Share your mountain bike build spec! (Cyclocross & Roadies welcome too)

[singletrackftw]

Share your mountain bike build spec! (Cyclocross & Roadies welcome too)

2014 Trek Superfly 9.7 carbon HARDTAIL (my pride and joy, and the best bike I've ever owned).

Mods/changes
-Custom Daves Speed Dream wheelset build (American Classic rims & DTSwiss 240s hubs & ratchet upgrade 1530g) setup tubeless of course
-NINER RDO Carbon bars and Seatpost
-Thomson Stem
-ESI chunky grips
-ARundel Stainless cages
-Raceface 1x N/W single chainring 32t
-Specialized Phenom saddle
-SPD pedals
-Maxxis ikon 2.4 front / 2.2 rear
-cheap bell on the bars to ring at friends and hikers
--22lbs without bottles
--1,984 miles on this bike
& not a single issue (1 fork oil change & 1 full brake pad/bleed job), it's much like our 4runners in that it is a bombproof bike and one heck of a race bike/performance bike after a few mods here and there.

I've got a road bike and a cx bike that I ride often too but I'll save those for posting later.

Instagram @tcr_89 2016 SR5P 4wd 3rd row - FN wheels countersteer X - 265/70 BFG KO2 - Bilstein 5100 (1.75 setting) - NFab side steps - TRS Morimoto 4300k HID kit - NOKYA yellow fogs & DRLs - AVS hood visor

 

[blakem5]

Nice bike
for a dh bike I have a specialized status that I built up with:
fox 40 kashima coated (air)
zee derailer and shifter
spank race bars
awnser direct mount stem
fsa pig headset
tld odi grips
raceface narrow wide chain ring
a few other odds and ends

For a trail bike:
Commencal elcamino frame
x fusion velvet air
db3 brakes
shamaino wheel set
raceface bars
kore stem
mec saddle and seat post
continental x king tires
shamaino xt cranks and bb
cane creak headset
and a few other parts

in Invermere, British Columbia, Canada - photo by blakemoss - Pinkbike

 

[1engineer]

My newest bike that has turned into my daily rider:

2016 Trek Stache 7 29+

Frame
Trek Alpha Platinum Series aluminum w/Gary Fisher G2 Geometry, Boost 148 x 12mm thru-axle
Fork
Manitou Magnum 34 Comp, 110mm travel, air spring, E2 tapered steerer, G2 Geometry w/51mm offset, Boost 110 x 15mm thru-axle
Rims/Wheels
Sun Ringle Mule, 50mm-wide
Hubs
Bontrager sealed cartidge bearing
Tires
Bontrager Chupacabra, Tubeless Ready, 29 x 3.0
Crankset
SRAM GX 1000
Chainrings
30T
Rear Derailleur
SRAM GX1 Type 2
Rear Cogs
SRAM 1150, 11-speed: 10-42
Shifters
SRAM GX1
Handlebars
Bontrager Low Riser
Tape/Grips
Bontrager Race Lite lock-on
Stem
Bontrager Rhythm Comp
Brakes
SRAM DB 5 disc
Saddle
Bontrager Evoke 2
Seatpost
Bontrager aluminum

I have only added:
Flat Pedals
Titanium Black Ops Blue
Grips
Oury Lock On
Tires
Stock with Stans

I have about 700 trail miles on it so far (November 2015) and it is a great, dependable bike. I was skeptical about a few of the components but they have lasted haha. The Bontrager stock tires I thought would definitely not last. I was wrong. They have been through the war and now I trust them implicitly. My normal ride is about 10 miles 5X/wk single track. Elevation change about 1000' and around 8 mph. I have a riding partner (he's older but about 70 lbs lighter so it works out) and I am a lot older and slower than I was 30 years ago but I still have a blast and hope to ride well into my 60's. A few pics:

 

[singletrackftw]

My newest bike that has turned into my daily rider:



2016 Trek Stache 7 29+



Frame

Trek Alpha Platinum Series aluminum w/Gary Fisher G2 Geometry, Boost 148 x 12mm thru-axle

Fork

Manitou Magnum 34 Comp, 110mm travel, air spring, E2 tapered steerer, G2 Geometry w/51mm offset, Boost 110 x 15mm thru-axle

