For those interested in Mountain Bikes: My new baby

[alaric]

With the sad demise of my Cannondale, caused by manic chainsuck, I have finally finished building my new bike.


Time for a new bike:



Here it is:



Frame & Fork: Pipedream Sirius (Fork to be replaced with Lefty Jake when the Project 321 adaptor arrives from the US)
Crankset: Blackspire with Chuck Ring and Big Ring Protector
Brakes: Hayes El Camino XC
Wheels: Mavic XM719 rims, Hope hub (rear) and Cannondale front hub (old X221 front pending fork change).
Tyres: Geax Sturdy Freeride 2.25
Headset: WTB Momentum Greaseguard
ODI Lock on grips, Race Face Evolve XC Stem 100mm x 8 degree, Hope Hed Doctor, Deore F/Mech, XT Rapid rise R/Mech, LX F/Shifter, SRAM Rocket R/Shifter, Thomson Elite Seatpost


More photos here, all taken at the Royal Forest, Varibopi, near Athens.

Today was the first ride, and I wasn't sure what to expect, riding technical terrain on a bike with no suspension, which I haven't done for 7 years (and to be honest, never at that high a technical level).

I loved it! Handles really well, and had no trouble adjusting to the lack of suspension.

Alaric.

[NiceBlueWellies]

Did your wrists not ache?

Wouldn't want to be without suspension now I have one.  Mine is only on the front, but might have the full next time.

[Bush Tucker Man]

Nice to see a bike as nature intended, with no bouncy bits on the front.
I raced for a few years & never felt the need for suspension

[Tiny Tim]

Nice bike

Suspension sure saps a lot of energy  :shock:

[alaric]

Did your wrists not ache?

Not today, we'll see what happens when I get out in the local moutains, which are very rocky.

The rigid fork should only be for a few weeks, as I wait for an adaptor to let me use my Cannondale Lefty fork on the standard frame.

I have a full suspension bike for the days when I want to go really fast and let the bike iron out the bumps (although that's broken at the moment - £300 rear shock has failed!)

Never know, I might like it rigid (I tried to find ways of saying the that didn't sound rude, and gave up!)  :oops:

Alaric.

[blackbob]

Nice bike

Suspension sure saps a lot of energy  :shock:

susspensions ok for down hill stuff but i prefer solid frames and forks

[defuzz]

yeah, wish I hadn't bothered with rear suspension on mine, i do some downhilling but not much and it really absorbs a huge amount of my peddle power which is hard work!!

[gords]

My riding is at least 90% off road, singletrack, hilly, bumpy, etc. I started riding again on my 12+ year old no suspension bike and although it coped, it was 'kin hard work on the bumpy stuff.

Riding the same tracks on a full sus bike is so much nicer ... and faster :D

[mud-club-matty]

my bike has it on the front but i got one with both and the one on the front is easyer to ride

[gords]

With the sad demise of my Cannondale, caused by manic chainsuck,

Was that caused by one incident (of chainsuck), or multiple?

[alaric]

2 or 3 occasions of chainsuck - i'd noticed a bit of scarring on the chainstay previously, but not really worried about it, then a couple of months ago, we'd had a bit of rain, which meant we were riding in some pretty dire mud. We got through 5 set of brake pads on 6 bikes, and 3 of us had problems with chain suck.

When I got the bike home and cleaned up, I found that hole in the frame - not happy - the bike's less than 18 months old!

Alaric.

[Bush Tucker Man]

2 or 3 occasions of chainsuck - i'd noticed a bit of scarring on the chainstay previously
When I got the bike home and cleaned up, I found that hole in the frame - not happy - the bike's less than 18 months old!

Alaric.

That's bad :shock:

My old Pace Research had a occurance of chain-suck, but during factory renovations (bottom-bracket milled out for new bearings & a differing cable run), it was fitted with one of AdrianCarters (business co-owner)chain-suck plates.

No problems until the day I sold it then, despite racing, exploring & being used as a second bike for Cyclo-Cross.
A friend used to have a Yeti 'FRO' & despite the bomb-proof nature (& clearances)  of that bike he suffered as well

[Littledan]

BMX all the way, heres my baby :D

Frame: fly
folks: Odyssey pro face folks
Headset: FSA inturnal
Stem: mcneil
Bars: Wethepeople
Grips: Odyssey
Bar ends: roper
Grip stop: Mcneil
Front wheel: profile hub lased to a Primo balance rim with dt swiss spokes
Cranks: Profile
Bottom Bracket: spanish 19mm
Pedals: primo
Sproket: Tree 28T
Chain: Z/HX chain
Seat post: primo
Seat clamp: Primo
Seat: Odyssey
Rear wheel: profile casset hub lased to a Primo balance rim with dt swiss spokes
Tyres: Primo the wall tyres

this is before with breaks and no stickers



what its looks like now with out breaks :D and a few stickers

[Bush Tucker Man]

Erm...............
I don't see brakes mentioned in that list???

So I hope you don't ride it on public roads, & of course, you're too responsible to ride it on the pavement??

[Jimbo]

And what's with the angle of the seat - that MUST hurt ????????????

Jim

[Baby_Rhino]

dont people stand up on BMXs? else your knees would be round your ears  :lol: