Monday, April 16, 2007

Bad Weather

With Mother Nature up to her cruel tricks again, we got about 8" of heavy wet snow on Sunday afternoon, as part of a fluke mid April winter storm. Nothing will stand in the way between me and my grill though...

The snow gradually turned into rain, and then the wind picked up. 30 mph breezes with gusts up to 70 mph. It stopped raining in the early afternoon, but the wind was relentless all day. Despite the power outages, and the extra work it created with downed trees and other mayhem, it did help to make the snowbanks disappear. The roads are pretty dry up here, and if it stays like this, we'll be riding again in no time.

I finished the big silver RIP9. Here are the pictures.


A shot of the green King front hub and headset framed my the DUC.


The matching rear hub. The rims are Stan's Flows with Panaracer Rampage tires.


The bike came in at 28.59 lbs, without pedals. Not bad for an XL frame.


Also in the shop today, we finished up a new Karate Monkey. This is a big bike. It's owner is 6'7. The wheels don't look that big on this bike at all.

I'll have more stuff to show and tell tomorrow, so come on back!

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4 Comments:

Blogger MAGGS said...

NOAA forecast calls for sun and 50 degrees this weekend--60s starting Monday!!! With "miles to go before I sleep!"

That Surly is gorgeous!!!

8:26 AM  
Blogger Jeremy said...

Sweet RIP9 build up! Really liking how the CK green contrasts with the silver frame.

Any comments on how the Maverick handles on the RIP9 or will those be coming when the weather clears up?

12:42 PM  
Blogger sherpaehb said...

Sweet ride brother. Looks like you went all out on that one... Nice!

3:08 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

hey there,

that is a sweet build!! I am just on the verge of getting my rip9 ordered and I think your photos convinced me to go with the silver. I have some velocity blunt rims already laced to some red kings and a red king headset to match. I am just trying to decide if a thru-axle is absolutely necessary or if I can just go with a minute 120mm and be happy without having to build a new front wheel...

could you provide me any input that might steer me one way or the other??? Thanks so much!

Ian

11:55 AM  

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