2 + 2 = 4

[Squidly Didly]

New Forks, brakes, drivetrain, etc...

Yeow


She's 16.1kg / 35.5lb

[Dim]

very hot squid, shes a ripper

[johnny]

Ha ha, Captain Blake tells Squid What to do :p :D

The Oranges look so tough, so ready for anything, love it Mr. Squid ;)

[luke.b]

that's gonna look so sweet with those white lowers. i love white bikes. shwing as setup

[Blonde kid on Morphine]

SENSATIONAL!
Squid thats awesome!

Tim

[Jordy]

looks good, how much lighter will it be with boxxer airs ?

[Kammy]

is that x.0 goodness goin to be 06 carbon fibre shifter and derailleur?? i hope so cause they are so awesomee

sweet rig squidlys

[lotec]

10 bucks says you shave your balls to save weight too

i hate you, 2 of your bikes = the weight of mine

[Gripper]

with that thin top tube and seat tube it resembles an xc bike gone wrong, but the white does look sweet.

can you tell me why you are all for a lighter build but still hanging on to your old heavy M4 brakes (yes they are nice but........)

the mono M4's will be lighter and if you run 1 standard pad/1 ebc red pad in each calliper, you will have the equivalent power/modulation of the old M4's

[sims_65]

Sweet ride, looks like a dream

[shmity]

What the rear tyre is that?

[Captain Blake]

You beauty!!!!

Just get some XTR brakes and carbon + titanium rotors :D

[Daver]

I hear it hucks mattresses pretty well.

[Wattsy]

I hear it hucks mattresses pretty well.

hehehe, proves alchole shouldnt be served to young kids.

[S.]

What the rear tyre is that?

Larsen.

You know how much I love Oranges squid, but that really does look good.

[big_pete]

Got bling

( yes you do ) :)

[dylma]

Fast + Light = A lethal combination squid has created!

[Mr Sparkle]

That looks nutz

[Laurie]

God damn that's as light as a feather. Be careful coz when you do jumps you won't come back down.....It's probably lighter than most hardtails.

[rtd]

Love it Squid. With the white boxxers you'll be set! Have fun!

[intense jonoooo]

is that cable routing for a front mech?? hahahahahahaha... i'll leave it at that..

hot as rig squid... why cant u put boxxer airs back onto it? farrrk.

[junior]

I hear it hucks mattresses pretty well.

Disagree, to much sag to gap those beds.... needed a balfa, but could'nt lift the huck machine :)

[intense jonoooo]

Disagree, to much sag to gap those beds.... needed a balfa, but could'nt lift the huck machine :)


baaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaaaaaa baaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaha

that was fucking hilarious... someone has some videos of you doing it!!!! hahaha

[junior]

baaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaaaaaa baaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaha

that was fucking hilarious... someone has some videos of you doing it!!!! hahaha

Lets forget that and remember the good times.... like when i was a firefighter in the car park.

[Squidly Didly]

looks good, how much lighter will it be with boxxer airs ?
Dunno exactly. Prob half a pound
is that x.0 goodness goin to be 06 carbon fibre shifter and derailleur?? i hope so cause they are so awesomee
You know it
can you tell me why you are all for a lighter build but still hanging on to your old heavy M4 brakes (yes they are nice but........)
the mono M4's will be lighter and if you run 1 standard pad/1 ebc red pad in each calliper, you will have the equivalent power/modulation of the old M4's
Not really. When you actually put the 2 on the scales, the Mono M4 is only 8 grams lighter. For such a pissweak saving, and huge power loss, i'd rather stick with the old skool brakes. The floating rotors are lighter too, and you can't use them on the Mono style calipers (unless you go 6pots which I have no care about)
Just get some XTR brakes and carbon + titanium rotors :D
Fuck no. I'd rather run Magura, then support Shimano
is that cable routing for a front mech?? hahahahahahaha... i'll leave it at that..
Not my problem your bike is too heavy for other applications...
Disagree, to much sag to gap those beds.... needed a balfa, but could'nt lift the huck machine :)
Huckwit

[SDA]

Nice bike mate!

What terrain do you ride? How do you find the Larsen on the rear? Just wondering whether you sacrifice too much grip for little rolling resistance?

Cheers

[Regan]

That's AWESOME Squid!!!!!! :O

Will look "OF DA HOOK" with the white Boxxers.

So it's 16.8kg with the spec in the pics?!!!

[beno]

Lets forget that and remember the good times.... like when i was a firefighter in the car park.

And crashing other peoples cars, you know the good times!!!!

[slm33d]

thats a NICE bike. is it heavy? :rolleyes:

[jamit]

Go the Halifax Orange!

Nice Sled, I have some white Halo Combats that would just go off on that machine but you would through away any weight saving you have made... ;)

[scblack]

Nice bike Squidly!

I love the cable routing inside the rear swingarm - looks sorted.

