What's your ride?

[Poke-em]

I've been poking around here for a little while and I'm at the beginning of my journey to buying a new ride. So I thought I'd throw this out here, I guess I'm just wondering what everyone is riding here in the great state of MN. I've been checking out some other forums and nobody really is riding in MN much, so their views are kind of skewed. So there it is... what's in everyone's quiver?

Cheers!

[Thewavebb]

Here is a pic of mine with specs below it:
http://studentwebs.winona.edu/rbberndt1114/biking/u6.jpg

Frame: Trek Fuel 90
Fork: Marzocchi XFly 100
Wheelset: Bontrager Race Lite Disc Tubeless
Tires: Bontrager Jones
Brakes: Avid Mechanical Disc
Cranks: RaceFace prodigy XC
Lever/shifterpod combo: XT
handlebar: RaceFace Air alloy riser
Stem: POS specialized
Headset: Cane Creek C2
Saddle: Selle Italia Ti Flite
Grips: Race Face Good n Evil
Derailers: XT
Cassette: XTR
Skewers: Salsa
Seatpost: Bontrager Select
Pedals: Bontrager RE1

[ryno lite]

I've been poking around here for a little while and I'm at the beginning of my journey to buying a new ride. So I thought I'd throw this out here, I guess I'm just wondering what everyone is riding here in the great state of MN. I've been checking out some other forums and nobody really is riding in MN much, so their views are kind of skewed. So there it is... what's in everyone's quiver?

Cheers!

There's a pretty big mtn bike community here who ride quite a bit actually. I think we tend to have different styles of bikes than other mtn bike areas because of the lack of elevation gains, but I see some pretty good riders on some pretty high buck custom bikes. That said, I only own front suspension steel framed bikes. If I was rich, I'd have all kinds. I'd own some full suspensions, a 29er and a single speed if I had the money and storage space! Oh well, welcome to the boards, you'll find plenty of people here that are really into Minnesota Mtn biking and also all the work that goes into the trail advocacy and trail work that we do.

[jonbodin]

2004 Specialized Stumpjumper hardtail. All stock! I'm too big for FS (or too cheap!!!).

[nigel]

Here is a link to a similar thread i started a while ago that died

http://www.morcmtb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10895

D

[redwood]

I ride a khs softail team. i like it. As you can imagine, there are not a lot of bumps jumps drops around here so i think its a good idea to shave weight at the expense of an extra cush suspension.

unto each their own

[yetirider]

2004 Specialized Stumpjumper hardtail. All stock! I'm too big for FS (or too cheap!!!).

Don't worry about being too big for a FS... I come in at 6'4", 210 - 230 (depending on time of year ;) ) and ride a full suspension bike....

2002 YETI AS-R
Decked out for superlightweight
Full XTR (excluding cassette - XT)
FSA Carbon Cranks
Easton Carbon Seatpost
Magura Julie disc breaks
Ritchie Stem and Bar
757 pedals
Fox RL shock


I have been riding this bike for 3 years now without any major problems (other than replacing the XTR cassette twice before switching to the XT) It is more about maintenance than anything else... for us bigger people, keeping chains clean and lubed and shocks properly cared for adds years to bikes...

I tend to ride longer rides (big fan of the 12 and 24 hour races!!!) and had the bike in California for one year racing it at Big Bear and around SoCal...

Granted, not an off the shelf bike, but specifically built for my riding style and demands... (custom frame as well!) But you can do it!!!

For minnesota, I ride this as much as my Hardtail, which is an old '92 vintage Specialized M2 with XT components and an old Manitou shock with elastomers... Sweet ride!!!

[waitabit]

Out of all the bike's I own, my ridgid, steel SS get's the most use.

[bradpartyka]

Trek Liquid 20!!! :banana: Disc brakes are awesome!!!

