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Old 07-04-2008, 11:16 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default I Love Cardboard!
I love cardboard boxes. Some of the coolest things ever have come to me by way of cardboard boxes. Look at the worderfully inscribed boxes that have graced my presence as of late.

Oh this box is so foxy!

And this box is just downright Intense!

There were a couple of boxes that were plain and unadorned. But inside of the bad boys were cool and shiny bits looking to get together for a bit of fun. Who was I to refuse? I picked up my new Intense 6.6 and buildkit yesterday on my way up to a July 4th thing at my Mother-In-Laws. What a better way to spend time at your Mother-In-Laws than hiding out in the backyard and putting together a bike. I bought all my tools along just for that purpose. I got the frame in the really killer custom “Red Works” color which is a translucent red over the top of the works finish which allows for the various weld marks to show through the red in various suttle shades.

This picture really does not do this finish justice.

I got everything put together and aligned. I still need to trim down the brake lines but that will have to wait until after the weekend when I can pick up some more mineral oil. One thing that will not wait is a ride. I’m gonna hit the trail with this bad boy tomorrow.


Here is the quick low down on the bike setup:
Large 6.6 Red Works Frame with RP23 shock
Fox 36 TALAS RC2
Spinergy Xyclone Enduro Wheelset with Kenda Kinetics 2.6 Stick-E tires
XT Drivetrain, derailuers and shifters
XTR Brakes
Thompson Elite seatpost
Titec Hellbent Bars
Titec 100mm stem (gonna put a shorter stem on)
Intense saddle.
Have not weighed yet, but I guessing 31-32lbs.

One thing this bike is certainly missing is some dirt!
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Old 07-04-2008, 11:18 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 07-04-2008, 11:53 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Tre sexy, but I thought this thread would show me how to live in cardboard boxes.
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Old 07-04-2008, 12:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Wow. Nice rig. I know bikes are meant to be covered in dirt, but I always love the way they look when they're brand-spankin' new.
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Old 07-04-2008, 02:07 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 07-04-2008, 03:03 PM   #6 (permalink)
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ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING........cuz it's not in my garage

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Old 07-04-2008, 03:10 PM   #7 (permalink)
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dig it...now go get it dirty!
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Old 07-04-2008, 04:00 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Beautiful color, it will look nicer on your videos!
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Old 07-04-2008, 04:21 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Oooooh, pretty....love it!
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Old 07-05-2008, 07:46 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Love that color. It's beyond the description simple adjectives (the only kind I can work with...)
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Old 07-05-2008, 10:19 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Nice bike Bill ...
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Old 07-05-2008, 01:12 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Thats a gorgeous bike Bill. Too bad Intense is just not as fast as Santa cruz!


You should give it a try at the chula vista bonita ride tomorrow morning
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Old 07-05-2008, 01:52 PM   #13 (permalink)
 
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Nice build.

Let use know how the Spinergy wheelset works out. I'm really looking seriously looking at set of the Xcyclone Race for my race bike.
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Old 07-05-2008, 02:08 PM   #14 (permalink)
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That's a pretty sick lookin' red!!! Nice ride.
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Old 07-05-2008, 06:37 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Nice build.

Let use know how the Spinergy wheelset works out. I'm really looking seriously looking at set of the Xcyclone Race for my race bike.

I have been running a set of Xyclone Disks on my Spider since 2003. They have been a really great wheelset that takes a lot more abuse than you think they should considering they are so stinking lightweight. I have about 7,100 miles on those so far.
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Old 07-05-2008, 08:29 PM   #16 (permalink)
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dig it...now go get it dirty!
Done!


Great opening day with the bike. (Photo by Greg Lambert)


Greg when he was not taking pictures
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Old 07-05-2008, 09:34 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Is this the same "homie don't get air" from a video a few years back?

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Old 07-05-2008, 09:49 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Is this the same "homie don't get air" from a video a few years back?

Dean

Haha..Holy Palm Canyon Flashbacks Batman!

That is one of the thing I love about this sport, you can continually learn new stuff. That jump today was my best chunk of air yet so I'm pretty stoked about it.
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Old 07-08-2008, 12:14 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Bill,
I love the works red! (my SS is the works red) It's hard to identify in the photos, but it looks like you have the rear derailleur cable housing going straight from the front triangle through the upper link and then to the rear triangle. Just a word of caution, when the suspension compresses, the cable will bind and rub the seat tube and wear through the paint. I've even seen a number of 6.6s where the cable wore a pretty good sized groove in the seat tube! Of course, you could always put some protective tape or velcro on the tube, but you may still be faced with ghost shifting when the suspension compresses and binds the cable (again, another common problem with this routing).

This is how I routed my cables on my old 6.6:
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Old 07-08-2008, 08:22 PM   #20 (permalink)
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