bb7 again (1 Mb of pics)

[lotec]

well its had quite a few spec changes and i think ive got it dialed now, only upgrade left is a navigator for the rear but im gonna wait untill they are available with adjustable levers... and maybe some new pedalss or at least aftermarket bearings, atomlabs are SHIT ;)
specs are as follows...
Frame: 2003 Balfa BB7, small, 5th element with 500 pound spring
Fork: 2003 Manitou Dorado DH, custom Carbon Fibre guards :cool:
Brakes: Navigator front 203mm hayes rotor and shimano adaptors till i can get navigator ones :p Shimano XT 4pot rear 203mm rotor
Tires: 2.7" Maxxis Minion F in supertacky front, 2.5" Maxxis Highroller in maxxpro rear
Hubs: Hugi FR 20mm front 135 QR rear
Rims: Mavic 321 front Intense Mag30 rear
Spokes: DT Alpine III
Cranks: Fsa X-drive 170mm
Bottem bracket: Fsa x-drive 48t spline
Chainguide: E-thirteen SRS
Chainring: Blackspire DH 42t
Chain: SRAM PG-69
Cassette: SRAM PG-970 12-23
Derailleur: Shimano XTR shortcage
Shifter: Shimano XTR
Bars: Azonic doublewall
Stem: Dorado direct mount
Grips: ODI Ruffian lock-ons
Seatpost: Easton EA-50
Seat: Nisene FI:ZI-k
Pedals: Atomlab Aircorp
Pictures: Below... Also included is a pic of what has to be done to an e-thirteen to make it fit (lower shock mount bolt is in the way) and then you have to make the I.S.C.G mounts longer because it doesnt spin far enough around :) and some of the pics are taken with the fox and MRP on :P

[LTR]

Front tyre is backwards... :D

[lotec]

I know... it was done at 10:00 at night in a hotel carpark and i couldnt see... 50/50 chance I would get it right now i cant be bothered to fix it... maybe later today :P



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[Dim]

nice ride dude :)

[udi]

Nice ride dude. 3rd pic is my fav, looks sweet in that.

[MrPlow]

What a pile of crap.

[Shaun]

niiiice. i really need to give mine a polish. it's raw metal and really dull atm.
but i need to strip it down to do it properly, and i can't really be bothered atm.

was it difficult to put the E13 on?

[Spooky]

Shit Hot, Lotec. I love it.


I bet it weighs a bit!

[Kammy]

looks nice are those dorados light or heavy??

[VicRiders]

very very nice, love it....

[lotec]

What a pile of crap.
I love you too Greg :)

Shaun: No not really It took me a bit over an hour with a bench grinder and a drill press, if I had the right tools it would have been alot easier, then i had to space the guide away from the tyre and stuff so there was a fair bit of playing around with washers but it wasnt actually that hard in the end

spooky: Weighed in at a tiny bit under 47 pounds the other day with the fox and MRP

Mtb dirt: heavier than a boxxer a tiny bit lighter than a 888 best forks ever worth the extra weight over the world cups I had for sure ;)

[Kammy]

thats interesting ohwell pity ill never have enough money to get a bike that that * walks off and goes and counts money* :rolleyes:

[MUGEN]

Wow, i've never seen an e13 been run like that, looks trick. Oh, and if your running a backwards highroller up front then i'd would bother to get it back to normal, cuz the results are nasty....

[lotec]

Nah its a minion and im going to go do it now yea I can notice it has less traction backwards who knows matt you might have got sub 7 if it was on the right way... my bad :o

[Daver]

Makes me want a Balfa. Interesting spec (front brake?) but hey, it feels sweet and it looks schmick. When are you coming racing?

[lotec]

Soon ;) I like the brakes a lot, very under rated sure they're not for everyone but I love em (or it :confused: )

[THRILLHOUSE]

cant wait to see this being raced.. ;)

[Superman]

thats an awesome bike

are ya gonna race it?

[lotec]

eventually....... although i keep saying that

[ride_hard199]

yea i hope you accidently punch a hole in the dorado legs ;)
tell your mum she spent her money wisely :D











looks bling.
good onya....

[bradh]

nice bike mate!

but a matching black mag30 for the front would finish it off nicely.

oh, and 4-bar linkage rear ends certainly appreciate platform damping, but does the 5th make much difference on the balfa?

