| Folks: | Dan Garcia (frame) |
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| John Walton (hubs, cranks, spokes, wheel build, saddle) | |
| Barney Yoo (747s) | |
| Brad Streeter (tires) | |
| Ryan Parneil (xt v-brake) | |
| Gary Filippelli (xt v-brake) | |
| Mike Goldberg (bar) | |
| Gene Tolli (stem) | |
| Joe Harrison (grips) | |
| Patric Ray (headset) | |
| WebShops: | BikeWorld (post) |
| Universal Cycles (chain, seatpost clamp, tubes) | |
| Cambria Bicycle Outfitter (fork) | |
| PricePoint (levers, rings) | |
| The-Bike-Shop.com (barends) | |
| eBay (grips, barends) | |
| Local Bike Shops: | South Valley Bikes in Morgan Hill (freewheel) |
| Calebazes in Cambell (skewer) | |
| Pacific Bicycles in Mountain View (bottom bracket) | |
| Advisors: | Theresa and Charlie at Ventana |
| Brent at Phil Wood | |
| Julie Beyeaat at Race Face | |
| Jason Houston at Chris King | |
| Michael Foley and Linda Bookman, from mtbr.com | |
| Spriritual Counseling: | Some guy I saw in the San Jose Diridon Station in September (99) riding a Voodoo Nzumbi |
| Single Speeds Anonymous | |
| Sheldon Brown and his Single Speed Conversions page | |
| Keith B. | |
| Dirt King | |
| Petri 'bbp' Rahikkala and his single-speed mtb page | |
| Vince'sSingle-Speed Mountain Bike Zone |
Charlie is, shall we say, less than enthusiastic about my choice of forks. I'm thinking about a '00 X Fly, but the cost and the weight are both bummers. The stiffee up front makes rough trails rough, but it only weighs 750 grams. So far, I haven't been on a real ride, just commuting and riding with my kids, so I don't really miss the cush. yet.
It weighs just over 20 lbs. I had to have the Phil's, 'cause they're super sexy, and bullet-proof, but in Brent's words, they're "portly", 620 grams for the pair. I was also intending on using Paul's components (hubs and brakes), but I decided the XT V-Brakes would be more reliable.
The wheels are laced with WheelSmith double-butted spokes, and the rear is three-cross, and asymmetrical, in case you want to flip-flop. The nipples are brass, for reliability, and so it'll be harder for me to strip them.
Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures before I rode it around in the rain and the mud. I made a weak attempt at cleaning it before I took these, and some parts were still wet in the pics.
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