[Ian F]

Congrats MBG on the new bike and build. I'm jealous.

As for the star nut... . The park tool cost like $100 (F that for a tool that you use once evert 2-3 years).

Say what? Try $18 from Excelsports.com

The cutting guide is nice to have as well and not too much of a luxury at $30.

I also have the Bicycle Research race setter and King cup adapters with a 7/8" nut/bolt/washer combo for installing headsets.

...also have file boxes of cables, housing and bottles of various ends from BTI...

And yet I haven't built a bike in years now.... Oh well...

 

[BigMike]

nice ride!

Congrats on putting it together yourself, or at least taking pictures that make it LOOK like you are putting it together

 

[Jozz]

Its a Motolite not Racer-X.

 

[MtnBikerChk]

(sorry I'm late to the party, meetings all am).

I saw that cutter on pricepoint but I want the bike set up right (size wise) so I had to bring it to the shop anyway.

She's there now getting some love and I'll pick her up after work.

Check tomorrow pm for the ride report from Soapstone

 

[TurnerGrl]

WOW, congrats on the sweet new ride MBC! Can't wait to see you ripping up the trails on it...you've got to come up to 'Nam and play.

And not to mention you just totally rock for building it up yourself.

 

[MtnBikerChk]

WOW, congrats on the sweet new ride MBC! Can't wait to see you ripping up the trails on it...you've got to come up to 'Nam and play.

And not to mention you just totally rock for building it up yourself.

u ridin tomorrow with us?

 

[TurnerGrl]

I was supposed to - put in for a vacation day and everything. But instead I got squeezed in for a neurology consult at 10:30 AM in Worcester. Sucks to miss the ride, but I'm having some sorta scary symptoms that I need to get checked out. Really bummed that I'm missing hitting the trails with y'all AND Soapstone AND your inaguaral ride.

 

[reflux]

Congrats on the new ride. New bikes r0x0rs.

 

[Chunky Munkey]

Joke #1)
I now know that you spend all your time on your bike, and not weeding your lawn around the Gnome.

Joke 2)
Okay, where's the guy off to the side of the camera that's putting it together before you step in for the picture? JUST KIDDING!

On a serious non joke note...

A girl that likes to ride, AND takes her own bike apart. DAYUM! You're a rarity. I keep dating "Ol darn, I broke a nail," types...

Nice ride. And good job putting it together. Looks very sweet. I'm on an air ride in the rear too. I love it. Nice fork travel. 140... that's six inches. Nice. What's the rear travel? SIX too?

 

[MtnBikerChk]

Joke #1)
I now know that you spend all your time on your bike, and not weeding your lawn around the Gnome.

Joke 2)
Okay, where's the guy off to the side of the camera that's putting it together before you step in for the picture? JUST KIDDING!

On a serious non joke note...

A girl that likes to ride, AND takes her own bike apart. DAYUM! You're a rarity. I keep dating "Ol darn, I broke a nail," types...

Nice ride. And good job putting it together. Looks very sweet. I'm on an air ride in the rear too. I love it. Nice fork travel. 140... that's six inches. Nice. What's the rear travel? SIX too?

You should see the REST of the UNweeded yard! LOL

Thanks. As with home improvements, I tend to be much better on the demolition side than the construction side.

It's 5 in the back and 5.5 in the front!

 

[golgiaparatus]

Congrats MBG on the new bike and build. I'm jealous.



Say what? Try $18 from Excelsports.com

The cutting guide is nice to have as well and not too much of a luxury at $30.

I also have the Bicycle Research race setter and King cup adapters with a 7/8" nut/bolt/washer combo for installing headsets.

...also have file boxes of cables, housing and bottles of various ends from BTI...

And yet I haven't built a bike in years now.... Oh well...

Sorry, I was thinking about the race setting 'system'... Still... friggin bolt with 2 nuts on it still works just fine.

I also have every tool I need to completely assemble a bike... well, minus the crank puller, but the next time I need I'm going to get the universal Pedro's one from Jenson at $15. The thinkg is I assemble and work on bikes all the time, I am the LBS for most of my friends... as long as they supply the parts.

 

[TreeSaw]

Nice work. I hope baboon was faithfully fetching beers for you during the build.

Nice work and that bike is Can't wait hear a full ride report and see the pics!

 

[Spudzie]

I use a pipe cutter then file everything down nice flush and smooth.

dam and here i thought i was the only person that uses a pipe cutter, hacksaws are nice but i can git a better cut from a pipe cutter.

 

[MtnBikerChk]

HOLY CRAP! I didn't go looking for it - it was just...THERE!

http://www.speedgoat.com/product.asp?part=113613

 

[smutty]

Hey, this is Ed... nice ride! Enjoy!!!!

 

[MtnBikerChk]

Hey, this is Ed... nice ride! Enjoy!!!!

HOORAY!!!!!!

Thanks!

When are you coming to see it? IE: RIDE WITH US?!

 

[Reactor]

Very cool! The blue is an awesome color and the Talas is an awesome fork!

 

[smutty]

Where are you ridin on Sat?

 

[MtnBikerChk]

Where are you ridin on Sat?

no plans - except we should be home by noon - could push it to 1 Ride somewhere @ 8?