SIGforum.com    Main Page  Hop To Forum Categories  The Lounge    New bike day!!! This baby cost me three bikes but it was worth it.
Page 1 2 
Go
New
Find
Notify
Tools
Reply
  
New bike day!!! This baby cost me three bikes but it was worth it. Login/Join 
Official forum
SIG Pro
enthusiast
Picture of stickman428
posted
I am a hardcore fan of chromoly framed bikes. I suppose my dirt jumping days on a BMX bike (which resulted in two back surgeries) radicalized me towards 4130 chromoly.

Around 2020 I fell back in love with biking BIG TIME. But something was missing, as much as I like a carbon and aluminum alloy frame full suspension bikes they just don’t do it for me nearly as much as a hand made chromoly hardtail. I even tried riding a few BMX bikes with their tiny 20 inch tires and small, knee punishing frames. They were fun, nostalgic and a hell of a workout on the rolling hills of my 800+ house neighborhood. But I out grew them.

I believe my quest for the “perfect” do anything bike (with an emphasis on dirt jumping) is now over. The nice thing is it didn’t cost me a dime out of pocket but I did have to sell three bikes in my vast collection of bicycles. Big Grin

It was worth it.



Interesting logo too


I love the “raw” finish with its clear coat over raw chromoly steel that showcases the heat marks from the welding process.


Hand made excellence


With the seat dropped (it has a 150mm dropper seat post) it looks a lot like a stretched BMX bike with a hell of a front suspension (160mm travel) and quite a slack head angle.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance
 
Posts: 21252 | Location: San Dimas CA, The Old Dominion or the Tar Heel State.  | Registered: April 16, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Thank you
Very little
Picture of HRK
posted Hide Post
Nice, now when are you starting the e-conversion.
 
Posts: 24547 | Location: Gunshine State | Registered: November 07, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Member
posted Hide Post
Man, that is a beauty. Makes me all nostalgic.


___________________________________Sigforum - port in the fake news storm.____________Be kind to the Homeless. A lot of us are one bad decision away from there.
 
Posts: 1168 | Registered: July 20, 2018Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Member
posted Hide Post
Very nice! I'm not into mountain biking, but can see appreciate nice craftsmanship.

Have fun! I'm headed out on a 112 mile bike ride of May 7th with my Canyon, with a quick swim before a little job after the ride.


P229
 
Posts: 3969 | Location: Sacramento, CA | Registered: November 21, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Too old to run,
too mean to quit!
posted Hide Post
Yes, a very nice bike. Not all that unlike the one I bought a couple years ago, and try to ride daily. We have a nice bike trail that runs along route 234 here in the Manassas area. Trying to get back up to my 12 miles a day. But given that I am 84, that may be a forlorn hope/dream.


Elk

There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour)

"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. "
-Thomas Jefferson

"America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Alexis de Tocqueville

FBHO!!!



The Idaho Elk Hunter
 
Posts: 25656 | Location: Virginia | Registered: December 16, 2001Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Official forum
SIG Pro
enthusiast
Picture of stickman428
posted Hide Post
quote:
Originally posted by HRK:
Nice, now when are you starting the e-conversion.


Yeah, this one is going to stay more or less as it is now. It definitely won’t be a modded onto an e-bike. My son has requested I design and build him a “convertible front wheel drive” ebike conversion for his current mountain bike. He wants to be able to undo the conversion quickly and easily so he can ride trails normally when he wants to do that. I believe a separate dedicated ebike fork/front end with a basket to hold the battery would make such a request possible.

For the time being my main task is to figure out how to convert this bike over to front wheel drive electric and be able to quickly & easily convert it back to normal.

I sourced a used Marin fork off the fleabay similar to the one on my current ebike with mounts for a front basket. My current ebike is torn apart and undergoing a brake upgrade so those two projects will keep me plenty busy on the electric bike front for the foreseeable future. Smile



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance
 
Posts: 21252 | Location: San Dimas CA, The Old Dominion or the Tar Heel State.  | Registered: April 16, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Official forum
SIG Pro
enthusiast
Picture of stickman428
posted Hide Post
This nice little touch on the beefy chainstay made me chuckle.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: stickman428,


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance
 
Posts: 21252 | Location: San Dimas CA, The Old Dominion or the Tar Heel State.  | Registered: April 16, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Member
Picture of UTsig
posted Hide Post
quote:
Originally posted by Russ59:
Very nice!
Have fun! I'm headed out on a 112 mile bike ride of May 7th with my Canyon, with a quick swim before a little job after the ride.


Sounds like the triathlon in the St George area. Good luck, hope the weather cooperates.


________________________________

"Nature scares me" a quote by my friend Bob after a rough day at sea.
 
Posts: 3468 | Location: Utah's Dixie | Registered: January 29, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Member
posted Hide Post
The looks of the seat makes my boney ass hurt!!


_________________________________________________

"Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God." --- G.K. Chesterton
 
Posts: 3856 | Location: WNY | Registered: April 11, 2009Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Go Vols!
Picture of Oz_Shadow
posted Hide Post
Very nice! I always wanted a Litespeed mtn bike in the natural finish. Yours looks equally sweet.
 
