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tkblazer

finally got around to taking some quick pics before the maiden voyage





build specs are:

old school LX square taper cranks (sun ringle 32T chain ring, 44T is coming off)
endless 19T cog
paul melvin tensioner
un54 BB
old WTB laserdisc lite wheelset (2.35 rampage /2.1 nevegal dtc)
Hope Mono M4 180/Mono Mini 160mm brakes
Thomson 90mm x10* stem
origin8 space bar (mary copy that is actually lighter!)
ESI grips (so nice!)
king headset
wtb pure v saddle
stock seat post
salsa seat post binder
marz marathon xc fork (set around 95mm)

so far it rides pretty dang good .. i have to get used to riding with clips again but it helped big time on the climb today. i might go to a bigger rear cog since mustard straight owned me.. gotta pick up a bash guard and maybe a longer seat post since i can't get to full climbing height with the current saddle. i must say that its nice to have a more xc bike to ride around for the easier or more scenic trails. people were wishing me luck once they saw i was riding an ss... whats really weird for me was that i was passing people climbing up mustard! for those that have ridden with me, i'm usually one of the last ones up

anyhow i picked up the frame from nashbar for $27 and built it with mostly leftover parts and parts i've bought from adrenaline and the path. for how cheap it was, i would be dumb to not buy it and build up a semi blinged out ss..wonder if i should get something with bigger wheels now

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Guero: dayum, i wish i went. alarm went off and everything, even got a call from nam at 745 but i couldnt get out of my bed, it was too warm.

Waldo

Dood, nice ride. Lemme think....where have I seen a bike like that before??



Oh yeah - in Whiting at the base of Mustard Rd this evening around 6:30! I was the guy on the Turner, and my friend on the Reign just started posting here as "LoisMustDie." He claims it's a Family Guy reference, but I have my suspicions. Anyway, we both live in the area and ride Whiting often, so anytime you wanna connect for a loop, say the word....except I won't be able to keep up on the climbs if you're on that single! (Lois will if he's on his Mary. What an odd sentence that was)

Congrats on the bike. It has a big-time funky cool factor, and your "smiles per dollar ratio" blows away pretty much everyone else out there. See you on the trail.

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tkblazer

doooooooood whats up man! totally would not have guessed that i was chattin it up with you two guys... nice meeting and talkin to you. My friends and i normally ride there every tues/thurs night, but i can be talked into riding mon/weds as well. man, mustard sucked tho! one of my friends crashed on cactus and hit some cactus too... he got some needles in his tire and blew out two tubes, ride ended right there

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Guero: dayum, i wish i went. alarm went off and everything, even got a call from nam at 745 but i couldnt get out of my bed, it was too warm.

Waldo

I very nearly grabbed a hunk of cholla on SageScrub myself. Took a lot of body english to avoid the spines.

Cool talking to you. It was funny, cause for a second I thought about asking if by chance you ever visited this site. Guess I need to sport some STR gear to make the process easier.

Thursday nights in Whiting are pretty common for us, so anytime you want to hook up, say the word. Unfortunately, I have some work commitments over the next few weeks that may shift my riding times around, but I'm sure we can manage something.

Congrats again on that bike. That was the first single I've seen that honestly made me think "Yeah, maybe I should put something like that together."

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Waldo

Can I join in even without a single speed? I promise to shift as little as is absolutely appropriate for the mood I'm in at any given moment.

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jfromlv

What RM hardtail do you have? I was thinking about converting my RM Blizzard to SS.

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tkblazer

go for it dood as for riding, we normally start a little after 6pm

jason, i think thats the frame that gene has as well... nice lookin frame. i like the maple leafs on those RM frames..

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Guero: dayum, i wish i went. alarm went off and everything, even got a call from nam at 745 but i couldnt get out of my bed, it was too warm.

genusmtbkr5

Sure Waldo, I work graveyard shift and I'm actually at work now. I can ride in the afternoon but it depends, I have to get some sort of nap in before work. Just post a ride and I'll keep an eye out. I live in Mission Viejo so I'm close by. I sometimes can ride in the morning when I get off at 8am.

I have an Elevation. Here's some pics of the "before look".

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Pho'dUp

Nice job Nam. How's that bar? What's it cost?

What time are you out at Whiting during the week? I'm there on the occassional tues/thurs too.

Carl

tkblazer

carl, so far i like it a lot except i wish it was a tad bit wider.. i picked it up at the path for like $25, bout half the cost of the mary bars. i normally hit up whiting around 6pm, after work for me.

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Guero: dayum, i wish i went. alarm went off and everything, even got a call from nam at 745 but i couldnt get out of my bed, it was too warm.

genusmtbkr5

I can ride on Tues on occasions. Are you there in the mornings or afternoons?

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Chaos

very nice Nam!
Wish I could of made the ride last night. Next week for sure.
I've been contemplating on building a SS myself, but it's gotta be a budget build cuz after building up 2 Turners last year the bike funds are depleted.

Pho'dUp

Afternoons.

I know what you mean about width. I use the Azonic DBL wall bars on my bikes. Not light, but really wide and lots of sweep. But thanks for the tip, I was looking at the origin-8 site and may try some Gary bars for my commuter.

Also Nam, with all that sweep, did you have to go to a longer stem?

tkblazer

carl, on one designed the bars with that big forward curve to negate the need for a longer stem. i believe the bars you need a longer stem with are the jones h bar.

rodel, you're welcome to try my pos out if ya like...its nice not having to worry about shifting and what gear to get in. The bike really takes off once you start pedaling, its a good time.

in other news, i kinda need to get the fork serviced so the tst cartridge works, but its currently stuck in the full open compression setting so i don't mind it really.

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Guero: dayum, i wish i went. alarm went off and everything, even got a call from nam at 745 but i couldnt get out of my bed, it was too warm.

Waldo

Hey Carl - didn't know that was you on here until LoisMustDie mentioned it a couple days ago. If you go for those Mary/Gary bars and need a stem, or if anyone else needs it, I have an extra Race Face Deus 110mm for cheap. If that's not long enough, I think I've seen Bike Co and Performance both with some bargain bin deals on 130-140mm stems, and Performance in Laguna Niguel had all their Race Face stems on sale for $50 when I was in there a few days ago.

Sounds like a regular Thursday night Whiting STR group ride is in the works - heck, it's already happening, we just don't know it!

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dhshuttlemonkey

Nice SS Nam! I kinda miss mine sometimes.

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tkblazer

so what are you ss'ers using for tires? i'm running the rampage up front and nevegal in the back.

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Guero: dayum, i wish i went. alarm went off and everything, even got a call from nam at 745 but i couldnt get out of my bed, it was too warm.

TURNERob

Nice bike Nam, one of these days I'm gonna get around to building up my Cove into a SS I would ditch that Nevegal in back and go with a Small Block 8....especially on a SS

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ShinKen

the nevegal is my fav so far but the small block seems to work for most people. give it a try ehh. U may like it too!!

great job on the cheap built DOOD!!

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