Dh, Dj & Ss

[Christo]

Here's my SGS, my P3 & my singlespeed commuter. I've had the p3 since 2002, the commuter for a year - just had some major renovations performed (today) and the DH beastie since 2004.

SGS DH Pro 2004
Iron horse SGS DH Pro 2004 large
Boxxer race fork
Middleburn RS7 cranks
e13 chain SRS & supercharger clear bashy
40t FSA DH ring
WTB Laserdic rims on unbranded tufnec hubs
Easton EA70 Monkeylite bars, 1.5inch rise
Easton havoc stem 40mm
Thompson elite seatpost
THE DH saddle
Maxxis Minion tyres, slow reezay front & super tacky rear 2.5
Deore shifters
XT rear deraillieur
Shimano M464(?) pedals
Manitou swinger 4 way shock
Hayes Mag 9 Brakes
ODI ruffian lock-on grips
WTB 1.5 headset with e13 specers to 1 & 1/8

P3
01 P3 frame - short
DMR trailblade fork
Holzfeller bars
Hussefelt 40mm stem
Diatech anchor disc brakes
Primo excel cranks with Titanium spindle
S&M Euro BB
36t gold Profile imperial sprocket
Truvativ shift guide
Oddysey Jim C sealed magnesium pedals
Mavic 521 ceramic rims on XT hubs
XTR 'normal' deraillieur
Deore shifter
Holy roller 2.4 front tyre
DMR moto 2.2 rear tyre
AC titanium quick release skewers
FSA pig DH headset
Thompson seatpost
Shadow conspiracy kevlar saddle
ODI Intense lock-on grips

SS Commuter
Bastard cro-mo frame with lab horizontal dropout kit welded on
Kinesis Maxxlight rigid fork
Truvativ giga XVP 2 piece cranks
Blackspire DH 46t ring
16t dicta freewheel
Mavic 318 ceramic rims on Woodman carbon front hub & DMR SS rear hub
120mm Giant carbon stem with Ti bolts
31.8 Carbon BBB fibrelight bars
Woodman Carbo carbon seatpost
THE XC saddle with Ti rails
Cane creek headset
XT rim brakes
Deore brake levers
Oddysey linear slik kables
Oury grips
Shimano M454(?) pedals
Kool superlight gold chain
AC Titanium QR front
Soon to have specialized fatboy slick tyres - as soon as they arrive at the shop.

BMX coming soon...

[johnny]

Go the commuter!

Looks like one fast baby you got there mate! Love it!

[Christo]

Go the commuter!

Looks like one fast baby you got there mate! Love it!

Thanks, I love it too - it's pretty fast, I can hit 60kph on flat spinning my guts out.

Still working on the ratio, went from 42:16 to 44:16 now 46:16 - may even try 48 but don't want to compromise the climbing ability too much..

Wish I could get a 15t for my hub, I've seen them on the net but can't find the AC888 15t in Australia...

[CAB]

Nice fleet of bikes you got there mate have fun ey

[joefuel]

How do you find the p3 running rigid?
The front end seems to be lower than with pikes ect..., or is that just my imagination?
Also does it affect the geometry of the bike, if so for better or worse.

[Bodin]

Still working on the ratio, went from 42:16 to 44:16 now 46:16 - may even try 48 but don't want to compromise the climbing ability too much...

I think 46:15 would be spot on. My commuter (http://forums.farkin.net/showthread.php?t=39616) is currently geared, but I've been thinking about going SS recently and I spend most of my time pushing 46:14 (and sometimes 46:13 if the wind's going the right way) on the flats, but if I was gunna commit to a single gear, I'd back it off a bit and go with 46:15, so good luck seeing if you can get the 15 cog organised...

[Christo]

How do you find the p3 running rigid?
The front end seems to be lower than with pikes ect..., or is that just my imagination?
Also does it affect the geometry of the bike, if so for better or worse.

Really good, the front is lower but I feel the steeper angle gives it a more BMX like feel. Speeds up the steering & puts you in a good 'attack' position...