You may remember my recent post ( http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225073 ) about the current state of the mountain bike. In case you missed it, here's the cliff notes. There are lots of sub-disciplines within the realm of MTB nowadays and most are so specialzied as to pretty much defeat the original purpose. Mountain bikes are meant to be capable of covering all kinds of terrain fairly efficiently. Not to be back-flipped, 360'd, cliff hucked or skate parked. Nothing wrong with any of that...but it ain't mountain biking. just sayin'...
I've had a lot of bikes over the years and I'm the first to admit I fell into the 'do-it-all' hype mumbo jumbo and tried to build a bike that could actually do it all. Well, after a handful of bikes and various incarnations of said bikes, I realized it wasn't all its cracked up to be. I set out to build a ripping mountain bike. What might be labeled a 'trailbike' in the modern day MTB lexicon. I don't prefer to use such terms.
I finished building it up about a month ago and I've ridden the bejeesus out of 'er since. I'm just as comforatable going fast and jumping as I've ever been on any of my 'do-it-all' bikes, some of which weighed as much as 7 lbs more than this bike does, and had a few inches more travel. Obviously the new bike climbs a lot better being nice and light but it really doesn't give much up on the rough stuff. I'm very happy with the overall stiffness and tracking of the bike as well as the quality of the suspension. So far, so good!
Specs:
Giant Trance X Frame 120MM Travel (medium)
Fox RP23 Shock (Push'd)
Fox Float 32QR15 FIT 150MM Travel
Easton Haven UST Wheels (QR15 front)
Easton Monkeylite DH Carbon bars
Easton EC90 Zero Seatpost
XTR Group (1x9)
e*13 XCX Chainguide
e*13 36-Tooth Guidering
Juicy Carbon Brakes (6" Rotors)
Specialzed Henge 143mm Ti Saddle
DX SPD Pedals
Minion 2.35" Single-Ply 60a Tires
Complete Bike Weight: 26.XX lbs.
Awesome Factor: 11
Porn:
Okay, I'm outta here. Gonna go for a night ride.
I've had a lot of bikes over the years and I'm the first to admit I fell into the 'do-it-all' hype mumbo jumbo and tried to build a bike that could actually do it all. Well, after a handful of bikes and various incarnations of said bikes, I realized it wasn't all its cracked up to be. I set out to build a ripping mountain bike. What might be labeled a 'trailbike' in the modern day MTB lexicon. I don't prefer to use such terms.
I finished building it up about a month ago and I've ridden the bejeesus out of 'er since. I'm just as comforatable going fast and jumping as I've ever been on any of my 'do-it-all' bikes, some of which weighed as much as 7 lbs more than this bike does, and had a few inches more travel. Obviously the new bike climbs a lot better being nice and light but it really doesn't give much up on the rough stuff. I'm very happy with the overall stiffness and tracking of the bike as well as the quality of the suspension. So far, so good!
Specs:
Giant Trance X Frame 120MM Travel (medium)
Fox RP23 Shock (Push'd)
Fox Float 32QR15 FIT 150MM Travel
Easton Haven UST Wheels (QR15 front)
Easton Monkeylite DH Carbon bars
Easton EC90 Zero Seatpost
XTR Group (1x9)
e*13 XCX Chainguide
e*13 36-Tooth Guidering
Juicy Carbon Brakes (6" Rotors)
Specialzed Henge 143mm Ti Saddle
DX SPD Pedals
Minion 2.35" Single-Ply 60a Tires
Complete Bike Weight: 26.XX lbs.
Awesome Factor: 11
Porn:
Okay, I'm outta here. Gonna go for a night ride.
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