[nicho]

very nice bike indeed, i m very curious as to how it all works with that dhx air, i have to get a feel for it.

[wheelstander]

it looks great.........wish i could have a blast

interesting to see DH bikes and components take a turn towards weight reduction to gain some performance

would seem that the weight pendulum is about to swing the other way... compared to bikes/components in 01/02/03 era which some would argue were overbuilt.......

so this begs the question is DH about to build bikes that are too light
*durability issue
- airshocks unable to cope with the heat
- small tubed frames = less welding surface

*handling issues - too light to maintain chosen lines ie. more deflection

of course these won't be issues for most experienced racers who seeks performance at any cost, but joe average will be eluded into thinking it's the golden shit

interesting

[echo]

the whole bike is awsome, good job dude

[bazza]

get a new bashplate ffs. that is the ugliest pos i have seen in my life. or at least an mrp.

[MUGEN]

Fuck no. I'd rather run Magura, then support Shimano

Then what are those 424's doing on it! :p Haha.
Awesom ride squid, sram is the only way to go; wise man.

[Squidly Didly]

Then what are those 424's doing on it! :p Haha.
Awesom ride squid, sram is the only way to go; wise man.
Got me on that one... At least the 424s are cheap cheap!

[Dicky]

*jumps on praise bandwagon*

needs the skullface headtube badge to once again finish it off...is that cable routing for a front mech??Staaaannn.......

[Wattsy]

Disagree, to much sag to gap those beds.... needed a balfa, but could'nt lift the huck machine :)

cause your a shrimpy little weak boy.

[Dicky]

cause you're a shrimpy little weak boy.seafood overload...

[Squidly Didly]

seafood overload...
Get the fuck out of my thread

[Fubar]

that is an xc bike with dh forks on it

[Captain Blake]

Feel the love!!!

So has everything you want arrived yet?

Oh and what hubs are you running?

[Rik]

that is an xc bike with dh forks on itNah, it's a freeride (http://www.orangebikes.com/2006/images/224-DD-06-600.jpg) bike :D





:eek:

[Demo Dave]

Sweeeeet. Will look soo nice with the new forks.

[tombi]

how much travel does the DHX put out?

[Squidly Didly]

what hubs are you running?
Hope Bulbs
how much travel does the DHX put out?
The DHX puts out 3" of stroke which is 8" of travel on this frame

[hardinge915]

VERY nice.. cant wait to see it with boxxer airs

[rhyno]

Dammit, that's pretty much my exact build list for next year except mines for a Vario! now i've gotta change it so it's different. you make my life so hard squid :p

[Kitoff]

Nice Orangewood Squid.

[DWNHLR01]

Where'd ya'll confiscate a 224 from?

thorpey says that bike is sick, fully sick.

Good work man, thats a farkin rad bike.

[james wilson]

what size is it,s or m

[lotec]

going on how god damn lanky squid is id say it would be a large :p

[slm33d]

thats a beautiful looking bike . so tough :D thats awesome im envious.

[daddyrat]

wank, awnk, wank!!!!!! ohhhhhhh

[cooper]

mmm some shenaigans going on there......


nice bike mate


i'm gay and squid is gay with me

[Squidly Didly]

Naw yeah

New Forks, brakes, drivetrain, etc... and new pics

[Daver]

Naw yeah

New Forks, brakes, drivetrain, etc... and new pics

Hey squid. Fuck you. :mad:

[fastrider gus]

bloody heck! would you like some more bling with that?
you better attatch some sandbags dude, that thing will blow away in the wind!

very... very.... nice.... hows the larson go on the rear?

[.:Easily:.]

wow nice bike man

[Cave Dweller]

wow.... looks nice. But a big SRAM sticker with xtr cranks???? And hope rotors on the avids. Tisk, tisk, tisk.

[cooper]

lookin super sweet now squidly!




still working my tail of so i can afford one of these for the summer ;)

[Ryan Hotdog]

I'm just going to go over in the corner now and cry about my bike....

[intense jonoooo]

pitty the chainguide doesnt really fit on the bike... apart from that it looks the G.O.

how heavy is it now?

[Butch]

Paint the Rims White then it shall look like a bicycle :) not a fan of the colour on the rims makes it look fugly but nice choice of parts

[S.]

Now all you need is a decent frame to put on those parts :p

[Ruckus_Lord]

pitty the chainguide doesnt really fit on the bike... apart from that it looks the G.O.

how heavy is it now?

You mean, how Light is it now?

Fark squid, i cant beliece how HOT that looks now, with those big Ol' Sexy SRAM stickers down the side, New X-0, X-0 shifter, DHX air, boxxer worl....ah, i need new pants:o

I envy you, and whatever job you have.

Ride it hard man, just dont ride in those windy days.

-Drew.

[Captain Blake]

You need to take all the stickers off, they are weighing you down!!!

