New Bike Build Trek Top Fuel 9.9 2011 ***Warning A LOT of Pictures***

hartnett_mark

How much your bike weights right now??

C3PO

I love your bike and just about all your spec choices but personally I'd go with low rise carbon bars and you really can't have flat pedals on what is a pure XC race bike!
Still .... beautiful bike!

Whitehawk

hartnett_mark wrote: »

How much your bike weights right now??

Id also be intrested in over all costings! if you dont mind telling!

MREGAN

Brilliant thread top class looking bike. Cant wait for the finished photos and the first ride review. If its anything like this thread it will be class.

ciarsciars

Hey there, great thread, looking forward to seeing the finished article.

I'd be interested in those Match Makers if you are selling them?

thanks

Ronin2009

Apologies for the delay posting these pics but i had personal news that distracted me for a while.

hope you like and i absolutely love the finished product wort all the time and effort!!

Ronin2009

Lemag

HOT!!!!!!!!! Do you mind divulging the total costing and the complete weight? Also, why not bigger tyres?

Icyseanfitz

that right there is mtb porn :eek: some bike

morninwood

+1 on the porn bit.

Gorgeous piece of kit. Lovin it. Hope you have lots of fun with that.

Morgan

Good work.

Now it's time to get it muddy.

Ronin2009

Lemag wrote: »

HOT!!!!!!!!! Do you mind divulging the total costing and the complete weight? Also, why not bigger tyres?

I think total including recycled parts about 5500k
Weight as of the pictures was about 22.4lbs or 10.2 kilos, alot of weight in the tyres & the frameskin protection which i've since replaced with a lighter race tyre.

I'm looking into getting another set of wheels and keep one set with a small tyres other with thick tyres, i hate changing tyres!

Ronin2009

RPL1 wrote: »

I love your bike and just about all your spec choices but personally I'd go with low rise carbon bars and you really can't have flat pedals on what is a pure XC race bike!
Still .... beautiful bike!

your right i've since installed the CB Eggbeaters SL (blue) add's to the colour scheme which i'm really pleased with

Handle bars.. i've always prefered flats for some reason.

Lemag

Ronin2009 wrote: »

I'm looking into getting another set of wheels and keep one set with a small tyres other with thick tyres, i hate changing tyres!

Swapping tyres is a bit of a PITA but one I'd suffer rather than forking out yet another hefty chunk of cash for another set of wheels. Cheap wheels would seem a little odd on a bike like this. What's your intended use for the bike? I'd hate to think that it'll be a commuter.

Whitehawk

Ronin2009 wrote: »

I think total including recycled parts about 5500k
Weight as of the pictures was about 22.4lbs or 10.2 kilos, alot of weight in the tyres & the frameskin protection which i've since replaced with a lighter race tyre.

I'm looking into getting another set of wheels and keep one set with a small tyres other with thick tyres, i hate changing tyres!

How about the over all cost! whats the damage???

Tenzor07

Amazing spec, but seriously needs to loose those flat pedals for a set of Eggbeaters....thats like putting a pair of Nike Air's on a catwalk model!

...and the naff tyres from a hybrid, go tubless with a nice set of Racing Ralph's...

edit...while i'm on a roll here, your saddle is pointing all the way forward on the rails, you have a ton of spacers under the stem and the stem looks like a 10degree high riser....all of which would give you the same riding position as a "Dublin bike"!

rab!dmonkey

Don't listen to them, Ronin: a 5 time World Champion can't be wrong!

corcaigh1

Ronin2009 wrote: »

Apologies for the delay posting these pics but i had personal news that distracted me for a while.

hope you like and i absolutely love the finished product wort all the time and effort!!

This is some sick bike..fair play!

Lemag

Is that actually this bike


but with Trek decals :pac:

Icyseanfitz

Lemag wrote: »

Is that actually this bike


but with Trek decals :pac:

yeah they look like they have a similar spec :rolleyes:

twinsen

Lemag wrote: »

Is that actually this bike


but with Trek decals :pac:

its not, frame is different , equipment too

Morgan

twinsen wrote: »

its not, frame is different , equipment too

Could it be the new 2012 model?

Icyseanfitz

Morgan wrote: »

Could it be the new 2012 model?

yeah the reflectors on the spokes are definitely a new addition

Lemag

Lemag wrote: »

but with Trek decals :pac:

twinsen wrote: »

its not, frame is different , equipment too

Check out that second emoticon and tell me you still think that there is a difference;)