Showing posts with label mountain bike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mountain bike. Show all posts

Thursday, March 19, 2015

A TransAm bicycle tour // Recumbent cycling through Wyoming USA // Adventure Cycling in America // Deserts of China // The Himalayas on tour //

Cycle touring across the Taklamakan Desert in 2011 [Perich travels, Korean-World]. This tour was awesome, I started on the slow boat to China from South Korea. And continuing from Beijing, I took a train to Urumqi in northwest China [Turkestan] and cycled the deserts first along the southern Silk Road before entering the Aksai Chin and returning to Kashgar. I continued my trek through Sichuan (western Tibet) and Yunnan Provinces via Chengdu, Kangding, Xicheng, Lugu Lake, Lijiang, Deqin. 3200 kilometers or 2000 miles later, I lost 53 pounds (24 kilograms) preparing and riding the tour. [Video from HimalayasX2011]



I discovered some great cycle touring video collections, this one covers the Trans American route across Wyoming, United States and seeing the scenery reminds me of motorcycling there 1994-1996.
[Authors notes:] I rode my bicycle self supported across the USA in the summer of 2011. This is a little video series that highlights parts of my trip.


Adventure Cycling Association just published this great short film on bicycle touring the American TransAm route. Videos like this are inspiration to go out and ride anywhere. [Authors notes:]With the incomparable Madison Range as a backdrop, cyclists explore the backroads, farmer's markets, and small towns of Big Sky Country using pedal power alone.

A TransAm bicycle tour // Recumbent cycling through Wyoming USA // Adventure Cycling in America // Deserts of China // The Himalayas on tour //

Cycle touring across the Taklamakan Desert in 2011 [Perich travels, Korean-World]. This tour was awesome, I started on the slow boat to China from South Korea. And continuing from Beijing, I took a train to Urumqi in northwest China [Turkestan] and cycled the deserts first along the southern Silk Road before entering the Aksai Chin and returning to Kashgar. I continued my trek through Sichuan (western Tibet) and Yunnan Provinces via Chengdu, Kangding, Xicheng, Lugu Lake, Lijiang, Deqin. 3200 kilometers or 2000 miles later, I lost 53 pounds (24 kilograms) preparing and riding the tour. [Video from HimalayasX2011]



I discovered some great cycle touring video collections, this one covers the Trans American route across Wyoming, United States and seeing the scenery reminds me of motorcycling there 1994-1996.
[Authors notes:] I rode my bicycle self supported across the USA in the summer of 2011. This is a little video series that highlights parts of my trip.


Adventure Cycling Association just published this great short film on bicycle touring the American TransAm route. Videos like this are inspiration to go out and ride anywhere. [Authors notes:]With the incomparable Madison Range as a backdrop, cyclists explore the backroads, farmer's markets, and small towns of Big Sky Country using pedal power alone.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Urban Downhill Mountain Biking // Tbilisi Georgia // Redbull Mountain Bike // Adventure Cycling // Scott Gambler 710

The Scott Gambler 710 (in burnt orange/black colors) a Shimano-equipped DH machine with 27.5 inch wheels and boxer-framed floating suspension, the FOX RC4 Coil Kashmira rear suspension unit.  This 6061 aluminum hydroformed frame is custom-butted. The BB height is adjustable and the headset angle are also custom adjusted for rider preferences. A World Cup clone, setup with Syncros Handlebar components and features larger diameter 27.5 inch DT Swiss wheels with their Competition level steel spokes. The front suspension is completed using Fox Racing's FOX 40 RC2 FIT with 203mm of suspension travel. The price tag is mind-numbing, but the ride is smooth. Priced at a mouth watering $6499.99 MSRP.
 Hydroformed 6061 aluminum linkage.
Kashmira coated Fox Racing Fox 40 RC2 FIT
[Authors notes] Who needs dirt trails when you've got 132 flights of stairs? Filip Polc shot over to Tbilisi, Georgia for a chance to show the locals how urban downhill mountain biking really goes down, hosting a race that ran between urban stair sets and dirt trails in a day filled with all-out riding.

