I saved my pennies and sold off some unneeded stuff over the past month or so in order to purchase a new mountain bike.
Why a new one? What about the three nice mountain bikes hanging up in the garage? Well, since I no longer feel obligated to ride a bike offered by the company I used to work for, I have chosen what I really want to ride (and what I've lusted after for about a year). Plus, I'm a bike whore and like to try out/own different bikes.
Okay, here's what I bought:
Pivot Mach 5 frame kit. Included was the frame, Fox fork & rear shock, front derailleur and headset. 5.5" (140mm) of rear wheel travel. Assembled in Tempe, AZ.
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I'm pulling the XT drivetrain and brakes from another bike in the fleet. New wheels, bar and stem and an e.13 bashring are on the way.
A Crank Brothers Joplin R adjustable seatpost arrived on Thursday.
Detail shots...
mmm... delicious unidirectional carbon fiber swing link
tasty red anodized aluminum CNC machined bits
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scrumptious forgings and super-clean welds
I'm antsy to get it built up. All I need are the wheels and thismuch shifter cable housing. Hopefully I'll be riding it by next weekend.
2 comments:
Nice new frame! But I have it on authority that real men who ride DW-link bikes ride a Turner!
Hehe.
Thing of beauty. Stacy's Titus (from the same guy who started Pivot) was the nicest frame detail-wise I've ever built. Everything was faced and chased and dialed. Building it up was butter...hopefully the Mach 5 is the same way. All you need is some Easton bits and a good lid to match!
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