[DirtMcGirk]

Brown Santa just dropped my SB66 36 Race off.

Now to find time to build it.

Upside of not being married yet is that I don't have to explain why I blew a lot of money on my bike. And thankfully she likes buying herself $900 shoes, so it all works out in the wash.

 

[Full Trucker]

So what's the SB66's switch technology supposed to feel like out on the trail ?

I can't tell you what it's SUPPOSED to feel like, but I can tell you what it ACTUALLY feels like: and that is something akin to a hot knife through warm butter. But with moar cornering.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

I can't tell you what it's SUPPOSED to feel like, but I can tell you what it ACTUALLY feels like: and that is something akin to a hot knife through warm butter. But with moar cornering.

Won't all that butter contaminate your rotors ?

 

[stoney]

Won't all that butter contaminate your rotors ?

He doesn't use brakes. Just leans back and pedals.

 

[herbman]

Don't know how it feels on the SB66, but I swapped a DHX5.0 for a CCDBA on my Knolly Chilcotin and there is a world of difference. The CCDBA feels very much like a coil, very plush and stable.

thats good to know as i have just ordered a CCDB air to replace the DHX air on my sanction.

 

[Nick]

I can't tell you what it's SUPPOSED to feel like, but I can tell you what it ACTUALLY feels like: and that is something akin to a hot knife through warm butter. But with moar cornering.

Would you say it feels "PLUSH"? You know, like a carpet?

 

[Full Trucker]

Would you say it feels "PLUSH"? You know, like a carpet?

It definitely feels moar like a fine Berber than, say, a Saxony.




It's also really smooth over square-edged hits, corners really precisely, and pedals quite well. Congrats on the new bike, Stoney. You'll dig it. If it ships with the CTD rear shock, you may be alright as it has a smaller air can than an RP23, IIRC. That said, you might still over-tax the rebound circuitry on that bad chicken, so it might have to go to Push anyways. I'm not sure if it's the same eye-to-eye and stroke as your 575?

 

[stoney]

It's also really smooth over square-edged hits, corners really precisely, and pedals quite well. Congrats on the new bike, Stoney. You'll dig it. If it ships with the CTD rear shock, you may be alright as it has a smaller air can than an RP23, IIRC. That said, you might still over-tax the rebound circuitry on that bad chicken, so it might have to go to Push anyways. I'm not sure if it's the same eye-to-eye and stroke as your 575?

Are you calling me fat? I hope it's able to run stock. It is a different size though.

 

[mandown]

Lack of "Wifey" content in this thread is disappoint.

 

[DirtMcGirk]

Separate bank accounts FTW.

I'd have sex with your bike. Not the cuddling, sweet nothings sex either. The dirty, in a bar bathroom and I'd never call it again sex. Yea, that'd be hot.

 

[Jeremy R]

I'd have sex with your bike. Not the cuddling, sweet nothings sex either. The dirty, in a bar bathroom and I'd never call it again sex. Yea, that'd be hot.

I just rode it for 2 hours straight with no protection.

 

[Full Trucker]

Are you calling me fat? I hope it's able to run stock. It is a different size though.

I am not. I'm calling you big-boned.

 

[Da Peach]

A local shop just put those on "sale".... Kinda tempting.

 

[Da Peach]

Separate bank accounts FTW.

No dropper post, eh? Hmmm... Perhaps I don't REALLY need one...

 

[stoney]

No dropper post, eh? Hmmm... Perhaps I don't REALLY need one...

Jeremy is THAT much better than you. I suggest the dropper.

 

[Jeremy R]

No dropper post, eh? Hmmm... Perhaps I don't REALLY need one...

Ha, you are like the 4th or 5th person that has mentioned the dropper post. I have one buddy who I think loves his dropper post more than riding itself. I guess I will end up getting one, but I just constantly see people having problems with them all the time. My Thomson posts have always been awesome and they have never raised my seat violently back up popping me in my man rounds. That is always a plus in a product.

 

[Da Peach]

Jeremy is THAT much better than you. I suggest the dropper.

Oh, I have no doubt of his superior skeels. It is just surprising to see such a bling-machine with such a glaring omission. It's like...a fancy bike with no dropper post.

