New Bike Day!

MrGreedom said:
I was a happy camper on my entry level Giant Trance. It was plenty enough bike for the riding I do. I would tell myself on climbs the extra weight of this aluminum bike just helps me lose extra weight.
Then the owner of the owner of the LBS I hang at, Penuel Bikes, decided to get back into mtb. He got himself a new shiny BH Lynx6. We did a couple rides together and I kept telling him no thanks when he asked if I wanted to try it out. I knew better! If you are not already on a carbon top end bike, or in the market for a carbon top end bike rule #1 is DO NOT DEMO A CARBON TOP END BIKE. Well, temptation got to me when we were at Tapia. I just couldn't keep telling him no, when I wanted to say yes. So I gave it a spin. I was shocked how much more comfortable I was on a Medium frame vs my Large. The bike wasn't even set up for me and it felt so much better than mine. By the time we were back at the car we were talking numbers. George gave me a deal on it that I would have been crazy not to sell my bike and upgrade.
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I was expecting a lot more assembly. All I had to do was put on the front brake, wheel, dropper, pedals, and set up my cockpit.
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Went out for my local ride to start refining the setup. 1st ride and this bike has surely got a great aura to it. I was having fun stoke turned up to 11. When I pass by the trailhead I see a cutie on a brand new Specialized Rockhopper 29" checking out the trail map. I stop and offer my trail guide service. I reassure her that despite how badass my bike and I look I'll keep it to the mellow stuff. I took her from end to end of the park giving her an overview of the trail system. She was a strong rider. Turns out she works at Wheel World Bicycles, ditched her car and only rides bikes. So fact of the matter is she probably could have been dragging me up and down the hills.
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Happy New Bike Day to me; excited for the miles of smiles to come!
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Nice! Congrats on the new ride. Bikes are fun. New bikes are even more fun! :thumbsup:
 
Well, today was new bike day for me......

Since I broke my Highball.....again, and SC didn't have what I wanted, and since I sold my Tallboy over the weekend, I was short on bikes and time. SC is sending me a carbon Highball....and while I would love to keep it, I cannot run it SS the way i want to...so I gotta flip it.

So yesterday I went to the Path to get some Stans Tape....well, the didn't have any, but they did have a L Chameleon frame hanging. SC wasn't expecting any in the near future. So I picked up the one they had. Bought the 142x12 SS dropouts, then came home and ordered up the other parts I'd need to get it up and running: headset, stem, seatpost. Well the parts showed up this morning and I got to it. Put the drive side BB shell....no problem. Non drive side BB shell.....no go. Back to the Path to get the threads chased. After that, everything went as expected. I ordered up a Cane Creek 40 Headset...turns out I was able to steal the 110 bearing out of the old headset. The upper cup is different, but again I stole the 110 upper bearing and just put it in the 40 shell.

Had to swap the 10mm Fun Bolt rear axle on the King hub back to 142. I was even able to remove a full chain link due to shorter stays.

Threw the HB on the scale before I dismembered it....24.01 lbs. The Chameleon....
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Not bad for a 5.6 lbs frame.

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mtnbikej said:
Well, today was new bike day for me......

Since I broke my Highball.....again, and SC didn't have what I wanted, and since I sold my Tallboy over the weekend, I was short on bikes and time. SC is sending me a carbon Highball....and while I would love to keep it, I cannot run it SS the way i want to...so I gotta flip it.

So yesterday I went to the Path to get some Stans Tape....well, the didn't have any, but they did have a L Chameleon frame hanging. SC wasn't expecting any in the near future. So I picked up the one they had. Bought the 142x12 SS dropouts, then came home and ordered up the other parts I'd need to get it up and running: headset, stem, seatpost. Well the parts showed up this morning and I got to it. Put the drive side BB shell....no problem. Non drive side BB shell.....no go. Back to the Path to get the threads chased. After that, everything went as expected. I ordered up a Cane Creek 40 Headset...turns out I was able to steal the 110 bearing out of the old headset. The upper cup is different, but again I stole the 110 upper bearing and just put it in the 40 shell.

Had to swap the 10mm Fun Bolt rear axle on the King hub back to 142. I was even able to remove a full chain link due to shorter stays.

Threw the HB on the scale before I dismembered it....24.01 lbs. The Chameleon....
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Not bad for a 5.6 lbs frame.

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Your former DH self and your current SS Highball self are going to converge on this beast and no one will match you up or down. Congrats and holy crap! o_O
 
mtnbikej said:
Well, today was new bike day for me......

Since I broke my Highball.....again, and SC didn't have what I wanted, and since I sold my Tallboy over the weekend, I was short on bikes and time. SC is sending me a carbon Highball....and while I would love to keep it, I cannot run it SS the way i want to...so I gotta flip it.

So yesterday I went to the Path to get some Stans Tape....well, the didn't have any, but they did have a L Chameleon frame hanging. SC wasn't expecting any in the near future. So I picked up the one they had. Bought the 142x12 SS dropouts, then came home and ordered up the other parts I'd need to get it up and running: headset, stem, seatpost. Well the parts showed up this morning and I got to it. Put the drive side BB shell....no problem. Non drive side BB shell.....no go. Back to the Path to get the threads chased. After that, everything went as expected. I ordered up a Cane Creek 40 Headset...turns out I was able to steal the 110 bearing out of the old headset. The upper cup is different, but again I stole the 110 upper bearing and just put it in the 40 shell.

Had to swap the 10mm Fun Bolt rear axle on the King hub back to 142. I was even able to remove a full chain link due to shorter stays.

Threw the HB on the scale before I dismembered it....24.01 lbs. The Chameleon....
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Not bad for a 5.6 lbs frame.

