amasendeinja

RocknRolla, it was bloody awesome! Can't believe I've never ridden there before. Thanks for the heads up last weekend.

Iwan, awesome thread and awesome build. Thanks for sharing. I love the small details that the bike what it is...it's all in the details. Enjoy the ride.... my next custom bike (once my wife is slightly less apoplectic after Shorn the Sheep) is a Mecer for sure.

Portland Design Works grips?

Leaf outa Titus' book, old school Exogrid ti/carbon combo

Oh, I will definitely enjoy it! Thanks. Nice thread, must say that Yeti it pretty damn awesome too.

Great coverage guys...I am heading there in a coupla hours from now and you have certainly pushed the anticipation levels to max. I see no pics of beer though...WTF? Especially pics of fancy craft beers for pretentious c's like me

Used both for years, never had an issue

I think I need a MIPS helmet! http://gizmodo.com/t...dium=socialflow http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--2m2XLDF1--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/hcl6faxev63lhgw62kf7.gif

Most sensible post on the Hub....ever. Rant on: To all the proponents of carrying a gun whilst riding, it's all good and well talking up a good fight and acting all f'ing GV with your gun strapped to your thigh. But when (if) you shoot and kill someone, who may actually not have threatened your life, you will have taken someones life. If you think that's going to sit comfortably with you then you are a physco and need help. As so clearly pointed out by gummi above. And you carrying a gun and pulling it on a potential jacker is only going ensure that said jacker will be more suitably armed for his next attempt, which may be when he tries to jack me! So just to be crystal clear, I think carrying a firearm on a bike the stupidest idea ever. And just to clarify, I own 4 firearms, so I am not some bunnyhugging, spinach smoothie drinking, anti-gun lobbyist who gets his mangina in a twist every time someone says the word gun. Rant off

Squats, lunges, burpees, step-ups, mountain climbers. All body weight only, with high repititions will definitely help. It may be true what others have said that weight training may not be specifically beneficial for cycling (I honestly could not provide scientific proof either way), but you need to do weight bearing excercise. Trust me, your knees will thank you, especially when you head north of 40!

Incorrect, available in 3,2, or 1x11

In order of preference: Local LBS - mostly has to with relationship first and price second. Form a relationship with your LBS and the prices become competitive very quickly too. But....they need to do/be what this article says: http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/angryasian-why-brick-and-mortar-is-still-relevant-38998/ Local online - find them generally pretty damn competitive. Overseas online - generally only for clothing but then I travel a lot so deliver within Europe or the US (ie my hotel) and then bring home. Or for stuff you just cannot, and probably will never, get locally.

As said already for travel purposes only. Many airlines, especially in the US, charge a lot of money for any oversized baggage. This can easily be $250 one way. Generally the cost of installing couplers to split the frame is paid for within one return trip flight.

Sure they do....tandem Calfee fullsus custom goodness with S&S couplers And yes at around 50cm that is quite possibly the worlds tallest BB!

Hairy I ran mine (2009 ti version) with an adjustable RS Revelation fork 120-150mm with no drama. Often opened up the travel to 150mm just because I had it. It's not the 160mm you're asking so can't comment if the extra 10mm will be the tipping point between fun and a high care bed!

Check out the article (link below) from fat-bike.com on the new custom bike building venture Moonmen bikes. Based out of Fort Collins in Colorado, 2 of the 3 man team are ex Black Sheep bikes so know their way around titanium and welding it, just a little bit. Not sure I like the design basis of their first bike, all around a larger version of a bmx, but I can appreciate the skill. What really impresses me is that chain tensioning mechanism they have developed. If that works the way it's intended then it's by far the cleanest (and likely most slip-resistant) chain tensioning method I've ever seen. http://fat-bike.com/2014/06/moonmen-m00/

Sorry triple post - damn iPhone!

Sorry double post

Strong case for Chinese carbon? Glad you came out of that still able to take photos

Lives in Scotland now. Permanently I believe. Apparently moved there for the lekker weather.

Tweeted by Sean Badenhorst from PMB XCO yesterday. http://instagram.com/p/mvPlbgE9Rv/. Apparently Louis Knipe riding a Pyga 110 cleared the rock garden in 8sec vs Nino's 12sec. Got skill that boy...and balls!

Mucky Nutz version does (and looks) the same for about R90.

http://m.pinkbike.com/news/video-akrigg-does-cx.html

I could never ever pay that much for a carbon frame...sorry I got that wrong, I could never ever pay for a carbon frame...at all. Horses for courses I guess eh? @ OP, I have a OneTen so can tell you that you're very unlikely to be unhappy with one. That said, hard to go wrong with a Stumpy too. Really try make the effort to test ride both, then buy the Pyga

An awesome Aussie with a wonderful bike collection speaks a bit about the history of the bicycle. Thanks to amasendeinja for the find. Click here to view the article