Show us your mountain bikes
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Show us your mountain bikes
I have not had a road bike since a teenager in the early 70s (Schwinn Varsity Sport 10 speed), so someone will have to start one for that.
Anyways, I have another bike thread in this same section of the bike I just bought, but a few of the bikes that were posted in it are getting buried by the other tech talk in there, hence a new thread here to show off your bike and mods you have done to it.
These same pictures are in my other thread too, and I will add more here in the future.
Mine is a 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro.
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...hopper&eid=107
All of the details leading up to buying it and members patiently helping me make decisions can be found in the original thread here.
Here are a few pics of it from the day I picked it up, to when I bought a wall stand and work stand for it.
Shop had just finished installing my Thule T2 bike rack when I bought the bike 7-25-2009
Anyways, I have another bike thread in this same section of the bike I just bought, but a few of the bikes that were posted in it are getting buried by the other tech talk in there, hence a new thread here to show off your bike and mods you have done to it.
These same pictures are in my other thread too, and I will add more here in the future.
Mine is a 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro.
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...hopper&eid=107
All of the details leading up to buying it and members patiently helping me make decisions can be found in the original thread here.
Here are a few pics of it from the day I picked it up, to when I bought a wall stand and work stand for it.
Shop had just finished installing my Thule T2 bike rack when I bought the bike 7-25-2009
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man.. i want a bike again, well a trail bike that is. I use to ride BMX back in middle school and highschool, but i got to into quads, dirtbikes and yotas so the bike got parked. seein them dirt hits makes me miss a good session.
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trust me brotha.. i feel ya. i have been sidelined with a broken wrist for the past 4 weeks.. 2 more weeks till the cast comes off.. THEN ITS ON!!!
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i used to have that 6" dj 2, it came stock on my old 04 specialized bighit...
upgrade those rims soon.. many many advancements have been made since the MAG40 rims.. waaay to heavy
edit.. they dont make mag40's in that color.. those are 30's
upgrade those rims soon.. many many advancements have been made since the MAG40 rims.. waaay to heavy
edit.. they dont make mag40's in that color.. those are 30's
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I have noticed a trend for the Kenda Nevegal tires too in the magazines on top end bikes.
That is the tire the shop recommended I go with.
They are a very noisy tire though, even cruising slow.
That is the tire the shop recommended I go with.
Nevegal voted #1 tread pattern 2 years in a row by MOUNTAIN BIKE ACTION Magazine!
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I have noticed a trend for the Kenda Nevegal tires too in the magazines on top end bikes.
That is the tire the shop recommended I go with.
They are a very noisy tire though, even cruising slow.
That is the tire the shop recommended I go with.
They are a very noisy tire though, even cruising slow.
The only pic I have on my computer...
The picture is not updated to match the upgrades, but here are the details...
Specialized Stumpjumper Demo edition (hence the lime green) set up for All-Mountain/Downieville Downhill...
Sun Single Track rims/XT Hubs
E.13 bashgaurd
Easton Monkey lite 185mm OS bars
Fox Talas 130 RL(?)
Fox Triad rear air shock
XTR derailleurs
XT Crank
Avid Juicy 7's 185mm front 165mm rear
Rollin on 2.3 Nevegals
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Thanks! Yeah actually now that I remember, the front is a 2.3, and the rear is a 2.1 cause it didn't clear the rear triangle. It rubbed every now and then when I hit a rock hard the right way. For a bike like yours and the types of trails that you described you do, I'd stick with a 2.0 tire or 2.1 at the max anyway. Once you get up to the bigger tires like the 2.3 2.5 etc.. they start gettin pretty heavy and are harder to stop if you don't have big brakes and make it more difficult to climb. But it's nice havin as much tire as possible when you're bombin through rock gardens in the Sierras
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Here's an updated pic, yes I have a flat tire lol, and that isn't a nevegal on the back, I was trying out a different WTB tire..
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Speaking of flats, are any of these thorn resistant or slime tubes any good? The Pyramid sounds worthy but weighs nearly as much as the tires I'm getting, Maxxis Ignitors (thanks flashkl).
http://www.jensonusa.com/search/?s=29+tubes
http://www.jensonusa.com/search/?s=29+tubes
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im a specialized whore... go with the airlock tubes.. they arent too pricey and they last for years... get a thorn.. pull it out .. spin the tire.. chill for a minute and your off again..
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http://www.google.com/search?q=airlo...ient=firefox-a
I bought two extra tubes for mine, but they are not those.
I like that idea, and I may have to switch over to two of them on the rims later, and carry backups just in case.
Nice Giant.
I had looked at one similar back in 2001, but alas along came 911, and I was laid off at the beginning of 2002.
That was the last time I had looked at mountain bikes until a few weeks ago when I picked up mine.