Posts: 17944 | Location: SE Michigan | Registered: February 10, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Member
posted Hide Post
quote:
Originally posted by UTsig:
quote:
Originally posted by Russ59:
Very nice!
Have fun! I'm headed out on a 112 mile bike ride of May 7th with my Canyon, with a quick swim before a little job after the ride.


Sounds like the triathlon in the St George area. Good luck, hope the weather cooperates.


Yep. Ought to be fun.


P229
 
Posts: 3969 | Location: Sacramento, CA | Registered: November 21, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Alea iacta est
Picture of Beancooker
posted Hide Post
Badass. It’s a great looking bike. I’ve waiting to get the wrist fully healed, and the broken foot, and the broken vertebrae in the back healed… then I can’t wait to ride again.

BTW Stickman, don’t get old. I’m like a 70’s Vega (kinda like the wooly mammoth(if you’re into drag racing you know what I’m talking about)). Shit is just falling apart.



quote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:
I'd fly to Turks and Caicos with live ammo falling out of my pockets before getting within spitting distance of NJ with a firearm.
The “lol” thread
 
Posts: 4464 | Location: Staring down at you with disdain, from the spooky mountaintop castle.  | Registered: November 20, 2010Reply With QuoteReport This Post
That rug really tied
the room together.
Picture of bubbatime
posted Hide Post
Where do you put the gas in ?


______________________________________________________
Often times a very small man can cast a very large shadow
 
Posts: 6708 | Location: Floriduh | Registered: October 16, 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Thank you
Very little
Picture of HRK
posted Hide Post
 
Posts: 24547 | Location: Gunshine State | Registered: November 07, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Official forum
SIG Pro
enthusiast
Picture of stickman428
posted Hide Post
My first trail ride on the Stylus was FUN!











~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance
 
Posts: 21252 | Location: San Dimas CA, The Old Dominion or the Tar Heel State.  | Registered: April 16, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Semper Fidelis Marines
posted Hide Post
I have a Diamondback , but MAN that thing is BEAST congrats !!!!


thanks, shawn
Semper Fi,
---->>> EXCUSE TYPOS<<<---
 
Posts: 3370 | Location: TEXAS! | Registered: February 15, 2003Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Official forum
SIG Pro
enthusiast
Picture of stickman428
posted Hide Post
She is rock solid!

I’m used to my Marin Pine Mountain and it’s pencil thin chainstay and seatstay that flexes a bit. This baby has chainstay and seatstay tubes that are easily twice the size and they don’t flex at all.

It’s about as rigid in the rear as my old 4130 Chromoly loop tail Mongoose Expert. I am LOVING the new Chromag Stylus!


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance
 
Posts: 21252 | Location: San Dimas CA, The Old Dominion or the Tar Heel State.  | Registered: April 16, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Official forum
SIG Pro
enthusiast
Picture of stickman428
posted Hide Post
quote:
Originally posted by synthplayer:
quote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by HRK:
Nice, now when are you starting the e-conversion.


Yeah, this one is going to stay more or less as it is now. It definitely won’t be a modded onto an e-bike. My son has requested I design and build him a “convertible front wheel drive” ebike conversion for his current mountain bike. He wants to be able to undo the conversion quickly and easily so he can ride trails normally when he wants to do that. I believe a separate dedicated ebike fork/front end with a basket to hold the battery would make such a request possible.

For the time being my main task is to figure out how to convert this bike over to front wheel drive electric and be able to quickly & easily convert it back to normal.

I sourced a used Marin fork off the fleabay similar to the one on my current ebike with mounts for a front basket. My current ebike is torn apart and undergoing a brake upgrade so those two projects will keep me plenty busy on the electric bike front for the foreseeable future. Smile



You could get another front wheel that has an e-hub laced into it, and park the battery on one of those Topeak slider rear rack. Then, when your son wants to changed it back, all he'd have to do is slide the battery off the rack, and switch out the front wheels.



That is a good idea. It was my original plan but my son is adamant about not having a rear rack on the bike and having all the electric stuff easily removable because he loves the bike as it is now.

I tried to sell him on converting another Marin Pine Mountain with a small or medium frame over to electric (we already have a spare Pine Mountain (small frame) that would work great but he loves the idea of a FWD electric kit he can use occasionally use and then easily swap back to its current configuration. He is quite fond of his Polygon so I understand why he wants to mod it and basically have the best of both worlds.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance
 
Posts: 21252 | Location: San Dimas CA, The Old Dominion or the Tar Heel State.  | Registered: April 16, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Oh stewardess,
I speak jive.
Picture of 46and2
posted Hide Post
Nice bike.
 
Posts: 25613 | Registered: March 12, 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Official forum
SIG Pro
enthusiast
Picture of stickman428
posted Hide Post
Good bye shins it was nice knowing you. Big Grin

My pedals from the UK finally came in. This should provide a little more traction that the previous pedals I was using.

The is the grown up and much more capable version of the BMX bikes I used love riding years ago.





I know where I’m gonna be heading soon.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance
 
Posts: 21252 | Location: San Dimas CA, The Old Dominion or the Tar Heel State.  | Registered: April 16, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
  Powered by Social Strata Page 1 2  
 

SIGforum.com    Main Page  Hop To Forum Categories  The Lounge    New bike day!!! This baby cost me three bikes but it was worth it.

© SIGforum 2024