Viva La Balfa!

[Lowrider#1]

Hey all,
This is the newest addition to my shed of two-wheeled beasties.

Frame:
'05 Balfa BB7 (Medium)

Forks:
'02 Boxxers Lowers W/ '04 Boxxer World Cup Stanchions and Internals
Custom Modded for added Plushness (My Secret)

Shock:
'05 5th Element

Wheels:
Atomlab DH Laced to DaBomb Hubs

Tyres:
Maxxis Minion DH

Drive:
Truvativ Holzfeller Cranks
1 1/4 Shimano Chain (She's Loooooooooong!)
Shimano 42-Tooth Chainring
E-13 Guide W/ Clear Bashguard
25-12 Tooth Road Cluster (8-Speed)
Shimano Sora Deraileur
Mosh BMX Pedals

Cockpit:
24/7 Stem
Eastern Bars and Seat Post
Jet Black Lock-On BMX Grips
Giant Roadie Saddle
Cane Creek Threadless Sealed Bearing Headset

Brakes:
Hayes 9 - 8" Each End

I haven't had a chance to weigh the big girl yet, but I've taken it for a few runs down a few local tracks and it feels just like a balfa should -awesome for fast flowy stuff and a bastard to turn at slow speeds.
I love it!
Next addition (hopefully) will be a set of Fox40's on the front.

Thanks,
Trentie.

P.S. This bike is AWESOME at speed. I took it for a run down Old Flagstone Creek Road (the road that Flagon runs off - it's steep) and comfortably had this bike accelerating away from my brother in a ute doing 90kmh behind me.
100kmh, baby! :D

[Mugger]

Very nice - good to see more of them floating around :)

It'd go great on MC frenzie!

[3viltoast3r]

Looks awesome, although that head angle looks huge, $1 bets on a 70 degree head angle :D

[howie_two4]

Looks awesome, although that head angle looks huge, $1 bets on a 70 degree head angle :D
Uh, huge? As in slack or steep? This bike has an awesome headangle, nowhere near 70. more like 67-68.

[liam2051]

nice ride mate

it'd look even better with the new world series boxxers on it

[darionollie]

Heres pics of my '04 Balfa bb7 (size M)

Boxxer race '04 (Boxxer race '08 soon...)
Fox Vanilla
Floating rear brake
Hayes El Camino
MRP 3 pieces
Maxxis Mignon-High Roller
Truvatim stem
Race Face handlebar
Tioga flat pedals
Double Track rims
ODI grips

[rtd]

Trent, the balfa looks great, they've always been one of my favourite frames. No doubt you'll have many wonderfull adventures aboard it. You'll have to keep me posted on how it goes!

[sikpuppyonglory]

100kmh, baby! :D


good to see another person luvs the 100+ club;)

will have to come out one day & hit your freeway speed zone:D

[tu plang]

I also love people who can spin cranks at 200RPM... :rolleyes:

[alpinestar12]

I also love people who can spin cranks at 200RPM... :rolleyes:

Bad weekend for you?

[tu plang]

Nah my week/weekend was amazing but it never ceases to amaze me how fast some people can go on a bike.

[DJ_Huck]

That bike is hot.

But 100 km/h? Get real.

[No Skid Marks]

Heres pics of my '04 Balfa bb7 (size M)


What's it like with the floater?
Still one of the best bikes EVER made.

[Lowrider#1]

That bike is hot.

But 100 km/h? Get real.

Get real?

So there's no such thing as bitumen roads with steep downgrades?

Anyone that's ridden the Flagon track knows how steep the road is.

100kmh with 42-13 gearing is entirely possible, bud.

Lots of fun, too! :cool:

[IZAKM]

Get real?

So there's no such thing as bitumen roads with steep downgrades?

Anyone that's ridden the Flagon track knows how steep the road is.

100kmh with 42-13 gearing is entirely possible, bud.

Lots of fun, too! :cool:

yeah its not a very good idea though.
you should put some road tyres on it at 120psi then hit it.
good luck keeping up to that in a ute, and making the last corner :rolleyes:

[tu plang]

Get real?

So there's no such thing as bitumen roads with steep downgrades?

Anyone that's ridden the Flagon track knows how steep the road is.

100kmh with 42-13 gearing is entirely possible, bud.

Lots of fun, too! :cool:

The idea of hitting 100km/h on a steep enough slope is feasible, the idea that you could accelerate via the pedals at this point is ludicrous. There is basically no way you could spin at 200+ RPM on a DH bike in those circumstances.

[sk8-parker]

I was the brother of Trents following him down the road.
He hit 100km/h no worries at all.
Just that last bend i was the one hitting the breaks in the ute, not trent on the bike.

[sikpuppyonglory]

That bike is hot.

But 100 km/h? Get real.


you don't know anything:mad:

yeah its not a very good idea though.
you should put some road tyres on it at 120psi then hit it.
good luck keeping up to that in a ute, and making the last corner :rolleyes:


whether it's a good idea or not is entirely upto the person doing it;)

The idea of hitting 100km/h on a steep enough slope is feasible, the idea that you could accelerate via the pedals at this point is ludicrous. There is basically no way you could spin at 200+ RPM on a DH bike in those circumstances.


you are right tu plang, I certainly can't spin at 200+ rpm but you can tuck low enough to reduce wind drag on a steep enough hill.

Don't believe me, then drive out to montville and go to lake baroon, then tell me you can't hit 100+ kph:D

photo attached is my mate's first ever attempt down it

[Lowrider#1]

The idea of hitting 100km/h on a steep enough slope is feasible, the idea that you could accelerate via the pedals at this point is ludicrous. There is basically no way you could spin at 200+ RPM on a DH bike in those circumstances.

Yeh, I was spinning out at top speed (100km/h), but what I was implying is that without the gearing that I had, I wouldn't have gotten to that speed by using gravity alone.