Ha, you are like the 4th or 5th person that has mentioned the dropper post. I have one buddy who I think loves his dropper post more than riding itself. I guess I will end up getting one, but I just constantly see people having problems with them all the time. My Thomson posts have always been awesome and they have never raised my seat violently back up popping me in my man rounds. That is always a plus in a product.

Yeah...I've still not made the leap either. I welcome the break to take a breather and drop the saddle after a long climb. It's the more undulate-y rides where the guys I ride with seem to just take off. Of course, big-ted takes off without the benefit of a dropper...so... Maybe I just think they're a nifty item and WANT one.

I also note that the build kits on competitive cyclist never seem to include them. Just seems odd. I'm going to ogle one tonight after work. A medium carbon.

 

[tingers]

I got a new bike in July and my wife still hasn't noticed.

 

[stoney]

I got a new bike in July and my wife still hasn't noticed.

Given that mine would be a change between a white and neon yellow bike...

 

[tingers]

Yeah mine are black. She was even standing right next to both of them.

 

[stoney]

It was sent to CA, so it's into the mail for CO today. Hopefully I get it by Friday, but I'm not holding my breath. It looks like I'll be able to keep all of the parts the same, just swapping to a larger front ring. I will need to get a new cassette so I can climb and a chain.

Anybody want to buy an XL 575?

 

[stoney]

The frame is sitting in my car, along with my 575 frame. They are going to the shop tonight to have the headset swapped.

 

[Da Peach]

Nice.

I am now toying with the idea of a Remedy 9.9

Kinda keen. The SB66 sure looks nice though.

 

[stoney]

It's swanky. They even have built in chain slap protectors. They're weet.

 

[kazlx]

PM box is full broski.

 

[stoney]

Just figured that out.

 

[SkaredShtles]

I can almost guarantee with a brand new baby the wife won't notice for about 3 years. And by then it won't be a new bike any more...

 

[jdcamb]

If she kills you and goes to jail, she may be raped by a lesbian. As she is plunging the Kitchen knife into your chest, smile at her while that thought enters and exits your spank bank...

Wait what happens to the spank bank when you die? Can you get into heaven with a huge balance in your account? Will you need a spank bank in heaven? Do you think Marilyn Monroe is in Heaven? How about Farah Fawcett?

 

[Polandspring88]

^^^ w.t.f???

 

[Quo Fan]

^^^ w.t.f???

I wouldn't worry if I were you. It is only JD being JD

 

[stoney]

I can almost guarantee with a brand new baby the wife won't notice for about 3 years. And by then it won't be a new bike any more...

She's the one that accepted it from UPS. Plus, it's hot green. It is very hard to miss.

 

[stoney]

If she kills you and goes to jail, she may be raped by a lesbian. As she is plunging the Kitchen knife into your chest, smile at her while that thought enters and exits your spank bank...

Wait what happens to the spank bank when you die? Can you get into heaven with a huge balance in your account? Will you need a spank bank in heaven? Do you think Marilyn Monroe is in Heaven? How about Farah Fawcett?

There really is something wrong with you.

 

[jdcamb]

There really is something wrong with you.

Farah Fawcett.... Heaven... Is Mitch Hedburg in heaven?

 

[Full Trucker]

Farah Fawcett.... Heaven... Is Mitch Hedburg in heaven?

I'm pretty sure Hedwig and the Angry Inch is still trying to cash in on the spank bank to get through the gates.

 

[stoney]

Current build status:

I still need to acquire a rear brake adapter for 180mm, D-type 9-speed front derailluer, and 70mm Thomson stem. Otherwise I am waiting on a few (not immediately required) parts like a new cassette and chain - I can get away with my existing for now. I'll be swapping my rear tire out to a 2.4 instead of the 2.25 I am currently running.

I want to swap out the bashguard for white and once we fix it, the RS dropper post will be installed. I will also be cutting my steerer once I get everything set up properly.

 

[CBJ]

Is that a new brake standard on the rear?

 

[stoney]

Is that a new break standard on the rear?

Yes.5

 

[CBJ]

Forgot the morning coffee?

 

[stoney]

I talked with my shop back in SF because I had an issue I needed to fix on the 575 before I could sell it, and he ordered the 9sp D-type front der that I need. AngryMetasmith has a brake adapter coming too.

I have almost everything I need inbound. Although I did just realize that I do need the new chain for the build...

 

[jdcamb]

Cool your not dead.