Rims/Wheels

Sun Ringle Mule, 50mm-wide

Hubs

Bontrager sealed cartidge bearing

Tires

Bontrager Chupacabra, Tubeless Ready, 29 x 3.0

Crankset

SRAM GX 1000

Chainrings

30T

Rear Derailleur

SRAM GX1 Type 2

Rear Cogs

SRAM 1150, 11-speed: 10-42

Shifters

SRAM GX1

Handlebars

Bontrager Low Riser

Tape/Grips

Bontrager Race Lite lock-on

Stem

Bontrager Rhythm Comp

Brakes

SRAM DB 5 disc

Saddle

Bontrager Evoke 2

Seatpost

Bontrager aluminum



I have only added:

Flat Pedals

Titanium Black Ops Blue

Grips

Oury Lock On

Tires

Stock with Stans



It's all about power-to-weight, man! You got it right! Hahaha.
My friend had a stache 7 & I swear it was the most fun I've ever had on a bike just riding it for a minute on one of my favorite fast & flowy XC trails. Trek seriously got it right with the Stache. Those chainstays are SO short, it's so snappy and the headtube angle is just slack enough to really inspire confidence descending but not too slack to suck at climbing. LOVE THAT BIKE


Instagram @tcr_89 2016 SR5P 4wd 3rd row - FN wheels countersteer X - 265/70 BFG KO2 - Bilstein 5100 (1.75 setting) - NFab side steps - TRS Morimoto 4300k HID kit - NOKYA yellow fogs & DRLs - AVS hood visor

 

[txclimber]

You guys all have new rides! I'm still rolling with my 2008 Turner Flux. Still love that thing.

All XTR everywhere (even if it is old school 3x9).
Fox Float RLC 100 up front.
Float rp23 shock.

Magura marta brakes.

DT Swiss 190s (super awesome wheels)

8 year old full squish and weighs just under 24 pounds. Can't seem to justify an upgrade.

 

[1engineer]

My newest bike that has turned into my daily rider:



2016 Trek Stache 7 29+

Those short chainstays are a handful in the mud though. The back end wants to swap and if you are not paying attention you go down quick. It's a great bike and a lot of fun. I'm 53, 6'4" and 250 lbs so I am not your model bike rider lol.

Frame

Trek Alpha Platinum Series aluminum w/Gary Fisher G2 Geometry, Boost 148 x 12mm thru-axle

Fork

Manitou Magnum 34 Comp, 110mm travel, air spring, E2 tapered steerer, G2 Geometry w/51mm offset, Boost 110 x 15mm thru-axle

Rims/Wheels

Sun Ringle Mule, 50mm-wide

Hubs

Bontrager sealed cartidge bearing

Tires

Bontrager Chupacabra, Tubeless Ready, 29 x 3.0

Crankset

SRAM GX 1000

Chainrings

30T

Rear Derailleur

SRAM GX1 Type 2

Rear Cogs

SRAM 1150, 11-speed: 10-42

Shifters

SRAM GX1

Handlebars

Bontrager Low Riser

Tape/Grips

Bontrager Race Lite lock-on

Stem

Bontrager Rhythm Comp

Brakes

SRAM DB 5 disc

Saddle

Bontrager Evoke 2

Seatpost

Bontrager aluminum



I have only added:

Flat Pedals

Titanium Black Ops Blue

Grips

Oury Lock On

Tires

Stock with Stans



It's all about power-to-weight, man! You got it right! Hahaha.
My friend had a stache 7 & I swear it was the most fun I've ever had on a bike just riding it for a minute on one of my favorite fast & flowy XC trails. Trek seriously got it right with the Stache. Those chainstays are SO short, it's so snappy and the headtube angle is just slack enough to really inspire confidence descending but not too slack to suck at climbing. LOVE THAT BIKE


Instagram @tcr_89 2016 SR5P 4wd 3rd row - FN wheels countersteer X - 265/70 BFG KO2 - Bilstein 5100 (1.75 setting) - NFab side steps - TRS Morimoto 4300k HID kit - NOKYA yellow fogs & DRLs - AVS hood visor

 

[shrub1]

Yeti SB5C
Mix of XTR/SRAM
23.5 pounds.

