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Jim Mac

MAKE ENDURO GREAT AGAIN
May 21, 2004
6,352
282
the middle east of NY
I have some velcro underneath the chainstay - working well thus far!

Only 2-3 days of DH plus 2 days of trail on it- July has been a pretty rough month for riding. August will be a good trial time - NYS DH Championship plus the Windham WC Citizens race. Had a good time last weekend on it. Comments from other 1st time test pilots said that the bike felt balanced.
 

Kanye West

220# bag of hacktastic
Aug 31, 2006
3,740
470
I believe you stated in another thread that there you'll have the blackest FB10 with none blacker...give me two weeks and we'll see about that.
 

blackohio

Generous jaywalker
Mar 12, 2009
2,773
122
Hellafornia. Formerly stumptown.
just not a fan of the seat tube being so far infront of the BB (for appearance reasons) and the frame looks like it's melting to me. Kinda like it was left in the heat too long.

I saw some ladies pink one at the 7springs GES and while better looking in person yes I still prefer the design aesthetic of the Sunday/Pivot Phoenix/Summon/Session etc and my Revolt.
 

EastCoaster

Monkey
Mar 30, 2002
403
0
Southeastern PA
I believe you stated in another thread that there you'll have the blackest FB10 with none blacker...give me two weeks and we'll see about that.
Nice job on the bike, Jim. Totally dig the black frame.

Now, interested to see what Hacktastic meant by that.....
I'm a HUGE fan of black components. Down to black rims/hubs/spokes and yes, even nips.....
Outside of my raw frame, my Gruit's totally blacked out......
 

jonKranked

Detective Dookie
Nov 10, 2005
85,559
24,181
media blackout
Jim told me in the lift line at Platty that that was a surprise from Frank. :rofl:
I was there, Jim was indeed surprised.

Nice job on the bike, Jim. Totally dig the black frame.

Now, interested to see what Hacktastic meant by that.....
I'm a HUGE fan of black components. Down to black rims/hubs/spokes and yes, even nips.....
Outside of my raw frame, my Gruit's totally blacked out......
the proper term is "murdered out" :thumb:
 

Kanye West

220# bag of hacktastic
Aug 31, 2006
3,740
470
Nice job on the bike, Jim. Totally dig the black frame.

Now, interested to see what Hacktastic meant by that.....
I'm a HUGE fan of black components. Down to black rims/hubs/spokes and yes, even nips.....
Outside of my raw frame, my Gruit's totally blacked out......
It'll probably be the most blacked out DH bike you will ever see. I may end up having to add some color to it somewhere just for contrast. Everything on it will be black, and I do mean everything...except for maybe the Saint chainring bolts, BB, and adjuster knobs.

I can see why that bike looks awkward to some people with the small size. The lines of the seatmast don't flow as well as on the medium size.
 

SuspectDevice

Turbo Monkey
Aug 23, 2002
4,155
355
Roanoke, VA
Frank called me this morning on his way down to heattreat with another 10 FB-10's.
Sounds like there are already even more in qeu after that. Hottness.
 

p-spec

Turbo Monkey
May 2, 2004
1,278
1
quebec
woudn't mind a CC bar mat for the bar I have in my room down here,however I am a CK fan since forever.
 

pancho64

Monkey
Jul 28, 2007
210
0
I believe it, the frame shows hes put a lot of thought into its design. That or he just knows how to design a dh bike after 30 years. Either way I want one. Just stuck between medium or large.
 

gemini2k

Turbo Monkey
Jul 31, 2005
3,526
117
San Francisco
I believe it, the frame shows hes put a lot of thought into its design. That or he just knows how to design a dh bike after 30 years. Either way I want one. Just stuck between medium or large.
How tall are you? Medium is like most larges. Hacktastic is like 5'11 and another buddy of mine is like 6' and they are both rocking mediums.
 

pancho64

Monkey
Jul 28, 2007
210
0
I am 6 foot. My last dh bike was a medium Ventana El Cuervo which felt great for the most part but I kept thinking a might be happier with a bit more cockpit room. What size is jim mac's frame?
 

Jim Mac

MAKE ENDURO GREAT AGAIN
May 21, 2004
6,352
282
the middle east of NY
I am 6 foot. My last dh bike was a medium Ventana El Cuervo which felt great for the most part but I kept thinking a might be happier with a bit more cockpit room. What size is jim mac's frame?
Mine is a small and I'm 5'8" and shrinking. I thought it would be too small at 1st, but after this week of doing a lot of DH, I'm convinced that this is the right size for me.
 

Kanye West

220# bag of hacktastic
Aug 31, 2006
3,740
470
How tall are you? Medium is like most larges. Hacktastic is like 5'11 and another buddy of mine is like 6' and they are both rocking mediums.
I'm between 6' and 6'1 on a good day and have a M on the way. Another guy my exact same height is riding one presently and feels it is sized perfect.
 

gemini2k

Turbo Monkey
Jul 31, 2005
3,526
117
San Francisco
You know what's awesome? So the lack of powder coat on my swingarm is holding up my FB-10 right now. And I was talking to FTW about potentially overnighting my frame once it's done later this week so I could have it this weekend for Northstar. He then offered to ship me a raw swingarm to borrow for the weekend, and would then send me my painted one next week. I declined the offer, but I'll tell you, THAT is service!