HandsomeDog XC01

Thought it made more sense having the bike as it is now on the first post 

Spec as of July
Frame: HandsomeDog XC01 A7 Aluminium
Forks: Rockshox Tora 318 Solo Air
Bars: Easton EA50
Front Brake Lever: Shimano Deore
Front disc: Avid BB5
Rear Brake Lever: Shimano Deore
Rear Caliper: Avid BB5
Rear Shifter: Shimano Deore
Front Shifter: Shimano Deore LX
Cables: Shimano Deore
Front Mech: Shimano Deore
Rear Mech: Shimano Deore
Cranks: SR Suntour XCR
Chain: KMC x9 95
Cassette: Shimano Deore HG50 Cassette 11-32
Pedals: Wellgo Resin
Bottom Bracket: Shimano UN54
Front Wheel: Unbranded
Tire: Continental MountainKing 2.4 (soon to chance not I have bounce at the front end)
Back Wheel: Unbranded
Tire: Continental Explorer 2.1
Weight: 30lbs-ish
Cost so far is £500
Not light anymore but for the price I'm chuffed

Spec as of July
Frame: HandsomeDog XC01 A7 Aluminium
Forks: Rockshox Tora 318 Solo Air
Bars: Easton EA50
Front Brake Lever: Shimano Deore
Front disc: Avid BB5
Rear Brake Lever: Shimano Deore
Rear Caliper: Avid BB5
Rear Shifter: Shimano Deore
Front Shifter: Shimano Deore LX
Cables: Shimano Deore
Front Mech: Shimano Deore
Rear Mech: Shimano Deore
Cranks: SR Suntour XCR
Chain: KMC x9 95
Cassette: Shimano Deore HG50 Cassette 11-32
Pedals: Wellgo Resin
Bottom Bracket: Shimano UN54
Front Wheel: Unbranded
Tire: Continental MountainKing 2.4 (soon to chance not I have bounce at the front end)
Back Wheel: Unbranded
Tire: Continental Explorer 2.1
Weight: 30lbs-ish
Cost so far is £500

Not light anymore but for the price I'm chuffed

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What you doing with the frame?
F*cking Fast 29er
Rapid Rose Roady
Bionicon Beast
Rockhopper Communter
But as two Pinnacles are replaced; another is brought into the world of Bikeradar
EDIT: 3 Images removed as they were pants
Will hopefully get some better pics when I get my new phone/camera
Here are pictures of the progress so far: (29/12/09)
Current Spec: (29/12/09)
Frame: HandsomeDog XC01 A7 Aluminium
Forks: Surly Instigator
Bars: Easton EA50
Front Brake Lever: Shimano Deore
Front disc: Avid BB5
Rear Brake Lever: Shimano Deore
Rear Caliper: Avid BB5
Rear Shifter: Shimano Deore
Front Shifter: Shimano Deore LX
Cables: Shimano Deore
Front Mech: Shimano Deore
Rear Mech: Shimano Deore
Cranks: SR Suntour XCR
Chain: KMC x9 95
Cassette: Shimano Deore HG50 Cassette 11-32
Pedals: Wellgo Resin
Bottom Bracket: Shimano UN54
Front Wheel: Unbranded
Tire: Continental MountainKing 2.4
Back Wheel: Unbranded
Tire: Continental Explorer 2.1
Weight: 27.6lbs
Cost so far is £450
Looks like my build is an aquired taste
FWIW Kiblams, I like this bike, and it shows that you CAN get a proper bike for not loadsa money.
Oh and Fully Rigid FTW
F*cking Fast 29er
Rapid Rose Roady
Bionicon Beast
Rockhopper Communter
The Surly Instrigator was bought from either Chainreaction or Wiggle back in January for £55 if memory serves.
Sounds convincing there Cat
Well? How does it ride? Is it light?
Can I ask, what size frame is it and how tall are you?
The weight is in the spec list (27.6lbs) which is not great for a rigid bike, but feels responsive enough for me (16stone of man meat
The size of the frame is very small for my height (hence the long steep stem and seatpost) as I seem to have freekishly short legs and need small frames to ensure my 'unmentionables' are safe. I am 6ft and the frame is 16".
For the price I would recommend the frames to anyone, really can't fault the build quality and finish.
I am hoping to have a few 'bling' bits waiting for me when I get home this evening so expect more pictures over the next few days
Here are pictures of the progress so far: (10/01/10)
Damn you Easton and Avid!
I really can't decide if I need more blue or not, maybe pedals?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=5458
^ and if you could get some type of two tone blue / black grips. I reckon you'd have it nailed. But that saddle would balance things up nicely.
^ and if you could track down the "black / blue" picture of that, might well be worth a shot.
Orange Alpine 160
Question: why do bikes never look as good in pictures as they do in real life? You can barely see the blue grips in these pics :x
Current Spec:
Frame: HandsomeDog XC01 A7 Aluminium
Forks: Rockshox Tora 318 Solo Air
Bars: Easton EA50
Grips: Superstar Black with blue lock-on rings
Front Brake Lever: Shimano Deore
Front disc: Avid BB5
Rear Brake Lever: Shimano Deore
Rear Caliper: Avid BB5
Rear Shifter: Shimano Deore
Front Shifter: Shimano Deore LX
Cables: Shimano Deore
Front Mech: Shimano Deore
Rear Mech: Shimano Deore
Cranks: SR Suntour XCR
Chain: KMC x9 95
Cassette: Shimano Deore HG50 Cassette 11-32
Pedals: Wellgo Resin
Bottom Bracket: Shimano UN54
Front Wheel: Merlin Custom build
Rim: Mavic XM317
Hub: Deore
Tire: Continental Vertical 2.3
Back Wheel: Unbranded
Tire: Continental Explorer 2.1
Weight: 29lbs-ish
Using it as my commute to work bike and the local woods/ canal path/ evening ride
Built up over the years to its current incarnation.
Trek EX8
Handsome Dog XC01 with added ebay specials
Looks great, what sort of spec do you have on it now?
It's really odd seeing another black one, must be how people on Spesh bikes feel everytime they go for a ride
Beats sitting on a bus full of sniffly students at £1.80 for a 2 mile journey to work. And a blast round the leeds liverpool canal in the evenings. Plus it doesnt attract attention from the local scum.
My HD comprises of
Cranks - Shimano XT760
Brakes - Shmano XT775
F+R Deraillleur - Shimano XT 775
Rockshox Reba team 2009 (was running 2005 rebas until 6 weeks ago when they packed up)
Wheels - Hope pro2/ dtswiss42 rims
Tyres - Maxxis Advantage 2.3" (weekend) and Hutchinson Python (mon - fri)
Fsa seatpost and SDG saddle
Sunline V1 carbon bars and carbon cycles stem
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=12527
http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/6479.html
Trek EX8
Handsome Dog XC01 with added ebay specials
This forum is not as good as mtbr for displaying pictures so I've made them clickable: