Well, I finally got myself a mountain bike. It's a 4130 steel single speed 29er made by GT. They call it the "Peace 9'er". GT wouldn't have necessarily been my first choice when selecting a 29er, but an awesome deal arose (thanks to my friend Billy) and I had to jump on it. This bike has barely been used and came mostly stock, except for the 20t Surly cog (hell yeah!). I soon added a pink Salsa seat collar, Ergon Biokork grips, my old Brooks Swift saddle, Time pedals and a Salsa bottle cage. The bike seems practically indestructible and it handles extremely well.
Earlier this week Jeffrey and I took our bikes out to Rock Cut in a rainstorm and gave them a ride they were probably never expecting. It held up pretty well considering we rode upstream through rivers of mud. This photo depicts the aftermath:
Ari just built up a titanium single speed Salsa Selma frame with parts off his Surly 1x1. The bike looks HOT and weighs just over 23lbs with no lightweight components. He'll be joining us at the trails soon enough.
Read more about his build and frame specs on his blog.
2 comments:
Please don't ride muddy trails! That's all damage somebody will have to go fix!
-a Chicago area mountain bikers member
Chad?
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