[Tex]

I'm also on the larger side of the cycling spectrum, at 6 feet tall and about 210 lbs. I prefer to ride full suspension as well. In fact, I just finished building my new dream bike.
2005 Turner five spot
Marzocchi Z1 freeride fork
Hope Mono M4 brakes
Chris King headset
Thompson seatpost and stem
MaxM carbon bars
Raceface turbine lp cranks
Time atac pedals
and a mix of XTR and XT components

I do still own a hardtail that I ride on occassion as well.
1996 Mark Zeh custom steel framed hardtail
Rock Shox sid fork
Syncros stem
Profile carbon bars
Chris King heaset (is their any other kind)
USE seatpost
Time atac pedals
everything else is old school XTR

Then there's the roadbike and the cyclocross bikes. But I won't talk about those here, after all this is a mountain bike site;)

[tedsti]

Just picked up a 2004 Specialized Epic Marathon so it is stock for now, except for new Race Face grips and new shifter cables. Need to swap the cassette to a 11-32.

Converting my Ti frame hardtail to SS. Work in progress as my E-bay purchases arrive (New stem, bars, Salsa ring and bashguard....)

Hard Rock rigid winter beater with studded tires.

Cannondale Super V 2000 collecting dust that I need to sell so I can get a roadie.

Dyno Duece, the pimp (short trip) commuter ride.

[transplant]

'96 Rocky Mountain Blizzard (steel hardtail):banana:
'00 Santa Cruz Superlight (FSXC):banana:
'02 Redline Monocog (steel hardtail, single speed):banana:

They all are perfect (at least to me) for the terrain around here. The SC has 4" rear and 3" front travel and that's almost too much for a lot of the trails here. Except Afton Alps at 2:00 AM, when I could have used about 7"-8" to keep my lame a$$ upright!

[jitterjepp]

I used own a Green Machine but I had to switch back to a big wheel. I just didn't like the braking on the green machine.
Like, when I would go down a really big hill I could'nt do the 360+ spinout brake action. I also found that the tires on the green machine were not as durrable. After a few hundred skids the plastic was worn clean through.

Seriously folks...you can't beat this action

http://i.walmart.com/i/p/00/63/60/60/96/0063606096100_500X500.jpg

[Buck]

Hmmmm,

I'm on a Bighit Expert w/ 888, rollin on dub 24s, kenda rubbers on sun rims w/hadley hubs. Drive train is XT w/ a blackspire 40 tooth ring on truvativ kranks, all protected by a EVIL STS chainguide with odessey pedals...hayes brakes w/ 8 rotors, stock bars and seat. mmmm, what a great bike set-up soft for railin' flowy DHs, but progessive enough to huck and ride park. Heavy bikes are fun! :D ;)
L8R
Buck

[Trevize1138]

This past year I became a convert:

Single speed, baby!

I'm currently riding single on an aluminum Gary Fisher Mt. Tam frame but want to swap that out with the current "wife bike" frame in the shape of a 19'' Specialized RockHopper Comp frame from '99. It's when they made this weird "nitanium" composite material that's part steel, part nickel and part titanium or summin ... basically, it's light but rides like steel. I wanna turn that into my single and throw the old rigid fork on 'er then upgrade my platforms to get more grip. That's right: platforms, baby! Only wussies ride clipped in. :crazy:

... oh, and I also have a '01 M4 StumpJumper with TIME pedals and a seatpost suspension that's pretty sweet, too. Needs a new drivetrain, though ...

[Standard]

I'm also on the larger side of the cycling spectrum, at 6 feet tall and about 210 lbs. I prefer to ride full suspension as well. In fact, I just finished building my new dream bike.


Ya gotta bring that thing by so I can look at it!


anywho.. my two main rides:

04 Demo 9 DH, 888R, Grimeca system 12, Saint cranks, X.9 shifter and derailleur, MRP WC2, Sun MTX rims, thomson post, everything else is pretty much stock.

'97 IF Deluxe, '98 Z2 BAM, Syncros forged AL cranks, Syncros post, Thomson stem, Specialized carbon rise bar, Avid Arch Supremes, XTR brake/shift/derailleur, 517's, XTR rear hub, Nuke Proof front... I'd get new stuff on it but it all works so good anyways. :banana:

[Magic]

My three rides consist of:

1996 Santa Cruz Heckler
- Marz. Z1 fork
- Magura rim brakes
- Raceface riser bar
- X9 shifters
- 9.0SL rear der.
- SDG saddle w/ Thomson seatpost
- Misc. rims & tires
- Stratus Pro rear shock w/ adj. lock-out from bars.

