Sunday, February 07, 2010

no time for a test ride...

on days like these. this is the second time i took the monster cross out. the first time was to the mtn bike trail, and said to my self; 'self, we need a pure mtn cassette on this thing.' and so be it.

what we have here are some parts from other bikes (xtr crankset, xtr rear derl., salsa bars, shim. one zero five sti's, sram cass) voodoo aizan frame, kona project two fork, cane creek one hundred headset, bonti stem, xt hubs, cheap mavic rims (yes, they are rim brake, i said cheap), conti race king tires, avid disc brakes, voodoo saddle, egg beaters...and my monster cross dream is here.

the over all ride is very smooth. i was surprised about this, seeing as how the drivetrain is ninety percent 'used'. being a scandium frame it is very forgiving. not the ride i was expecting. the fork takes up the slack on this front too.

nice and solid on the decent, and very compliant on the up hills.

this bike was a total shot in the dark, since you can't go to your local shop and ride a monster cross...good stuff.

amitabha...

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