[MrPlow]

eventually....... although i keep saying that
You have tried to race it haven't you lote?? :D

BTW your bike is now my desktop. :)

[lotec]

nice bike mate!

but a matching black mag30 for the front would finish it off nicely.

oh, and 4-bar linkage rear ends certainly appreciate platform damping, but does the 5th make much difference on the balfa?

Ill get one when i break the front rim maybe, its just extra weight and i dont tend to thrash front rims as much...
the Balfa pedals awesomely with the vanilla rc, probably the best of any downhill bikes with this much travel running a 5th and a lot better than bikes with alot less travel too, bottem line it doesnt really need it but the bike feels a lot different with it, sorta like the rear end isnt moving but you dont feel any of the bumps if you know what i mean... just a more stable ride, i definatly like it better but I dont mind the fox either... I didnt really get the 5th to make it pedal beter though, I just like the feal of them and slightly better pedalling comes with it too ;)

[lotec]

You have tried to race it haven't you lote?? :D

Yea... never quite got that far though:o

[One Kill]

Show us the marked/fucked Dorado staunchion that you ran with bad bushing, and the sick XT pin, if you havn't change it already.

[Jordy]

get a rear rim to match the front one :P

[lotec]

I didnt run it with a bad bushing, the old owner did and the sick xt pin is a cheap 2.5mm allen key bent over and snapped off with my hand that works fine so why bother getting a new pin

edit: its also not "fucked" as you put it seing as its not deep enough for any of the grease I put in to leak out , I strip them down and service them every weekend cause Im extremly picky with my bikes and like tehm running as best they can and I have never found any dirt or anything in them, you cant feel it when you're riding and there is no oil in that leg so they cant leak... why fork out for a new stanchion?

[One Kill]

Meh...what ever floats your boat Dave. By all means ride with dodgey stuff...

[lotec]

Im sorry if its not as puuuuuuuuurdy as it could be but for the price I paid I aint complaining

[thewayitis]

that bike is awesome ... its like a wet dream!!!!! it looks sick and is corrupted at the same time!!!! Im proud of you mate!!!

[Oddjob]

Cool bike. It has that well used but loved look to it.

As for the navigators... Good to see other people willing to ignore brand snobbery and go for function over form. Just be careful fitting one on the rear with an 203mm rotor. It might turn into insta-lock.

[MrPlow]

I didnt run it with a bad bushing, the old owner did and the sick xt pin is a cheap 2.5mm allen key bent over and snapped off with my hand that works fine so why bother getting a new pin

edit: its also not "fucked" as you put it seing as its not deep enough for any of the grease I put in to leak out , I strip them down and service them every weekend cause Im extremly picky with my bikes and like tehm running as best they can and I have never found any dirt or anything in them, you cant feel it when you're riding and there is no oil in that leg so they cant leak... why fork out for a new stanchion?

I haven't tried it yet. But I am going to look into getting my stansions re-coated. See those ads in Car mags for teflon coating on aluminium for pistons? Reckon it might work sweet on your lowers there lotec ;)

[crankyjerome]

man,what a great bike!
im interested to know why you have such an exspensive bike with a rad kit and then you shy away from a $10 part?
at worst why not try a split pin from your local bearing guy?
it'll cost about $1.20
still one of the sweetest rigs ive seen though!!

[lotec]

Cause I really dont need it... the allen key works jsut fine but if it makes you guys happy I ordered one ages ago, it jsut never came in and I havn't chased it up ;) any yea gred, Ive thought of that teflon coating and I know a good place to get it done... considering it actually... :D

[Avanti_Racing]

Meh...what ever floats your boat Dave. By all means ride with dodgey stuff...

man, if it goes, then awsome, why waste money you dont have to? even if it is a couple of bucks, i say that a crazy bush mechanics job, just keep the homebrand fixes to a minimal because the more you do the bigger and worse effect it has on the bike, but i wouldn't know :rolleyes:

[THRILLHOUSE]

Why have you got such a good bike? compensating for something? :O

[lotec]

Why have you got such a good bike? compensating for something? :O
oh shit your a funny one im rolling on the floor here... dickhead

[hardinge915]

lol... VERY nice bike lotec :D