2004 Banshee Scirocco
- Manitou X-vert fork
- Hayes disc brakes
- Raceface riser bar
- X9 shifters
- XO rear der.
- SDG saddle w/ stock seatpost
- Planet X stem
- Misc. rims & tires
I also have a old Trek road bike.

[jjrsds]

02 Spec. Stumpjumper M4 Comp.
put on Sun DS2-XC rims with XT hubs, Hayes disc brakes, easton EC 90 SL bars Time Alium pedals, other than that it is pretty much stock.

03 Salsa Caballero, bought used frame from Sickboy thanks.
Sun DS2-XC rims XT hubs
Thomson stem and layback post
Hayes Disc Brakes
King headset
XT Cranks, shifters, Derailleurs
05 Fox Talus
Rock shox SID rear shock
Time Alium pedals

http://www.morcmtb.org/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=967&sort=1&cat=512&page=1


Bought a used Redline Monocog full rigid to join the darkside. Just a basic ride, Sram 7.0 brakes, Mustang rims, Shimano cranks of some sort, running a 36-19 for now, but having fun with it.

Good luck

[SickBoy]

'99 Kona Kula with a custom paint job, XT/XTR and a rigid fork.

'98 Fisher Aquila converted to horizontal drops by Bob Brown for ss, with a bunch of junk parts on it

'02 Trek Bruiser 2 - stock except for a '99 BOmber Z1 Alloy fork

'95 Stumpjumper M2 that currently has drop bars, cheap STI shifters, a Tiagra road crank and smooth 1" tires - winter training bike

'9X Trek X01 cyclocross - XTR/Dura Ace and Ultegra

'04 Giant TCR Composite 1 - Ultegra/Ksyrium SL's

And soon to be either a '04 or a '05 Juan Solo with all the old parts from the Caballero on it. (XT/XTR, SID World Cup, Sun/DT disc wheels, Avid mech. discs) Will start life as a singlespeed but may turn geared at some point. Hoping to get it under 21 lbs....

[The Buckthorn Killer]

Bianchi D.I.S.S Rigid this is my baby. I raced it at the Afton 24 33x18. :beer_yum:

Rocky Vertex with a fox vanilla 125RLC:beer_yum:

Surly Pacer (baby Blue) Totally silvered out... Thompson stem and seat post, silver. Salsa seat clamp and skrews, silver. :beer_yum:

Trek 800 Single speed city beater bike with home made studed tires. :beer_yum:

[FSSS]

1993 GT RTS-1 - converted to FSSS, but will probably add a 2nd chainring so I can have a road gear and a trail gear (still no front derailleur though, just manual shifting).

2003 Kona Stinky - pretty much stock.

I really enjoy having 2 very different bikes, adds some variety when you regularly ride the same trails. Both are a great time on the local trails.


Soon to be...
Fetish Cycles Discipline - another SS conversion, this one's fully rigid. Should be fun - a frame that's a bit on the small side, a short stem, 2" rise bars, fat tires and platforms. I'm with ya Chris D!!

[timmy]

2003 Ellsworth Isis

Fork:'05 Fox vanillaR

Headset: Chris King

Handlebars:Race Face Air alloy

Stem:90mm Race Face Deus

Seatpost: Ritchey

Cranks:Race Face LP

R.Derailleur:Sram XO

F.Derailleur:Shimano XT

Shifters: Sram X-9

R.Shock: Romic D

Brakes: Hayes Hydro HFX-9 Disc's

Rims: Mavic Crosslands

Tires:Maxxis High Roller 2.3's

[funky-funky-chicken]

Certainly some exciting rides people have. Here's a sampling of mine:

Off-Roadish:

Phil Wood / Independent Fabrication PISSOFF #32
Co-Motion custom True Temper OX. Fixed gear conversion, rigid.
Trek 9.9 OCLV frame - project brewing for dedicated fixed gear
Roadish:

Waterford "Adventure Series" custom fully loaded touring bike
Rivendell - Custom road. Mavic components-very Riv.
Rivendell - Custom All-Rounder. Just got done being made: http://yokanovich.home.comcast.net/Rivbike.htm At Joe Bell getting paint. Mostly NOS first generation XTR (M900) components sitting in boxes awaiting assembly.
Tommaso - mid 80's Columbus SL with all Campy. (My first good road bike.)
Cannondale - early 90's, custom paint. 26" wheel "All-Rounder" style off-road touringish type thing. This frame has seen many different itterations. The components are WAY too nice for this frame....
Miscellaneousish:

