New MTB build

July 2, 2008 in Cycling, Pictures by Bud | 2 comments

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)

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One word…..WOW !!!

July 6, 2008 at 3:05 pm

Bud

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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.