Tarty Bullit - Final pics Pg 3

Zaskar20

My latest project - just finished

Frame: Santa Cruz Bullit
Forks: Fox 36 Float
Bars: Truvativ Holzfeller 700
Stem: Hope DH
Headset: Hope
Grips: Odi Rogues

Front Brake Lever assy: Hope Tech
Front Caliper: Hope M4
Front disc: Hope Floating 203mm
Rear Brake Lever assy: Hope Tech
Rear Caliper: Hope M4
Rear Disc: Hope Floating 183mm
Hoses: Hope Braided


Shifters: XTR
Cables: SRAM
Front Mech: N/A
Rear Mech: XTR
Chain Device: E Thirteen LG1+
Seat: SDG Bel Air
Seat Post: USE
Seat Post Clamp: Santa Cruz

Cranks: Raceface Ride
Chainring(s): As Above
Chain: XTR
Cassette: XT
Pedals: DMR V12 Magnesium
Bottom Bracket: Hope Ceramic

Front Wheel: Custom Build
Rim: Sunn Ringle Equalizer 27
Spokes: DT
Hub: Hope Pro 2
Tube: Michelin Superlight
Tire: Maxxis Minion DH Front

Back Wheel: As Above
Rim: As Above
Spokes: DT
Hub: Hope Pro 2
Tube: Michelin Superlight
Tire: Maxxis Minion DH Rear

Weight: 30 Lbs



Haven't even test ridden it yet! Looking forward to taking it on a few runs in the next few weeks.


















Forks were taken from this:



Bars, stem and pedals come from this:




New forks for the S-Works Enduro are DT Swiss EXC 150 from Chain Reaction at a knockdown price. Also, piccies of the Enduro are with Easton Monkeylite CNT Downhill bars.













With these superlight forks the Enduro now weighs in at 25.5 lbs

mrfmilo

:shock: Wow I love that


















Can I have it?

The Big Cheese

Thats really really nice - that white looks amazing! :shock:

lawman

man i forgot how good that pitch looked :shock:

you still got the frame???

Zaskar20

lawman wrote:

man i forgot how good that pitch looked :shock:

you still got the frame???

Yeah - still riding it to work. My son and daughter ride it occasionally on family days out.
(They're not allowed anywhere near the S Works Enduro!)

jay12

i love that frame. i would love to have one in green

Zaskar20

jay12 wrote:

i love that frame. i would love to have one in green

I'm pretty sure there's one in the classified section. Go and put an offer in!

lawman

Zaskar20 wrote:

lawman wrote:

man i forgot how good that pitch looked :shock:

you still got the frame???

Yeah - still riding it to work. My son and daughter ride it occasionally on family days out.
(They're not allowed anywhere near the S Works Enduro!)

surely you have too many bikes now tho

and ggod call on the sworks, no one is allowed to touch my maxlight now its abit blinger

jay12

Zaskar20 wrote:

jay12 wrote:

i love that frame. i would love to have one in green

I'm pretty sure there's one in the classified section. Go and put an offer in!

unfortunatly i'm skint after inishing my build

Zaskar20

lawman wrote:

surely you have too many bikes now tho

Funnily enough, that's exactly what the wife's saying at the mo.

I keep trying to explain that there are a few differing specialties within MTBing and that I need one bike for XCing, one for Freeriding etc. She's not convinced though.

Dirt Diggler

Nice work John . Im liking the build and loving the white cable details.

Heres how that frame used to look.

Zaskar20

Dirt Diggler wrote:

Nice work John . Im liking the build and loving the white cable details.

Thanks DD and many thanks again for an amazing frame at a great price - I've had fab time sourcing bits and building.
I'll let you know what I think of the ride within the next few weeks. (Although you probably have a good idea what I'm gonna say)

Pleasure doing business with you.

andyrm

Wow!!!! Looks absolutely gorgeous - really nice detailing with the white cabling and braided hoses - looks super neat.

And fair play to you sourcing and building it up yourself - did the same with my Bionicon and while it can be a slower process, I reckon it is so much more satisfying to have handpicked each part of your bike.

Enjoy it!!

Stoo61

Christ there is some beltin bike on here just now. :shock:

Dirt Diggler

Stoo61 wrote:

Christ there is some beltin bike on here just now. :shock:

AAARRrrrrrrrggggghhhhh A pars fan on the forum, i thought they didnt let in mentally disturbed folks on here . See you on the 2nd .

