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foofighter · 12-23-2007, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bluzrider

oh man...nice ride duan!....makes me want to convert my homegrown to ss now...LOL

do it Phil! you can then ride with us on the SS sufferfest/lovefest

JOx2 · 12-24-2007, 08:54 PM

i could imagine your first climb with SS will be a priceless expression. i need to be there to take a picture of you.

j/k
When is the completion?

PacMan · 12-24-2007, 10:06 PM

Wow--I've been SS'ing since June, but with all you guys building them now, I feel like a veteran.

foofighter · 12-24-2007, 11:02 PM

LOL trust me by the time the love/suffer fest goes...i should/better have some saddle time hehe

foofighter · 12-26-2007, 09:08 PM

Ok we're 90% complete now. I got my donated Manitou fork today

and had some fun installing that sucker. I ended up having to take the fork and the lower bearing race to Performance to have them jam the race down the steer tube and seating properly.

Then when we got home and I started the install, the steer tube turned out to be longer as it came from a Large Trance frame and this is a medium. My pipe cutting tool broke so I had to bust out w/ the elbow grease and hacksawed that puppy LOL good work out.

Got the clamps for the Odi grips today w/ my gift card so the red will go w/ the chainring bolts

Here's the donated Manitou fork...it's a Coil spring fork should be interesting as I havent ridden on a coil spring fork in a while

I have to get some vice grips to remove that last V-brake post

Here my littlest one is learning to wrench now

Bad bad pipe cutter

So I had to resort to a little elbow grease

Here it is, 90% complete...just waiting for disc brakes now

Took it for a quick spin and I noticed that i'm a bit upright feels like my Epiphany I thought maybe i should be more laid out but I guess not...maybe I can swap out some of the headset spacers to lower the stem or flip the stem around. I'll have to play with it. Anyway on the initial shake down she was great, spokes you can tell were settling as they are new wheels. I can't wait to get this thing out on the trail.

tkblazer · 12-26-2007, 09:31 PM

looks clean man, lets do a ride sat morning to get that sucker on dirt... i think a romp around el moro will set you straight..

foofighter · 12-26-2007, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by tkblazer

looks clean man, lets do a ride sat morning to get that sucker on dirt... i think a romp around el moro will set you straight..

I'd be all for that Nam; but if you look closely...there's no brakes

i tried fred flinstone'ing it tonight when i shook her down and that was quite interesting.

How's it going w/ your SS? Oh and 20 tooth cog seems to be the ideal ticket for me.

J_Sims · 12-26-2007, 09:47 PM

LookSSweet

.8down · 12-26-2007, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by foofighter

I'd be all for that Nam; but if you look closely...there's no brakes

i tried fred flinstone'ing it tonight when i shook her down and that was quite interesting.

How's it going w/ your SS? Oh and 20 tooth cog seems to be the ideal ticket for me.

I have a set of Avid Mechanics you can run temp till your FIL donates...just let me know...

foofighter · 12-26-2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by .8down

I have a set of Avid Mechanics you can run temp till your FIL donates...just let me know...

thanks thai.

bluzrider · 12-26-2007, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by foofighter

do it Phil! you can then ride with us on the SS sufferfest/lovefest

haha...yeah, just need a barf bag too. well, i guess i'll have to figure out how to take apart my schwinn now.

JOx2 · 12-26-2007, 10:12 PM

This thread is really making me want one, and reading stuff about SS and watching SS rider, feel like i want one. Who knows? Maybe? Why not? Someday? I need your help.

foofighter · 12-26-2007, 10:17 PM

if you can afford to add another bike to your stable. you may suck wind but you will eventually get stronger (that's what i'm being told it could all be a sick joke to see us suffer though

)

JOx2 · 12-26-2007, 10:20 PM

its always nice to be able to ride a different bike once in a while, so i may consider a SS someday, plus the fact i can build one on the cheap like yours and COLEKO's project.

J_Sims · 12-26-2007, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JOx2

its always nice to be able to ride a different bike once in a while, so i may consider a SS someday, plus the fact i can build one on the cheap like yours and COLEKO's project.

.Just say No!!! Get out while you still can.. (walk that is)

genusmtbkr5 · 12-26-2007, 10:28 PM

The best way to build one on a budget is when you upgrade your current bike with new wheels, brakes, cranks.., etc, you end up with parts. That's how I built mine. Then it got upgrades when my other bikes gets upgraded. It's a cycle that can't be broken I tell ya!

.8down · 12-26-2007, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by foofighter

thanks thai.

is that thanks I will use them?

foofighter · 12-27-2007, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by .8down

is that thanks I will use them?

we'll chat later.