 

[Ohio_Steve]

I'll contribute, but like my vehicles, this won't be a conventional "build" thread. Mostly, because there aren't any mountains to mountain bike on around here, and local trails are few and far between, and short, to boot. And secondly, because I'm 62 years old, and crashing isn't as much fun as it used to be.

I'm an old school, lugged steel and leather sort of rider, and my bikes reflect that. I picked up a barely used 1997 KHS Summit-X (True-Tember steel, but not lugged) a few years back, and rode it on the local trails. I go tired of going round and round the same short loops, and I wanted something for daily riding besides my touring bike. So I built it into an Xtracycle cargo bike.

Here's the bike as I found it on Craigslist. It was from some yuppy family with four bikes hanging in the garage (two adult, two kids) all looking like quality bikes, and all pretty much unused. All it needed was a little cleaning.

I stripped it down, and added the Xtracycle kit.

Finished!

It rode like crap! That long wheelbase and the suspension fork did not work well together at all. So I replaced the fork with a Surly 1X1, and it improved drastically! Sometimes it gets a little squarely with too much load in the back, so I added porter rack on the front to balance things out.

And leather, of course...

Now it is the bike I ride the most; good for hauling, any weather, or over potholed Ohio roads.

 

[Ohio_Steve]

Next up is a find I'd been looking for for years. A nearly 20 year old brand new, never used 1997 Trek 970 SingleTrack, Trek's top of the line mountain bike in that era, with lugged steel frame and rigid fork. Mine had the Trek branded tires, saddle, cyclometer, and tool bag.

Here's one of the eBay photos

Again, I stripped it down, and cleaned, polished and waxed everything.

The 1990s long and laid out riding style wasn't for me, so I put on a shorter stem, and some pull-back bars. I replaced all the cables, brake pads, and put on some rat-trap pedals. And replaced the knobbier with a set of 2-1/2" Maxxis Hookworm tires.

I don't have photos of it completed, but it is a blast to ride!

 

[Ohio_Steve]

The rest of the stable isn't a build, but I'll add them here, anyway.

1992 Bridgestone RB-T touring bike, bought new, and mostly still original

1973 Raleigh Grand Prix converted into an upright cruiser

A home made unicycle that my Dad made from an old fork. I've been riding this for more than 50 years.

Me, about ten years ago and 40 pounds heavier.

And my wife's Specialized Globe, daughter's Specialized Myka, other daughter's Specialized Dolce Elite and GT Palomar, and my beater 1995 Trek 830 MountainTrack round out the fleet.

 

[1engineer]

Nice old bikes Steve! You really ought to try riding a new bike sometime lol. They are pretty nice.

 

[Ohio_Steve]

Nice old bikes Steve! You really ought to try riding a new bike sometime lol. They are pretty nice.

Oh, I have! A buddy my size has a couple titanium mountain bikes, a carbon road bike, and an aluminum cross bike. They're great, lightweight, and sprightly

But I guess like my women, I like my bikes old and heavy. Wait! No honey, that's not what I meant at all! What? Sure there's room to sleep in the 4Runner. That's why I got it, why do you ask?

 

[1engineer]

Oh, I have! A buddy my size has a couple titanium mountain bikes, a carbon road bike, and an aluminum cross bike. They're great, lightweight, and sprightly

But I guess like my women, I like my bikes old and heavy. Wait! No honey, that's not what I meant at all! What? Sure there's room to sleep in the 4Runner. That's why I got it, why do you ask?

You saw my bike above right? It's new, big and 28 lb which is heavy lol. I only posted my current bike because I could go on and post the other four I have but the next newest one is a 2010 model.

 

[Ohio_Steve]

You saw my bike above right? It's new, big and 28 lb which is heavy lol

Yep, that's a really nice one. I looked at Trek's page about it, too, and Google images. I like the metalwork, but I'm hoping the welds are nicer than this and it is just bad lighting.

My wife's Specialized Globe has shitty welds, and I guess that's what you get for an $800 bike these days. That's why I like the older ones; beautiful lugs and brazing, higher quality components for the price, and repairable components. The above eBay Trek 970 was $900 in 1997, and I paid $450 for it three years ago. An equivalent quality new bike today would be in the $1500+ range just for the frame.

 

[1engineer]

Yep, that's a really nice one. I looked at Trek's page about it, too, and Google images. I like the metalwork, but I'm hoping the welds are nicer than this and it is just bad lighting.

