So since my wife has been such an ass kicker this year, having learned how to fly planes and helicopters, and just for being so great, I want to build her up a bike.
Currently she has a 2005 Specialized Stump Jumper FS, with all the pretty and strong king parts you could shake a stick at, and she loves that for XC and little drops.
She's 5'6", weighs about 140lbs, is a strong rider, and is a little too long in the torso for most of the WSD/Girl bikes.
However, we're moving up to Seattle the end of April, so I wanted to build her something a little more Whistler/free ride appropriate.
I was thinking a build something like this:
Frame: Santa Cruz Bullit with a Fox DXH 5.0
Hubs: King 150mm Pink in the rear, 20mm up front
Rims: Mavic 819
Seat and Stem: Thomson
Bar: Pink Deity
Brakes, drive train (sans derail), cranks: Shimano Saint
Derail: Sram x9 with x9 shifters and chain
What I need help on is:
- What fork? Marzocchi 66, Fox 36?
- What tires? She has "issues" with Nevagals getting out from under her.
- Seat? Another Terry Pink? She loves the one she has, why remake the wheel, right?
I want this to be a surprise for her, hence why she's not in on the build.
Any advice would be really appreciated.
Currently she has a 2005 Specialized Stump Jumper FS, with all the pretty and strong king parts you could shake a stick at, and she loves that for XC and little drops.
She's 5'6", weighs about 140lbs, is a strong rider, and is a little too long in the torso for most of the WSD/Girl bikes.
However, we're moving up to Seattle the end of April, so I wanted to build her something a little more Whistler/free ride appropriate.
I was thinking a build something like this:
Frame: Santa Cruz Bullit with a Fox DXH 5.0
Hubs: King 150mm Pink in the rear, 20mm up front
Rims: Mavic 819
Seat and Stem: Thomson
Bar: Pink Deity
Brakes, drive train (sans derail), cranks: Shimano Saint
Derail: Sram x9 with x9 shifters and chain
What I need help on is:
- What fork? Marzocchi 66, Fox 36?
- What tires? She has "issues" with Nevagals getting out from under her.
- Seat? Another Terry Pink? She loves the one she has, why remake the wheel, right?
I want this to be a surprise for her, hence why she's not in on the build.
Any advice would be really appreciated.