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Old 06-01-2007, 09:06 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Well, last week I got it all together.....

Lacey's Kona CoilAir!

15" Kona CoilAir frame w/ FOX DHX 5.0 Coil rear shock
FOX 36 RC2 Talas fork
Shimano Deore LX & XT drivetrain
Answer Protapers 2" rise w/ Kona 50mm stem (not the dh chunk of aluminum)
Crank Bros Mag Mallets
Syncros front wheel, Mavic 317 rear
2.35 Kenda Nevegal front - 2.0 Maxxis Larson TT rear
Avid Mech disc brakes

Weighs in at 34 lbs. Not bad for a six inch travel bike.

We got out to Aliso for a quick loop, up Chola-down Rock-It.
She cleaned Chola, a little slower than normal, but this bike is 10 lbs heavier than her race hardtail.

Going down Rock-It was fun to watch.
She wasn't flying, but she was moving pretty decent....right down the middle!







Afterward's she said it felt really low to the ground, and more "wobolly" than her hardtail.

Wobolly?

More SQUISHY!!

More FUN?

"Maybe"....

Nice!!

Since she only has one ride on it, she didn't want to try the DH race this weekend in Fontucky.
I believe it'll happen soon though.
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Old 06-01-2007, 09:13 AM   #2 (permalink)
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That's cool...our future "Hell Rider!"
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Old 06-01-2007, 09:26 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I'm sure she'll be rockin' it later this year!
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Old 06-01-2007, 09:28 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Afterward's she said it felt really low to the ground, and more "wobolly" than her hardtail.

Wobolly?

More SQUISHY!!

More FUN?

"Maybe"....
nice bike...i see an "unloved" dusty HT hangin in the garage in the near future.

Hopefully not wobbly like this?...better tighten those hubs dad
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Old 06-01-2007, 09:33 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Maxwell - you trail abuser!!! While taking the photos, you're standing in the delicate area of Rock-it that will soon be eroded away! You're bad! You'll be to blame for the closure of that trail!

Anyhow...just take her to Fontucky on Saturday to practice, and maybe she'll become comfortable on the bike enough to race on Sunday.
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Old 06-01-2007, 10:08 AM   #6 (permalink)
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She wasn't flying, but she was moving pretty decent....right down the middle!
Yeah, give it some time and she'll show some of the boys what's up!
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Old 06-01-2007, 11:30 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Talking Crash....
You're such a cool dad! The only problem with the new bike is that she is going to be going much faster over the gnarley stuff now... and with your family history of crashes... oh oh!

BTW: thank her for riding the middle of Rocket like a pro! We do so appreciate that...

See ya,

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Old 06-01-2007, 11:42 AM   #8 (permalink)
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[SIZE=5]Oh come on Lacey, get your butt out there!!![/SIZE]



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Since she only has one ride on it, she didn't want to try the DH race this weekend in Fontucky.
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Old 06-01-2007, 05:39 PM   #9 (permalink)
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You're a great dad. I keep taking my kids on rides hoping they'll catch the bug. They enjoy it but it's not a passion for them. I keep hoping they'll like riding more than video games.

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Old 06-01-2007, 06:32 PM   #10 (permalink)
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You're a great dad. I keep taking my kids on rides hoping they'll catch the bug. They enjoy it but it's not a passion for them. I keep hoping they'll like riding more than video games.

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Yeah, I'm working on that with my son Jake.

We're going for a ride around Whiting Ranch tomorrow.
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Old 06-01-2007, 06:34 PM   #11 (permalink)
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nice darin! another coiler/coilair rider!!! very cool to see her charging right down the middle of the rock garden!
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Old 06-01-2007, 06:43 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I think you're going to find that you have created a Monster, give her a couple months of steady riding and she'll be kickin all our butts up and down the trails! Congrats Lacey!
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Old 06-01-2007, 06:51 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Very cool! This gets me pretty stoked, my 10 year old daughter is starting to ask me more and more to go riding. Lacey is going to love it, all that time spent on a hardtail, and her fitness, she'll be tearing up the DH for sure!
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Old 06-01-2007, 07:03 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Hope you've got a big trunk. Cause Lacey is going to put her big bike in it.....

Congrats Lacey!
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Old 06-01-2007, 08:09 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Congrats to Lacey on the new bike. Nice bike too. If your riding Whiting tomorrow, that new route on Sage is still very soft. I rode it today. If you haven't ridden it yet, it's a series of tight "S" turns. The straight and direct rutty section is closed off.
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Old 06-02-2007, 09:38 AM   #16 (permalink)
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where are the huck pics at?
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Old 06-02-2007, 03:18 PM   #17 (permalink)
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thanks everybody for supporting me. but im not sure when im going to start racing it still sounds REALLY scarry and i need some more practice. im always thinking about if i crash going off a rock and not being able to get up and then getting run over by the next racer OoooH SCARRY!!! but im not going to have it for the next couple weeks cuz sauce is going to use it to train for her big ride =) hehehe
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Old 06-02-2007, 05:08 PM   #18 (permalink)
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thanks everybody for supporting me. but im not sure when im going to start racing it still sounds REALLY scarry and i need some more practice. im always thinking about if i crash going off a rock and not being able to get up and then getting run over by the next racer OoooH SCARRY!!! but im not going to have it for the next couple weeks cuz sauce is going to use it to train for her big ride =) hehehe

Lacey, that is way cool of you to let Sara borrow your bike.

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Old 06-02-2007, 05:19 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Pretty sneaky of you Lacey.

No excuses come November for The Challenge @ Fontucky!

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...but im not going to have it for the next couple weeks cuz sauce is going to use it to train for her big ride =) hehehe
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