[Zaskar Rider]

Hahaha, just kidding but here's my new race bike for next season. And play bike till then of course Sorry about the crappy pic but it's dark outside and the bikes in the basement right now.

Edit: here's the parts list

VP-free frame
White Bros. DH2.0
Hope Mono 4 brakes
Thomson post
selle itallia seat
king headset
Intense lockon grips
FSA 270 bar
Syncros stem
X7 shifters
X9 rear derailleur
XT front derailleur
Diablous cranks and bb
qr20 front hub laced to 321
laserdisc rear hub laced to 729
14awg spokes with black brass nips on both wheels
Michi comp 32 front
Gazzi Jr. rear
IRC DH tubes
xt cassette
pc-69 chain

Oh I forgot about the pedals. They are the original atom labs trailpimps the non-parrallelegram style ones.

And 44 pounds according to the shop scale

 

[biker3]

i thought everyone knew its illegal to DH vp frees?

 

[ChrisKring]

Yes, see picture in link

http://www.pbase.com/eg1952/image/33503519

 

[Zaskar Rider]

Here's some more pics of the driveside with the bike holding down the camping gear.

 

[SCHeckler]

I'd have to say no on that one . Man that didn't take you long at all to get the pictures up

 

[DßR]

Will there be a VP-Free-DH?

 

[Toshi]

Will there be a VP-Free-DH?

i'm more interested in a v10-FR myself...

to the original poster: nice bike. i see you favor black

 

[Mustang85]

BAH!!! I'm building almost the exact some bike...poop on you.

 

[Zaskar Rider]

i'm more interested in a v10-FR myself...

to the original poster: nice bike. i see you favor black

Thanks a lot. Yeah it wasn't originally gonna be black but it's all SC had so I figured well the forks gonna match and so then I'll just get black everything else. I think it turned out nice

 

[Zaskar Rider]

BAH!!! I'm building almost the exact some bike...poop on you.

Well great minds must think alike hehe JK. Are you really building a VP-free with a White bros. on it? I haven't had it on the dirt yet but the parking lot test confirms that it's an awesome curb dropper. I think you'll like it

 

[Zaskar Rider]

Will there be a VP-Free-DH?

I think my bikes a confused machine it's got a VP-Free frame and a DH 2.0 fork. I guess the front can be ridden DH and the rest only FR?

 

[RaID]

very noice!!!

 

[binary visions]

Look sweet.

I'm suprised at the relatively normal weight taking into account the heavy tires/tubes, pedals, cranks, and the fairly normal (i.e. not super light) rest of the build. Did you get an accurate frame weight before you built it up?

Looks jib-tastic but if you try and DH on it, time will reverse itself and the universe will implode...

 

[syadasti]

44 lbs., seems pretty heavy for a VP-Free - maybe its the tire/tube choice?

 

[Mustang85]

Well great minds must think alike hehe JK. Are you really building a VP-free with a White bros. on it? I haven't had it on the dirt yet but the parking lot test confirms that it's an awesome curb dropper. I think you'll like it

Yep, I'm building a BLACK VP free with a BLACK WB on it and hopes. Lol when i finish it we should ride together.

I just realized i have the same ghetto old TV thats in the first picture.

 

[Lizard0fthetrai]

I'd hit it. Now hop on that total gym and get in race shape!

 

[InsaneP2Rider]

really nice ride

 

[Brian HCM#1]

Nice ride!!!!!

 

[OGRipper]

Nice ride, I love my free, hope you do too - once you get it in the dirt.

It's too bad you can't use it for dh.

I guess when I ride my free kinda fast down hills I'm actually freeriding. Or is that black diamond all mountain jibbnaciousness? I forget...

 

[Sverre]

Nice trailbike!
(Flat seat, frontshifter and all..)


S

 

[offdawalley]

that black looks sick

 

[The Kadvang]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. That is alot of es.

 

[JTVW]

Nice ride, I love my free, hope you do too - once you get it in the dirt.

It's too bad you can't use it for dh.

I guess when I ride my free kinda fast down hills I'm actually freeriding. Or is that black diamond all mountain jibbnaciousness? I forget...

jibbnaciousness?
that sounds like something i would say

 

[Ian F]

Very nice.

<-- Very jealous.

I've been drooling over the VPP-Free my LBS has hanging in the shop. Would be the perfect replacement for my clapped out Lawwill if I had the funds...

 

[OGRipper]

Sorry to hear that PooMan.

Me likes to take the terminology to the next level to show how silly so much of it is.

Jibbnaciously, OG

 

[Lefty]

Fricking nice bike man.. i almost want one.....

 

[Damn True]

What about Rootbeer?

 

[freeridebiker21]

awsome ride, i love that white bros fork how much did that set you back?

 

[Rabie]

Oh I forgot about the pedals. They are the original atom labs trailpimps the non-parrallelegram style ones.

Rectangles are parallelograms.

 

[Curb Hucker]

bitchin ride

a DH 2.0 and hopes, youre the best glad to see ya went with the WB youll love it

 

[The Kadvang]

bitchin ride

a DH 2.0 and hopes, youre the best glad to see ya went with the WB youll love it

VV loves you now. Its like the mafia, once your in the 'family' you can never go back.

 

[Zaskar Rider]

Thanks for all your commpliments on my bike! Too bad I'm on the other side of the country from it right now. I can't wait to get it dirty

Oh and violentviolante yeah the brakes were a no brainer as i have a pair of e4's and they are bye far the best brakes I've ridden and the fork. Well I wanted a upside down fork, I reserached and talked to the people in the know around town and concluded that besides the avalanche and curnutt forks which are stupid expensive that the WB is the best thing around.

And for the price on the fork, well, I work at a shop and so I got it for cheaper than the retail number is but I think it's not something that I should be letting out on a public forum. Sorry.

 

[Zaskar Rider]

44 lbs., seems pretty heavy for a VP-Free - maybe its the tire/tube choice?

Yeah it may be a little heavy for a free but with my recent rash of pinch flatting I'm not willing to put anything but DH tubes in. Changing flats on DH tires is a real pain. Plus, well...as far as the parking lot test reavealed anyway it feels really nimble and covers up it's 44pounds pretty well. Hopefully it'll be that way on the trail too.

 

[profro]

I rode one this weekend and I think it would be a great DH bike for certain courses. Like this years Snowshoe course. My only complaint is that the top tube seemed to short, but it definately had that classic VPP feel, great sprinting.

 

[Zaskar Rider]

Man threads move fast when you can only check them once a day on dial up... Hey profro thanks for the input. I'll have to see about the top tube thing. It felt good on the limited time I did ride it but who's to know...I need to get more time on that bike.