1993 Trek 520 touring frame, turn singlespeed. Primary commuter and winterbike. (Last of the lugged steel Treks) Needs to visit Bob Brown and get a re-paint.
Unknown brand - Orange road bike. Fixed gear conversion with Rivendell Albatross bars and a Brooks saddle. A favorite.
Unknown year - vintage steel Diamond Back mountain bike. Singlespeed conversion. Steel Wald basket on the front. Super old laid-back geometry with super-long wheelbase. Great commuter.

[Little D]

Mt: 2000 Rocky Mt Blizzard xt/xtr, raceface, etc
Road: Trek 1200
Commute/grocery getter/bar hopper: A kick ass JC Penney three Speed that I paid $5.00 bucks for at a pawn shop.

[noise_is_life]

'03 Jamis Dakar XLT 2.0
'02 Lemond Alpe d'Huez
'01 GT Avalanche 1.0 Singlepated
'92 GT Karakorum (waiting to be fixed)

I guess I blew my bike-a-year run this year. :cryin:

[hockeynut]

I've got a mid 90's Diamondback that is my commuter. Low end drivetrain stuff, but I'm digging the steel frame and rigid fork. Will probably convert this to single or fixed over the summer. Might need new wheels too...

My main ride will be a steel 29er made by Walt at Waltworks. Great guy to talk to and work with, plus beauty prices. XT, SRAM parts mainly with a White Brothers fork (the blingiest part she'll initally get). I should be getting everything in in a week or two... can't wait to build it up.

[rowland]

'96 rm blizzard, ss
'00 rm thin air, geared

[el gueche]

early 90's rigid, drop out converted cromo ss (biatchi)
2001 bianchi super b
bianchi forza fixe
triumph 3 speed
(project) 50's or 60's cruiser, unknown make, groovy airline plastic thingie on front fender

[smeulebroe]

'96 Klein Adroit - Full XT 8 speed, MC2 handlebar/stem, Klein Death Grip tires, Judy SL

Cannondale CAD3 Road Bike with ultegra parts

[danger!]

Cortina 4130 hardtail, setup as SS, 32:18. Surly Instigator fork, Gack stem and bars, Avid mech discs 185f/160r w/speed dial7 levers, Thomson post, WTB speedV saddle, Truvativ Stylo 180s, XT disc/Sun Singletrack wheels with American Single Speed red ano spacer kit, WTB Motoraptors 2.4 for winter. Oh, and Odyssey triple traps for winter action as well.

Dyno Ultra Glide and around 100 old Schwinn and other brand ballooner bikes for cruising and staring at in the garage while drinking beer.:crazy:

[axebiker]

'04 Cannondale F600 w/headshock (obnoxious Sobe colors)
Deore XT/LX setup, Avid discs

'04 Felt F45 roadie
Shimano Dura-Ace/Ultegra gruppo, Velomax wheels

'01 (?) Schwinn Peloton roadie
Shimano Ultegra/105 gruppo, Ritchey wheels

[Shickdawg]

'02 Gary Fisher Wahoo
Stock, except for SPD pedals and a CatEye cyclocomputer.

I've got a 1990 (or so) Schwinn Frontier too, but it's in desperate need of an overhaul.

[pwpatton]

04 Jamis XLT 2.0 - Stock
02 Giant NRS Air - Stock Except for Riser Bars and 04 Manitou Minute 3 Fork
02 Jamis Komodo HT - Custom Built w/mostly XT

[manual63]

XC - O4 On-One Inbred Geared custom built with some of my old parts and some new ones, like the Sram X9 stuff.....:)

Freeride - 03 Specialized P.2 which is the dirt jumper hardtail. Only upgrade so far will be a new Stance Static fork to replace the EXR Comp I bent.

Trials - Late 90's Ross 20" Chromoly Mod

Road - 00 GT Z1000 with an aluminum fork....ouch on every bump.

