New Bike Day!

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  1. Sasquatch9billion

    Sasquatch9billion iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    trinidad j. mendez
    Thanks for the offer @herzalot , and @rossage! I think I'll give it a try and hit you up if it doesn't work Ross, you're probably a quick pedal away from my place.
    @Faust29 , yeah, I definitely got my money's worth. The guy who bought it was pretty stoked too. That was cool passing it onto someone getting back into the sport.
     
  2. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    Well, m’ lady is dirt mobile. SOOOO glad we got the XS. Seat is still pretty slammed. Seat may come up a smidge, and I may need to take out a stem spacer or two, but this is definitely the right size. She felt it right away. Non-reflector pedals have been ordered, but delayed. Bike shop literally didn’t have a single set of flat pedals in stock. Maiden voyage is Sunday.

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  3. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I’d take two spacers out (I see three?). Obviously, don’t cut the steerer until she feels that it’s the right height.

    Nice stealthy looking ride! :cool:
     
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  4. tick

    tick Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    Tick
    Current Bike:
    Process 111
    Congratulations on the addition to your family.

    From far away an xs 27.5 looks kind of the same as an xxl 29.
     
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  5. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Does the rear shock have the Thru-Shaft thingy in conjunction with ReAktiv? If so, can I give it a whirl through a few rock gardens!? You can hold the Squiggle Bug as collateral.
     
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  6. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    That's great!!! Looks like the dropper just clears as is, so that's good.

    Not at all saying what to do, but like @SnakeCharmer mentioned, spacers be gone!

    Hope she ends up really enjoying the freedom that mountain biking gives!
     
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  7. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Bakersfield
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    2020 Trek Fuel EX 9.7
    Sweet ride, welcome to the 9.7 club. I love mine so far!!!
     
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  8. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    Call Pro Bike Supply for a Ripley. When I asked a week ago, I was told Black was in stock at Ibis and Steel Blue was coming June 1st. I was informed due to staffing, Ibis is slow getting out and it may take two weeks.
     
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  9. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Bakersfield
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    2020 Trek Fuel EX 9.7
    We have a Ripley at our shop, it’s red but I forget what size it is.
     
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  10. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    I’m not an Ibis expert and have no idea when they last made a red model. I know the current V4 comes in Black or Steel Blue.
     
  11. pperrelle

    pperrelle iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Oracle, AZ
    Name:
    Paul
    Current Bike:
    Ripley V4 & Ripmo V2
    I’ve never seen a red Ripley. They made a Mojo 3 in red.
     
  12. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Bakersfield
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    2020 Trek Fuel EX 9.7
    I will check in the morning, I might wrong on the color, we have 3 Ibis bikes. One red, one champagne and one blue.
     
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  13. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    Thanks, she's really stoked on it. We actually went with the 8. In XS, and at her level, I thought the reliable work horse GX drivetrain trumped the benefits of carbon. Glad to hear you're digging yours!
     
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  14. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    I dunno? That would be a sight. I rode my daughter's 24" bike the other day to get a laugh. Getting on the Trek with the dropper all the up felt closer to pedaling the kid's bike than it did to pedaling my bike seated with the 160mm dropper all the way down.
     
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  15. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    Purdy :thumbsup:
     
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  16. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    That's a great first mountain bike... It would also be a great 3rd, 4th, or 5th mountain bike! :D
    Enjoy your time out there together... :thumbsup:

    p.s. And don't ever let a certain individual in this thread ever ride your wife's bike. :stop:
     
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  17. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Nice rig for Mrs. @buggravy ! She will be stoked. But yes, as others have said and you know, drop as many spacers under that stem as you can to get hands level with saddle. But you know that. Enjoy!!!! Oh - and so glad she didn't get a 29er. Looking at that 27.5, can you imagine the bigger hoops?
     
  18. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    Nice bike! Welcome to the club! I Love my GG, and bet you'll love yours too. :inlove:

    Saw my neighbor riding his new Gnarvana today, guerrilla gravity is making headway for sure.
     
