Finally finished this thing. TanTan Seraph carbon frame 24#’s Kiddo gonna get ‘rad’ this weekend Needs a decal or two aye?
Its for my 13 old. he rides bmx and am trying to get him started on mtb. This was a build with some left over tires from the other bikes. Once he goes through these and feels comfortable I"ll give him some other choices. He'll prefer some burliness/grip over a lighter set at this point. Maybe some Rekons next. For Texas Hill Country trails, these Maxxis will be just finet. Too bad theyre so heavy. A plush bike to get started is what i'm after right now so these will be good for hm till he gets acquainted. All depends on how he rides it. I expect him dropping the seat and hitting the pump track or some short track for fun. With all the parts we have here i could have built this a few different ways. When I unlazy and throw a Rockshox dropper on there. I want this tossable and thrashable. Cheers.
Well, mission accomplished I guess. I don't think it looks good though. Carbon should be clean, elegant. If you wanted an alloy frame you should have just bought one. Why buy a carbon frame and make it look like distressed metal? Curious.
Fair enough. I like the raw look of metal frames and really like the way the Highlander rides, at the time there wasn’t anything similar in Steel/Alu/Ti
Here’s my new to me ‘21 Troy Carbon XT LTD. Race Face next R wheels, OneUp bars, grips, EDC. Chromag Dagga pedals. Stevie Smith wrap. This bike is an absolute party!