... okay, he had some help from me.
My painter finished up the frame this week, so I got to assemble Project MB-1 and will be taking her on a thorough test ride xmas eve.
Project pics are at my Flikr page. Project MB-1
Happy holidays, everyone.
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12-23-2011, 09:45 PM #1
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Santa Came Just a Little Early
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12-23-2011, 10:24 PM #2
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WOW. That's cool stuff.
so.. how's she ride? impressed with all your details and ability to work thru the problems/challenges. nice.Push the pedal down watch the world around fly by us
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12-24-2011, 03:40 AM #3
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Very nice! Enjoy your ride today.
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12-24-2011, 03:58 AM #4
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SWEET! I think someone's on Santa's "nice list" lol.
Enjoy!
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12-24-2011, 05:22 AM #5
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Cool! I enjoyed seeing how the bike came together on your photo page. Enjoy!
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12-24-2011, 03:21 PM #6
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Inaugural Ride Report
32 mile, epic (as my friend called it) 1st ride for the bike! 2600' of climbing - bike did way better than my climbing, or is it non-climbing, legs.
Bike felt great! Gonna be lovin' riding this as my all rounder bike. Sure glad I had the triple with the 26T inner. Everything worked great and love the mix of components. The bike had no troubles over the variety of road surface quality and we even had some miles of dirt/gravel road. The only thing I need to look at is the friction of the shifters, they don't seem to hold against the springs in the derailleurs, especially with the Jagwire teflon cables.
Here is a shot of some of the great scenery.
Here's the bike at the highest point on our ride.
Here's a happy me with the new bike.
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12-24-2011, 03:25 PM #7
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Beautiful bike, and it looks like it was a great ride! Congratulations!!
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12-24-2011, 03:51 PM #8
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Very nice.
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12-24-2011, 04:38 PM #9
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Nice work!
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12-24-2011, 05:03 PM #10
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Thanks everyone! I am totally enjoying the "new" ride, for sure.
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12-24-2011, 08:50 PM #11
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Santa Really LOVES Cycling!
See what he left in our bathtub for a certain almost 11 year-old boy!
And, yeah, that bar tape is chrome. We found an Elite Custom bottle cage to match, even.
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12-24-2011, 08:52 PM #12
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Sweet! Someone is going to be very happy!
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12-24-2011, 08:55 PM #13
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I think he's going to do a lot of hooting and hopping and thanking us. This is the first year that he's not fully believing in Santa, so we get ALL the glory!
Originally Posted by radacrider
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12-25-2011, 05:10 AM #14
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Zoom-zoom, please give us a little write-up after he sees this fantastic looking bike. I love how you hid it in the shower!
And radacrider, what a great job and first ride out with the new bike.2016 Specialized Ruby Comp disc - Ruby Expert ti 155
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12-25-2011, 05:47 AM #15
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He said "This is the BEST Christmas, EVER!"
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