New Bike Day!

Stkx66 said:
I ordered this frame more than 4 months ago and am jazzed to have a soft tail bike. The frame arrived at the end of November. I provided the Nobl TR 32 wheels with Onyx hubs, Pike fork, pedals, handlebar and seat. Adrenaline Bikeshop provided the rest- drivetrain, seatpost and assembly. It's a size large with a custom curved top tube. I finally rode it for the first time yesterday up Black Star. Like Moots claims all the small road chatter is gone.

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Wow. Very nice...
 
Stkx66 said:
I ordered this frame more than 4 months ago and am jazzed to have a soft tail bike. The frame arrived at the end of November. I provided the Nobl TR 32 wheels with Onyx hubs, Pike fork, pedals, handlebar and seat. Adrenaline Bikeshop provided the rest- drivetrain, seatpost and assembly. It's a size large with a custom curved top tube. I finally rode it for the first time yesterday up Black Star. Like Moots claims all the small road chatter is gone.

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In this day of long/low/slack......seeing a short travel Pike on a steep HTA just looks odd.

Should be a fun rig to ride.
 
mtnbikej said:
In this day of long/low/slack......seeing a short travel Pike on a steep HTA just looks odd.

Should be a fun rig to ride.
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We've evolved to the point that 68 degrees is steep. :Roflmao If you overfork it, aren't the numbers similar to the Chameleon? Although at 444 millimeters, the chain stays are 14 mm longer than the longest setting on the lizard. o_O That bike has a nice stable rear end...
 
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mtnbikej said:
In this day of long/low/slack......seeing a short travel Pike on a steep HTA just looks odd.

Should be a fun rig to ride.
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The frameset was supposed to come with the 120mm - 51mm offset Pike Ultimate RCT3. I got a call saying Pike's were backordered until January but I could have the Fox 34 Fit 4 or Grip 2 or the Stepcast version. I said no. Stepcast Fox forks are supposed to be twitchy and I am not racing. I had the Pike in my hands in 2 days from Amazon with Charge 2.1 damper. I ordered the RCT3 damper based off the serial # of the fork from Jenson and installed it last Thursday before I rode the bike for the first time.
 
@Stkx66 both @Grego and I put on Works angle headsets on our Ti HTs to slacken a bit ... Amazing... 2.0 made a huge difference... Just crushed mine down rattlesnake and on the flowey STs it just flies now.. solid as a rock and stable. They make 1.0 , 1.5 and 2.0

I was just about to report back that I am so happy with the choice I made with that on the Raijin
 
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Not my bike, but a new bike for my Mom.

She was 11 ('47) and her brother who was still in the army, sent her a letter saying the bike belonged to her now. I'd say Mom's smile said it all. Sorry no details on the bike, pedals, tires or weight.

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bvader said:
@Stkx66 both @Grego and I put on Works angle headsets on our Ti HTs to slacken a bit ... Amazing... 2.0 made a huge difference... Just crushed mine down rattlesnake and on the flowey STs it just flies now.. solid as a rock and stable. They make 1.0 , 1.5 and 2.0

I was just about to report back that I am so happy with the choice I made with that on the Raijin
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Good to hear your angleset is still solid. :thumbsup: Mine has been creak free still. Funny my old Cane Creek 40 would creak.:confused:
 
So, I guess this is new old bike day. I sold my DV9 frame to @Mikie earlier this year and went another direction for a hardtail. Ended up selling that frame and wanted to go back to a DV9. The only problem was that they were sold out everywhere and Ibis said there would be no more until 2022. I e-mailed them and asked if they had a way to see if any of their dealers had a black size large frame and they replied that they don’t have visibility to dealer inventory, but they gave me a short list of dealers to reach out to. Luckily, the first shop that I called said they had one in stock and said they’d ship it to me for a good price so I grabbed it. Just finished the build today. Hope to get her dusty tomorrow.

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pperrelle said:
So, I guess this is new old bike day. I sold my DV9 frame to @Mikie earlier this year and went another direction for a hardtail. Ended up selling that frame and wanted to go back to a DV9. The only problem was that they were sold out everywhere and Ibis said there would be no more until 2022. I e-mailed them and asked if they had a way to see if any of their dealers had a black size large frame and they replied that they don’t have visibility to dealer inventory, but they gave me a short list of dealers to reach out to. Luckily, the first shop that I called said they had one in stock and said they’d ship it to me for a good price so I grabbed it. Just finished the build today. Hope to get her dusty tomorrow.

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Awesome, sometimes what’s old is new.:thumbsup: Great looking bike. Too bad @Mikie hasn’t gotten any use out of the frame he got from you...:Roflmao
 
pperrelle said:
So, I guess this is new old bike day. I sold my DV9 frame to @Mikie earlier this year and went another direction for a hardtail. Ended up selling that frame and wanted to go back to a DV9. The only problem was that they were sold out everywhere and Ibis said there would be no more until 2022. I e-mailed them and asked if they had a way to see if any of their dealers had a black size large frame and they replied that they don’t have visibility to dealer inventory, but they gave me a short list of dealers to reach out to. Luckily, the first shop that I called said they had one in stock and said they’d ship it to me for a good price so I grabbed it. Just finished the build today. Hope to get her dusty tomorrow.

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Good looking bike... I really like the fork graphics complimenting it so well!
 
pperrelle said:
So, I guess this is new old bike day. I sold my DV9 frame to @Mikie earlier this year and went another direction for a hardtail. Ended up selling that frame and wanted to go back to a DV9. The only problem was that they were sold out everywhere and Ibis said there would be no more until 2022. I e-mailed them and asked if they had a way to see if any of their dealers had a black size large frame and they replied that they don’t have visibility to dealer inventory, but they gave me a short list of dealers to reach out to. Luckily, the first shop that I called said they had one in stock and said they’d ship it to me for a good price so I grabbed it. Just finished the build today. Hope to get her dusty tomorrow.

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Guess Ti isn't for everyone?

Stick with what you know, what you like.

Nice ride.
 
pperrelle said:
So, I guess this is new old bike day. I sold my DV9 frame to @Mikie earlier this year and went another direction for a hardtail. Ended up selling that frame and wanted to go back to a DV9. The only problem was that they were sold out everywhere and Ibis said there would be no more until 2022. I e-mailed them and asked if they had a way to see if any of their dealers had a black size large frame and they replied that they don’t have visibility to dealer inventory, but they gave me a short list of dealers to reach out to. Luckily, the first shop that I called said they had one in stock and said they’d ship it to me for a good price so I grabbed it. Just finished the build today. Hope to get her dusty tomorrow.

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Nice score! I wish my thorasic spine and neck had been able to figure out how to get along with mine. It's such a fun little rocket.
 
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