BMX/Street - 01 Haro Mirra Pro (USA Model) frame custom built to my liking with some newer lighter components.

Which one is my favorite??? I would still have to say my BMX bike. I have more fun and freedom on that thing than any other bike I own. But my new On-One comes a close second. It's the first mountain bike I have ever riden/owned that has good handling......and I mean good quick responsive handling unlike most XC bikes on the market. It's the long frame and super short stem that make it feel soooooo goooood. I will argue this geometry (long frame short stem) until I die!!!

[jeffgude]

'02 Klein Quantum road bike
'00 Klein Attitude Race mtb
Surly Crosscheck commuter bike
'93 Klein Rascal converted to singlespeed.

Cannondale M1000 tandem

[PWAXON]

01 Giant NRS XTC 3 9 Speed - MTB
00 Univaga Modo Verde Campy 9 Speed - Road
98 Gary Fisher Tassajara 8 speed - Commuter

[LightWeight]

Right now my "rides" are in pieces, but after I'm done sorting through what I can reuse and what I need to buy, my stable should look like this:

- late 80's steel rigid HT converted to SS for commuting / light trail use

- '02 Raleigh m600 HT frame w/LX components and a Manitou Black fork

[minnesota_freerider]

2001 Kona Stab Primo with White Brothers DH3, Mavic rear wheel, Modo front wheel, Hayes discs.

1999 Specialized FSR XC with Manitou Spyder

http://www.morcmtb.org/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=986&size=big&sort=1&cat=500

[flombe]

'95 Fisher Mt. Tam polished aluminum hardtail (last year before Trek began building Fishers I think?). The OEM bar, stem, front derailleur, and one of the SRAM X-ray twisters (will be replaced this winter/spring with new SRAM) are all that remain from '95 parts. I still have the original Judy XC (first year of production?) but it has been converted with an Englund Air Kit.

I also have my '81 or '82 Hutch Pro Racer with Skyway Graphite Tuff Wheels from my BMX racing days. I haven't ridden it in 18 years! It hangs in the garage. Someday I will have to hop on and take it for a spin. I suppose I will need new rubber.

That's it! Two bikes. Ride one. Dreaming about more. I really want a MTB tandem! And a road bike. And an "all-moutain" dualie. And a singlespeed. And a one of those with the new gear box techno. A chopper. A commuter.

And a new garage.

[SprocketHead]

05 Specialized Hard Rock SS
04 Trek Tandom - Comfort Cruzer to get the wife out
03 Specialized Stumpjumper Disc - Favorite!
00 Specialized Sirrus Comp - Closest I'll ever get to a "road" bike
92 Mongoose Iboc - foul weather beater
90 Giant Yukon - Wife's MTB(she don't ride it)/Guest Bike

[jonbodin]

2004 Specialized Stumpjumper hardtail. All stock! I'm too big for FS (or too cheap!!!).

I forgot to add my other bikes:

Road: 2003 Trek 5200 Carbon, Ultregra, Shimano pedals, Flight Deck computer

Recreational: 2003 Specialized Expedition Deluxe, pulling a Burley

Wish list: Specialized Sirrus (for something more comfortable than the 5200 and lighter than the Expedition for workouts around town)

[Stupordave]

'05 Santa Cruz Heckler
'04 Floes Fly
'03 Kona Stuff SS
http://home.comcast.net/~daivan/Fly.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~daivan/Stuff1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~daivan/Heckler.jpg

[Buck]

Hey man,

Nice rides I better be seeing you at the Greenman!!!
L8R
Buck

[bigwheel]

I used own a Green Machine but I had to switch back to a big wheel. I just didn't like the braking on the green machine.
Like, when I would go down a really big hill I could'nt do the 360+ spinout brake action. I also found that the tires on the green machine were not as durrable. After a few hundred skids the plastic was worn clean through.

Seriously folks...you can't beat this action

http://i.walmart.com/i/p/00/63/60/60/96/0063606096100_500X500.jpg

Awesome ride!

[Jordan M.]

I currently have a raleigh m50 which was my first mountain bike. I am getting a 04 specialized fsr xc pro in April!