Zaskar its always nice to see your bikes going to a good home, let me know how she rides. I miss her..........

zog

Bike in the work place then john?.....looks very nice, you'll have a bike for every day of the week soon!

missmarple

So you built it in a science lab? Or is that not a ventilation cupboard to the rear of some photos? :twisted:

Either way, crikey. Impressive. :P

Zaskar20

missmarple wrote:

So you built it in a science lab? Or is that not a ventilation cupboard to the rear of some photos?

WOW you really ARE Miss Marple!!! :shock:

Zaskar20

zog wrote:

Bike in the work place then john?.....looks very nice, you'll have a bike for every day of the week soon!

Cheers zog - btw, sorry I had to dismantle your handywork re: LG1+. I thought it suited the Bullit much better, especially with the ISCG 05 mounts and the type of riding I have in mind for it.
Just gotta get out and use em now!

zog

No worries mate, it's allways fun fettling, may be we can hook up for a bimble sometime.....

n.battison

Very nice bikes.

Zaskar20

Thanks everyone for your kind comments.

Unfortunately I can't get out on either bikes this weekend so I wont be able to report on how they ride for a week or so.

zog wrote:

No worries mate, it's allways fun fettling, may be we can hook up for a bimble sometime.....

Fettling on new bikes is great, wouldn't like to do it on older bikes though.....seized components and all that cr@p!! Bet you've seen your fair share of that Zog

Deffo gonna arrange a few outings with you - as long as you don't mind continuously waiting at the top of climbs - especially with the 34 pounder!

Get me fitter though!

Zaskar20

Just an update on the Bullit custom build.
Only been out on a 'proper' ride once so far on this bike. I have to admit, I really struggled on the trail, probably a combination of lack of fitness and the super tacky tyres. Anything other than DH and I was suffering.
Downhill was absolutely fantastic though, so smooth and controlled, I felt like I could just plough over anything and everything. Now need some routes with uplifts!

A few changes made since this;
Fox Float R 36s Forks (I find fox air forks and shocks just as, if not more, capable as the coiled equivalents - even DH! - in my opinion)
Fox DHX 5 Air Rear Shock
Monkeylite CNC DH Bars
Thompson Elite Stem
Hope Pro 2 Hubs with Sunn Ringle Equalizer Rims
Maxxis DH High Rollers Maxx Pro 60a 2.35 (anyone know what maxx pro is?)
Can't believe it's coming in at about 29 -30lbs!









Hoping to go to Afan over the easter so will get an idea how the slimline version fares.

lawman

maxx pro is maxxis' hard compound rubber. looks amazing mate, almost as nice as the pitch :P

jay12

such a nice bike. i'm going to get a used bullit, specilaized demo or sx trail for my next build

Zaskar20

lawman wrote:

maxx pro is maxxis' hard compound rubber.

Nothing exciting then - but thanks lawman.

lawman wrote:

looks amazing mate, almost as nice as the pitch :P

Thanks a lot - you've really got a thing about that bike. I will own it (C2W at the mo) very soon - might let you take it off my hands. Anyway, I wonder if you would still say the same if you gave 'em both a good thrashing round the woods?

Zaskar20

jay12 wrote:

specilaized demo or sx trail

Haven't had the pleasure of riding these two, so I can't draw a comparison.

The Bullit is amazing when pointed downwards.

lawman

Zaskar20 wrote:

lawman wrote:

maxx pro is maxxis' hard compound rubber.

Nothing exciting then - but thanks lawman.

lawman wrote:

looks amazing mate, almost as nice as the pitch :P

Thanks a lot - you've really got a thing about that bike. I will own it (C2W at the mo) very soon - might let you take it off my hands. Anyway, I wonder if you would still say the same if you gave 'em both a good thrashing round the woods?

yer i did love that colour pitch, especially with all the white kit. im working in my lbs now, so we've got some super nice bikes in, but im trying to persuade the guys to stock lapierre, onne because they sell like hot cakes, there's currently around a 90 day waiting list on some models, and two because im looking at getting a zesty, and i get a nice discount so could afford a 714

Zaskar20

Never ridden a Zesty either, but they do look cool and seem to get very good reviews. Don't forget to post it on here when you get it lawman.

lawman

Zaskar20 wrote:

Never ridden a Zesty either, but they do look cool and seem to get very good reviews. Don't forget to post it on here when you get it lawman.

oh i will dont worry about that.i rode a spicy last year, was really nice but overkill for what i do, so sat on a zesty and it felt just about perfect, might change a few control bits and bobs to get the position sorted, wider bars and shorter stem, and if im feeling really extravagant and dont spend tooo much on beeer over the coming months might a cane creek double barrel ti shock to make it really fly :twisted:

Lapierre t 400

I need a santa cruz
Is it me or do the pivots looks awfully like a hope bottom bracket