Looking pretty blinged out with the gold bits!!
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I will get a picture of the complete bike, but this was the frame. I believe it had an MRP Ribbon fork.
This is an original Kickstarter backer's bike, stolen from the back of a car outside a restaurant in Duluth MN on Sat, July 28.
There are less than 60 of these in the known universe, maybe 25 in the U.S. This thing should stick out like a sore thumb.
Damn thieves. Tell them to report it stolen to the police with the Serial number incase someone tries to pawn it.
Which restaurant?
We also need a program that fits bike thieves asses' with a set of flats with extra long pins before being used for fatigue testing of DH helmets
this is what I'm afraid of. especially if they know t's extremely rare and traceable.
But forks and shocks have serial #'s also, so anything with a ground out serial #.....
left it on his car out of eyesight to go inside a restaurant? the owner is actually from this planet right? totally sucks but that was a dumb move he surely won't make again...
ya, I don't know. never been to Duluth, but I guess it has a growing MTB trail network, therefore it's become a target.
Demo trailers get jacked all the time. I'm gonna put a camera that goes to my phone on my demo-mobile, even when I'm sleeping 2 feet away.
A couple years ago, I was at a high school track meet and saw 2 bikes tied to the fence with a string. And a bow. That should do it.
If I had been in a bad mood, I would've taken the string for their life lesson.
I grew up in Duluth, go back and ride there when I can.
Some people just suck, locks only help so much.
BTW Duluth is becoming a great mtb area, except for the cold.
Check out the grand plan, 43 miles across town mtb trails.
https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/7021011/duluth-traverse-dt
Some people just suck, locks only help so much.
BTW Duluth is becoming a great mtb area, except for the cold.
Check out the grand plan, 43 miles across town mtb trails.
https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/7021011/duluth-traverse-dt
Also, it sucks to hear his bike was stolen.
Yeah, I am actually from this planet - in fact, I am from this northern town in the midwest where you'll see a lot of bikes on cars while people eat, shop, even sleep in hotels without being stolen. Crazy isn't it. And yes, I do feel like an idiot.
Hi 4xBoy,
Grew up there too, on the far west side of the city. The city has really become an outdoor sports destination. Good to see them finally putting effort into nice parks and trails and recognizing just how beautiful the area is. And the riding is so good now. I don't think we've hit half of the trails and there are new ones being built continuously.
But, it is cold in the winter.
No news is bad news. this was the actual bike. one block from the duluth police station
Already working on his replacement...
Already working on his replacement...
bike not found
Luckily, I have a replacement frame his size and even color and his insurance actually paid. A bike thief. I think I would be happy to see the bike wrecked if the thief was on it when it got hit. Is that wrong? Does that make me a bad person? What if I also wanted to be the driver? Does THAT make me a bad person?
Luckily, I have a replacement frame his size and even color and his insurance actually paid. A bike thief. I think I would be happy to see the bike wrecked if the thief was on it when it got hit. Is that wrong? Does that make me a bad person? What if I also wanted to be the driver? Does THAT make me a bad person?
But in other news, come out to Northstar before Interbike and ride one.
I have my biggest "demo fleet" ever of 4 bikes.
Sea Otter Downhill Race Winner....170fr/160rr 27.5 Meltdown
My Sea Otter race bike, Chrome on the Range. 160 x 29er front, 160 x 27.5 mixed wheel special, the Shinedown
I have my biggest "demo fleet" ever of 4 bikes.
Sea Otter Downhill Race Winner....170fr/160rr 27.5 Meltdown
My Sea Otter race bike, Chrome on the Range. 160 x 29er front, 160 x 27.5 mixed wheel special, the Shinedown
and then there's this baby. Brand new shinning. 180 mm front/165 mm rear 29er
62 degree HTA. the BB is still a little high until the next round of dropouts are ready, but this bike is incredibly fast. 31 pounds as it sits. With pedals.
The 4th bike is the DVO bike, with 170 fr/165 rr, 27.5 plus. 3.0/2.8 combo on 35i rims. Too sluggish for around here, but might work great at Northstar
62 degree HTA. the BB is still a little high until the next round of dropouts are ready, but this bike is incredibly fast. 31 pounds as it sits. With pedals.
The 4th bike is the DVO bike, with 170 fr/165 rr, 27.5 plus. 3.0/2.8 combo on 35i rims. Too sluggish for around here, but might work great at Northstar
Looks like I won't be making the trip up to N* this weekend. Enjoy it!
