixed mtb like i've been meaning to do for a few weeks now.