New Custom Ventana El Ciclón

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So it took way longer than expected to finish building this bike. Then when it was finished I had to wait a couple weeks to get my first ride in.


Finished build


Had to toss the bike on the ground to get rid of any new bike karma.


Did a nice little ride before work. Early morning + moving fast + no goggles = watery eyes, and therefore might as well stop for a picture.


My back rim didn't last as long as I was hoping. I'm running my wheels tubeless with the DT Swiss strips and they are still holding air with this dent.

So the 8-speed on the SS hub works perfect. The derailleur clears the spokes, the cassette barely clears the spokes, and the chain barely clears the frame. The last thing that I need to figure out is my chainguide. It currently rubs the top plastic when I'm climbing. A bit of grinding, or swapping to a 32t ring from the 34t should hopefully fix that.

See you out on the trails.

[denmother]

Very nice!! How much does it weigh??? AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, when are we going riding????

[Nagaredama]

What kind of rims are you using? 823s?

[duke777]

That's awesome Sanjay! Too bad you bent your rim on the first ride but that's just you.

[Dino Brown]

[CaptainK29er]

Nice rig Sanjay!

Good post!

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Originally Posted by Nagaredama

What kind of rims are you using? 823s?

I'm running 721's. I've been on the older 521's for years and think that the hard anodized finish might be a bit stronger.

Originally Posted by denmother

Very nice!! How much does it weigh??? AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, when are we going riding????

I'm off Thursday's and Saturdays. Any other day and it'd have to be early morning or a night ride.

Originally Posted by duke777

That's awesome Sanjay! Too bad you bent your rim on the first ride but that's just you.

Eh, it's only a rim. I did almost get taken out by a deer at the end of my last run. Heard one took you out recently. I had a head on with one on my motorcycle and now get pretty startled by them.

And to Dino...No Sheep Hills yet. I think I would want to swap out the tires first. Maybe it's time to build up a lightweight, fast rolling jump wheelset.

[Nagaredama]

I assume you're running them ghetto tubless ala BMX tube?

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Originally Posted by Nagaredama

I assume you're running them ghetto tubless ala BMX tube?

I'm running the DT Swiss tubeless rim strips with 1 wrap of weather stripping underneath as a build-up. They are still holding air, so will continue to ride them until they don't hold a bead, or look like stop signs.