none at none in Chicago, Illinois, United States - photo by i-eat-dirt

35.2 lbs. 2007 Specialized SX Trail - 2010 Rock Shox Totem - Race Face Atlas Cranks and Bars and Respond Stem - Crank Bros Iodine Wheelset - Chris King Sotto Voce Headset - Thomson Seatpost - Salsa Seat Clamp - Avid Code Brakes w/ Straitline Levers - 2010 e.13 SRS+ chainguide - SRAM x.9 shifter and derailleur - Custom orange anodized linkage, frame hardware, seatpost, seat clamp and shifter

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jedras (Oct 13, 2010 at 11:12)

maybe I am just too heavy, or maybe I have not tried them yet, or maybe I just a sceptic dinosaur in terms of such technical innovations

who knows, it may be so that there won't be any spokes in next ten years
instead we'll be using magnetic field as spokes, as brakes, as suspension

anyone inspired ?

anyway it is a really nice bike, I like it very much

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danhalford (Dec 12, 2010 at 3:35)

mate, that is stupidly nice Smile

lovin the wheels, you've spent some cash on that beast, well worth it tho!
stupid question, but what seat have you got? :L
and have you modified the shock, or the mounts to get that shock in? Smile

i-eat-dirt (Dec 17, 2010 at 20:40)

The seat is a wethepeople. I anodized the shock mounts, but didn't have to do anything special to get the shock in.

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jedras (Oct 12, 2010 at 4:44)

i just can't believe in this solution
how can it be better

the weidht loss is minimal
but fixing a wheel will be much more difficult

the colour of the rims just fits the bike set well
but i think that 36 spokes per a wheel is just better

mrscruff (Oct 13, 2010 at 1:44)

Most of the strength in these wheels is down to the rim design not the spokes. I would watch the freehub though, I've seen a few of them seize.

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jedras (Oct 20, 2010 at 16:39)

rampage wheels for one race

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bwoodhull (Dec 29, 2010 at 10:58)

WELL DONE!!! I found someone with similar taste as me....

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/5602369/

Mine's like the cheaper version of yours. HAHA.

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i-eat-dirt (Oct 13, 2010 at 2:16)

I bought these wheels used and three of the four bearings were seized up. After I overhauled them, I haven't had any problems.

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dchill (Jan 9, 2011 at 7:29)

How did you ano the linkages and bolts? I want to do the linkage bolts on my M9 red.

i-eat-dirt (Jan 9, 2011 at 11:55)

Just take the parts to an anodizer. If you live in a major city it shouldn't be hard to find.

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i-ride-on-dirt (Oct 28, 2010 at 21:05)

omg.. that's such a sick set up

i-eat-dirt (Oct 28, 2010 at 21:08)

Thanks.

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i-eat-dirt (Oct 11, 2010 at 18:30)

they've worked well so far. I was a bit hesitant at first, but they use the same spoke design for the opium dh wheels.

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i-eat-dirt (Oct 13, 2010 at 14:11)

Strong enough for Rampage: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/5719943/

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louis14 (Dec 9, 2010 at 11:18)

If i had to have sex with a bike...it would be with this one!!!

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jezso (Nov 26, 2010 at 10:03)

Nice setup man. Shows good taste.

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TazDaMadBiker (May 9, 2011 at 8:21)

Sooo noice mate, that's lush! Smile

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raaaggaaarn (Nov 25, 2010 at 9:15)

is that a 180 (7") fork?

i-eat-dirt (Nov 27, 2010 at 22:57)

Yup. It was this or a lyrik dh. Went with the 10mm extra travel.

raaaggaaarn (Dec 15, 2010 at 13:52)

how did you do that 10mm of extra travel? looks like totem innerlegs? i adore your bike anyway!

i-eat-dirt (Dec 17, 2010 at 20:41)

It is a totem. The totem dh has 10mm more travel than the lyrik dh.

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jedras (Oct 11, 2010 at 18:22)

isn't it too less spokes ?

nhp890 (Oct 26, 2010 at 13:46)

it's stronger than a 36h wheel because it has less holes in a rim (they make it weaker)

r4p1s7 (Dec 23, 2010 at 5:55)

there aren't even holes on this rim, that's why it's special.
the spoke is attached to an edge...it's much stronger that way.

nhp890 (Dec 23, 2010 at 7:16)

oh you're right, didn't notice that

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