My new Bike!!

[Tasha]

This is my new bike that Ty and I have built up.

Thanks Jamie for the frame and everyone who i got parts from, especially Gav @ Ashgrove Cycles for the bits and pieces needed to finish off the build.

Im going for my first big ride on it tomorrow and am so looking forward to it. My first time on a dualie!

A huge thanks to Ty for everything he has done, including finding the frame, parts and actually putting it together !!!

So, I'm off to ride.... Here it is...

http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=483


Frame: Giant AC2
Fork: Psylo XC
Brakes: Hayes Cable rear, Armor Hydro front
Cassette: Shimano LX
Crankset: Shimano LX
Derlr (Front) Shimano XT
Derlr (Rear) Shimano LX
Handlebar: Azonic world force riser
Headset: FSA
Pedals: Redline
Seat: Selle san marco
Shifters: Shimano LX
Stem: Bontrager
Tire (Front): Hutchinson "OTR2"
Tire (Rear): Maxxis highroller semi slick
Wheelset: Rhyno lites on XT hubs

[ELX]

Nice ride. Hope you enjoy your first ride!

[lupine128]

sweet ride.
looks like you're gonna have fun.

[Rik]

That's a pretty cool bike for doing everything and anything, shame it's a Giant :P (sorry, I'm a bit discriminatory). You've got good spec on it, can't go wrong there, so happy trails to ya.

[Ghost]

Pretty sexy.

Those Armor discs are a real bargin eh!

[peep]

Woohoo! So when are we going riding next? :D

black is sexy :D

[grovesy]

That's a good lookin ride Tasha.
Well done Ty.

[wombat]

Nice Tash, but am I the only one that can't see the rear rotor?

i cant either...hmmm

[Squidly Didly]

Nice Tash, but am I the only one that can't see the rear rotor?

To top it off it looks like the right hand mech lever is leeding to the apparent hydro on the front wheel??? I am confused and way too perseptive!

Front brake on the right or left is personal preference. Either way that's an awesome bike for a 1st duallie. Happy trails :)

[Ty]

actualy the pic is wrong, there is no rear disk or caliper in the photo only an adaptor, there is also no cables or front mech, the front brake in that pic is a hayes cable too. i though more people would of picked that up sooner.

just got the extra light psylo springs this morning and the bashguard off lupine128 so that completed the build and this arfternoons ride was really fun i wish i could of had a ride of the thing but i'm scared of blowing something up due to the extra light spring setup front and rear.
almost makes me want to build up a dullie for my self.

(on a side note, ippy is looking good for state championships boys and girls)

[jayboy882003]

yeah... bike looks nice mate. hope u have fun!!!!

[Squidly Didly]

Brakes: Hayes Cable rear, Armor Hydro front

Make sure the bolts on those Armors are kept tight at all times. If they come lose, the caliper body and/or the adaptor snap clean in two! Just had a lil kid who weighs about 50kg snap one today. That's the 2nd i've seen in such a short period. Just a warning. Maybe put some locktite or gasket goo on the bolts so they don't come lose.

[Tasha]

The bike is fully built up and been broken in with a ride at Ippy. Twice actuallly, Sat and Sun!
I'm so happy with it, I can finally hold onto the bars and the brakes at the same time without my head boucing all over the place.

So a new pic is in order with everything in its place.

Hope everyone else's weekend ride was as awesome as mine was!

Have a Great Week!

[notb4dinner]

Make sure the bolts on those Armors are kept tight at all times. If they come lose, the caliper body and/or the adaptor snap clean in two! Just had a lil kid who weighs about 50kg snap one today. That's the 2nd i've seen in such a short period. Just a warning. Maybe put some locktite or gasket goo on the bolts so they don't come lose.

Hmmm, interesting. I had the same thing happen to my Hayes cables, although I'm not certain if it was the bolts loosening off. Thankfully the Dirt Works guys were nice enough to warranty it for me.

[peachy]

thats a sweet arse bike, really clean. did u buy that frame second hand or new?
I wish i had a girlfriend that rode with me :oops: :oops: all my x's have called me BMX bandit. BITCHES!!! hahaha jokin, LOVE LOVE LOVE

[Tasha]

I bought the frame and rear shock second hand, and then built up the bike with either parts from my old hardtail/first bike, built up 2nd hand forks and bought new things like disk brakes.

I must admit Ty did a bit of encouraging when i first started, otherwise i wouldnt be where i am now, actually being able to ride down a hill. lots of patience and teaching of skills before pushing me down the hill. hehe joking.

now i just love getting on the bike and away from work!!! and spending quality time with ty, of course.
New photo coming soon

Just gotta get the gf a good bike, easy tracks to ride on and lots of encouragment!!

[peachy]

hehe i can't wait till i work... i wish i could afford to buy her a bike, i'm only in high school so if i ended up TRYING to buy her a bike it'd be a shitty mc shit shit

shed prolly take it the wrong way too and find some way of turning your giving her a bike into you calling her fat

[peachy]

LOL! ahaha and smack me over the head with the bike

[Squidly Didly]

It's a horrible thing to do, but they really appreciate it if you let them use your bike instead. Sure you have to put up with a shitter for a bit, but this gives you a reason to buy a 2nd good bike! muhuhahaha

[peachy]

hey tasha, what tracks did Ty take you down when u first started riding?

[Ty]

magic, pony express and dirt girls at first then i introduced tasha to rodgers 1,2,3, letter box and lantana at gap creek before heading over to the other side of the mountain and the world of shuttles with deanos and bardons stairs (gordon street).

[peachy]

man thats mad. i haven't heard of any of those trails, what kind of trails are they?
good work getting a girl in mtb ty

[Tasha]

My first dh (now xc) was Rodgers 1 on the back side of cootha. Ty couldn't understand why i was so afriad of riding down a 45% angle hill and riding over logs and such, to him it was 2nd nature, luckily i had built up some skills and managed not to fall off.
the 2nd outing fell to pieces though, when i got too big for my boots and rode down a fairly technical down hill bit and fell off and grazed my knee. i think i remember saying something to the effect of, i dont want to do this anymore :) haha - lucky girls dig scars ;P

the trails ty mentioned are what you would call cross country, but to a beginner they are downhill enough. they are good starting and learning tracks, as from these, i have progressed to deanos, bardons stairs, and blackstone in about a year and a half of starting to ride.

[peachy]

thats kewl. i think everyone tries cross country before getting into downhill... its like Cross country --> freeride --> RACING.. have you started racing yet tash?
oh yeh, what bike did you start on?

[duncan^kona]

nice ride but i hope u dont get a good ass raping with that ass raider seat u got goin there.......

[peachy]

ass raider seat?? I WANT ONE!

[Tasha]

nope haven't started racing yet. Still getting used to the new bike, and still on a learning curve i suppose.
I think i might start in the next local club race, start off little, and maybe then get bigger.

My first bike was a 2nd hand 98 or so Shogun Trailbreaker 3. But by the time Ty and I had finished with it, the only original parts left was the frame, everything else we got out of the spares section at home, or bought new. Was a good project, as well as a cheap way of transport and fitness!

I am absolutely loving this bike though.

Duncan - I actually find this seat better than my last one which was full of padding and wide. I can now get off the back of my bike when riding down steep bits, which is always helpful, and of course, suits the colour scheme :) actually, this happened quite by chance.

ass raider seat?? I WANT ONE!

my god :roll: