My new ride...

[UNDR8D]

...is a fucking bike. It was a 20.5" when I got it. Too tall...so I cut the top tube out, then cut 5" out of the seat tube, built some gussets, then had it welded back together. I got a nice short KORE stem and some light riser bars, an XTR chain, and new pads and tires. Painted, cleaned, re-badged, lubed, ready to jump off shit.

 

[99sidude]

Where do you ride this thing?

 

[UNDR8D]

Around the neighborhood so far and around Ventura...I haven't ridden in years so I'm trying to get my sk1llz and my legs back.

 

[Jeef]

Nice bike, what kind of bike was it?

 

[eg6sir]

looks like a TREK

 

[Briansol]

nice. still looks big for a jumper though.

 

[UNDR8D]

Ya it is a TREK. And yes it is a little long but it is super light so I can pop it up pretty fuckin' high.

 

[Cashizslick]

Thats a badass bike. With gears its probably great for travelling.

 

[TurboMirage]

looks like you did a great job.


only thing that scares me is the lack of spokes on the front.

 

[UNDR8D]

Thats a badass bike. With gears its probably great for travelling.

Ya I rode it 16 miles down to Ventura. It was pretty comfortable. I need a new seat post.

When I cut the seat tube down, the outer diameters were the same but the tube was thinner at the top to accommodate the post so I had to do some cutting and fitting so now I'm using the original post with a slit cut in it so it will compress into the tube. That's as high as it goes. It's not ideal for distance riding.

looks like you did a great job.


only thing that scares me is the lack of spokes on the front.

That was a $400 wheel so I'm hoping it'll be ok

 

[efhondakid]

Looks sick, all I would add is some disc brakes, makes me want to dig out the ol Ironhorse.

 

[Jeef]

Only thing is he would need new hubs or wheel for that and an adapter in the back to accept the disc brakes. It is a nice bike.

 

[efhondakid]

^True true, Ive just never had luck wit U brakes.

 

[UNDR8D]

I have heard bad things about non hydro discs and i dont want the weight of hydro discs...and ya i'd have to dig up a new rear section that probably wouldnt fit. I like V...simple, cheap, light, effective.

 

[Jeef]

Avid bb7s are the only really good mechanical disc brake. I have the bb5s and they work fine but need some frequent adjustment.

 

[efhondakid]

I have mechanical discs on my bike and my only real gripe is that it seems the cables need
WD-40 pretty often, other than that I love them, they just have a much better feel.

 

[UNDR8D]

Interesting...if I switch to a dual crown front fork I will need to get a front disc anyway

 

[newb]

Nice!