Glory Goodness

[ThePig]

Well I was searching for a Downhill frame and came across this little champ, I managed to get the frame and wheelset for a very reasonable price ( brand new). I also scored the chainguide, brakes and crankset new at bargain prices too.
All up this puppy cost me far less than retail, a bit of research and shopping around goes a long way!
I went for strong components all round as I'm weighty and not that smooth a rider at times, that and I couldnt get saint cranks in 83mm BB in time for the build.
The bike rides brilliantly and really compensates for rider stuffups :p.

SPECS:
Year/Size- '06 Medium 17".
Shock- DHX 4.0.
Fork- '06 BOXXER Race.
Bar/Stem- Raceface Diabolus.
Brakes- Shimano Saint 8" rotors.
Headset- FSA (stock).
Switchgear- XO rapidfire shifter, X9 mech.
Chainguide- e-13 SRS.
Wheels- 729rims on Ringle' Hubs F20mm, R150mm, Kenda Nevegal stick-e Front and Rear.
Crankset- RaceFace Diabolus 170mm x 83mm BB.
Pedals- Funn Soljams.
Post/Seat- Raceface Evolve. SDG Bel air.
Chain/Cassette- Sram, PG 990.

Planned upgrades- All weight savers-BOXXER WC forks, Ti spring, Saint cranks. Ill also probably look at a direct mount stem later on down the track too.

[k3n!f]

Holly shit! I love it, has a subtle kinda look to it but still covered in awsome parts. Now get it dirty/post riding pictures!

[ThePig]

Holly shit! I love it, has a subtle kinda look to it but still covered in awsome parts. Now get it dirty/post riding pictures!

here you go.....:)

Cheers to chino79 for the shot.

[Gekigengar]

i like your colour scheme going..

nice.. and.. evil... kinda... :)

[Big_Chief]

sexay. nice bike man.
all up how much did it cost you???

[mtbforever]

Nice ride mate.
Just a quick question, whats with the stickers on the 729s? are they new or what? cos they look pretty cool.
Cheers
Adam

[ThePig]

i like your colour scheme going..

nice.. and.. evil... kinda... :)

Ha ha, if you mean my riding gear well it was bought over time so its all unintentionally black/grey. but it does fit with the bike well.

I dont know about the stickers for the 729's. They were just on e'm when I bought e'm, Bonus.

[Renegade]

Hey mate, nice steed. The forks go real well with the frame. Nice mate, have fun on it

Chris

[tommydh12]

Awsome man, Looks Mad and those races suit it really well:) have fun riding her;)

[chino79]

This Bike rides very Nice, i almost had the privilege of having the first big stack on this beast, however the 8 inches of plushness saved my ass:mad: Haha only joking, it did save my hide though. Very nice mate i want to ride it again.

[ThePig]

This Bike rides very Nice, i almost had the privilege of having the first big stack on this beast, however the 8 inches of plushness saved my ass:mad: Haha only joking, it did save my hide though. Very nice mate i want to ride it again.

:D I was going to mention which rider was saved but I thought I would leave it up to you to confess.
Ha just kidding mate.
She ploughs well though, i'm going to start calling it the tractor.

[Dark_Rider]

sweet ride man if you dont mind me asking how much did she cost ya :confused:

[ThePig]

sweet ride man if you dont mind me asking how much did she cost ya :confused:

Im not really comfortable saying.

I will say that i saved money by shopping around both on the net and at shops. Research parts and look around for deals, be patient but when you spot a bargain grab it. When I scored this one I was at a shop looking for a totally different frame when the lad pulled this one out and made me an offer I couldnt refuse.

I like some other people, never thought I would buy a giant (I was looking at a high end single pivot frame), but when you get a good deal for a bike that rides this sweet well, I couldnt be happier :) .