The Fsr XC PRO

http://www.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/2004/bikes/04XCProSilver_l.jpg:banana: :banana: :banana:

[TML]

Here's my cache-

'02 Rocky Mtn Blizzard - xt, xtr, avid and race face goods, primary XC ride
'98 Stumpjumper - winter ride, mix of parts, platform pedals
'97 Cannondale CAAD3 - xtr, xt , 1x8 and semi-slicks set up for commuting
'93 Univega Alpina Pro - rigid singlespeed by way of singleator

'03 Raleigh International - Road, campy centaur group

late '50 or early '60's Rollfast Cruiser, inherited from Grandpa, lookin pretty sharp after a little TLC over the last year.

[bakkeb]

I have a '04 Kona Stinky, '03 Kona Kikapu, '01 Kona Kaboom(SS), '98 Specialized Rockhopper(fully rigid), and an '86 Haro Freestyler Sport. And I ride them all. You can't have enough bikes.:etard:

[bikemike]

Schwinn Moab 1998 only thing still stock is the drive train. And that has 1000mi on it. Might get a new bike this summer.The old Moab still rides great,

[FSSS]

I have a '04 Kona Stinky... ...and an '86 Haro Freestyler Sport.

Ya gotta love the Stinky.

I'm jealous of the Haro... I had an original Torker, the one Bob Haro himself designed before he went off on his own (or so I was told when I was 13). I ended up snapping the seat tube between the seat collar and the double top tube - I was running a laid-back seatpost too far out. Then my dad chucked it in the trash when cleaning out the garage.
:cryin:

I do still have Bob's autograph from like '84 - back when he and Ron Wilton actually used to go out and do freestyle demos.

[thebionicman]

I got a 02 Jamis Dakota XC.
<img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-12/911933/2002_dakota_xc.jpeg' width=350 height=243 >

Though I have my eye on a Kona Dawg Primo, all these new trail projects have me thinking....
<img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-12/911933/2K5_DawgPrimo_460.jpeg' width=460 height=280 >

[Buck]

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IT!!!!!!!!!!! get the trail bike you won't regret it!!!!!Then you can uber rip on all the sic gnar trails getting built...:D ... I wonder if Steeple would be down for a weekly DS/DH race night? :cool: Did you ever look at the shoes?
L8R
Buck

[thebionicman]

I have looked around at shoes. I am thinking going the hiking boot route. I'll be at REI today anyways, clearance day!

[bakkeb]

Ya gotta love the Stinky.

I'm jealous of the Haro... I had an original Torker, the one Bob Haro himself designed before he went off on his own (or so I was told when I was 13). I ended up snapping the seat tube between the seat collar and the double top tube - I was running a laid-back seatpost too far out. Then my dad chucked it in the trash when cleaning out the garage.
:cryin:

I do still have Bob's autograph from like '84 - back when he and Ron Wilton actually used to go out and do freestyle demos.


I just can't part with my Haro. I remember that it was hard to get Haro's in this part of the country back then. I had to order it through a bike shop in Cali. It's the neon powder blue color. I don't ride it all that often but I still do from time to time just to keep the feeling of a 20 inch ride. That's too bad about your Torker. Those were cool bikes.:etard:

[Buck]

I ride a khs softail team. i like it. As you can imagine, there are not a lot of bumps jumps drops around here so i think its a good idea to shave weight at the expense of an extra cush suspension.

unto each their own

Yep each to their own...:p :) I ride fully cuz I can. 8x8 at work. :banana: Although I do like the KHS softail. :cool: I need the fully for my bruised and beaten body to ride every day!
L8R
Buck

[shourtt]

Soon to be...
Fetish Cycles Discipline - another SS conversion, this one's fully rigid. Should be fun - a frame that's a bit on the small side, a short stem, 2" rise bars, fat tires and platforms. I'm with ya Chris D!!

Hey Tall Pete, did you ever build up the fetish ride?

Others, any feedback on fetish frames?

[FSSS]

Hey Tall Pete, did you ever build up the fetish ride?

Others, any feedback on fetish frames?

Yup... no shocks, one gear.

The frame was something like $99 on eBay. I couldn't pass it up. It's worked out well so far. No problems. They aren't anything special - as far as I can tell it's a Taiwanese built Aluminum frame sold by a company in AZ.

Do a search of the MTBR.com forums - you'll find more info there.