New Bike Day!

Thanks Rocky!
@DangerDirtyD when we meet, we must swap knee stories

 

Good work, soldier! Healing vibes from CO

 

Bikes are fun...

How much does the beast weigh?

 

Boy. They are RED aren't they???

 

Around 35 lbs.

 

It required a forklift and a flatbed to get it to the checkout lane.

 

Red is awesome!

 

Yep. Definitely not for limp wrists!!!

 

!!!

 

Lets see it assembled already

 

Good to hear! Hope you recover quickly and get back on the trails soon!

 

Me too Gary, thanks!!!

 

The sign that I am smitten by wheel building? All I see when I look at this pic is the spoke pattern

The one thing that upsets me about being finished building my new bike is that I don't have any more wheels to build

 

There are ALWAYS wheels to be built.

 

Check out Luis!!!

 

I myself am looking past the wheels and tires. Who keeps that stock??? I really don't like the tires, but some kind of deal will come, they always do.

I am glad you mentioned the wheels B. I guess there is something odd or different about the spacing on these wheels. Now that I know you're a wheel w,..guru wheel guru, maybe you can help me sort that out when I do replace them???

 

I am strictly a wheel-building neophyte, but it is something I enjoy doing. At some level it is repetitive and time-consuming, but it is also (to me) highly satisfying when you finish truing a wheel and give it a spin... and there is not the slightest wiggle or wobble.

The spoke lacing pattern is not "odd" per se, it is just that it has 32 spokes in a two-cross pattern, which is not as common.

My new bike has 32 spokes in a three-cross pattern, but I also own two other bikes, one with 24 spokes in a two-cross pattern, and one with 28 spokes in a two-cross pattern. @mtnbikej knows more about it than I do, and helped me by checking my math when it came to calculating the needed spoke lengths. How shall I put it - it is work that requires a high degree of detail orientation. But it is also work that can be performed standing in one spot in front of a truing stand, with a beer close at hand, just spinning and tweaking a wheel... until you get it perfect. For some people it would be a nightmare. You have to have the right personality

 

I enjoy building wheels

 

I enjoy watching people build wheels! To me, it looks to be about 90% science and math, along with 10% voodoo. Witch doctor stuff.

 

Congrats on the new bike! Red is my favorite color, so much so that I chose to have it in my last name.

 

Hohenredzollern?

 

Thanks @Cornholio !!!

 

Congratulations to another IMTBro becoming the latest member of the IMTBGG faction. I’m as psyched for you as you are! Prepare thyself, a new level of confidence and power. Horns up!!

 

Soooo.... what are your thoughts on this bike? I am staring at the Transitions really hard, but for me its between the sentinel and patrol.. why'd they push you to the smuggler?

 

Who dis? We need deets and pics and all that good stuff.

 

I can only say that he doesn’t change bikes often, knows a good bit about the technical side, and can haul ass when he decides to.

 

Ooooh Oooh I know I know! - at least I think I do, based on your description. I think I've ridden with him on several occasions and he and I both had a nasty injury on the same relatively easy trail. If that's the guy, then yes, I concur - good technical knowledge and can haul ass down the hill.

 

Hmmmmm... I only know one guy who crashed hard on Lynx.

 

Looks like the IMTBGG faction is growing....step aside IMTBSC......