|   New SS Monkey in AK. | SnowMonkey
Jan 10, 2004 8:31 PM | | Hi My names Chris, & i'm fairly new to the 29er board..
been lurking here a for a lil while instead of the SS forum..
'Just got my monkey finished a week ago..
Its a huge step up from my old 26" SS..
'built it on a limited budget w/parts from my old bike,
so I'll eventually be making a some upgrades, but its fine for now.. 'Great to finally have a bike that fits.
Current Specs:
20" Surly Karate Monkey,
Easton EA50 Monkeybars,
Dimension Stem,
Cane Creek S2 Headset,
Avid SD7 Brakes,
Avid Flak Jacket Cables,
Crank Bros. Neo Grips,
Salsa Delgado X's w/ XT disc Hubs,
WTB Motoraptors,
Kenda Super Lite Butyl Tubes,
34:20&18, BlackSpire & Novatec,
Sram PC-7x chain,
Unknown Cranks,
Shimano UN-72 BB 73x113,
Sette APX Post,
Selle Italia Saddle,
400cp Cateye 5 LED headlight,
Comming Soon:
lower rise stem, Race Face Square Taper BB, Boone Ti Cog, & Avid Disc Brakes.
HugeThanks to Pat Irwin ~ Pats Bikes in Anchorge.. for all the help with the build. |
| Nice job! | AK Ken
Jan 10, 2004 9:00 PM | | Good looking monkey.
Pat rocks, doesn't he? Super knowledgeable and willing to share it without sounding superior or condescending, and a tough sonofagun to boot.
Enjoy!
Ken |
| re: New SS Monkey in AK. | Bearbait
Jan 12, 2004 10:47 AM | | Hey,
Saw you on Friday near the lagoon. I was having a nice walk after a tire blow out...
Did pat have to take off a headset and seat post off that frame by any chance :) !
E |
| re: New SS Monkey in AK. | SnowMonkey
Jan 13, 2004 12:00 PM | | umm, yeah..whoops,I got yer Bike! Sorry bout that bro,..
I didn't see you by the lagoon or i would have loaned you my patch kit. |
| re: New SS Monkey in AK. | Adam
Jan 12, 2004 10:57 AM | | Pretty soon we will have to call this the AK 29er board. I love those Cateye LED lights, they really work great in the snow. Hope you got out in those lovely full moon days and rock hard trails we've been having lately.
Adam |
| re: New SS Monkey in AK. | patirwin
Jan 12, 2004 12:40 PM | | Did I hear someone make fun of my monkey?
PS. ASS-O is coming soon. Alaska Single Speed Org for those not in the know.
Alaska Pat |
| re: New SS Monkey in AK. | SnowMonkey
Jan 13, 2004 12:27 PM | | Hey Pat, hows it goin'?
Lemme' know when & where, for the first ASS-O gathering..
I'll be there!
If you've got a mailing list, put me on it.
SnowMonkey_SS @ hotmail .com
(take out the 3 spaces in my address, They're only there to confuse spam bots.)
Thanks,
~Chris |
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