Urban Downhill Mountain Biking // Tbilisi Georgia // Redbull Mountain Bike // Adventure Cycling // Scott Gambler 710

The Scott Gambler 710 (in burnt orange/black colors) a Shimano-equipped DH machine with 27.5 inch wheels and boxer-framed floating suspension, the FOX RC4 Coil Kashmira rear suspension unit.  This 6061 aluminum hydroformed frame is custom-butted. The BB height is adjustable and the headset angle are also custom adjusted for rider preferences. A World Cup clone, setup with Syncros Handlebar components and features larger diameter 27.5 inch DT Swiss wheels with their Competition level steel spokes. The front suspension is completed using Fox Racing's FOX 40 RC2 FIT with 203mm of suspension travel. The price tag is mind-numbing, but the ride is smooth. Priced at a mouth watering $6499.99 MSRP.
 Hydroformed 6061 aluminum linkage.
Kashmira coated Fox Racing Fox 40 RC2 FIT
[Authors notes] Who needs dirt trails when you've got 132 flights of stairs? Filip Polc shot over to Tbilisi, Georgia for a chance to show the locals how urban downhill mountain biking really goes down, hosting a race that ran between urban stair sets and dirt trails in a day filled with all-out riding.

Friday, September 26, 2014

GiddyUp! MTB from Transition Bikes // Pro Bicycle Light Reviews 2014 // Comparison of Mountain bike or Cycle lights //

Giddy Up Mountain bike from Transition Bikes
GiddyUp Bikes Press Release from Transition Bikes on Vimeo.
A little stoke released from Transition Cycles.

2014 MTBR Bicycle light review and shootout. MTBR tests manufacturer lighting in their laboratory to compare performance with the company's claimed lumens (brightness). They also compare prices, weight, design and build quality and the battery performance. They tested some tail lights as well, like the Leyzne Micro Drive Rear light with 75 lumen light output which can be highly visible even in daylight hours. The Sefas True 350 lights share a housing design similar to the Cygolite Expilion 350 that I personally use on treks that wasn't tested (and it's very good). The Serfas True 350 was tested producing 420 actual lumens and has a 2 hour battery life on their $120 model. The most powerful light tested was the Dallas, Texas, USA hand built Trail Led Halo 6000 which produced 5350 lumens as tested and is priced in the high-end of the consumer bike light market at $1199. The Trail Led Halo has a 38 hour battery if running the device at 600 lumens.
Trail Led Halo 6000 - High-end helmet lighting for night rides.
Compare all models tested at MTBR Bicycle Light Reviews 2014




GiddyUp! MTB from Transition Bikes // Pro Bicycle Light Reviews 2014 // Comparison of Mountain bike or Cycle lights //

Giddy Up Mountain bike from Transition Bikes
GiddyUp Bikes Press Release from Transition Bikes on Vimeo.
A little stoke released from Transition Cycles.

2014 MTBR Bicycle light review and shootout. MTBR tests manufacturer lighting in their laboratory to compare performance with the company's claimed lumens (brightness). They also compare prices, weight, design and build quality and the battery performance. They tested some tail lights as well, like the Leyzne Micro Drive Rear light with 75 lumen light output which can be highly visible even in daylight hours. The Sefas True 350 lights share a housing design similar to the Cygolite Expilion 350 that I personally use on treks that wasn't tested (and it's very good). The Serfas True 350 was tested producing 420 actual lumens and has a 2 hour battery life on their $120 model. The most powerful light tested was the Dallas, Texas, USA hand built Trail Led Halo 6000 which produced 5350 lumens as tested and is priced in the high-end of the consumer bike light market at $1199. The Trail Led Halo has a 38 hour battery if running the device at 600 lumens.
Trail Led Halo 6000 - High-end helmet lighting for night rides.
Compare all models tested at MTBR Bicycle Light Reviews 2014




Friday, September 5, 2014

LaPierre Gravity Republic // World Cup Championship Mountain Biking // Team Experiences // Mountain bike film //

Kevin Dewinski of Germany competes in the men's downhill qualifying round at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup on June 8, 2013 in Fort William, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
 [Authors notes] Seven months of filming, 10 countries and countless travelling miles later and Life on Wheels presented by Creative Concept and Cycles Lapierre is released.

Following the Lapierre Gravity Republic team on their 2013 UCI World Cup and World Championship season, this film is about the characters and personalities behind who makes the team tick. From the riders to the mechanics and the management, everyone plays a part as we find out from the inside what the team is really like.

