Dave at Redstone was nice enough to post a few pics of my new Sultan on his blog. I think it turned great and Dave couldn't have been any better to work with. I honestly look forward to giving him more business in the future. Thanks Dave.
Between Dave, Chad at Red Barn, and Larry at Mountain High, we are lucky to have such great vendors out there to deal with.
Anyway, I had a 5 Spot years ago and really liked it. I shouldn't have sold it really, but I quit riding when my knee went to shite and kept me off the bike 100%. Well, I just had it scoped last week and this is one more reason to recover and get back out there.
My reason for the Sultan came from my enjoyment of the 5 Spot combined with how much fun I have had on my 29er hardtail recently. It should be a good marriage of the two.
I struggled a bit with the fork selection but eventually leaned towards the sharper handling Fox with the idea that I can move to either the Manitou or White Bros if I want more travel/slackness. I went with the Stans Flow rims in case I go with a burlier fork down the road. Oh yeah, and I'm waiting for the 29er Pike that will be out next year. (<---using the Jedi mind trick on Rock Shox there)
I'll post a more detailed post in the Sultan build thread, but here's what she looks like.
Between Dave, Chad at Red Barn, and Larry at Mountain High, we are lucky to have such great vendors out there to deal with.
Anyway, I had a 5 Spot years ago and really liked it. I shouldn't have sold it really, but I quit riding when my knee went to shite and kept me off the bike 100%. Well, I just had it scoped last week and this is one more reason to recover and get back out there.
My reason for the Sultan came from my enjoyment of the 5 Spot combined with how much fun I have had on my 29er hardtail recently. It should be a good marriage of the two.
I struggled a bit with the fork selection but eventually leaned towards the sharper handling Fox with the idea that I can move to either the Manitou or White Bros if I want more travel/slackness. I went with the Stans Flow rims in case I go with a burlier fork down the road. Oh yeah, and I'm waiting for the 29er Pike that will be out next year. (<---using the Jedi mind trick on Rock Shox there)
I'll post a more detailed post in the Sultan build thread, but here's what she looks like.