My wife's Specialized Globe has shitty welds, and I guess that's what you get for an $800 bike these days. That's why I like the older ones; beautiful lugs and brazing, higher quality components for the price, and repairable components. The above eBay Trek 970 was $900 in 1997, and I paid $450 for it three years ago. An equivalent quality new bike today would be in the $1500+ range just for the frame.

My welds look good. This is aluminum remember. Here's mine:

 

[singletrackftw]

Share your mountain bike build spec! (Cyclocross & Roadies welcome too)

Awesome bikes guys. Ohio Steve - you have some really rad bikes. It's so awesome to see old bikes that look like new.

Here's my cx/adventure/gravel bike. Raleigh Furley steel cyclocross. I put a SRAM 11-36 cassette on it and a clutch RD so this thing is pretty capable. She's heavy but honestly the smoothest bike I've ever ridden.

They're right when they say "steel is real". This thing is like butter, especially with the wtb nano 40c tires I have on it, setup tubeless of course.

Instagram @tcr_89 2016 SR5P 4wd 3rd row - FN wheels countersteer X - 265/70 BFG KO2 - Bilstein 5100 (1.75 setting) - NFab side steps - TRS Morimoto 4300k HID kit - NOKYA yellow fogs & DRLs - AVS hood visor

 

[1engineer]

Awesome bikes guys. Ohio Steve - you have some really rad bikes. It's so awesome to see old bikes that look like new.

Here's my cx/adventure/gravel bike. Raleigh Furley steel cyclocross. I put a SRAM 11-36 cassette on it and a clutch RD so this thing is pretty capable. She's heavy but honestly the smoothest bike I've ever ridden.

They're right when they say "steel is real". This thing is like butter, especially with the wtb nano 40c tires I have on it, setup tubeless of course.

Instagram @tcr_89 2016 SR5P 4wd 3rd row - FN wheels countersteer X - 265/70 BFG KO2 - Bilstein 5100 (1.75 setting) - NFab side steps - TRS Morimoto 4300k HID kit - NOKYA yellow fogs & DRLs - AVS hood visor

If I didn't still have a kid in college that would be my next bike lol. Thought about converting one of my existing bikes but it would not be the same unless I spent 2K or so. I love to ride singletrack but I love a good 20 mile dirt road ride too.

 

[singletrackftw]

If I didn't still have a kid in college that would be my next bike lol. Thought about converting one of my existing bikes but it would not be the same unless I spent 2K or so. I love to ride singletrack but I love a good 20 mile dirt road ride too.

Yeah, this build ^ cost me only $1000. You absolutely cannot beat it. AND IMO steel is the BEST material for these types of bikes. Even cx races are fun and doable on a heavy steel frame if you're not too serious like me.


Instagram @tcr_89 2016 SR5P 4wd 3rd row - FN wheels countersteer X - 265/70 BFG KO2 - Bilstein 5100 (1.75 setting) - NFab side steps - TRS Morimoto 4300k HID kit - NOKYA yellow fogs & DRLs - AVS hood visor

 

[Ohio_Steve]

Awesome bikes guys. Ohio Steve - you have some really rad bikes. It's so awesome to see old bikes that look like new.

Here's my cx/adventure/gravel bike. Raleigh Furley steel cyclocross. I put a SRAM 11-36 cassette on it and a clutch RD so this thing is pretty capable. She's heavy but honestly the smoothest bike I've ever ridden.

Thanks, I ride 'em, but I try to keep them as nice as I can, too. Makes them easier to work on, and more photogenic.

If I had terrain to ride on like you, I'd be out all the time. Then I'd die from huffing and puffing. Our only hills are highway overpasses. Wind is our version of hills. Some days I swear I'm peddling as hard as I can and being blown backwards...

 

[singletrackftw]

Share your mountain bike build spec! (Cyclocross & Roadies welcome too)

I'm so blessed. Here in AZ, virtually 15 mins drive from my house in 5 different directions I have 5 completely different mountain ranges & terrain. AZ rocks.

Instagram @tcr_89 2016 SR5P 4wd 3rd row - FN wheels countersteer X - 265/70 BFG KO2 - Bilstein 5100 (1.75 setting) - NFab side steps - TRS Morimoto 4300k HID kit - NOKYA yellow fogs & DRLs - AVS hood visor