Starring 
Sam Blenkinsop
 Loic Bruni
 Emmeline Ragot
 Loris Vergier 

Directed by 
Aaron Bartlett

LaPierre Gravity Republic // World Cup Championship Mountain Biking // Team Experiences // Mountain bike film //

Kevin Dewinski of Germany competes in the men's downhill qualifying round at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup on June 8, 2013 in Fort William, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
 [Authors notes] Seven months of filming, 10 countries and countless travelling miles later and Life on Wheels presented by Creative Concept and Cycles Lapierre is released.

Following the Lapierre Gravity Republic team on their 2013 UCI World Cup and World Championship season, this film is about the characters and personalities behind who makes the team tick. From the riders to the mechanics and the management, everyone plays a part as we find out from the inside what the team is really like.

Starring 
Sam Blenkinsop
 Loic Bruni
 Emmeline Ragot
 Loris Vergier 

Directed by 
Aaron Bartlett

Friday, March 14, 2014

Danny MacAskill - Epecuén - 2014 // Street Trials MTB in a Ghost town // Argentina's Villa Epecuén the lost Tourist Village //

[Author notes] Watch as Danny MacAskill brings a forgotten city back to life with his latest street trials film. Following on from 2013's mind-blowing 'MacAskill's Imaginate'
Epecuén is the latest film from Danny MacAskill. 
Directed by long time collaborator Dave Sowerby, we'll see Danny take his riding back to the roots of trials riding, exploring the forgotten town of Epecuén in Argentina, a location that has been submerged for the majority of the past 25 years.

Pablo Novac, Epecuén's only resident throughout the troubled times, gives a brief history of the location culminating with his thoughts that he '...can no longer see what use this place has for us now,' MacAskill however has other ideas.

Be part of the conversation by using #epecuen
_

Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. With the best action sports clips on the web and YouTube exclusive series, prepare for your "stoke factor" to be at an all time high.[End]
[Wiki notes] Villa Epecuén was a tourist village that was located in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Now abandoned, its ruins are found on the eastern shore of the Laguna Epecuén, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the city of Carhué.

Developed in the early 1920s, Epecuén was accessible from Buenos Aires by train. The Ferrocarril Sarmiento line served the Villa Epecuén station, while the Midland Railway and the Southern Railway carried passengers to nearby Carhué station.[2]

Tourism was well developed in Epecuén, as vacationers from Buenos Aires would seek the therapeutic salty waters of Lago Epecuén. At its height, Villa Epecuén had the capacity to accommodate 5,000 visitors,[3] while unofficial accommodations allowed for 2000 more.[citation needed]

On 10 November 1985, a seiche caused by a rare weather pattern broke a nearby dam first, then the dike protecting the town. Rapidly made uninhabitable, the town saw the waters rise progressively, reaching up to 10 metres (33 ft) at its maximum. The village was never rebuilt.

At the time of the catastrophe, there were up to 280 businesses in Epecuén, including lodges, guesthouses, hotels, and businesses that 25,000 tourists visited between November and March, from the 1950s to the 1970s.

The town reached a population of 1,500 inhabitants at its peak. The town now has a sole resident, Pablo Novak, who returned to his home when the waters receded after covering the town for 25 years.[1]

Pablo's Villa, a 2013 documentary, chronicles the life of the town and of Pablo Novak.[4][5]

The town was used as the setting for an advertisement featuring the street trials cyclist Danny MacAskill released by Red Bull Media House on 27 May 2014.[6] [End Wiki notes]

Danny MacAskill - Epecuén - 2014 // Street Trials MTB in a Ghost town // Argentina's Villa Epecuén the lost Tourist Village //

[Author notes] Watch as Danny MacAskill brings a forgotten city back to life with his latest street trials film. Following on from 2013's mind-blowing 'MacAskill's Imaginate'
Epecuén is the latest film from Danny MacAskill. 
Directed by long time collaborator Dave Sowerby, we'll see Danny take his riding back to the roots of trials riding, exploring the forgotten town of Epecuén in Argentina, a location that has been submerged for the majority of the past 25 years.

Pablo Novac, Epecuén's only resident throughout the troubled times, gives a brief history of the location culminating with his thoughts that he '...can no longer see what use this place has for us now,' MacAskill however has other ideas.

Be part of the conversation by using #epecuen
_

Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. With the best action sports clips on the web and YouTube exclusive series, prepare for your "stoke factor" to be at an all time high.[End]
[Wiki notes] Villa Epecuén was a tourist village that was located in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Now abandoned, its ruins are found on the eastern shore of the Laguna Epecuén, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the city of Carhué.

