just finished putting my brothers new bike together, it's a pretty nice bit of kit IMO, even if it isn't a IHDWDH, but still, pretty nice.
SC VPFree Medium
888R forks
SC VPFree Medium
888R forks
Insanely Nice Bike
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VERY nice...
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saint front hub, hope bulb rear on mavic ex729
saint brakes
saint cranks
lx rear der/deore front
flite saddle
NOX handlebars
Ritchey SC stem
ODI lock ons
cheapo seatpost
Nokian nbx dh tires
dmr v-8 pedals
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saint front hub, hope bulb rear on mavic ex729
saint brakes
saint cranks
lx rear der/deore front
flite saddle
NOX handlebars
Ritchey SC stem
ODI lock ons
cheapo seatpost
Nokian nbx dh tires
dmr v-8 pedals
Those are great looking bikes. The general lee orange on that speedgoat built is hot too. 
Nice, but how high do you want your bars?
8 inch 888's + 1.5 inches of spacers + riser stem + riser bar = way to high IMO.
8 inch 888's + 1.5 inches of spacers + riser stem + riser bar = way to high IMO.
That looks awesome.
Can you anodize Titanium? Making that spring black would be killer.
Can you anodize Titanium? Making that spring black would be killer.
that's a very nice bike, i hope santa cruz have improved their paint job to minimise the scratches.
one sweet bike
Worthless then. Look. If you ain't got the goods, keep everything else to yourself.Hans said:
(can you detect the jealousy?)
Nice.
But you've got to lose the inner tube. I took an old red road tire (for a red M1), cut the bead off, and glued the pieces to the tops and bottoms of my stays. I used some industrial strength 3M bubber cemment. The stuff is nice b/c it doesn't bond to the metal. The tire will peal off if I need it to. But anyway, its been there for 2+ years with none of the pealing that I expected, and the bike is near silent. I was expecting to have to periodicly reglue it, but so far it has stayed on fine.
But you've got to lose the inner tube. I took an old red road tire (for a red M1), cut the bead off, and glued the pieces to the tops and bottoms of my stays. I used some industrial strength 3M bubber cemment. The stuff is nice b/c it doesn't bond to the metal. The tire will peal off if I need it to. But anyway, its been there for 2+ years with none of the pealing that I expected, and the bike is near silent. I was expecting to have to periodicly reglue it, but so far it has stayed on fine.
I agree, but it was the only stem we could get a hold of, did a quick bounce on it, almost got a nose bleed from being so high upCave Dweller said:
I have to admit that I didn't do that part, but I can check with the bike shop.Castle said:
I was just curious, if they faced through the protrusion on the non drive side or if they just didn't do it and spaced it over.......
I'll be setting up a set of Diablous cranks, but was curious, for future vpfree/saint/diablous (right now not many people have much info on it, Santa Cruz sure doesn't know much about it) builds in the shop, on how the Saint set up... as far as b.b. spacing and chainline spacing.....
thanks for any info you may find.....
I'll be setting up a set of Diablous cranks, but was curious, for future vpfree/saint/diablous (right now not many people have much info on it, Santa Cruz sure doesn't know much about it) builds in the shop, on how the Saint set up... as far as b.b. spacing and chainline spacing.....
thanks for any info you may find.....
Riiiiiiiight...ckooi said:
Still haven't checked with the bike shop, but if you mean wether they faced it so that they removed part of the aluminum protrusion that sits around the lower pivot bearing then i'd have to say no it doesn't look that way!Castle said:
BTW does anybody know what that extension on the lower link that extends onder the bb shell is for?