DeeZee · 12-27-2007, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foofighter

Ok we're 90% complete now. I got my donated Manitou fork today

and had some fun installing that sucker. I ended up having to take the fork and the lower bearing race to Performance to have them jam the race down the steer tube and seating properly.

Then when we got home and I started the install, the steer tube turned out to be longer as it came from a Large Trance frame and this is a medium. My pipe cutting tool broke so I had to bust out w/ the elbow grease and hacksawed that puppy LOL good work out.

Got the clamps for the Odi grips today w/ my gift card so the red will go w/ the chainring bolts

Here's the donated Manitou fork...it's a Coil spring fork should be interesting as I havent ridden on a coil spring fork in a while

I have to get some vice grips to remove that last V-brake post

Here my littlest one is learning to wrench now

12-24-2007, 08:54 PM	#42 (permalink)
JOx2 Good Grasshopper	i could imagine your first climb with SS will be a priceless expression. i need to be there to take a picture of you. j/k When is the completion? __________________ Climbing, You Know You Want To.

12-24-2007, 10:06 PM	#43 (permalink)
PacMan Yeti. Turner. Niner.	Wow--I've been SS'ing since June, but with all you guys building them now, I feel like a veteran. __________________ Less typing...more riding.

12-24-2007, 11:02 PM	#44 (permalink)
foofighter On the Mend	LOL trust me by the time the love/suffer fest goes...i should/better have some saddle time hehe __________________ Pho'd Up: " Heart Rate Monitor + Road miles = fast. Chasing Neil, and Chris (Sar Boats) = Faster." www.coverageispersonal.com http://news.singletrackminded.com/

12-26-2007, 09:08 PM	#45 (permalink)
foofighter On the Mend	Ok we're 90% complete now. I got my donated Manitou fork today and had some fun installing that sucker. I ended up having to take the fork and the lower bearing race to Performance to have them jam the race down the steer tube and seating properly. Then when we got home and I started the install, the steer tube turned out to be longer as it came from a Large Trance frame and this is a medium. My pipe cutting tool broke so I had to bust out w/ the elbow grease and hacksawed that puppy LOL good work out. Got the clamps for the Odi grips today w/ my gift card so the red will go w/ the chainring bolts Here's the donated Manitou fork...it's a Coil spring fork should be interesting as I havent ridden on a coil spring fork in a while I have to get some vice grips to remove that last V-brake post Here my littlest one is learning to wrench now Bad bad pipe cutter So I had to resort to a little elbow grease Here it is, 90% complete...just waiting for disc brakes now Took it for a quick spin and I noticed that i'm a bit upright feels like my Epiphany I thought maybe i should be more laid out but I guess not...maybe I can swap out some of the headset spacers to lower the stem or flip the stem around. I'll have to play with it. Anyway on the initial shake down she was great, spokes you can tell were settling as they are new wheels. I can't wait to get this thing out on the trail. __________________ Pho'd Up: " Heart Rate Monitor + Road miles = fast. Chasing Neil, and Chris (Sar Boats) = Faster." www.coverageispersonal.com http://news.singletrackminded.com/

12-26-2007, 09:31 PM	#46 (permalink)
tkblazer Ruining It For The 95%	looks clean man, lets do a ride sat morning to get that sucker on dirt... i think a romp around el moro will set you straight.. __________________ Geronimo: I think I could probably spend all day exporing Dell Painfreak: Dstepper turned me on

12-26-2007, 09:47 PM	#48 (permalink)
J_Sims P. W. R.	LookSSweet __________________ Your actions speak so loud I can't hear a word your saying Big Thanks to ::: http://www.thepathbikeshop.com/

12-26-2007, 10:12 PM	#52 (permalink)
JOx2 Good Grasshopper	This thread is really making me want one, and reading stuff about SS and watching SS rider, feel like i want one. Who knows? Maybe? Why not? Someday? I need your help. __________________ Climbing, You Know You Want To.

12-26-2007, 10:17 PM	#53 (permalink)
foofighter On the Mend	if you can afford to add another bike to your stable. you may suck wind but you will eventually get stronger (that's what i'm being told it could all be a sick joke to see us suffer though ) __________________ Pho'd Up: " Heart Rate Monitor + Road miles = fast. Chasing Neil, and Chris (Sar Boats) = Faster." www.coverageispersonal.com http://news.singletrackminded.com/

12-26-2007, 10:20 PM	#54 (permalink)
JOx2 Good Grasshopper	its always nice to be able to ride a different bike once in a while, so i may consider a SS someday, plus the fact i can build one on the cheap like yours and COLEKO's project. __________________ Climbing, You Know You Want To.

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