mike at backyard in Fairfax, Virginia, United States - photo by Lax30

transition bottlerocket fresh single speed build

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Album: SS-Transition-Bottlerocket
Category: Bikes - DH
Date Posted: Jul 12, 2008 at 19:28
Jul 12, 2008
Location: Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Trail: backyard
Riders: mike

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Lax30 (Jul 13, 2008 at 9:04)

single speed is for real men.....nah i just hate the cables and added maintence wiht gears, plus it looks cleaner

tsr728 (Jul 12, 2008 at 21:52)

you are wrong single speed is the way to go nice bike

Lyons14 (Aug 20, 2008 at 9:58)

i love the diety components

webeskankin3 (Aug 9, 2008 at 15:23)

bottle rocket for dirt jumping? single speed im fine with, i understand, but how do you downhill or freeride without a front brake? Do you just used it for dirt jumping or something?

tyrel27 (Jul 16, 2008 at 18:44)

sick bike! nice and light! Good choice on the frame! SWEET!

recklessness (Aug 4, 2008 at 18:47)

It's all about the single speed. f*ck "rigodon777", he's a pussy. Nice YESS tensioner. In fact, very nice bike dude. Respect.

Lax30 (Aug 9, 2008 at 17:27)

well theres a total of 4 bolts to put a dfront brake on and off, i use it mostly for urbana nd DJ but i can free ride just fine wiht only a rear.....but for downhill yes i throw a front brake on

diamandbackxsl07 (Aug 19, 2008 at 4:12)

ahh it looks like candy such a sweet bike

scotteh (Jan 31, 2009 at 19:57)

How does the tensioner work? Does it ever "bottom out" and not have enough spring to keep it tight? Any dropped chains or chainslap?

Lax30 (Feb 1, 2009 at 7:01)

no if you set it up correctly it wont come off. its got a rather large amount of spring tnesion in there. just figure out how much chain growth you got then adjust it from there. its great

malc190 (Jul 5, 2011 at 23:42)

Omg there's some kind of crazy frog looking monster thing looks like its gonna eat you in the background lol.

stwaven (Aug 9, 2008 at 11:51)

nicest bottlerocket ive ever seen

mustardman525 (Aug 22, 2008 at 0:22)

holy tits you got a good deal

bottlerocket123 (Aug 19, 2009 at 13:20)

how do u like the domain u turn with that frame?

Lax30 (Aug 19, 2009 at 18:15)

felt pretty good on there, felt good dialed at 115 actually. didnt have it on there long though switched to a totem

onetimetwotime (Aug 23, 2008 at 0:03)

lyrik would be wayyy sweeter

josiahs (Sep 3, 2008 at 11:25)

what chain tensioner is that? sweeeeet bike btw

Lax30 (Sep 3, 2008 at 11:29)

it is a yess FS chain tensioner....pricepoint sells them for 80.00

n00dlez (Sep 15, 2008 at 5:26)

looks clean and all but its ment a be a fr bike

Lax30 (Sep 15, 2008 at 6:06)

if i got the mopney to run one for a DJ urban setup why not do it, its only 5.5inches

weeman12 (May 3, 2009 at 14:32)

Whats the weight Im gonna get pretty much the same setup

Lax30 (May 4, 2009 at 4:52)

mine came in at 35.2 setup that way. 37 with minnon DH tires and tubes on it.

jstrong (Aug 11, 2008 at 20:44)

sick transition i am getting the preston FR

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rigodon777 (Jul 12, 2008 at 21:17)

Eeeewww!! That is WRONG! single speed?

porker (Aug 10, 2009 at 7:22)

^^^^^^don't even coment this things sick^^^^^^^^

rigodon777 (Aug 10, 2009 at 7:53) (Below Threshold)

I wouldn't care if it was a double. But a bottle rocket is jut NOT made for this. Gears is the way forward. F*CK single speed!

Lax30 (Aug 10, 2009 at 11:35)

and your the dumb ass running 30's for dj's.............can we say trendy??? but i also understand how you wouldnt like single speed, pre puberty your leg muscles arent all there.......and if it "was not made for this" then why does TBC have pictures of them built this way???? oh and what about the singlespeed blindside metzger rides.....hmmmmmmmmmmmm

rigodon777 (Aug 10, 2009 at 12:24)

1-I bought them for my Dh bike and just wanted to try them on my Djer see how I would like it. 2- Speaking of leg muscles, I think I have more meat than you on your whole body just in the legs. Metzger just was tired of going thru mecs HENCE why he put HIS SS.

Lax30 (Aug 10, 2009 at 12:55)

HA if your the fool wearin the i heart DC shirt your a twig. you got the bars to be trendy for you DJ bike its ok just admit to it......your a moron just get off my page you got no idea what your talkin about. if you did im sure the almost 1500 people who looked at my bike might have agreed with you

rigodon777 (Aug 10, 2009 at 14:02)

Your a funny man. You get pissed at the first person who hates on your bike just get over it. I don't like it. That's my point. You can't change the fact that I hate on you SS choice. And I think I know what I'm talking about. Working in a Bike shop for 2 years means I know much more then you.

Lax30 (Aug 12, 2009 at 9:18)

a bike shop will hire anyone...doesnt mean shit, if you only knew..........and lets see some builds pics of your bikes. lets see how much your doin right. oh and see heres where you went wrong, you thought you knew what you were talkin about. get over it, you dont like it dont look at it.