For Sale - Send a Sick Kid To Space Camp

Day IV - NC Road Trip 2012 is coming . . . I've been busy and meaning to get it up.  Meh.  It'll get posted when it gets posted.  It was in fact the toughest day (climbing, fatigue after five previous days of riding), but one of the funnest (whoopty-doo trails, met new friends and got to visit with an old three apple high one).

Anywho . . .

Send a sick kid (me) to space camp (buy a new bike) by buying one of, or preferably both, of the following:

For Sale:  2012 Salsa Mukluk

·   Mukluk 19” frame

·   Cane Creek headset – 40 series

·   Truvative BB – Gigapipe

·   Truvative Stylo stem

·   Evo seatpost

·   Surly Rolling Daryl rim – drilled

·   Salsa front and rear hub

·   Surly Larry 3.8 front tire

·   Surly Endormorph 3.7 rear tire

·   SRAM PG970 cassette

·   SRAM X9 rear derailleur

·   Formula 160mm rotors – front & rear

* I paid $1825.42 for the above build (receipt and build sheet available) and added the following components from another bike I had:

·   Middleburn crankset – spider, 22T, 34T rings with Salsa bashguard

·   Avid Ultimate brakes

·   X0 front grip shift

·   BC Bike Race Limited edition handle bar

·   Oury grips

·   WTB Rocket V saddle

·   * pedals not included

 

Asking $1650 - negotiable. E-mail me (it's over there ----> under my profile dealie)

 For Sale: Misfit Psycles diSSent

• Large diSSent ALC frame – ALC frames are made in Canada

Build:

• Hope Pro II hubs laced to Stan’s Arch with rotors & Salsa skewers included
• White Brothers Rock Solid carbon fork
• Kenda Karma 2.1 tires – front and rear (set up for tubeless)
• Chris King headset
• Easton Monkey Lite carbon low rise                                               
• Middleburn R7 cranks – two rings included 32T, 34T
• Thomson X4 stem – 90mm x 0 degree rise
• Thomson Elite seatpost – uncut
• Salsa seat collar
• Fizik Aliante saddle
• Chain and cog included
• Sturdy 2 Bolt Mk.iv Sliders will NOT slip and allow for easy chain tensioning w/o brake adjustments.
• brakes NOT included

 

Asking $1000 - negotiable.  E-mail me (it's over there ----> under my profile dealie)

 Note:  Reasons and stories behind both sales.  Both bikes wicked awesome.  More to come. 

PLEASE help send a sick kid (me) to space camp (buy a new bike).  If you are responsible for sending someone my way who ends up buying one, or better yet both, bike(s) I'll personally make it worth your while (ie.  I'll "put out") or send you a new t-shirt.   Your choice . . . personally I'm thinking would want me to "put out". 

Finalist

Since my recently purchased, most awesome'ness condition and narely even touched 2011 Niner Jet 9 is for sale (yes, I was serious - a few e-mails thinking I was joking - TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!) I have short listed it's replacement.  There are a few criteria that must be met:

• 1st - it must be steel
• 2nd - it must be have the option of running it single speed or set up as a 1x9
• 3rd - a tapered headtube would be nice, but not necessary

My four finalist (I'm open to suggestions if you have any) below all have pro's and con's.  I am not completely sold (yet) on any of them and am having a hard time choosing.  A custom build or titanium frame is sort of out of the question despite loving the idea of a custom/ti built mtn bike.  Sale of the Jet 9 will provide more money than I actually need to purchase a new steel frame, however, some of that money will be funding another project (hint hint: think snow-bike).

I will be riding it mostly rigid single speed.  I will, however, be getting a suspension fork for it and a 1x9 drive train for big hills early in the season or even bigger rides (ie. Colorado) later in the year. 

The finalist in no particular order:

Niner Sir 9

Salsa El Mariachi

Canfield Brother's Nimble 9

Singular Swift

You may have noticed that a Misfit diSSent is not in the list.  Well sir, that's because a steel version does not exist.  And yes, I do already have an ALC version, but that is going back to Misfit world headquarters once my review is up and published - not because I didn't like the bike (on the contrary) but rather that was the agreement with the Dark Lord. 

Suggestions or advice?

Steel vs Carbon vs Squishy

Carbon . . . so many to choose from.

Is it time for a change? 
Seems the internet, especially Bike Rumor, has been saturated with new carbon 29'er hardtails.  Are the interweb Gwads trying to tell me to switch from my favourite metal (steel) to man-made lightness?  If I can't get below my Jebus pre-described/pre-determined weight maybe I need to drop the weight other places?!? 

Or . . . .

Maybe I accept my manly girth and look to make the ride that much smoother (you know, so all the fat don't jiggle so much) and go to full squishy. 

If I was to leave the world of rigid, hardtail single speed bikes what should I ride?