[Pictures] Before & After

[Pictures] Your Rides: Before & After

Does anyone have photos of their bikes before and after? Show your masterpiece.






General rule:

• Before/After photos
• Description of your items upgraded
• Perhaps details on change of performance from stock parts to your upgrades
• Forecast on your future upgrades
• If it is difficult to find a photo of your bike completely stock, link one from a manufacturers website
• Custom bike owners: please post as well, those are some of the best!

 

Initially when I rode the Trek Fuel EX, I was mesmirized by the difference in handling from my stumpy, the ABP was by far the most noticable feature especially when bombing down 1E01 in Big Bear. The changes I have made have played a huge impact on the riding performance in a good way. Now the bike feels several notches towards and All-Mountain bike (in terms of plushness from the burlier tires) and more rigiditity due to the wheelset. The Joplin R allows me to spend more time focusing my attention to having uninterrupted fun and passing my buddies while they are adjusting their seat posts before a gnarly descent (the 1-2mm left/right swivel on the post is somewhat disheartening.) After the installation of the carbon handlebar, I had to test ride it, no noticeable difference but got a killer deal from Rob :bang:

future upgrades: I would like to purchase a 50mm stem to give the cockpit a tighter feel, the stock stem feels too long. Purchasing better grips too, I like those ones that conform to your hand

Before:
This is the only pic I have that is as close to stock as possible, it does have the joplin seat post here.



After:

Wheelset: Mavic Crosstrail Wheelset (Original: Bontrager Race Light Disc)
Tires: Kenda Tubeless Nevegals 2.35 (Original: Bontrager Jones XR 2.2)
SeatPost: Joplin R (carry over from original photo, Original: Bontrager Race Lite)
Handlebar: FSA XC carbon ( Original: Bontrager Race Lite, 40mm rise, 31.8mm)
Pedals: 08' Acid 1 Egg Beaters

 

Freeride/dh bike started here as a yeti

Yeti in Utah

Yeti in Mammoth


Prettymuch a complete rebuild as I finally upgraded even the padals they carried forward frrom yeti to Socom and now to M6

M6 same rock pile in Utah


Same hit in Mammoth


and my Fav


Upgrade Check
Before and after Check Check Check

:bang:

 

The beginning:



Now:




The upgrades:

Aftermarket rear suspension linkage that upped rear travel from 5" to 6"

Rear Shock: Fox RP23 HV
Fork: Magura Wotan 120-160mm
Headset: Chris King red
Stem: Thomson Elite 70mmx5deg
Handlebars:Azonic B-52 Scandium
Tape/Grips: Odi Rogue Lock-Ons
Front Brake: Magura Gustav M 210mm
Rear Brake: Magura Gustav M 190mm
Brake Levers: Magura Gustav M
Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR
Rear Derailleur: Sram X.O Long Cage
Shift Levers: Sram X.O Triggers
Cassette: Sram PG-990 11-34
Chain: Sram PG-991
Crankset: Race Face Next SL
Chainrings: Race Face 22-32-Spot Bashring
Bottom Bracket: World Class Titanium
Pedals: Crank Bros. Mallet 2
Rims: Atomlabs Trailpimps
Front Hub: Hope Bulb / Maxle skewer
Rear Hub: Hope Bulb / Hope Skewer
Spokes: 36 DT Swiss Competition
Front Tire: Kenda Blue Groove 26X2.5
Rear Tire: Kenda Nevegal 26X2.5
Saddle: WTB Lazer V SLT
Seat Post: Crank Brothers Joplin R
Seat Post Clamp: Hope
Handlebar plugs: ODI Aluminum
Headset cap and spacers, bottle cage bolts by Purely Custom

 

is that your evo? if so nice.. i'd post some pics up of the sled but not much has changed aside from pedals/seat/fork

 

SLO65: yeah its my evo.

Those are nice conversions on those pics above, sweet color options on that sworks

 

ok here is how i recieved my 99 Foes DHS Tube

up front

and the rear


and here it is today...well sorta....a couple other little mods added since this pic but pretty much the same.


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damnnnn thats a complete overhaul man, very nice, what kind of paint did you use?

 

AAAAHHHHHHH!

no paint! i completely sand blasted the frame, the swingarm and the seat post bracket and had them anodized black.

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Yeah, you're definately going to Mammoth with us next year and busting out that rig!:bang:

 

OOOOOHHHHH YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH :bang:
next year fo sho

 

For the past 6-8 weeks, I've been without a fork for my trailbike. I thought I'd take the opportunity to get the frame powdercoated, as the original powdercoat was so crappy you could scrape it off with your fingernail.

Here's the bike when I first built it up in Jan. '07



And today:

 

NICE Marshall!!

 

Before

After

 

Before




After

 

Look good. How do you keep the bike standing by itself?

 

Look closely under rear brake ....

 

Before, purchased off EBay. didn't intend to get it, but the deal couldn't be beat.

Then after.
Built up exactly what I wanted, every single part.

 

+1 for the KNAC sticker! Hells Bells Bro!

 

cross post from my powdercoated thread..

before

after


still hoping one day to replace the hope hubs i have now with some blue ones. Ditching the black cf patches too as soon as i get some 3m clear stuff