I picked up the Crux frame including headset. It is in amazing, amazing shape. With it I got a box of parts that had the following
Sram Apex Shifters
Sram Apex Rear Derailleur
Sram Apex Cross GXP Crank Arms
2 complete sets of TRP EuroX canti's... Im not saying front and rear, Im saying 2 front and 2 rear.
1 set of Specialized Tracer Tires
+ more I havent really had much time to look through it.
I got it all home slapped some wheels on it and a stem just so the fork wouldn't fall out. I got it all for $400.00 from a guy I met at a bike swap meet a few month back. Needless to say he hooked me up! My debate now is to put a shimano 105 crankset and front derailleur (it will work with the sram) or just got out and buy a new crankset and front derailleur...

really, the only thing i could think of was how much those pedals make me wanna barf

also, i wouldn't think businessmen would be that interested in fg... must be a Berlin thing?

enjoy it, rich.
my crux is very quickly becoming my favorite bike i've ever owned!

Thanks man, I really havent been this pumped for a build in a long time. I might be racing DK200 with a sponsored LBS team that I am really close with. If that happens we will be riding on some custom Kona Jake The Snake's during the race. We will see shortly though.

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Originally Posted by richpool

$400.00

**** me running.

if its just for training go with the 105 stuff you already have

While I hated the article, I'd be said businessman and no, I'm not in Germany.

**** rich you're so damn lucky. do you even know how hard it is to find those frames?

build it and race cross!!!!

Ordered a Dolan Pre Cursa frame for my daughter. Despite my expectations they're having a clearance sale.

Today my wife and I recovered a stolen bike that had been taken from my friend's garage... it was hard for me to miss one of my babies (I built this bike up) parked outside the homeless shelter and thankfully I had no trouble with the tall kid who said it was his.

I mentioned that if he wanted to take it up with the police they were on the phone (and the main station is a block away) and I had my u-lock in the other hand in case anyone wanted to get uppity.

F'rs stripped the fenders, studded tyres (dedicated winter bike) new B&M headlight, and centre stand which were worth $250.00 and bet they had no idea what they were tossing.

Called my friend and he is a happy man who has his bike back.

Today I tinkered around the new car build, just need my buddy now to get the tuning dialed in with his tuning laptop.

Hey! I think it's that one guy that hangs around here!

Did kona hook you up with anything else besides internet exposure?

Today the caad ate itself.

My rear brake caliper catastrophically failed and shot pieces of metal through both sides of the sidewall of the tire.

Time to send an email to Planet X.

kona gave me a bro deal. i sell a lot of them, so... yeah. i made the photographic though.

That's just the bike showing it's affection for you. Bikes are quite the interesting organisms.

Oh. I hope they decide to throw that up on their site.

Whoa do you ride a jake? If so can you tell me everything you think about it haha?

Today I ordered some flooring and bought some paint, and rode the dmr some.

Think of it as a golden opportunity to replace it with this:

why

Today I realized that commuting home from work at 2:00 am is ****ing awesome. The roads are totally empty and oh my god I love it.

If you have to ask, you won't understand.

those bikes are for old people

the website says "crush meets plush" and worst of all: look at how damn tall the headtubes are! 16.5 cm for a 53.5 effective top tube??? gross

and i have long legs too

Today I cut about a foot off my hair and made this dreadcatcher for my friends Marco & Annie:

+1 on the dreadcatcher!

Incorrect. Those bikes are meant for riding on pavé and other extremely rough road surfaces.

well that is how it's marketed ill give you that

i don't ride a jake, i ride a rove. and i can tell you a lot about the jake because i do ride them from time to time, but the rove is way less race oriented and much much heavier. the jake is a super quick, light, versatile race bike.