Gonna try to get my girlfriend to finally buy a bike Saturday, then got pre-wedding stuff to do for my brothers wedding Sunday. I will tell the guys from the Facebook group that Karl and I are in that they should find you and ride your bikes.
Gonna try to get my girlfriend to finally buy a bike Saturday, then got pre-wedding stuff to do for my brothers wedding Sunday. I will tell the guys from the Facebook group that Karl and I are in that they should find you and ride your bikes.
Come out to the Brown County Epic this weekend, Oct 12-14.
look for the RatRod Tantrumobile in the Expo area
I have bikes to ride and tequila to sip.
look for the RatRod Tantrumobile in the Expo area
I have bikes to ride and tequila to sip.
Now that's what I call a successful marketing strategy.
You listening to Ween?
Whatever.
If/when I make it back, I will have bikes in Socal from Nov 3 till 11th.
No specific demo plan. No bike with less than 160 mm of travel
Let me know, I'll be riding somewhere all of those days
If/when I make it back, I will have bikes in Socal from Nov 3 till 11th.
No specific demo plan. No bike with less than 160 mm of travel
Let me know, I'll be riding somewhere all of those days
Not a bad mention from the year long test of the Shinning, 170 fr/165 rr 29er.
Best of Test '18
The article itself is fairly light, as they did a more comprehensive review of the bike early this year.
The challenge was that they were to use this bike as a test bed for everything else they were testing, droppers, forks, etc. So it was horsewhipped, flogged and parts swapped over and over in the course of the year.
"Tantrum Cycles and the Missing Link are a huge success, standing their ground and proving its worth against the big ones in a full season of hard charging and being used as official testing platform by TNI-de" "the result is something very innovative and a great bike....from a one man show truly challenging the big player's bikes"
Ya, it's an obscure German website....I'll take it. I'll fuckin take it. They had the bike all year without me baby sitting. Nervous as hell.
"it was a real pleasure to ride this bike over the course of the year"
I let just a hint of a tear roll as I quietly sipped a fine glass of tequila in celebration
http://twentynineinches-de.com/2018/12/21/best-of-test18-5-teil-innovative-bikes/
Best of Test '18
The article itself is fairly light, as they did a more comprehensive review of the bike early this year.
The challenge was that they were to use this bike as a test bed for everything else they were testing, droppers, forks, etc. So it was horsewhipped, flogged and parts swapped over and over in the course of the year.
"Tantrum Cycles and the Missing Link are a huge success, standing their ground and proving its worth against the big ones in a full season of hard charging and being used as official testing platform by TNI-de" "the result is something very innovative and a great bike....from a one man show truly challenging the big player's bikes"
Ya, it's an obscure German website....I'll take it. I'll fuckin take it. They had the bike all year without me baby sitting. Nervous as hell.
"it was a real pleasure to ride this bike over the course of the year"
I let just a hint of a tear roll as I quietly sipped a fine glass of tequila in celebration
http://twentynineinches-de.com/2018/12/21/best-of-test18-5-teil-innovative-bikes/
Congratulations Brian!
thanks,
I can't even begin to describe what the last couple of years have been like....
As long as you don’t have to sell your telecasters, your good!
Brian, with regards to #teamrumours are @rockofullr and friend renewing their contracts with the Tantrum Cycles Factory Racing Team to join select races in the US next season?
Cool stroy Bro,...ian.
Actually, really good to hear you are having a good year.
Actually, really good to hear you are having a good year.
I would sell or trade the pretty burgundy tele, maybe for an old Strat. The sunburst Tele has personal connections and will never go.
As an aside, I donate 5% of each Tantrum sale to more musical equipment, in pursuit of my string theory experiments, at least as far as the IRS knows
full negotiations have yet to be entertained.
Their (@rockofullr and BamBam) price is pretty high, but I bring good weed, so I think I can get them there,
The question is if I can get there, but I am giving it due diligence and hope to be in Cali well before Sea Otter to get things lit up.
Thanks. If anything, it's just a testament to "too dumb to stay down"
But it seems to work for me
Doc, my lobster senses tell me you should offer a gloss black paint job with Knight Rider stickers. You could take over Germany!
Humor aside, and in all sincerity, congratulations on the positive press. I love the tenacity of your entrepreneurial spirit. You must have to wear a LOT of hats. I'm sure you are a great roll model for your son, and I expect I'll use you as an anecdotal example for CrawdadCT when he gets to the age to start thinking of what to do with himself professionally.