Nice!

I suppose you are right. Personally, I like to think of it like this:

Now: compact drops
5 minutes ago: bullhorns
Out: Risers (but they are still awesome)

Today has been an awesome day. My Rush came today, I went to my LBS and bought a bottom bracket, and a fine sqrl sup'd me about my 29er. Boom. I took the liberty of weighing the bare frame while I was at the LBS and it's 1900 grams. Pretty good for a 57cm steel frame and definitely lighter than my Traveler.
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Nice! Paint looks less like pea soup in your pics.

it's the camera/lighting's fault. It's not as yellow irl

That's so awesome dude!

Looks great! Looking forward to the build.

oh man. I want to see this built up.

yeah, it feels great so far. like riding a whole new bike. I don't buy the "straps are dangerous" thing though. part of the reason I want to ditch cages/straps is they don't feel secure enough.

nice...

did you get it from that cycle club place that's showing the green rushes online for really low? it is tempting...

there was some posting here a while back about new models vs older closeouts...do you know anything about that & which is yours?

good luck & have fun...

Thanks everyone! I'm pretty excited for this build. If my fork from Retrogression comes in tomorrow I should be riding it in no time. I set it on my spinergy and AC/Alex and it actually looked a lot better than I'd anticipated. I'm still torn between form and function as far as the wheelset is concerned. I think it would look better on an all silver box section wheelset but I can't find any that are lighter than my current combo (1800g set)

@mark - Cycle Club didn't have my size :( I got mine direct from Somafab. I just found out my LBS is a Soma distributor today or else I would've ordered it from them.

turn off yo flash!

Today I am sick. I knew my throat was bothering me yesterday but I went out and partied and karaoked with jimmytango anyway. Now I am wrecked. Fever, chills, the whole nine yards. I *just* registered for Sunday's CX race too, but unless I make a miraculous recovery that's a reg fee down the drain.

I just bought Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. BoOOOO YEAH.

Social life, good bye.

****. Get better soon!

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Today after yesterday's front brake fiasco, I modified the fork to take a modern road caliper. Ultegra road brakes are A LOT more powerful than Dia compe Gran Comps.

Today I woke up alive and was soooooo happy!

Why did you think you were dead?

I bought the collectors edition for PS3 and I don't even have a PS3 yet. I feel extreme joy and simultaneous devastation.

Do want.

Having trouble running with the big dog? Just kidding. Get better soon! Rest and vitamin C. When I'm sick the green Naked Superfood becomes my best friend. By the way, at Joe's request, the hat has been retired.

Today I made a completely homemade chicken pot pie and between lunch and dinner, ate the whole damn thing myself. :lol:

Wow.

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I love that .gif!

Today I:

Decided to throw my Lemond fork onto the Brassknuckle... They both have King base plates installed, so I figured it's worth tossing it on and seeing if I can tell the difference between the stock Brassknuckle fork and the Lemond road fork.