Monday, September 30, 2019

Salsa Spearfish Carbon

This is a medium (18") 2017 Salsa Spearfish Carbon, it's a 29" frame built up currently as a 27.5" bike.

Here's the stock value: https://www.bicyclebluebook.com/value-guide/product/3070061/

Here's the spec's:

- 18" (Medium) 2017 Salsa Spearfish Carbon frame
- Fox Float CTD rear shock
- Rock Shox Reba RL 120 front fork
- WTB Team Issue 27.5" wheels (brand-new)
- Shimano XT 11-speed rear derailleur
- Shimano XTR 11-speed rear shifter
- Shimano XTR hydraulic rear brake
- Shimano XT hydraulic front brake
- Shimano XT 11-speed cassette
- Sram GXP crankset
- KS Lev 125mm external dropper
- Easton carbon handlebar
- Pedals not included

SOLD.


Monday, September 23, 2019

Salsa Big Mama

This is a 16" (Small) Salsa Big Mama full-suspension Scandium 29er.

Here's the highlights:

- 16" (Small) scandium Salsa Big Mama frame
- Fox Float RP2 rear shock
- Rock Shox SID front fork
- Stans Arch 29" wheels
- TruVativ Stylo integrated crankset
- Sram X.9 front / rear derailleurs
- Sram X.5 front / rear shifters (3x9)
- Tektro hydraulic brakes
- 50mm stem (brand-new)
- Easton EC90 carbon riserbar (brand-new)
- Pedals included

SOLD.


Thursday, September 5, 2019

Diamondback Mason 29er

This is a 17" (Medium) Diamondback Mason 29" hardtail; I've built it up from the frame to be a great starter bike (without breaking the bank) or high-school racer.  It's a slack geometry that can be thrown around on the dirt track or raced at the bike park.  You can also run 27.5"+ size tires (I've run 2.8's).

The highlights:

- 17" (Medium) 2013 Diamondback Mason aluminum hardtail frame
- Rock Shox Reba RLT front fork (100mm)
- Roval front wheel
- Canfield rear wheel (brand-new)
- Sram 2x integrated crankset
- Sram X9 2x direct-mount front derailleur
- Shimano XTR 9-speed rear derailleur
- SunRace 40t 10-speed cassette (brand-new)
- Shimano XT hydraulic front brake / shifter
- Tektro Draco hydraulic rear brake
- Shimano Alivio 9-speed rear shifter
- Wake 50mm stem (brand-new)
- Pedals included

SOLD.


Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Schwinn Straight-Six

This is one of the most rare bikes you'll see -- especially built as it is. This is my custom-made 2000 Schwinn Straight Six, extra-small (14" center-to-top). I built this for my wife (5'1"), but recently found an XS Niner, and there's no need for two bikes that never get ridden. ;-)

If you're unaware of what the Straight 6 was: it was designed by Mert Lawwill, in partnership with Yeti, back in the late 90's. Enough said.

Then you have the fork; a Maverick DUC 32. This was designed by Paul Turner, the co-founder of Rock Shox (as opposed to Dave Turner, the Turner Bikes guy). This is a cult-brand and a cult-fork; I love them. They're incredibly light, inverted, and 150mm of smooth (by 2005 standards) adjustable and lock-able travel.  

Then you have the wheels; early-era Reynolds carbons on DT Swiss 240s and Bontrager hubs.  

Throw in the rest (modern drivetrain, XT brakes, etc.) and you have a piece of history modified for current/modern riding. And before you poo-poo the 26", realize that finding anything modern to fit a 5'1" female is pretty much impossible. I've put 27.5's onto our 14" XS Niner Jet 9 RDO and it's still too big for my wife. The reality is, at that height, you either go 26" -- or 24". Take your pick!

So, the highlights:

- 14" (Extra-Small) 2000 Schwinn Straight 6 aluminum frame
- 2005 Maverick DUC 32 front fork
- Rock Shox Super-Deluxe rear coil shock
- Reynolds Carbon 26" wheels on DT Swiss 240s rear hub (Bontrager proprietary front hub)
- Shimano XT 1x11 rear derailleur
- Shimano XT 1x11 rear shifter
- Sram XO carbon integrated crankset
- Shimano XT hydraulic disc brakes
- Easton riserbar
- Shimano XT Ice-Tech rotors (not the Hope rotors pictured)
- Pedals not included

SOLD.


Intense Tracer T275c

This is a medium (18") 2015 Intense Tracer T275c Carbon; it has some scuffs but not dents or cracks.  The rear bearings were all replaced this summer from the local Intense dealership (Kore North).

The stock spec's: https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Bikes,3/Intense/Tracer-T275C-Pro,15521

The highlights:

- 17.5" (Medium) 2015 Intense Tracer T275c full-carbon frame
- Rock Shox Monarch RT3 Debonair rear shock
- 2017 Rock Shox Pike RCT3 160 Solo Air w/ Charger
- ENVE AM carbon wheels on Shimano XTR center-locking hubs (Shimano driver)
- Shimano XT 1x11 rear derailleur / rear shifter
- Shimano XT hydraulic disc brakes
- Shimano XT Ice-tech rotors
- Shimano XT 46t 11-speed cassette
- 2018 Rock Shox Reverb B1 150mm internal dropper
- Race Face Affect Cinch 1x crankset
- Renthal stem / handlebar
- Pedals not included

SOLD.