SLOWLY but surely...

[FoShizzle]

starting to come together....poor, poor Chad (redbarnbicycles.com), he must want to kill me by now.

I am now on my fourth wheelset spec.....second brake spec (since the Magura Venti rotors look horrible against red...i know, lame, but true)....

I cant wait...though due to my schizo style, still waiting on parts, though should be done shortly. I cant believe i am excited about getting a turner...

[SAR_boats]

looks sweet so far

[dstepper]

Erik, you excited...about a Turner. Did you get the Cool Aid before the bike?

We are heading down to your buddy Aqua's stopping ground tomorrow...wanta come?

Dean

[ShinKen]

I'm not sure about the white on the bar!!

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by ShinKen

I'm not sure about the white on the bar!!

no worries dawg...you dont need to dig it.....i like over the top non generic stuff. I cant stand spending a lot of money for a "safe" looking build....just not fun for me and none of my bikes will ever please everybody. when complete, it will be even more over the top in terms of colors here....colors there......i always wonder how they will look till they are done but I am lucky, each time I end up loving them.

hopefully the wheels can be done by the end of the next week...i am indeed excited!

[Shannon]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

dont need to be.....i like over the top non generic stuff and none of my bikes will ever please everybody. when complete, it will be even more over the top in terms of colors here....colors there......i always wonder how they will look till they are done but I am lucky, each time I end up loving them.

hopefully the wheels can be done by the end of the next week...i am indeed excited!

Colors here, colors there... geez Fo, you sound like a girl.

[Rob]

Nice

Got any more pics?

[tkblazer]

looks good so far Fonizzle... looks like you need to get chad to order you up some of these white goodridge brake lines

[Pain Freak]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

no worries dawg...you dont need to dig it.....i like over the top non generic stuff. I cant stand spending a lot of money for a "safe" looking build....just not fun for me and none of my bikes will ever please everybody. when complete, it will be even more over the top in terms of colors here....colors there......i always wonder how they will look till they are done but I am lucky, each time I end up loving them.

hopefully the wheels can be done by the end of the next week...i am indeed excited!

I have never seen a pic of your bikes that you've built that I haven't fallen in love with. I'm serious, I think you have a lot of artistic ability in building bikes.

[roadkillross]

thats nice do i really see grips shifters??

[Pain Freak]

I'm running grip shifters and luvin them. I hate that shitmano crap.

[SAR_boats]

shitmano is right. I wish sram would come out with an xo front derailler so I can get rid of my xtr ones

[dstepper]

I agree, my bikes mostly shimano free...except I do like thier SPD's.

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by B.O.B

Colors here, colors there... geez Fo, you sound like a girl.

yeah.....so?

you are just jealous that I am more feminine than any of the STR ladies!

Originally Posted by Rob

Nice

Got any more pics?

thanks Rob....I do, but not very good ones at all. Chad said he is gonna send more as he builds it up over the next week.

Originally Posted by tkblazer

looks good so far Fonizzle... looks like you need to get chad to order you up some of these white goodridge brake lines

LOL....I thought about that but after last week I am now $500 over the limit alloted for the bike. however, that is not too bad i suppose.

Chad would KILL me if I asked for another thing......he has gone beyond the call of duty with me with a couple aftermarket types of things....nothing too crazy, but still...

Originally Posted by downhillross13

thats nice do i really see grips shifters??

hell yeah you do!

if I aint running single speed I sure as hell aint running shimano!

I LOVE twist shifters. I particularly love them with 3-ring setups where you can "trim" the front cable with interim shifts so as to always avoid rubbing the der....but with this setup i still love it. I am sure it is a love or hate thing but i will never run triggers again.

I went with SRAM X7 triggers cause they are all black....no silver like in the X9 shifters and X0 has no place on this bike....form before function....WAY before function

Originally Posted by dstepper

I agree, my bikes mostly shimano free...except I do like thier SPD's.

I too like their SPDs. I was stoked to have found some NIB 646 pedals....dont know why they stopped making them. they are HEAVY but I like them way better than the new girly plastic 647 pedals.

Originally Posted by Pain Freak

I have never seen a pic of your bikes that you've built that I haven't fallen in love with. I'm serious, I think you have a lot of artistic ability in building bikes.

thanks for the kind words my friend.

I honestly get a lot of pleasure from piecing bikes together....doesnt have to be bling to have fun. I have no carbon on this bike, etc....i just dont get any satisfaction from building a bike that looks like everybody elses, not that there is anything wrong with that. Just an expensive hobby I suppose

We shall see when it comes together in its complete form...I know I will like it but when you do 3 colors you never know sometimes....

[Shannon]

[quote=FoShizzle;37537]yeah.....so?

you are just jealous that I am more feminine than any of the STR ladies!


Alright... you caught me! Actually I am jealous of your stable of bikes, especially your single speed. I was contemplating on our last ride together how I might make it look like an accident and push you over the side of trail and ummm, well give your bike a good home. I have to agree with the rest of the guys, you have a knack for putting beautiful bikes together.

[FoShizzle]

[quote=B.O.B;37544]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

yeah.....so?

you are just jealous that I am more feminine than any of the STR ladies!

Alright... you caught me! Actually I am jealous of your stable of bikes, especially your single speed. I was contemplating on our last ride together how I might make it look like an accident and push you over the side of trail and ummm, well give your bike a good home. I have to agree with the rest of the guys, you have a knack for putting beautiful bikes together.

I assure you, I do very little good so thanks for the kind words. As for my "stable", no such thing anymore. I only have one bike right now and the Turner will make 2. That is all I need. The only bike i see getting as the third bike one day is one of the many 29er sub $1000 single speeds to keep in my office for my lunch time rides.

Have a nice rest of the weekend!

lookin' good fo-SHEEZ, diggin' the white stem/bar combo....now if you could find some white tires like the old GT Performers and Dyno's had you would have madd steez!

[dhshuttlemonkey]

White is sooooo last year.

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by MTBRacer

White is sooooo last year.

and last year is so this year

Originally Posted by i am dino

lookin' good fo-SHEEZ, diggin' the white stem/bar combo....now if you could find some white tires like the old GT Performers and Dyno's had you would have madd steez!

hah....now white tires would be too much even for me. However, there are 2 other parts besides the stem, bars, saddle, and fork that will be white and I should get a look at them this week.

[roadkillross]

hmm thats good for all i didnt know that mountainbikers used grip shifts