  19. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    You were the voice of reason from the drop. :thumbsup:
     
  20. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    I’m trying to think of it, not as an extravagant first bike, but that we skipped the expensive rite of passage of purchasing multiple lesser bikes only to ultimately end up in the same place.
     
  21. tick

    tick Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    Tick
    Current Bike:
    Process 111
    Current Ripmo AF (?)
     
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  22. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Bakersfield
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    2020 Trek Fuel EX 9.7
    Ok, the red one is a Mojo. But we have a V4 Ripley in blue and a 2019 Ripley in Champagne. Both 19 inch bikes with very different builds048114E4-BAEC-4DAE-AA4E-E414D188E5E1.jpeg058A665D-C5F5-4D1D-A83F-FDCE2D88D817.jpeg 058A665D-C5F5-4D1D-A83F-FDCE2D88D817.jpeg
     
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  23. blixet

    blixet Well-Known Member

    Location:
    San Gabriel Valley
    Name:
    Tom
    Current Bike:
    Transition Scout, TJ Ti
    Well not exactly "day". More like new bike gestation period. Have been mulling over taking on a project for a while. Never built a bike up from just the frame. Assembled some from a box and have taken a few apart over the decades.

    So far I have a saddle and a handlebar. I am a little backwards at times. :)
     
  24. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    You're almost there! Only a couple items left to pick up
     
  25. blixet

    blixet Well-Known Member

    Location:
    San Gabriel Valley
    Name:
    Tom
    Current Bike:
    Transition Scout, TJ Ti
    Frame arrived in Vernon on Thurs morning according to UPS tracking. Has still not made it as of now, Sunday morning, to Baldwin Park the local hub which is maybe 30 min. from Vernon although I've had 2 alerts informing me it was out for delivery on both Fri and Sat. I know it is a super busy time. But I wonder if this thing is in the wind.

    Tried contacting UPS customer service and got "check the website for updates." :facepalm: Why didn't I think of that? Contacted the vendor and got "is your address correct?" (need emoji with left handed facepalm). Double duh!! Maybe I am really that stupid, but I do know my own address and have managed to get almost all the other parts to make a bicycle.

    At some point soon, I may have to go into grinder mode but I hope it'll just work itself out before that. Anyone have experience on how long is long enough?
     
  26. jimbowho

    jimbowho Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Podunk KS
    Name:
    james jim jimmy
    Current Bike:
    GT sensor
    I know how it feels. I asked a German lady for her number and I'm still waiting for the rest
    Of the numbers. So far all I have is 9.
     
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  27. blixet

    blixet Well-Known Member

    Location:
    San Gabriel Valley
    Name:
    Tom
    Current Bike:
    Transition Scout, TJ Ti
  28. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    We're still really backed up meaning 2-3 days behind. The bulk pieces are loaded last and unfortunately by the time they finish loading, a lot of the bulk pieces won't fit and it gets left behind. 2-3 days of this and your bike is "buried" and can no longer be scanned and "disappears". It's still there but how would you know? The exact thing happened to a buddy of mine a few weeks ago. Custom bike from Florida. After showing out for delivery for 3 days it "disappeared". He reached out to me so I went in early the next day and found his bike "buried" along with about 20 other bikes. We're usually able to catch up on Mondays as we deliver on Saturdays now. Hopefully Baldwin Park is as well and you'll see it this week.
     
  29. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Bakersfield
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    2020 Trek Fuel EX 9.7
    I have had UPS, drop off my package in a personal vehicle the last few times they delivered to me. Never seen that before.
     
  30. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Yep. I was having a guy in a Toyota Tundra meet me around noon every day and take 50-60 stops from me. We've been using personal vehicle delivery helpers the past few peak seasons. Last week they put in 10 training routes and are adding 6 more this week. They split my route in two and there's still enough work for 2 ten hour days. It's insane.
     
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