Not really my Badger
I promised I'd give you another look at my new off-road machine. Here it is.
You may have noticed the new image in the header on this site. That's one I took the day I got this bike home. I'd been looking for a decent enough day to get a for-real outdoor shot I could upload. Bikes just look better outdoors. The riding's better too, but that's another story.
I'm still up in the air for what to call it. The frame was cut and assembled by Rob Pennel of Badger Bicycles fame. Is "fame" a good choice of words? Yeah, I guess so. Unfortunately, Rob / Badger didn't finish the job, so I'm having trouble, philosophically awarding the name Badger to the final product.
I'll have to think this one over a while.
Oh, and also here's a larger view of the photo in the header.
Cheesey Spec. list.
It needs to be said:
Wheels brought to you by: King hubs laced to Delgado X rims with Nevegal rubber front and rear. May be you can get a little more "vogue" but you can not out-perform this base.
Stopping provided by: tuned BB7s front and rear with custom 8" front rotor (stock 6" rear) Jagwire housings and Teflon coated cables hooked to SRAM thermoplastic levers (light and simple). This brake system will shock you, it works very well!
Controls: Cinelli wrapped Jones H-bars supported by Thomson Elite stem rotating on a Cane Creek headset, and a Flight saddle supported atop a Thomson post...enough said!
Driven to you by: SRAM PC-58 chain wrapping around Boone Ti on White Industries ENO Cranks supporting XTR pedals. "Crisp" and "quick" are perhaps the best two words I can use.
Extras: All hardware was absent from the frame (cage bolts, seat binder bolt, and sliders). This bike now sports hand polished (high luster) paragon sliders that were dialed to work better than any others I have experienced. These things are a dream to work on...they slide as if they float on bearings, and cinch down as if clamped in a vice...I can think of no better chain tensioning mechanism.
For those who have not seen it in person, or thrown a leg over this machine...you simply must to appreciate the beauty and snappy-ness this light weight bike has.
For those of us who have...we are still waiting on a name and a build weight.
Awesome machine bro! Lets go scratch it up!
Ah yes, weight
I really have to weigh this bad boy. Though I think the tires are half the tonnage.
True.
We shall get together and weigh it twice. Once with the Neves on it, and again with some race tires on it. That should provide an accurate assessment (one honest weight for everyday riding, and one honest weight resembling the way you might race it).
Sexy
Man, that's a sexy machine! Looks like it will climb like a sherpa, too. I've been wanting to dig my s/s out of the basement for sometime, so when I get back in town let's do that.
Thanks, I like it
Thanks, I rather like it myself. I think it should climb well; but I'll have to get it out on the trails to find out. It's so clean... I'm hesitant.
Don't worry though. I'll get over it.
Me Gusto
The pics do no justice to the color and paint job on this bike. It's a truely beautiful bike, and the specs are that of one extremly nice trail rippin machine. You're going to love this bike... Congrats brother!
Great Looking Bike!
My advice on naming it? Don't force it. After an adventure or two I'll bet a name becomes obvious
:)