X2 Ibis SL-R *parental guidance is advised*

[YUMEYA]

Damn nice wheels those. Ethirteen is very much on my wish list.

Dude, you will be surprised when you get them. They are really light.

[DR ◣◢]

I'd love a set but budget simply didnt allow. Very happy with my Hope/Loaded combo.

[YUMEYA]

I'd love a set but budget simply didnt allow. Very happy with my Hope/Loaded combo.

Yip, They are pricey. I picked them up for a song. But the catch was that only 28h was available.

[YUMEYA]

Today was family day and could not spend time with my new awesomeness. Also found out that my Headset Press Tool is out dated.

Ran by Mark @ Crown who whipped out his OMG PARK TOOL HHP-2!! Mark sorted out the the headset and BB issue for me one time. Mark is also good at guilt trips .

Park Tool HHP-2 wish listed. AHA...will make a awesome Christmas gift for my wife. Park tool HHP-2 moved to basket. I wish.

 

As you can see all I did was fit the fork, cranks and rims just to give us something to perv over so long.

Bryan aka Jr will be joining me tomorrow for a mother of a day. Drinking cappuccino , speaking foreign and buidling

mofo machine beasts.

 

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x309/AhRO_bucket/IMG_0930.jpg

[G-Unit]

 

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x309/AhRO_bucket/IMG_0844.jpg

 

Now why did you go and do that?? *rushing off to change undies*

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

I LUFF it when you talk foreign!

 

Awesome build, Yumeya.

[YUMEYA]

I LUFF it when you talk foreign!

 

Awesome build, Yumeya.

 

Sweet Bru

[YUMEYA]

Yoh! Lekker day to day. But we are definitely not what I would call efficient. We did plenty of eating, talking, more talking and very little building.

Any one that may be interested, there will be a brand new Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2.35 Tyre available for sale soon. Jr feels it is too wide and is changing to 2.25 nobby nic.

We had time to install shifters and brakes but the caliper adapters provided with our brakes are for IS and not for Post mount like we need.

 

Some pics of our progress.

 

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x309/AhRO_bucket/IMG_1043.jpg

 

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x309/AhRO_bucket/IMG_1044.jpg

 

Cheers

[Catatonic_Joe]

Yoh! Lekker day to day. But we are definitely not what I would call efficient. We did plenty of eating, talking, more talking and very little building.

Any one that may be interested, there will be a brand new Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2.35 Tyre available for sale soon. Jr feels it is too wide and is changing to 2.25 nobby nic.

We had time to install shifters and brakes but the caliper adapters provided with our brakes are for IS and not for Post mount like we need.

 

Some pics of our progress.

 

Cheers

 

Sweet SWEET ride's. Hope you guys get hours and hours of fun on them.

[YUMEYA]

Anyone in the CT area have a hydraulic hose cutter I could borrow. Everything is closed till the new year it seems.

[rock]

someone please help this man, we need more pics

[Jaco-fiets]

Never been a Ibis fan (don't know why because they are unique) but i cant wait to see these 2 bikes fully built. Reckon it would be the "own built" of the year here!

[YUMEYA]

Ok I am very impatient.

So looked at the Sram Hose cutters and noticed that it makes use of stanley blades. I am going to take my stanley knife with a new blade to the the hoses.

Fingers crossed for straight clean cut.

Edited December 25, 2012 by YUMEYA

[YUMEYA]

I did a test cut I am very happy with the end result. have a looksy.

 

First removed brake fluid.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x309/AhRO_bucket/IMG_1047.jpg

 

Clamped the hose to my work bench.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x309/AhRO_bucket/IMG_1050.jpg

 

Pressed the blade into the hose so it would stay in place.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x309/AhRO_bucket/IMG_1051.jpg

 

And hammer time

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x309/AhRO_bucket/IMG_1052.jpg

 

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x309/AhRO_bucket/IMG_1053.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x309/AhRO_bucket/IMG_1054.jpg

 

 

That was the test cut. Now I will cut it to the correct size.

Edited December 25, 2012 by YUMEYA

[Jaco-fiets]

Steady hands!

[DR ◣◢]

Nice one man. That is how we used to cut the hoses on the Magura brakes. Works really well.

 

Speaking of DIY, i cut the steerer on the Lyrik using a Dremel. 100% perfect cut.