[Jayem]

My new 29er that will take me to work and trails.

The build is as follows;
fork RS Reba SL
front spokes DT Competition 2.0/1.8
front rim Velocity Blunt
front hub Shimano XT
headset Cane Creek S3
stem FSA Gravity OS 75mm
handlebar FSA XC-190
shifter pods/brake levers Hone M600
front brake M585 LX
rear brake M585 LX
frame Surly Karate Monkey M
seatpost Thomsom Elite Layback
seat Selle San Marco Caymano Arrowhead Ti
cranks Shimano M582
BB Integrated (M582)
pedals Legeater SLs
chain Shimano HG-something
cassette Shimano Ultrega 12-27
rear derailer Shimano LX M580
front deralier Shimano Deore
rear hub Shimano XT
rear spokes DT Competition 2.0/1.8
rear rim Velocity Blunt
rear tire WTB Exiwolf
front tire WTB Exiwolf
nipples Brass F+R
Skewers XT

 

[flickwet]

effin perfection

 

[LIFECYCLE]

Yep,couldnt agree more.

 

[Mojoe]

Looks great!!! Now go get it dirty.

 

[Jayem]

Looks great!!! Now go get it dirty.

Thanks, I like it.

 

[trained_monkey]

You know, I particularly like the way the forward bend in the seat tube is aesthetically offset by the rearward bend in the seat post. Makes for a very pleasing visual symmetry. :thumbsup:

 

[fixgeardan]

Very nice James I really like it!We will have to take the monkeys out somtime.

 

[day42]

I love Karate Monkeys, and that's one sweet KM!!! Hope you have many good rides with it.

 

[verrucktguy]

:thumbsup:

What's the weight of that work of art?

 

[deanmachine]

I had mine all pimped out with gears three years ago and now it's a rigid singlespeed and I can't keep off it.

 

[MMcG]

Great looking Bike!

How tall are you and how's that 18" fit ya?

 

[j.court]

I have a blue KM as well. Where did your bike hitch? Appreciate your help in advance.

 

[Jayem]

:thumbsup:

What's the weight of that work of art?

Haven't weighed it, but it should be about 28, and that's being pretty conservative, even still it doesn't seem excessively light.

 

[Jayem]

Where did your bike hitch?

This I do not understand. Is it where did I get my reciever/hitch? Subaru OEM, had em put it on. The OEM is by far the best because it has a neat cut-out for the exhaust, and allows a few after-market exhausts without having to go to rediculously long hangers that may cause you to scrape the exhaust. The OEM also is positioned just right, and I've never scraped the thule T2. Some of the "hidden hitch" recievers are terrible because they are too low and too far from the bumper, and they easily cause the scraping. The OEM is also very "out of the way" and doesn't protrude much, it's difficult to tell it's there from most any angle.