Developed in the early 1920s, Epecuén was accessible from Buenos Aires by train. The Ferrocarril Sarmiento line served the Villa Epecuén station, while the Midland Railway and the Southern Railway carried passengers to nearby Carhué station.[2]

Tourism was well developed in Epecuén, as vacationers from Buenos Aires would seek the therapeutic salty waters of Lago Epecuén. At its height, Villa Epecuén had the capacity to accommodate 5,000 visitors,[3] while unofficial accommodations allowed for 2000 more.[citation needed]

On 10 November 1985, a seiche caused by a rare weather pattern broke a nearby dam first, then the dike protecting the town. Rapidly made uninhabitable, the town saw the waters rise progressively, reaching up to 10 metres (33 ft) at its maximum. The village was never rebuilt.

At the time of the catastrophe, there were up to 280 businesses in Epecuén, including lodges, guesthouses, hotels, and businesses that 25,000 tourists visited between November and March, from the 1950s to the 1970s.

The town reached a population of 1,500 inhabitants at its peak. The town now has a sole resident, Pablo Novak, who returned to his home when the waters receded after covering the town for 25 years.[1]

Pablo's Villa, a 2013 documentary, chronicles the life of the town and of Pablo Novak.[4][5]

The town was used as the setting for an advertisement featuring the street trials cyclist Danny MacAskill released by Red Bull Media House on 27 May 2014.[6] [End Wiki notes]

Friday, June 7, 2013

Ride Positive. A Mountain bike Manifesto // Adventure Mountain Biking // Davos, Switzerland // Alps Freerides //


Ride Positive. A Mountainbike Manifesto. from Filme von Draussen on Vimeo.

[Author notes] A short reminder for all the people who ride bikes to ride bikes.
Follow us for background-infos and making-ofs on Facebook
Filmed (almost entirely) in Davos, Switzerland.
Soundtrack: Reid Willis "Bloom"
Riders: Ben Schulz, Johannes Riebl & Tom Malecha
Contact us at: filme-von-draussen.ch
Ibis Mojo SL

Ride Positive. A Mountain bike Manifesto // Adventure Mountain Biking // Davos, Switzerland // Alps Freerides //


Ride Positive. A Mountainbike Manifesto. from Filme von Draussen on Vimeo.

[Author notes] A short reminder for all the people who ride bikes to ride bikes.
Follow us for background-infos and making-ofs on Facebook
Filmed (almost entirely) in Davos, Switzerland.
Soundtrack: Reid Willis "Bloom"
Riders: Ben Schulz, Johannes Riebl & Tom Malecha
Contact us at: filme-von-draussen.ch
Ibis Mojo SL

Ride Positive. A Mountain bike Manifesto // Adventure Mountain Biking // Davos, Switzerland // Alps Freerides //


Ride Positive. A Mountainbike Manifesto. from Filme von Draussen on Vimeo.

[Author notes] A short reminder for all the people who ride bikes to ride bikes.
Follow us for background-infos and making-ofs on Facebook
Filmed (almost entirely) in Davos, Switzerland.
Soundtrack: Reid Willis "Bloom"
Riders: Ben Schulz, Johannes Riebl & Tom Malecha
Contact us at: filme-von-draussen.ch
Ibis Mojo SL

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Kona Explosif Steel framed XC Mountain Bikes // A look back in time to 1995 // Daegwallyeong Mountain // South Korea bicycling // Pablo Neruda


Life is better on a bike.
ODA A LA BICICLETA, PABLO NERUDA

Oda a la bicicleta

Iba
por el camino
crepitante:
el sol se desgranaba
como maíz ardiendo
y era
la tierra
calurosa
un infinito círculo
con cielo arriba
azul, deshabitado.
Pasaron
junto a mí
las bicicletas,
los únicos
insectos
de aquel
minuto seco del verano,
sigilosas,
veloces,
transparentes:
me parecieron
só
lo movimientos del aire.
Obreros y muchachas
a las fábricas
iban
entregando
los ojos
al verano,
las cabezas al cielo,
sentados
en los
élitros
de las vertiginosas
bicicletas
que silbaban
cruzando
puentes, rosales, zarza
y mediodía
Pensé en la tarde cuando los muchachos
se laven,
canten, coman, levanten
una copa
de vino
en honor
del amor
y de la vida,
y a la puerta
esperando
la bicicleta
inmóvil
porque
sólo
de movimiento fue su alma
y allí caída
no es
insecto transparente
que recorre
el verano,
sino
esqueleto
frío
que sólo
recupera
un cuerpo errante
con la urgencia
y la luz,
es decir,
con
la
resurrección
de cada día.

