The Niner

[Andrea]

My new baby:

http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/badge.jpg
http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/pedal.jpg
http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/train.jpg
http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/hope.jpg
http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/butt.jpg
http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/front.jpg

...will never be that clean again

http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/dsc_8472.jpg

[Kalidurga]

I need to put that slogan on my top tube.

[SheFly]

SWEET! Here's to many happy, dirty, muddy rides...

SheFly

[Red Rock]

Congrats on that awesome bike. I loved the before and after pics, they were great.

Red Rock

[sundial]

Looks like we have a mtb racer here. :)

Did you go tubeless? I noticed your air pump. Those Cane Creek bar ends are really awesome. How much does your bike weigh?

[bluebug32]

Sexy ride.

And bonus points for the SRAM :D

[Andrea]

Looks like we have a mtb racer here. :)

Did you go tubeless? I noticed your air pump. Those Cane Creek bar ends are really awesome. How much does your bike weigh?

I think my first race will be the dirt sweat and gears 12 hour on May 9th, so I'm not a racer just yet :D

And yes, I'm tubeless- I did carry a spare tube, boot (aka cut-up race number), tire lever, and the air pump with me, though, just for insurance purposes.

[alleyoop]

Beautiful! I am green with envy!

How do you like the ride? How does she corner? We need a full review of the 29er experience!

[sundial]

Ah the Thomson setback seat tube. Is that a Salsa collar? :cool:

Are your rims DT Swiss?

Your bike is making me drool. :D

[Andrea]

Today was only my second ride, and I got into some flow-ey singletrack... it was AWESOME!!!! I felt just as confident taking turns on it as I do when I'm on pavement riding my road bike!

Only exception: mud... the tires on it are not very good in the mud, so even running tubeless @ 25psi, I still slid all over the place every time I hit a mud hole. I ordered some different ones this morning that should give me a bit more bite in the greasy stuff.

[jesvetmed]

That is one sweet looking bike! Congrats and have fun with it!

[indigoiis]

Wow! My heart skipped a beat!

[kermit]

So I just went to look at my 4 year old Jamis. You got me ready to throw it in the canal. That bike is sick sweet! Have fun gettin dirty!

[MRS HORSEPOWER]

Thats awesome!

[Aggie_Ama]

I love the red spoke nipples and hubs! That bike is too hot, you should call it Fuego! :)

[Andrea]

So I had my bad idea jeans (http://www.hulu.com/watch/10310/saturday-night-live-bad-idea-jeans) on the other day and decided to ride on a deer trail through a grown up field. The vines in the field attacked my rear derailleur. My dad always told me I could mess up a crowbar.

http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fail.jpg


On a positive note, I was well-prepared (other than a lack of bugspray) and was able to remove a section of chain and ride ~5 miles back to the car singlespeed-style. New parts should be in today/tomorrow :rolleyes:

[SheFly]

On a positive note, I was well-prepared (other than a lack of bugspray) and was able to remove a section of chain and ride ~5 miles back to the car singlespeed-style. New parts should be in today/tomorrow :rolleyes:

YAY! Ignore my question in the other thread...

SheFly

[kermit]

Hopefully thats it.

[Voodoo Sally]

What a rad ride! Congratulations! I just got me a 29er and will post up a pic or 10 soon.

[Voodoo Sally]

Here she is.

[Andrea]

X-post photos from the race results forum...

http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/mudbike.jpg

http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/dtmud.jpg


For an explanation of this, visit my blog...

[papaver]

that must be fun to clean. http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/haushalt/a034.gif