[manhattanprjkt83]

Just got this baby built up in time for a ride with Don0 and the boys out at bavington tomorrow. I have been making fun of these setups for years so i am ready for a total flame war from all my buds now that i own one but i decided the lack of, bearings, air, oils, fluids and all that junk on my 5" will be a refreshing change for a bit. looking forward to riding the bike and putting it away rather than countless hours of maintenance i do on the trail bike.

i didnt go crazy with some exotic frame, i am going to test the waters and see how the thing rides. I went with a pretty nice component spec so if i decide this is my gig ill save up the bread and get one of these bad boys:

http://www.jonesbikes.com/

cheers

 

[Nick]

That is really, really nice and clean.

 

[MMcG]

Sharp Looking MC Flight! What size is that one?

Yours is much sweeter looking than mine was:

Ride the snot out of it and enjoy!

 

[maddog17]

wow, those Jones' bikes aren't cheap are they!!! $2450 for a steel ht!!! that's sounds a bit crazy to me but if you have the cash..... almost bought a RL monocog 29er today, but it's between that and a Schwinn Madison. just looking for a cheap bike to do a short commute with.

 

[DirtyDog]

Boy I have to tell you I've been tempted by a Jones myself. That guy stole the show at the NAHBS show earlier this year.

 

[sanjuro]

my friend got one. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

yeah they are $$$ esp if i dont even know if the 29'er will be my gig. I am a dh'er who has always ridden trail bikes for xc this is something new to me...hoping it makes me stronger.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

if i ever got a jones it would be a ti with the truss fork that is pricey for a steel bike

 

[hooples3]

very nice!!!!

 

[SuspectDevice]

Go buy a Haro Beasely... 29" wheels are a kooky kraze for boring trails

 

[RUFUS]

i didnt go crazy with some exotic frame,

I would say that a $2450 29er frame is pretty damn exotic in my book.
At least he grips were cheap.

 

[w00dy]

Rooks good to me.

I'd ride that in spite of a little heckling. I'll look forward to some feedback after you've put some miles on it.

 

[buildyourown]

I would say that a $2450 29er frame is pretty damn exotic in my book.
At least he grips were cheap.

Did you read the post? He bought a Redline, not the Jones....

 

[RD3]

Stick with the Redline. It rides just as good as any Jones at a fraction of the price.

 

[Wumpus]

Stick with the Redline. It rides just as good as any Jones at a fraction of the price.

But it's not...

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

just walked in the door from a killer pine forest snow ride...


holy christ i have to say i have never felt that strong on an xc ride, i was keeping up with the pack no problem and leading a bunch of sections that guys with gears were walking...

this bike is so much fun...

 

[MMcG]

Go buy a Haro Beasely... 29" wheels are a kooky kraze for boring trails

These are fun bikes!

But I betcha one of your Horror Taxis is even nicer!

Still - the Redline Flight has really good geometry for a rigid 29er IMO.

Enjoy it.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

suspect i dont know i really agree with you...im sure the argument has been beat to death on here...

I am a technical east coast trail guy that swore i would never buy one. I love tight technical stuff and ride a bunch of dh and freeride, that said i had a blast on this today

here is my 'other bike' that i do most of my riding on when the dh trails arent running

 

[moff_quigley]

Nice MC Flight!

Not sure I buy into the Jones mystique. I love the looks of his bikes, but $5.5K for a frame seems a tad ridiculous. They aren't even being welded by him anymore, right? I can think of a couple other cheaper options that I'd rather have in steel and ti.

 

[eric strt6]

My lower back hurts just looking at a fully rigid ride

Sweet build though

 

[TreeSaw]

Bling-tastic!!! Nice ride!

 

[Wumpus]

Nice MC Flight!

Not sure I buy into the Jones mystique. I love the looks of his bikes, but $5.5K for a frame seems a tad ridiculous. They aren't even being welded by him anymore, right? I can think of a couple other cheaper options that I'd rather have in steel and ti.

He still does custom, but the 'off the shelf' ones are done by Merlin.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

yeah merlin aint such a slack company...

 

[MikeD]

Nice ride! I set my Sovereign up with a 29" front and rigid fork (ultimate ironic homage to Endless Cycles...) and loved it. Until the great taco of aught-seven, which caused a really, really painful crash.

Just be careful with those disc-hub 29" wheels, mmkay? Not a lot of flange width + longer spokes + rigid fork + ham-fisted former FS bike trailrider [can]= PAIN.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Holy crap are those Jones frames hideous....


Your current setup looks pretty sweet though, enjoy it!

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

i do not agree with the jones comments i think they are pure art, i like what the guy has going on...

But im not riding a jones right now, im riding a redline and man did i have a blast on it yesterday it was a first for me on a trail with the following:

singlespeed
29'er
rigid

i couldnt believe how strong i felt

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

Just be careful with those disc-hub 29" wheels, mmkay? Not a lot of flange width + longer spokes + rigid fork + ham-fisted former FS bike trailrider [can]= PAIN.

elaborate? You think ill do some damage? I ride pretty light, rode hardtails for about 9 years before moving to an fs as my general useage bike

 

[MMcG]

elaborate? You think ill do some damage? I ride pretty light, rode hardtails for about 9 years before moving to an fs as my general useage bike

You'll be fine.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

yeah i figured...

 

[MikeD]

I thought I'd be fine too, until my front wheel taco'd and jammed in the fork in front of a small drop-off, catapulting me over. (It was a Salsa rim laced with DT spokes built by Bikeman, so I tend not to think of it as a wheel issue...it was on its second or third ride, and I'd re-checked the spoke tension after the first ride...)

Not saying it will happen to you, just that the wheels are definitely weaker. Are they too weak? I dunno; a lot of people ride them just fine. But they can't be as strong as a 26" of the same build, and the dimished flange width of a disc hub exacerbates this. I think it was BCD, who was trying to build 29" DH bikes, who suggested rim brakes to me in order to make a stonger wheel.

 

[Mr Tiles]

nice!

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

thanks dudes!

 

[MikeD]

By the way, I used those same bars on my trail HT--love 'em.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

yeah they are nice, heavy though...

 

[syadasti]

Holy crap are those Jones frames hideous....

China likes them now...

 

[sunny]

29, single, and rigid... nice.



Wait, what?

(couldn't resist)

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

yup that's me?