built this as an ultimate XC race rig. had it as light as 18.5 pounds with some sketchy wheels, rubber and a ti bottom bracket, but it was almost unrideable when the trail turned downhill. The scandium ride quality is pretty great all around.
Frame:
2000 Rocky Mountain Vertex Team SC
Fork/Headset:
White Bros. XC-4 / Chris King NoThreadset
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Kooka Crankset / Race Face cro-mo BB
Pedals:
Time titan ATAC
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
44-34-24 kooka rings and XTR cassette w/ SRAM chain
Derailleurs/Shifters:
SRAM 9.0 Rear and XTR front / Sram X0 shifters
Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Italia Flite Genuine Gel / Thompson
Brakes:
Avid mag w/ Ti hardward / Paul Love Levers
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
American Classic hub laced with DT Revo spokes to Bontrager Valiant rims running Hutchinson Air Light Pythons
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
American Classic hub laced with DT Revo spokes to Bontrager Valiant rims running Hutchinson Air Light Pythons
Accessories:
Avid Flak Jacket cable housing
Added by suicidemartini. Last updated about 8 years ago.
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american-classic, bontrager, easton, hutchinson, kooka, mountain-bike, paul, race-face, ritchey, rocky-mountain, scandium, selle-italia, sram, thompson, vertex, white-bros, white-brothers, xc-4, xtr
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mikeetow says:
this is awesome!
Posted about 12 years ago
suicidemartini says:
thank you kindly
Posted about 12 years ago