Ode to Bicycles

I was walking
down
a sizzling road:
the sun popped like
a field of blazing maize,
the
earth
was hot,
an infinite circle
with an empty
blue sky overhead.
A few bicycles
passed
me by,
the only
insects
in
that dry
moment of summer,
silent,
swift,
translucent;
they
barely stirred
the air.
Workers and girls
were riding to their
factories,
giving
their eyes
to summer,
their heads to the sky,
sitting on the
hard
beetle backs
of the whirling
bicycles
that whirred
as they rode by
bridges, rosebushes, brambles
and midday.
I thought about evening when the boys
wash up,
sing, eat, raise
a cup
of wine
in honor
of love
and life,
and waiting
at the door,
the bicycle,
stilled,
because
only moving
does it have a soul,
and fallen there
it isn’t
a translucent insect
humming
through summer
but
a cold
skeleton
that will return to
life
only
when it’s needed,
when it’s light,
that is,
with
the
resurrection
of each day.
- Pablo Neruda, 1956








Numerous reservoirs on fire roads around Daegwallyeong-myeon 

 Daegwallyeong Mountain, Gangwon-do, South Korea (25km from Gangneung City)

Welcome center at the Sheep farm.

 Daegwallyeong Sheep farm is also surrounded by 1000 meter descents into Gangneung by single track hiking trails. From the sheep farm to the radio/cellular towers, a long downhill mountain bike track.


This bike climbs like a billy goat. The steel frame is ultra-smooth for soaking up bumps and rides like a full suspension on XC trails. One of the best bicycles I have ever owned...


She's gone!, but I will remember her.

1995  Kona  Explosif
Bicycle Type Mountain bike, front suspension
MSRP (new) $1,399.00
Weight 24.4
Sizes 18"
Color: Forest Green


Frame & Fork
Frame Construction TIG-welded steel
Frame Tubing Material Columbus Max Or
Fork Brand & Model Rock Shox Judy Race
Fork Material Aluminum, triple-clamp crown
Rear Shock N/A

Components
Component Group Shimano Deore XT
Brakeset Shimano Deore XT mechanical rim brakes, Avid lever (front), Hayes trail disc (front)
Shift Levers Shimano LX GOLD (dual mechanical; swapped with Shimano LX Rapid-fire 9-speed)
Front Derailleur Shimano Deore XT Compact Drive, bottom-pull/clamp-on 28.6 mm
Rear Derailleur Shimano Deore XT GS
Crankset Shimano Deore LX Compact, 22/32/42 teeth
Pedals Shimano PD-M535 SPD (clipless)
Bottom Bracket
Shimano Deore LX Integrated sealed BB/Hollowcrank
Rear Cogs 9-speed, 11 - Shimano Deore XT M770
Chain Shimano HG, 9-speed Dura-Ace/XTR
Seatpost Kona Race Light O-Beam, 27.0 mm diameter
Saddle SMP Selle
Handlebar Bontrager Titec 150g
Handlebar Extensions Ergon GP2
Handlebar Stem Kona Race Light Velocity
Headset 1 1/8" Kona Race Light Control Center

Wheels
Hubs Shimano Deore XT w/suspension front axle
Rims Mavic 217 SUP, 32-hole
Tires Front: 26 x 2.25" Schwalbe Racing Ralph, Rear: 26 x 2.35" Schwalbe Fat Albert
Spoke Brand Stainless steel, 1.8 mm straight gauge
Spoke Nipples Brass nipples

Kona Explosif Steel framed XC Mountain Bikes // A look back in time to 1995 // Daegwallyeong Mountain // South Korea bicycling // Pablo Neruda


