27 January 2010 - 7:51One 9 – Episode IV, A New Hope
Again with the Star Wars.
After the quasi failure of Ridiculite, once again I was hankering for a One 9. The thing that really sent me over the edge was Mandy’s new One 9. It gave me such a rotten case of bike envy…
I call Ridiculite a failure because I had absolutely no interest in the bike. I mean, it was stupid light and all, but it wasn’t what I wanted. I knew that I could have my cake and eat it too if I made some changes, and change it up I did. While it no longer qualifies as Ridiculite, this bike is exactly what I hoped it would be, and you know what, it ain’t all that heavy either.
It’s a lot to look at, but I like it.
Here’s the spec,
- Reba Race, 100mm, Pushloc, Enduro seals
- Cane Creek 110 headset (totally custom – another post coming on this next week)
- Thomson stem and seatpost clamp
- Easton EC70 Monkeylite XC low riser bars and EC90 seatpost
- Ergon GX-2 grips
- WTB Devo saddle
- Avid Elixir 5 brakes, 185mm rotor front, 160mm rear
- Industry 9 wheels, geared rear hub, enduro front, Stan’s Arch rims
- Endless Fibonacci spacer kit
- Boone Ti 20t cog
- King Ti lockring
- SRAM PC891 chain
- Truvative Noir cranks, Black Box Ceramic BB, Boone Ti 32t chainring
- DT Swiss RWS wheel skewers
- WTB Weirewolf LT tires, for “out west” riding
I managed a quick spin on it over the weekend before the heavy rains came to make sure it’s working, and now it’s in a box somewhere heading to SSUSA in Tucson. That first real ride is going to be fun!
5 Comments » | Tags: Arizona, Bike 29 Equipment, Niner, One 9
29 Jan 2010 - 5:39
Hey man, that suit is you! (you’ll get some leg tonight for sure).
Sweet, sweet, sweet. LOVE the color scheme….’specially the wheels.
30 Jan 2010 - 19:22
Yikes! What happened to those BB threads? Related to all those beer caps people tried to guess about a couple of weeks ago? Drinking beer and working on bikes is good. Gotta watch those tricky BB cups though.
30 Jan 2010 - 19:37
@Aaron, not sure what you mean about the cups, this bike went together as smooth as butter.
And no beer was consumed either….. ok, maybe 1 or 2
03 Feb 2010 - 11:44
Post up what you think about the WW LTs. I just installed a 2.55 WWLT on the front of my bike, but the only test rides have been in 6″ of snow and it doesn’t shed snow too well.
03 Feb 2010 - 13:55
I’ve actually been very pleased with the WW LTs. I’ve pretty much only used them out west though, as they are not that good for the type of terrain here. It’s far to wet and slimy up here. That being said, I do run them front and rear for winter road riding, the volume of the tire allows me to run it around 22 psi, and it spreads out and grips nicely.