I’ve just taken delivery of a Salsa El Mar frame but as I have limited bike building funds at the moment I thought some of you might want to show off your similar builds and give me inspiration for how to build up my frame. I’m thinking 1×10 at first w/suspension but want to try out ss rigid down the line too.

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A nice start to the thread there. I really like your Fortitude, is that a 3.0 front tyre and the widest (2.4 maybe?) one you could fit out back?

Here is my El Mar, half way down Jacob’s ladder with its summer gears on. It also did 2 laps of Coedy yesterday!

None are mine but these are giving me the inspiration to keep looking for the “perfect” one… yes I have a weakness for a racey steel frame with a Lefty! 😀 Always love seeing pics of yours LMTTM

Amaro….

Cyclo…

Not steel as far as I am aware but same trend 😀

more in this almost identical thread here:
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/show-me-your-steel-29ers-please

Yes, well sort of ….. 3.0 up front, but a wide 2.1” on a Flow rim out back.

jaymoid – Member

more in this almost identical thread here:
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/show-me-your-steel-29ers-please

Spoilsport. Everyone likes a pikchur thread. 😉

My Solaris which is a slightly tweaked version of the 1×10 complete build.

1×11

SIR.9 in summer mode with some old Rebas & 33×18 SS.

Winter mode means Niner steel rigids, but the rest stays the same.

Lovely, lovely bike.

IMAG3551 by pten2106, on Flickr

Picture take on a first shakedown ride just after it was built. Now with a dropper post and a few scuffs and scrapes.

Solaris on the coast by jwrfooo, on Flickr

29er Inbred, SLX group, SLX wheels, rebas

And my Karate Monkey, truly a superb bike

Any of these frames have XC geometry as apposed to being more more trail orientated?

Something built around 100mm not 120+

My Solaris is on 100mm forks. Not sure I’d say totally xc set up, more just set up for the riding I do.

My Simple, very sorry for the rubbish pic, only one I have!

Krampus

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New Stanton build… Works with 100 mm forks, also has a fairly long tt.
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Rigid

W/tower pros

Paceman, that Krampus is ace.
I hired one last year. What a laugh.

Untitled by jerrypc69, on Flickr

Untitled by jerrypc69, on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/ocpehd]Stooge build day (3)[/url] by placid casual, on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/dVE6uL]Salsa El Mariachi Singlespeed[/url] by placid casual, on Flickr

I’m in love with this one [url=https://flic.kr/p/m7GuBD]Screen Shot 2014-03-16 at 22.05.00[/url] by <WillJones>, on Flickr

Can people stop posting their Stooge’s! Mine is hung on the wall waiting for parts most of which have hit delays and it is effing me right off 😀

2014 El Mar, bought from the bay, arrived last Friday and built up with the parts from the donor 2011 El Mar. Need to get oot on the thing for a blast.

El Mar 2014 by Inbred 853, on Flickr

2014 El Mar built up last Friday from my 2011 El Mar donor bike. Just need to get oot for a blast.

El Mar 2014 by Inbred 853, on Flickr

2014 Kona Unit

Boing

Rigid

Lots over the years of course, but here are a few recent favourites.

Am interested in building a fairly light 29er for general xc duties, 100 to 120 fork with a solid fork for touring. Whats your recommendations? Please.

Cooker rigid…

Early morning Krampus…

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My El Mariachi with 1×10 (11-40), Reba RLs and Hans Dampf/Nobby Nic.

Just picked up my new Cooker and thought I’d resurrect this thread 🙂

Here’s mine, sorry for the low quality pic but she is lovely and the pearlescent is beautiful in the flesh, really loving this bike.

There’s some very nice looking bikes on this thread. Inspired me to post a couple of shots of mine.

My recently built, custom Curtis AM29.

It’s an absolute weapon. Very, very pleased with it.

That Curtis is stunning digga.

teadrinker – Member
That Curtis is stunning digga.

I can’t take any credit for that ; they’re very clever guys down at Curtis – do a sterling job and are meticulous in helping you to get the right specification.

I do know that clear powdercoat will, eventually, allow the steel to superficially rust in a year or two. I’m minded to allow it just to look ‘antique’, although there’s always the option of the shotblast and re-coat.

Mine.

Kona Unit

only had it a week

need to get it set up geared- needs new freehub and mech hanger and get some bouncy forks, 780mm bars probably want chopping down a bit too
and swap the bb7s out for some hope m4s, it wont be no lightweight