cuz im bossy(so fresh its got an expiry)

[Midas]

so ya prettymuch done new bike. its got the sram hollow pin and red mallet m's so dont stress about the missing parts theyre fresh just not on because i gotta set up the chainguide and stuff still.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/midas22/IMG_7012.jpg

Spec:

MRP System 3
Race face atlas 170mm
Sram xo shifter and deraileur
Hope pro II hubs (blue)
mavic D721 rims on double butted spokes
Dual minion F 2.5 3C's
Juicy Ultimates
Chromag minimalist seat post
chromag 1.25 rise fubar
chromag box stem
King headset... blue
sram pg950 cassette
bel-air rl saddle w/ ti rails
sram hollowpin chain
crank bros mallet m's... red

[TrailNinja]

sick looking rig. nice custom decals/sticker kit

[heckler]

so did you ride it today?

[Midas]

yup ive been riding it for a while just with different cranks and guide though

[Air Supplier]

wow that custom color is sick! you should do the fork the same :P

[cove_boy]

looks really tight i like the paintjob

[Shrew]

weight?

[sgarstin]

roll your handlebars back a little derek and get a low rise stem, then i will approve. really nice tho otherwise of course.

[Midas]

roll your handlebars back a little derek and get a low rise stem, then i will approve. really nice tho otherwise of course.

my stem is direct mount with no rise. the bar sits at the same height as the top of the flat crown.

weight with the old cranks and guide (raceface nsdh and mrp system 1) was 35.8 ill weight it again when i get the chain and pedals on.

and ya its not custom paint its decals i made in illustrator then had printed.

[thom9719]

that looks so fast. keep us updated on how you like it. I really like the 224's. If I could afford one, I would rock it.

Kyle,

[stinkydlux07]

ya looks like a sweet 224, have fun :)

[Hack On Wheels]

my stem is direct mount with no rise. the bar sits at the same height as the top of the flat crown.

weight with the old cranks and guide (raceface nsdh and mrp system 1) was 35.8 ill weight it again when i get the chain and pedals on.

and ya its not custom paint its decals i made in illustrator then had printed.

If you are who I think you are: My Banshee is lighter than your bike...

Beautiful bike, it was nice to see it coming together. That weight is just great, and yet your bike is far from pinner in any respect, smart build!
How do you find the brakes? I thought avid discouraged using those for downhill? (or is that just to cover their behinds for whatever reason?)

[big ben]

no ti spring?? eeee...

[Midas]

If you are who I think you are: My Banshee is lighter than your bike...

Beautiful bike, it was nice to see it coming together. That weight is just great, and yet your bike is far from pinner in any respect, smart build!
How do you find the brakes? I thought avid discouraged using those for downhill? (or is that just to cover their behinds for whatever reason?)

im liking the brakes so far for dh. the cranks and bb also say no dh so ill see how those go too.

p.s. what banshee?

[Hack On Wheels]

Sounds good.

ps: The one Duke was working on when you started throwing the wheels and stuff on your bike. Might or might not ring a bell.

[Midas]

wasnt that a chap with a single crown though?

[Chump]

That is prob the sickest thing I have seen Derek! Very nice!

Steve

[Hack On Wheels]

wasnt that a chap with a single crown though?

Nope.. a bit different.

[RyanCurrie]

that paintjob is ballin

[C.Lee]

awesome

[Midas]

Nope.. a bit different.

what was it?

[Hack On Wheels]

Pyre.

[jzogaris]

hollly crap did you say 35.8 pounds for a dh bike? omg thats light so so fresh too by far the sickest orange ive laid my eyes on

[eric.lawrenuk]

derek thats fucking sick

[Midas]

Pyre.

thats an all mountain bike though its like comparing weight of pamplemoose to une pomme.

[Hack On Wheels]

thats an all mountain bike though its like comparing weight of pamplemoose to une pomme.

That is the whole point... not to mention I'd bet your bike doesn't weigh much more. I only mentioned it cause I thought Duke or you said something comparing about one being lighter than the other, but it is no matter....

[Midas]

ya haha duke was bugging me when he was building it going "this one will be lighter"

[Hack On Wheels]

Haha yeah, that was it, its probably all of 3 pounds lighter!

Oh and I think the semi-hidden sticker on your bike really finishes it off perfectly.

[Wayne P]

Perfect Kamloops DH race course bike. ;)

[jzogaris]

what program do you use to do custom decals? and then you just print it off on sticker paper right? id pay you to hook me up with some fresh decals if you wanna be a champ

[Midas]

fresh decals will cost a dealio of cash. I did them in adobe illustrator then took them to a print shop to have printed on clear vynl and laminated.

[Flow]

nice bike dixy chick