New Bike Day!

Sure I get ride of mine and now everybody's buying em WTF? You guys both suck @UPSed and @Faust29 , not cause you got new bikes but cause I just sold mine. Steve I have a soft spot for Kona's. They build great bikes and I dig those skinwall tires. Ed those things look light & fast just sitting there. I should give you crap about getting matchy bikes with your wife but I can't cause I think it's awesome. Gongrats guys.

 

Nice bike. Are you keeping the Tracer?

I bought my first bike at The Path five years ago and Santa Cruz took forever to ship it (ordered in early July and arrived the end of September). Seems like nothing's changed. The Path offered to build one for me also, but I declined. I probably could have had a better build for the same money had I let them.

I have the same OneUp V2 210mm dropper on my Tracer. It worked great until very recently, but now it does not go up all the way on its own. No sag though. It is at The Path right now. They said it might just be air pressure, but if not warranty will cover it.

 

Thanks! I don't intend to have two bikes. I am sure I will be selling the Tracer eventually, unless I decide this whole long-travel 29er thing is not for me.

One thing I know for CERTAIN through all of this - I do not want a Tallboy. Climbs great, but not my style on the downs. I will not purchase a bike with less than 140mm of rear travel.

 

It lives. Originally I was going to put this together myself as a project, but got confounded pretty quickly by headset parts, and a dropper cable that seemed bound up, so I ended up taking it to the LBS for final assembly. I still need to switch out my saddle, grips, and make final adjustments. Pedals would probably help as well. I did do a couple laps of the Pedalers Fork parking lot, so technically, I rode my bike today. From what little feedback that provided, the cockpit felt very comfy. And boy is she light. And it least I have confirmation that I can comfortably mount, pedal, and dismount a bike. Woot.

 

Wow, she’s a beauty! I had no idea that those were available in white?!

 

Yeah, that's a good lookin' one!!!

 

Nice bike! Compared to the Smash it's a light one for sure. I dont see how you pedaled it that way though, missing a couple important parts.

 

@Faust29 I forgot to ask earlier - did you go with the stock 36t chainring or bump it up to a big boy ring? Nice rig.

I'm still using the 36 on mine.

 

Thanks! I would have preferred the black frame, but beggars can't be choosers. The color is called "bone", but in person it looks like white plastic that's been yellowed by the sun. But I'd seen one in person before, so I knew what I was getting.

 

Ha, yeah, minor details. The shop had some cheap pedals on it so I could pedal around the parking lot just to make sure everything was kosher.

 

Nice! Looks like fun could be had on it.

 

So I guess this means @SnakeCharmer & myself are in trouble the next time we all hit Backbone...?

 

It's an adult Strider/Push Bike.

 

I'd be lying if I said that getting smoked out of the gate that day didn't make me want a hard tail.

 

The 36 is on the front with the 10-42 on the back... I'll test the waters for a few rides, and then go from there.

 

That was Ssssnakes fault he was in front and I can’t help myself when someone takes off in front of me... you held your own just fine though dude

 

That's one of the reasons I bought my hardtail.

 

Grats! I hope it fulfills your wildest dreams!

The new IMTB trend is in full force. Everybody get your hardtails! DV9s are leading the pack!

Personally, I would prefer a DB9

 

So Ssssnakes smoked you before too...?

 

To go faster....

 

Yours looks WAAAY better than their offering in black. In white, it has a warm/bright personality. I'm actually envious!

And, our HTs will match.

 

Careful that thing has skinny tires and really bent handlebars...

 

I wonder how far over @UPSed's new gravel roller can be leaned in the berms before it gives up?

 

You saying Santa Cruz 29ers isn’t the trend?

 

That's sooo last decade!

 

I keep telling myself that yet it doesn't seem to matter. I'm continually amazed at how much traction those skinny tires have.

Pretty damn far. I was dragging my knee going down Yerba Buena.

 

Let’s not find out. My most painful getoffs have been the results of hardtails(& lack of talent)

 

So commonplace now... they let just anyone have one!

New trend: Skinny tires are in!!

 

With the right adventure bike, they don't have to be all that skinny.