[Demo Dave]

Looks sweet as, when are you going to change those pedals?

[Squidly Didly]

Looks sweet as, when are you going to change those pedals?
I did... theyre new ones :p

[Tomas]

Freeride racing division?

Kind of ironic really. Can we get a zoom of the cranks please? i cant quite make out the Shimano XTR logo.

[Squidly Didly]

They're light and strong. Shimano's gotta do some thing right every now and then!

[intense jonoooo]

They're light and strong. Shimano's gotta do some thing right every now and then!

dave has killed xtr cranks!!!

[Butch]

yea but squids a skinny slab of chicken shit , it would take him numerous amounts of effort , wats next for the bike ? tube less ?

[Kitoff]

Squid. Your bike is ridiculous. I'm going to start drilling holes into it at work so it will be even lighter for you.

[Daver]

dave has killed xtr cranks!!!

I have??? :confused:

[bikeman_baldrik]

The only thing that would make this LOOK hotter are Syncros DPS 32 rims in WHITE.

[Woody69]

Awsome ride man... does that rear shock feel really smooth? i heard that they are supposed to be one of the best for downhill... Peace

[chrus]

yea but squids a skinny slab of chicken shit , it would take him numerous amounts of effort , wats next for the bike ? tube less ?

tubeless is heavier?

[Squidly Didly]

tubeless is heavier?
You is teh smrat ;)

[LTR]

You is teh smrat ;)
Just out of interest, what tubes do you run?

Looks fair pimp squid, well done... oh and what to buy next?

[berkyburger123]

Oi squid, wasnt it silver in AMB?

thats some seriously good work getting it that light.

[Ruckus_Lord]

Berkyburger, that was his 223, the one posted is the 500g lighter, more improved 224;)

Im pritty sure Daver currently owns squids old 223.

-Drew

[treggs]

Hey Squid,
From one weight weenie to another....sweet ride
How are the boxxers? I thinking of swapping my much loved (and tweaked) 888's for a set and bolting a Progressive 5th Gravity on the VP-Free. I love my 888's so it's going to take some convincing on the boxxers but I'm looking to loose weight too. The VP is around 39 lbs and since I use her for everything, including xc less weight is good. Not willing to sacrfice strength though....

[Demo 9]

Squid i thought your last ride was very impressive but this time you have put together one of the best setups i have seen to date you have totaly out do yourself with this rig i only wish i could get mine rig down to somewhere near that weight.
Could you post your thoughts on what you think of the 06 Boxxer world cups after you get a chance to ride on them a few times it would be much appreciated as iam considering them for my ride.

[MrPlow]

Nice Squid.
Can you post us up a full revised spec list?
Juicy Carbons I presume?

[Squidly Didly]

Just out of interest, what tubes do you run?

Looks fair pimp squid, well done... oh and what to buy next?
1. WTB, but good luck finding them now as there's no longer an Australian Distributor. Ass
2. Some new cranks!
Hey Squid,
From one weight weenie to another....sweet ride
How are the boxxers? I thinking of swapping my much loved (and tweaked) 888's for a set and bolting a Progressive 5th Gravity on the VP-Free. I love my 888's so it's going to take some convincing on the boxxers but I'm looking to loose weight too. The VP is around 39 lbs and since I use her for everything, including xc less weight is good. Not willing to sacrfice strength though....
Boxxers are sweet. The new montion control biso is the bomb. I personally couldn't care for HSC, but the LSC adjustment comes in handy for different types of terrain. It's nice to have so much adjustment to fine tune to your own riding style.
Maybe PM Nicho on here as he's recently converted from the 888s to the World Cups, and loving every minute of it.
Squid i thought your last ride was very impressive but this time you have put together one of the best setups i have seen to date you have totaly out do yourself with this rig i only wish i could get mine rig down to somewhere near that weight.
Could you post your thoughts on what you think of the 06 Boxxer world cups after you get a chance to ride on them a few times it would be much appreciated as iam considering them for my ride.
Hard to say as i've come off a set of 03 World Cups. I find them a little more on the bobby side of things (which can be changed with some LSC or rebound), but i've noticed a huge traction increase in loose and choppy stuff.
At first I didn't like the move from 7 to 8" due to the height of the front end, but after fine tuning my sag settings, it's balenced out beautifully.

Full spec to come Mr P...

[MrPlow]

And a Larsan TT rear??
How does that go? What sort of dirt / terrain you in for that to work Squid?

[Woffa]

looks like a sweet ride mate, like the rear air shock and the 06 boxxers.

[Squidly Didly]

And a Larsan TT rear??
How does that go? What sort of dirt / terrain you in for that to work Squid?
Well we don't exactly have any mountains over here eh :)

Nah, I take it off for race day in preference for a High Roller. Otherwise it's fast, long lasting, and still has enough 'umph' in the sidewalls for rocks'n'shit yo!