lol probably not what you were thinking...



so ive gotten out of the motorcycle game, but a buddy of mine just got 2 new mountain bikes, so he was nice enough to give me his old one (it was a complete bike im stripping it for a friend to powdercoat)

anyway, thought ide share and get your hopes up

looks like i have a new hobby to keep me busy for a while

 

carefull.... that can be just as expensive as motorcycles!... I should know lol.
Have fun!

 

Oh Christ. Just put it back to stock.

 

hahahahahahaha

 

nate, it wasnt functioning stock, rear derailleur was shot, as were all the cables, needed some tlc...

its down to bare frame now, now i can grease all the bearings...

itll be back together by middle of next week

 

it had been sitting for 3 years un used

 

I want a bicycle

 

lol my boss is actually giving me another specialized, gonna fix the brakes on it, and use it for my wifes bike

here are pics of what i have on route, i got everything i need for this one for $100 bucks, its not all TOP of the line stuff, but itll work great for the basic trail riding ill be doing, ebay magic does me well

im also wiring a led in a guitar distortion pedal, in excange he is powder coating my frame/bars satin black

and my other buddy that normally does my pc stuff, is doing my crank/crank/kneck in gloss black

 

lol - too bad Zach - as someone that has been an avid mountain biker since the mid 90's, you fit the profile of becoming what we call a "weight weenie". It's a description of people who will spend inordinate amounts of money to have the lightest rig they can. Typically even at the cost of functionality, comfort or durability - sub 14 lb full suspensions bikes? 7pound road bikes? It's a sickness, and thankfully one I never got into too badly. Check out Light-Bikes - World's Largest Gallery of Light Weight Bikes .

This is my newest build - just got it on the trails a few weeks ago:


09 Spechy Stumpjumper Marathon Comp 29er frame.
Carbon rigid fork
Set up singlespeed,
Stylo team crankset
Chris King headset
Hope hubs
Tubeless wheel/tire setup
Just over 20 lbs the way it sits right now.

I've whittled the quiver down to my singlespeed, my geared full suspension, and a roadbike. I was planning on upgrading my geared bike to something with 29" wheels, but me and the wife found out we've got a tax-deduction on the way, so we're into saving mode.

At least she hasn't told me to get rid of any of the 5 2-wheeled vehicles I have in the garage - she knows she couldn't deal with me all grumpy.

 

I still maintain the belief that I could and would have an extremely higher chance of seriously injuring myself on a mountain bike than my CBR. I don't gotta dodge trees or ride off cliffs on the CBR Cool bike though.