ScottStedman

Edit: I'm an idiot: this is a 54cm frame. Misread my own purchase spreadsheet. Apologies. Built from the ground up while I was still working at a bike shop, had more money than I knew what to do with, and had deeper discounts than Gee Atherton himself. Preface: I am not a road biker. I sold literally all of my mountain bikes to pay for med school and kept this around because I figured it'd be nice to have something to tool around on, but even then I'm simply not a fan. Therefore, the bike has very few rides on it. No chain stretch (recently measured). The bar tape is mildly worn out around the palms but I'm not a very sweaty person so it's in good shape. I am a motherfucking god at wrapping handlebars (see my dope two-tone wrap job here). If you insist on new bar tape, I am happy to install new bar tape of your choosing (that you buy), but I will be charging you by the minute. Bike was originally $3150, which is what I paid for it, with discounts. I am estimating it is (was) worth closer to around $3800 when it was brand new with the custom group, Chris King headset, and baller AF wheelset that rides like an absolute dream, but I would like it gone and I'm not really interested in haggling on the price. I do not take payment plans. Parts List, and some general commentary: -Salsa Colossal 54cm steel frame - stripped down bare and custom painted. There are some blemishes in the paint underneath the top tube, where the bike sat on the storage rack. It's not noticeable while you ride, but I have very generously removed $100 off the original price I was going to ask in light of this. Additionally there is a small drip on the fork where the paint ran when I originally painted it. It adds character. I am not subtracting anything for this, in fact you're lucky I'm not adding $150 for the custom detailing. -Easton EC70 Aero carbon handlebars- extremely comfortable. 10/10 recommend -3T ARX II Pro stem (70mm, +6 degrees up) -Full Shimano 105 5800 group (short cage, 11 speed, 12-25t casette, double STI lever set) - Chris King Inset 8 headset - compressionless housing for all cables - Brooks C15 Cambium Saddle (natural) - I recommend replacing this. It's the single most uncomfortable fucking thing I've ever ridden on but if you dig the look I was going for, you can keep it I suppose? idk. Your ass. - Thomson Elite seat post - Mavic Kysrium Pro Disc wheelset - these are the tits. They feel absolutely incredible, super smooth. - Vittoria Corsa SC Open Clinchers 700x25c. Not worn down or flat-spotted at all, no flats or glass/etc. in the tires. - TRP HY/RD cable-actuated hydraulic disc brakes, front and rear. 140mm rear, 160mm front rotor with Shimano IceTech rotors front and rear. Pads have plenty of life left in them. Overall I have not replaced essentially anything on this bike since I built it, but it's all in great shape because I really dislike riding road and haven't done it that much. Longest ride I've yet been on was 35 miles and that was literally the worst thing I've ever done in my life was sit on my ass for 35 miles and stare at someone else's ass, and like at the end of it I didn't even get to go ride down a hill or do a jump or have any fun, I was just tired and then I went to bed. So therefore I'm selling it. Any questions, feel free to ask, I'm an open book. Test rides can be booked with my manager. Or just text me or whatever. Bike comes with a free detail and Gregg's Bellevue Cycle© Platinum Tune, aka I'll make sure it's all in good working order before letting it go. Was the lead mechanic at two different shops over four years, I know my shit. Buy bikes from former mechanics, you'll be guaranteed the thing is in perfect working order because the prior owner spent more time wrenching on it than actually riding. Thanks, cheers. -Scott

Hi. Here we are again, another year and Scott can't make up his fucking mind on how to setup his bike stable. Do I have one bike that can do everything? Do I buy a downhill bike and put a Hammerschmidt on it to make it "climbable"?. Tried that, it doesn't work. Do I buy one very expensive bike to do everything? Tried that, it worked but it was expensive and did everything poorly. Do I build a bike for literally every possible scenario I might find myself in, including those in which I don't actively participate? Tried that, but I ran out of room in my condo and had to explain to houseguests why I had three bikes of various travel over 160mm leaning on my couch while simultaneously trying not to appear insane. Most recently I decided that I wanted one short travel bike that cost as much as all of the bikes I sold to build it, the Holy Grail of expensive bike parts collected into a single bike, a silent machine with only the most top end parts on it. I built up a no-holds-barred mountain machine, with carbon parts in every place it was possible and needless excess wherever it was available. At this point I had the dentist/doctor bike and the riding (in)frequency to go with it, and decided I needed to cap it all off by going to medical school, and now this incredibly expensive piece of ugly wall art collects dust in my living room and mocks me daily by reminding me of days when I could load up the car and take off for a day with my bike, instead of making a cup of burnt coffee and sitting down at my computer to study for the 430th day in a row while trying to stifle the mountain of crippling depression that underscores my choice to voluntarily return for another decade of schooling in my mid twenties, because I didn't make fastidious degree choices on my first go-around. I digress. Basically, this bike is ridiculous. I sold two/kind of three bikes to pay for it. It has carbon everywhere and it's absolutely silent. Onyx hubs use a sprag clutch and have ZERO engagement lag and are silent. Transfer post is silent and buttery smooth. Fork just had a service. The entire bike has a grand total of 10 riding hours on it and I've never crashed it. Not like in the "I kind of laid it down once but that didn't really count as a crash" sense, but I mean, like I'm on a hot streak at the moment and have managed to ride this bike without crashing it ever. Also with basically 5-7 total rides on it, I'm not crashing so often that you'd expect that. I'm not that good of a rider I just don't want to spend 6 hours in the ER like my cousin David when he didn't make that jump at Duthie. Love you bud. Bike cost about $9,800 brand new, before tax. Carbon wheels/handlebars/the best drivetrain where it counts, and it's gold because fuck you. I also pulled the original decals and put some color matching ones on the frame because I'm anal retentive like that. Your gain. Feel free to leave my weird geometry decals on the top tube, I thought they looked super rad but I can see where you'd be like "that's weird and I'm not about that". Whatever works for you. Calling frame (M) (130mm travel) Nobl TR33 wheels/competition spokes Onyx hubs front and rear XX1 cassette and chain with less than 50 miles on it XO1 cranks, Chris King bottom bracket XO1 shifter/derailleur Guide RSC brakes Fox 36 @ 140mm travel, 160mm shaft included Deity T-Mo handlebars Ergo grips Thomson Elite 35mm stem Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5"/DHR II 2.3", setup tubeless Fox Transfer post, 150mm drop. Wolftooth lever. All cables are heatshrunk. Any questions or info that I forgot, just ask. Open book. Buy my bike, thanks.