KONA – Jake The Snake

White Industries – hub, freewheel 18t
Mavic – Open Pro
Race Face – Turbine square taper
Hope – front hub
Goldtec – chainring 38t
Salsa – straddle bridges
Specialized – phat tape
Fizik – gobi
Easton – stem & wing bar
Swiss DT – revolutions
Real Designs – bb
Thomson – seatpost
Cane Creek headset, brakes
Shimano – levers
KMC – chain
Michelin – mud tyres
Crank Bros – candy

and YES i’m a short arse!!!

FIRST RIDE =

fast as ****

the brakes are fine = i can slow down but i can’t stop

it really makes you pick a line = your gonna pinch flat

there is loads of mud clearence = the tyres are **** skinny

you learn how to descend with finesse = i can’t reach the brakes properly whilst on the hoods and i’m outa control on the drops

minimal is where its at = you’ve got no suspension so hello haemorroids

I LOVES IT! BRING ON THE WINTER SHITE !!

😀

yer seatpost is bent
shudda got a SS specific frame or saw off the mech hanger (see mamadirt for advice)

shudda got a SS specific frame or saw off mech hanger

i thought about it, but its stayin in case i try to run gears or create a bottle opener

Nice and green.
🙂

your gonna pinch flat

don’t be so sure, i’ve bounced off some huge chunks of granite (not to mention the limestone drainage ditches on the whernside descent) and only pinch flatted once – and i am no lightweight!

i can’t reach the brakes properly

me neither, i always did wonder why roadie sti units were so user un-friendly?

i run bar top levers on my bikes set as wide as i can apart, although in fairness i did take some advice and have taught/forced myself to use the brakes from the hoods. the bike is more unstable on the bar top levers.

first proper ride y’day = my arse feels like its bin sittin on razor blades = saddle 4wards a lilbittle

I have never pinched flat, even though some of the stuff i rode over i should have!

Although think you’ll find 38T and 18T a little too easy, i’m on 42T 18T and for rides around peaks/sherwood pines it is ideal, only a couple of really technical things you have to carry up.

That’s one very pretty bike – i love the green and the retro decals. Looks great with the carbon fork and the chainring looks cool too. Nicely specced and built bike.

Sorry…….that’s not very STW like is it?

can’t reach the brakes properly whilst on the hoods and i’m outa control on the drops

hence how & why the mountain bike was developed :o)

BRING ON THE WINTER SHITE !!

How very dare you 👿