Life is better on a bike.
ODA A LA BICICLETA, PABLO NERUDA

Oda a la bicicleta

Iba
por el camino
crepitante:
el sol se desgranaba
como maíz ardiendo
y era
la tierra
calurosa
un infinito círculo
con cielo arriba
azul, deshabitado.
Pasaron
junto a mí
las bicicletas,
los únicos
insectos
de aquel
minuto seco del verano,
sigilosas,
veloces,
transparentes:
me parecieron
só
lo movimientos del aire.
Obreros y muchachas
a las fábricas
iban
entregando
los ojos
al verano,
las cabezas al cielo,
sentados
en los
élitros
de las vertiginosas
bicicletas
que silbaban
cruzando
puentes, rosales, zarza
y mediodía
Pensé en la tarde cuando los muchachos
se laven,
canten, coman, levanten
una copa
de vino
en honor
del amor
y de la vida,
y a la puerta
esperando
la bicicleta
inmóvil
porque
sólo
de movimiento fue su alma
y allí caída
no es
insecto transparente
que recorre
el verano,
sino
esqueleto
frío
que sólo
recupera
un cuerpo errante
con la urgencia
y la luz,
es decir,
con
la
resurrección
de cada día.

Ode to Bicycles

I was walking
down
a sizzling road:
the sun popped like
a field of blazing maize,
the
earth
was hot,
an infinite circle
with an empty
blue sky overhead.
A few bicycles
passed
me by,
the only
insects
in
that dry
moment of summer,
silent,
swift,
translucent;
they
barely stirred
the air.
Workers and girls
were riding to their
factories,
giving
their eyes
to summer,
their heads to the sky,
sitting on the
hard
beetle backs
of the whirling
bicycles
that whirred
as they rode by
bridges, rosebushes, brambles
and midday.
I thought about evening when the boys
wash up,
sing, eat, raise
a cup
of wine
in honor
of love
and life,
and waiting
at the door,
the bicycle,
stilled,
because
only moving
does it have a soul,
and fallen there
it isn’t
a translucent insect
humming
through summer
but
a cold
skeleton
that will return to
life
only
when it’s needed,
when it’s light,
that is,
with
the
resurrection
of each day.
- Pablo Neruda, 1956








Numerous reservoirs on fire roads around Daegwallyeong-myeon 

 Daegwallyeong Mountain, Gangwon-do, South Korea (25km from Gangneung City)

Welcome center at the Sheep farm.

 Daegwallyeong Sheep farm is also surrounded by 1000 meter descents into Gangneung by single track hiking trails. From the sheep farm to the radio/cellular towers, a long downhill mountain bike track.


This bike climbs like a billy goat. The steel frame is ultra-smooth for soaking up bumps and rides like a full suspension on XC trails. One of the best bicycles I have ever owned...


She's gone!, but I will remember her.

1995  Kona  Explosif
Bicycle Type Mountain bike, front suspension
MSRP (new) $1,399.00
Weight 24.4
Sizes 18"
Color: Forest Green


Frame & Fork
Frame Construction TIG-welded steel
Frame Tubing Material Columbus Max Or
Fork Brand & Model Rock Shox Judy Race
Fork Material Aluminum, triple-clamp crown
Rear Shock N/A

Components
Component Group Shimano Deore XT
Brakeset Shimano Deore XT mechanical rim brakes, Avid lever (front), Hayes trail disc (front)
Shift Levers Shimano LX GOLD (dual mechanical; swapped with Shimano LX Rapid-fire 9-speed)
Front Derailleur Shimano Deore XT Compact Drive, bottom-pull/clamp-on 28.6 mm
Rear Derailleur Shimano Deore XT GS
Crankset Shimano Deore LX Compact, 22/32/42 teeth
Pedals Shimano PD-M535 SPD (clipless)
Bottom Bracket
Shimano Deore LX Integrated sealed BB/Hollowcrank
Rear Cogs 9-speed, 11 - Shimano Deore XT M770
Chain Shimano HG, 9-speed Dura-Ace/XTR
Seatpost Kona Race Light O-Beam, 27.0 mm diameter
Saddle SMP Selle
Handlebar Bontrager Titec 150g
Handlebar Extensions Ergon GP2
Handlebar Stem Kona Race Light Velocity
Headset 1 1/8" Kona Race Light Control Center

Wheels
Hubs Shimano Deore XT w/suspension front axle
Rims Mavic 217 SUP, 32-hole
Tires Front: 26 x 2.25" Schwalbe Racing Ralph, Rear: 26 x 2.35" Schwalbe Fat Albert
Spoke Brand Stainless steel, 1.8 mm straight gauge
Spoke Nipples Brass nipples