Bike projects killing the pocket book!

[FoShizzle]

and i blame all of you......

fortunately I saw that sweet-ass mo fo of a bike Highline yesterday so that humbled me; it is always good to see others spending more

soon i will need another project....

my weight weenie project is done.....lost another pound from last post (19.3 lbs as pictured with even lighter tire on order but basically done)






and i am starting to get pics of my other 29er.....it is getting closer; should be a week or so.

and let me tell you.....Sherwood (owner of Ventana) is THE coolest......as an example, not only did he pick up my cranks (pictured) for me when he was in the UK last week (since no US retailer) but he even made me a custom frame with a custom NAME (see the sticker to see what I mean). I love this company!

[Epic_Mtn_Biker]

Dang, Dude!! You're not messing around!!

[Pain Freak]

That thing is a work of art.

[FoShizzle]

thanks......

gotta get the chicks to dig me one way or the other after all, i dont have the good looks of epic_mtn_biker or dirttorpeedo....

[Chaos]

Looks really nice FO'.
that's super light. love all the detail

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by Chaos

Looks really nice FO'.
that's super light. love all the detail

thanks man.....it aint no manly-man highline but for me, all bike projects are fun.

cheers

[ShinKen]

hey how much are those cranks? they look expensive

[FoShizzle]

actually, pretty fairly priced, even if you order them through the UK at chainreactioncycles.

however, since i pay wholesale, pretty cheap

or are you talking about the ENO cranks on my green bike picture?

[ShinKen]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

actually, pretty fairly priced, even if you order them through the UK at chainreactioncycles.

however, since i pay wholesale, pretty cheap

or are you talking about the ENO cranks on my green bike picture?

yeah I was talking about them Uk cranks. so are they stronger or what's the big deal w/them things? and if u get to pay whole sale thannn why dont u hook a brotta out manngg

[singleSSpeedster]

wow....awesome stuff. have you ridin the pace fork yet??? thoughts???

so, all the parts for the ventana in??? can't wait to see it finished!!!!

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by singleSSpeedster

wow....awesome stuff. have you ridin the pace fork yet??? thoughts???

so, all the parts for the ventana in??? can't wait to see it finished!!!!

2 rides on the fork....reallly like it.

love the lightweight
love the height of it (i prefer steep head angle on that bike)
and the ride seem very nice, but it is still rigid, but nice for rigid fork

[dirttorpeedo]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

thanks......

gotta get the chicks to dig me one way or the other after all, i dont have the good looks of epic_mtn_biker or dirttorpeedo....

chicks dig scarrs man, you gotta fall more often,like in your video. you cood go fixed gear like SS did and try that,WOW youz gotta have some stones for that,it takes enuff concentration without having to try and tricycle down the hill that way. now back to the bike .... thats a beaut man! looks like enuff room for the kickstand!yah baby yah!

[Padre]

Fo, please immediately remove the boat anchor XR and Nano. Both of those are in the 630g range.
At least put on some Ignitors which can save you up to 40g per tire.
Or put on some Karmas which could save you up to 100g per tire.

Then you can come back and report that you are sitting right at the 18.5lb mark.

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by Padre

Fo, please immediately remove the boat anchor XR and Nano. Both of those are in the 630g range.
At least put on some Ignitors which can save you up to 40g per tire.
Or put on some Karmas which could save you up to 100g per tire.

Then you can come back and report that you are sitting right at the 18.5lb mark.

seriously? I did not realize the Ignitors were at that weight. Great to hear.

My new El FoMandante will come shipped with Ignitors so that is good to hear.

As for Karmas, I am happy to try that on the back but it concerns me a bit on the front.....maybe I will just try it as a rear tire, and if the volume loops acceptable, will then consider the front but probably just the back.

By the way, after 2 rides with flats in 3 rides after trying the lightweight tubes, i have abandoned that concept.....back to regular 215 gram tubes. So intead of low 19s, bike is at 19.9 with regular tubes, nano rear, XR front.

thanks for the tips!

[Padre]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

seriously? I did not realize the Ignitors were at that weight. Great to hear.

My new El FoMandante will come shipped with Ignitors so that is good to hear.

As for Karmas, I am happy to try that on the back but it concerns me a bit on the front.....maybe I will just try it as a rear tire, and if the volume loops acceptable, will then consider the front but probably just the back.

By the way, after 2 rides with flats in 3 rides after trying the lightweight tubes, i have abandoned that concept.....back to regular 215 gram tubes. So intead of low 19s, bike is at 19.9 with regular tubes, nano rear, XR front.

thanks for the tips!

It is a thorny spring for sure. Don't give up on 'em yet.
Madre has had much success with the Karmas, it's a good tire. Not the best for shaly rock though.

If not the lightweight tubes, just use "regular" specialized 26" tubes...still a 50g weight savings over "regular" 29er tubes.

I have flatted once in about 4 months running Specialized Turbo tubes.

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by Padre

It is a thorny spring for sure. Don't give up on 'em yet.
Madre has had much success with the Karmas, it's a good tire. Not the best for shaly rock though.

If not the lightweight tubes, just use "regular" specialized 26" tubes...still a 50g weight savings over "regular" 29er tubes.

I have flatted once in about 4 months running Specialized Turbo tubes.

thanks padre....good advice.

the Maxxis flyweights, though some people have had them work, are just either too wimpy or I have really bad luck. They are 95 grams and boy did they look the part.

thanks again for the advice....i will try the Specialized tubes.

cheers

[Padre]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

thanks padre....good advice.

the Maxxis flyweights, though some people have had them work, are just either too wimpy or I have really bad luck. They are 95 grams and boy did they look the part.

thanks again for the advice....i will try the Specialized tubes.

cheers

It must be all where people ride.
Madre has run the Flyweights at Friday's Nationals in Fontana, Sea Otter, the Cohutta 100 and not one flat.

[dstepper]

Six months on the Niner and Fly Weights and one flat. Front pinch flat on Broken Arrow and that was because I let the presure go below 22 lbs.

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by dstepper

Six months on the Niner and Fly Weights and one flat. Front pinch flat on Broken Arrow and that was because I let the presure go below 22 lbs.

yeah i know.....i am so very bummed.....perhaps i should give it another go...hmmmm

i never get flats, and in 2 of the 3 rides I either punctured the tire and tube (so actually, that one should not count since the wimpy tire probably would not have protected any tube) or had a blow out of the tube to where the tire bead left the rim (real weird)...

i think i will try padres suggestion of the slightly heavier specialized turbo. though if i read weightweenie listings correctly, it is still almost 100 grams lighter per tube than my normal bontrager 29er tubes (125 grams for turbo versus 215 grams for my bontragers, which i weighed myself).

the turbos are 0.6mm thickness and the flyweights, at 95 grams, are 0.45mm thickness. though only a 0.15mm absolute difference, a pretty big relative difference in thickness, at 33% increased thickness for the turbos (relative to the flyweights).

worth a shot.

cheers