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That was quick! I saw our Oaks ride on Strava. How do you like the Chameleon compared to the HB?
 
mtnbikej said:
Well, today was new bike day for me......

Since I broke my Highball.....again, and SC didn't have what I wanted, and since I sold my Tallboy over the weekend, I was short on bikes and time. SC is sending me a carbon Highball....and while I would love to keep it, I cannot run it SS the way i want to...so I gotta flip it.

So yesterday I went to the Path to get some Stans Tape....well, the didn't have any, but they did have a L Chameleon frame hanging. SC wasn't expecting any in the near future. So I picked up the one they had. Bought the 142x12 SS dropouts, then came home and ordered up the other parts I'd need to get it up and running: headset, stem, seatpost. Well the parts showed up this morning and I got to it. Put the drive side BB shell....no problem. Non drive side BB shell.....no go. Back to the Path to get the threads chased. After that, everything went as expected. I ordered up a Cane Creek 40 Headset...turns out I was able to steal the 110 bearing out of the old headset. The upper cup is different, but again I stole the 110 upper bearing and just put it in the 40 shell.

Had to swap the 10mm Fun Bolt rear axle on the King hub back to 142. I was even able to remove a full chain link due to shorter stays.

Threw the HB on the scale before I dismembered it....24.01 lbs. The Chameleon....
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Not bad for a 5.6 lbs frame.

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You and @Faust29 just need matching his and hers kits to complete the package. You 2 get to decide the who is who part. Nice bike J. Be nice to it.
 
mtnbikej said:
Well, today was new bike day for me......

Since I broke my Highball.....again, and SC didn't have what I wanted, and since I sold my Tallboy over the weekend, I was short on bikes and time. SC is sending me a carbon Highball....and while I would love to keep it, I cannot run it SS the way i want to...so I gotta flip it.

So yesterday I went to the Path to get some Stans Tape....well, the didn't have any, but they did have a L Chameleon frame hanging. SC wasn't expecting any in the near future. So I picked up the one they had. Bought the 142x12 SS dropouts, then came home and ordered up the other parts I'd need to get it up and running: headset, stem, seatpost. Well the parts showed up this morning and I got to it. Put the drive side BB shell....no problem. Non drive side BB shell.....no go. Back to the Path to get the threads chased. After that, everything went as expected. I ordered up a Cane Creek 40 Headset...turns out I was able to steal the 110 bearing out of the old headset. The upper cup is different, but again I stole the 110 upper bearing and just put it in the 40 shell.

Had to swap the 10mm Fun Bolt rear axle on the King hub back to 142. I was even able to remove a full chain link due to shorter stays.

Threw the HB on the scale before I dismembered it....24.01 lbs. The Chameleon....
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Not bad for a 5.6 lbs frame.

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So instead of only being 30 minutes behind on the B*-Mway loop, I'll be more like an hour behind. Sheesh!!
 
mtnbikej said:
Well, today was new bike day for me......

Since I broke my Highball.....again, and SC didn't have what I wanted, and since I sold my Tallboy over the weekend, I was short on bikes and time. SC is sending me a carbon Highball....and while I would love to keep it, I cannot run it SS the way i want to...so I gotta flip it.

So yesterday I went to the Path to get some Stans Tape....well, the didn't have any, but they did have a L Chameleon frame hanging. SC wasn't expecting any in the near future. So I picked up the one they had. Bought the 142x12 SS dropouts, then came home and ordered up the other parts I'd need to get it up and running: headset, stem, seatpost. Well the parts showed up this morning and I got to it. Put the drive side BB shell....no problem. Non drive side BB shell.....no go. Back to the Path to get the threads chased. After that, everything went as expected. I ordered up a Cane Creek 40 Headset...turns out I was able to steal the 110 bearing out of the old headset. The upper cup is different, but again I stole the 110 upper bearing and just put it in the 40 shell.

Had to swap the 10mm Fun Bolt rear axle on the King hub back to 142. I was even able to remove a full chain link due to shorter stays.

Threw the HB on the scale before I dismembered it....24.01 lbs. The Chameleon....
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Not bad for a 5.6 lbs frame.

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Yep, it turned out the way we all knew it would. Congrats.

These bikes are everywhere. I do hope that SC considers a color change or color options in the very near future.

One of my riding buddies has a Jabberwocky set up SS. The frame is white by day, but it glows bright green in the dark. Now that's bitchen!
 
mtnbikej said:
Well, today was new bike day for me......

Since I broke my Highball.....again, and SC didn't have what I wanted, and since I sold my Tallboy over the weekend, I was short on bikes and time. SC is sending me a carbon Highball....and while I would love to keep it, I cannot run it SS the way i want to...so I gotta flip it.

So yesterday I went to the Path to get some Stans Tape....well, the didn't have any, but they did have a L Chameleon frame hanging. SC wasn't expecting any in the near future. So I picked up the one they had. Bought the 142x12 SS dropouts, then came home and ordered up the other parts I'd need to get it up and running: headset, stem, seatpost. Well the parts showed up this morning and I got to it. Put the drive side BB shell....no problem. Non drive side BB shell.....no go. Back to the Path to get the threads chased. After that, everything went as expected. I ordered up a Cane Creek 40 Headset...turns out I was able to steal the 110 bearing out of the old headset. The upper cup is different, but again I stole the 110 upper bearing and just put it in the 40 shell.

Had to swap the 10mm Fun Bolt rear axle on the King hub back to 142. I was even able to remove a full chain link due to shorter stays.

Threw the HB on the scale before I dismembered it....24.01 lbs. The Chameleon....
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Not bad for a 5.6 lbs frame.

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Another member of #chameleonclub!!!! Happy New Bike Day!
 
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