| Frame | Trek Liquid 55 w/ custom geometry (22.75" top tube, 16.75" chainstays) and a Fox AVA propedal rear shock, travel set to 3.75", stripped and polished | | Front Fork | White Brothers DT1.2 set to 3.5" of travel, enduro seals, ti spring | | Bottom Bracket | Shimano XT Octalink | | Cranks | Shimano XTR (2002) 172.5mm | | Chainrings | Evil Crown Ring machined out to fit the XTR crank spline, 36t | | Pedals | Wellgo MG-1 | | Front Derailleur | E.13 Formula STS (formula guides have a carbon back plate and a thinner bash guard, and they cost $300) | | Chain | Rohloff Stainless Hollow pin 8spd | | Rear Derailleur | Shimano XTR short cage rapid rise (circa 1998) | | Cogset | Shimano Dura Ace Ti 8spd 11-28 | | Hubs | Hadley DH, bolt on rear, 20mm front | | Spokes | DT Butted, black | | Rims | Mavic d.521 cd, 36h | | Tubes | cheap | | Tires | Michelin comp 24.1 2.2" front, comp 15 2.2" rear | | Brakes | Hayes HFX Mag G2 calipers w/goodridge housing and hayes mud cutter 6" rotors, EBC pads | | Seatpost | Thompson Masterpiece | | Saddle | Tioga MC lite (team graphics) | | Headset | King regular | | Stem | Thompson 50mm | | Handlebars | Raceface Diablous 25.4, cut to 26", 2" rise | | Shifters | XTR 8spd w/o a gear display | | Brake Levers | Hayes HFX Mag w/carbon lever blades | | Bar Tape | ODI Ruffian Lock on (no flange) | | Extras | Nokon Deraileur housing w/xtr inner wire, DKG seat binder, SRP Ti boltkit throughout |
Garson from west mass writes:
XC light, DH strong, and MTNX fast. It would sprint unbelievably well, be great in the air, and not break. It doesn't get any better.
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