Last month I got a great deal on a full carbon MTB hard tail frame. So after a few days of deciding what I wanted to do with it I came up with the following build list.
- Pedal Force MTB frame
- Fox F32 100mm RLC fork
- SRAM x.9 rear derailleur
- SRAM x.Gen front derailleur
- SRAM x.0 Grip shifters
- Easton EC-90 carbon flat bar
- Avid BB-7 disc brakes
- Alligator 160mm rotors
- Alligator iLink cables
- Vuelta Team SL wheel set
- Thomson Elite seat post
- Race Face Deus Ex crank set
- Crank Brothers Eggbeater pedals
- Other miscellaneous parts
What I ended up with was a 21.4 pound fairly comfortable MTB that I will use on occasion to tool around some trails when I want to take a break from riding on the road. I have been out on the trail with it already. I found out that I have a lot to learn about MTB riding
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July 4, 2008 at 6:22 am
Jeff Sanders (Bianchi Jeff)
One word…..WOW !!!
July 6, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Bud
Thanks Jeff, a couple of things had to change since I snapped those pictures. That awful Fizik Poggio saddle had to go. It was lying in a box so I had to use it to finish up the build. It is now replaced by a Selle Italia SLK. The stem is too short and it too was something I had lying around my garage. It will be replaced by a Ritchey 4-Axis 120mm stem. This will allow me to drop some of the spacers and still keep nearly the same bar height.
I was able to fool around with shock settings over the past week, I think it is close to dialed in. The Fox shocks just have a boatload of adjustments. One last change will be tires. The Kenda’s might be fast and light, but they have very little grip and sometimes I feel the front end washing out on some loose turns.
It’s fun to ride, but not that much fun.