Monday, February 13, 2012

Ian's 29er

Just a quick picture and a few words. This is only the second time I have been asked for a brown frame - but I actually think it looks pretty good. And it certainly won't show dirt as well as, say, white or something.



In any case, quick geometry rundown. Ian lives in Boulder so he rides the same stuff I do, and he wanted something similar to his old 26" Fisher in the handling department, but with 29" wheels and parts that weren't totally trashed from 10 years of abuse.

So:
-71 head tube, 73 seat tube
-61cm (24") effective toptube, 43.8cm (17.2") seat tube
-12.2" bb height, 43cm chainstays (42.5cm effective)
-Extra H20 bosses under the downtube for extra H20 on epics

In short, an all-around XC setup for Boulder. Good stuff, nothing crazy. Ian even took my advice on the mismatched rims (Crest front, Arch EX rear) if you look closely. Ian is supposed to bring his saddle when he comes to pick the bike up, as of now it's a super-light standing-up only race machine!

Also: flat bar with bar ends?!? Haven't seen that in a while.

12 comments:

Steven Shand said...

That's a proper mountain bike. Like.

Eszter said...

There's nothing wrong with white!

Walt said...

I thought the notorious Eszter might chime in. Yeah, nothing wrong with white if you EVER WASH YOUR BIKE.

:P

-Walt

NickS said...

Urm.......

Pot...

Kettle...

Washing bikes.....

Walt said...

You're both off the team.

NickS said...

Again?????

Walt said...

Eszter is at like, 10x off-the-team or something. I've lost count. Nick, you're just at double or triple off-team status.

Andrew Brautigam said...

I think that baby-poop brown fits the waltworks aesthetic pretty well. Nice ride!

Eszter said...

Aw man!

And I do wash my bikes. Just not often. And generally not well.

ian said...

Well, I almost never wash my bikes either, which is partially why I went for the baby-poo brown. Throw in some of that gravel road dust and you get a nice layered effect.

Kevin said...

Killer bike!

Johnathan said...

Bike looks sweet. Curious of the advantages of running Crest/ArchEX vs Crest/Crest?