[DirtBag]

Yep the Gran Mal completes the Trio. Now the Vagrant and the Bottlerocket have a new big brother. This thing is going to be amazing. Feels similar to the BR in a few ways.

Final weight came out to 43.75 lbs. Not bad considering my Demo was up over 48lbs...

Pics were taken before finishing...

Pics:

 

[ZHendo]

soooo cool. that frame must weight quite a bit though, those parts on there are all reasonably light, seems like the bike should be 41-ish. i envy your collection of transition stuff though, i'd love to have a bottlerocket in my garage.

 

[kona-ryder]

That is one pimp-o-liscoius looking ride.
Kinda a weird question but, what size is that???

 

[jvnixon]

Nice bike. (everything but that grip shift)

 

[Xclusive]

Thats one beautiful ride, I will post pics when my Gran Mal is completed.
White gran mal frame w/ White 888 SL ATA . Will look nice. I can't wait to see how it rides compared to my Kona Stinky.

 

[SteezyWeezy]

Nice bike. (everything but that grip shift)

exactly, what's up with the gripshift?!? haha, nice bikes

 

[EOBF]

Nothing wrong with grip shift unless you enjoy jamming your knee into triggers.

 

[nmn25]

or shifting while pedaling or just plain holding on

 

[DirtBag]

Thanks for the props gents.

Actually I prefer Grip Shift as opposed to anything else. If you know how to ride, you don't mis-shift. I just can't use anything else after using GS for so long.

The frame is a Medium. Most of the parts are fairly light but burley. The Saint cranks are rediculously wide and stiff. I think a lighter brake set would take off a bit of weight but I am happy with it as is. My Demo was 48.5 lbs so I already dropped ~5 lbs from the frame/shock and cranks. Everything else was swapped over.

First ride will be tomorrow...

 

[seismic]

Looking good indeed !! Congrats !

 

[haromtnbiker]

I think you need to rotate your chainguide so the lower roller is higher up toward your swingarm.

 

[snoopz666]

First ride will be tomorrow...

ya geeze hury up and get 'er dirty.

ps wicked ride. looks awesome

 

[DirtBag]

I think you need to rotate your chainguide so the lower roller is higher up toward your swingarm.

Yeah already fixed that. The pic was taken before I finished the cable, cut the chain and rotated the guide...Also put on my refurbished DX636 pedals. Broke them down, stripped the platforms and repainted..

Played around today on a few small drops to set up the DHX. The bike is amazing. Can't wait to actually hit a trail tomorrow....

 

[falco]

Wow that is a pretty beefy build. I am kind of surprised that it didn't come in heavier than 43lbs.

 

[mattmatt86]

Is it just me or does the chain look super long in the second to last pic? Nice Crank/Guide combo, im runnin the same setup and love it! Awesome ride!

 

[DirtBag]

It looks long because I took the pic before I cut the chain.