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Mr Tiles

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I'm stoked, been a long time coming. took forever to get parts to build this, mainly my fault. just glad it's done. check it.





 
Mr Tiles

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escapeartist said:
How come you get all the cool bikes? What happened to the Nemesis?
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selling the nemesis dawg. Leethal talked me into one of these. It fits my riding more I think. Plus I can't see demolishing that nemesis with my learning curve, it's too nice, not that the USB is not, just two different kinds of bikes.
 
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that's why I didn't get the jesme's - I heard the same thing. They are the GI model. I don't think I'll be bending them anytime soon. There is a weight penalty but I like them all the same.
 
Bicyclist

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Nice job on the paint! Is this your street-only bike or an everything bike?

I'm trying to decide between a Fall Guy (I think it's a bit too small for my liking), a Molly, or a Nemesis of some kind. I'll be doing everything from parks to Djs to street to pump tracks. Do you think the Molly is too quick and street-ish for that?
 
don

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Bicyclist said:
I'm trying to decide between a Fall Guy (I think it's a bit too small for my liking), a Molly, or a Nemesis of some kind.
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I think you couldn't go wrong w/ any of those three.

Bicyclist said:
I'll be doing everything from parks to Djs to street to pump tracks. Do you think the Molly is too quick and street-ish for that?
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Nope, it will not be too quick. It might take a bit to get used to the 71-72 deg HT angle and the BB height but once you do you'll relize you were missing it all along. I can say that the Molly geometry is dialed for DJ's. Or I should say real "Trails" as it works great on multiple set runs that are tight w/ steep lips and landings. The Molly makes park squirrels like me look decent and when someone good is riding it - look out. IIRC, Sean and Lee ride a lot of street and they're the ones that designed it, so I'm sure it will work great there too.

Like I said above, all 3 makers should work great but I can really vouch for the Molly. Holler if you have any questions on it.
 
Leethal

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Looks great!!!!

Bicyclist the geometry will work great for everything you mentioned... Someone will argue with me but the biggest difference ( in my eyes :rolleyes: ) between a DJ frame and a Street frame is the final weight of the frame... A true DJ rig (for an experienced rider.. Like the DON :) ) can be built lighter since they will never grind with the frame. I point to the Standard Bykes 250L and the 250S as a perfect example..

Of course if said DJ frame is too light or the rider is still in a steep learning curve, bad things can happen...
 
trust4130

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That chain sets the bike off so well... good lookin' machine you got there. Give her all the love and abuse she deserves.

I don't want to derail this thread, but since there was a brief discussion regarding atomlab bars, I have a quick question: has anyone have any info related to the durability of the trailpimp ss bar?
 
Bicyclist

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Leethal said:
Looks great!!!!

Bicyclist the geometry will work great for everything you mentioned... Someone will argue with me but the biggest difference ( in my eyes :rolleyes: ) between a DJ frame and a Street frame is the final weight of the frame... A true DJ rig (for an experienced rider.. Like the DON :) ) can be built lighter since they will never grind with the frame. I point to the Standard Bykes 250L and the 250S as a perfect example..

Of course if said DJ frame is too light or the rider is still in a steep learning curve, bad things can happen...
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I've noticed that "street" bikes tend to be big and bulky. I tend to build my street bikes more like DJ bikes- no pegs, light, simple. So I guess a light street bike would work well for me.
 
Mr Tiles

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mine was a purplish red...they are working on a new production run and I don't know what the new colors are proposed to be.
 
Bicyclist

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Cool. That or a Death Mobile are high on my list.

Since you've owned both a Nemesis and a Molly, what's the weight difference like?

What's the "feel" of each? I get the vibe that the Molly is like a big BMX and the Nemesis is more of a mountain bike-feel. Is that correct?
 
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both bikes are about as good as it gets and I've owned A LOT of frames over the years. I would prolly feel more comfortable on the agent for bigger hit stuff but I think the molly would shine in the park and on techy style tricks. two totally different bikes though. I would imagine the death mobile with a 110 spaced rear-end would be a tough cookie. It's nice to have choices these days!

BTW, I just weighed the molly and it came in at 30.2 lbs. I'm pretty happy with that.
 
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I'll try to get some aktion pix tomorrow. Tooling around the driveway, the bike feels awesome. I look forward to getting used to it and learning new stuff...
 
boostindoubles

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yea thats the stem with just one bolt to clamp everything together right? its working pretty well? easy to put on? that thing intrigues me
 
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yeah, that stem rocks. uber light and extremely functional - for 25.4 bars only.

Lee, sorry about the frame decals. After spending six hours taking the power-coat and rattle can off, I was tired of effin' with it :)
 
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The stem is actually 22.2mm. Those things scare me; when you hit your bars backwards with a hammer, a wedge shoots out...
 
Mr Tiles

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why would you hit your bars with a hammer? and yeah, I mis-stated the diameter clamp size.

I've been punishing that stem pretty good and the only mishap is that the bars moved a little to the side when I wrecked at the concrete park. Other than that, they're butta...
 
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