Thread: New horse in the stable!!!

So I picked up an addition to the stable last weekend:


I was down in Moab with a few friends, and planned on demoing a few bikes to see what felt right. Tried an Ellsworth Epiphany on Saturday...but it didn't really feel right (I think a longer stem would have helped, but you can only do so much with a demo). Sunday I picked up a 575 from Poison Spider and headed out. This bike felt right from the start. Got back to the shop and started talking about when they sell their demos...and he offered it to me on the spot. Got a good price on it, so it came home with me.

Here's the specs:
Fork: Fox Float
Shock: Fox RP3
Front Der: XT
Rear Der: Sram X-7 (this is getting changed to XT)
Shifters: Sram X-9 (these will be swapped out for XT)
Brakes: Hayes Nine
Race Face cranks, seatpost, stem

My hardtails aren't going anywhere just yet. I'm still planning on a 2-man single-speed team for the 12 hour race in Park City this summer.

Originally Posted by SkiingBear

So I picked up an addition to the stable last weekend:


I was down in Moab with a few friends, and planned on demoing a few bikes to see what felt right. Tried an Ellsworth Epiphany on Saturday...but it didn't really feel right (I think a longer stem would have helped, but you can only do so much with a demo). Sunday I picked up a 575 from Poison Spider and headed out. This bike felt right from the start. Got back to the shop and started talking about when they sell their demos...and he offered it to me on the spot. Got a good price on it, so it came home with me.

Here's the specs:
Fork: Fox Float
Shock: Fox RP3
Front Der: XT
Rear Der: Sram X-7 (this is getting changed to XT)
Shifters: Sram X-9 (these will be swapped out for XT)
Brakes: Hayes Nine
Race Face cranks, seatpost, stem

My hardtails aren't going anywhere just yet. I'm still planning on a 2-man single-speed team for the 12 hour race in Park City this summer.

What price? And, sweet new toy, all you bastards on this board sacking up and buying new 575s are exerting a strange brand of peer pressure on me to do something similar.

Nice.

789

Are those High Roller tires? How do you like them?

(thinking about making the switch from Conti vert pro's)

Originally Posted by SkiingBear

Rear Der: Sram X-7 (this is getting changed to XT)
Shifters: Sram X-9 (these will be swapped out for XT)

Lemme know when you decide to sell those mamma-jammas.

Nice score too, man!

No way, I bought a demo Trek Luquid from those guys over the weekend too.

Congrats, that is a sick bike.

Nice ride. Yet another maggot Yeti lemming.

One question: why swap the SRAM for Shimano?

SRAM = way mo' better

Nice SB!

Originally Posted by CS

Nice ride. Yet another maggot Yeti lemming.

One question: why swap the SRAM for Shimano?

SRAM = way mo' better

I was wondering the same thing...

Originally Posted by pde20

What price?

They sold it to me for $1800...not bad when they retail at $2600 and up. It shows that it was a demo and slightly abused, but all of the important stuff looked/felt solid. They generally check the bike out before selling it, but I was leaving that day...so I'm getting a complete suspension rebuild in 2 weeks when I'm back down there again (of course that means a day of no riding on it).

Originally Posted by homerjay

Are those High Roller tires? How do you like them?

Tires are Maxxis Minion DH 2.35
I haven't really spent enough time on them to say much about them. I might swich them out for something smaller/lighter since I'm looking at more XC type riding.

Originally Posted by CS

One question: why swap the SRAM for Shimano?

Mostly to go to Shimano shifters...I miss the trigger on the shifter. Maybe I'd get used to all thumb shifting if I rode it enough. Some of it just comes down to knowing Shimano stuff a little better.


Bag, I'll let you know when I'm offing that stuff. It's all a little beat up, but if you're in the market now it might speed up my decision.

Originally Posted by pde20

What price? And, sweet new toy, all you bastards on this board sacking up and buying new 575s are exerting a strange brand of peer pressure on me to do something similar.

buy that goddamn 5-spot!

Originally Posted by homerjay

buy that goddamn 5-spot!

Dave don't answer email and I haven't had time* to call or go up there.

* Inordinate time spent fucking around here not included.

damn, that's nice. Do they have any medium demos that they would sell for that price down there?

edit: nope. i called them, they sold the medium demo they had a couple of weeks ago.

nicely done.

Funny...I was looking at one of those in my LBS this morning. Very nice bike for what you paid! They had it on sale for 2,300

I used to really like the Team colors. Then this weekend p-ho said it was "cute." Now I'm not so sure...

Nice looking horse! Top notch parts. Looking forward to riding with the Utah dudes/dudettes this summer!

Originally Posted by SkiingBear

Rear Der: Sram X-7 (this is getting changed to XT)
Shifters: Sram X-9 (these will be swapped out for XT)

My MTB tech is always telling me that the Sram I have is way better than Shimano, that Shimano is not up to the hype, and with Shimano you're just paying for a brand name, not better quality components.

Nice, nice! Glad that worked out for ya!

Yeah, nice bike! Damn I'm jonesin for mine.
As far as tires go, I'd hang onto those for Moab trips...IMHO the Minion is the greatest tire of all time....but for something lighter/more xc style check out WTB Weirwolfs. A pair of 2.3s would do you right for riding around SLC/PC, you could even throw a 2.1 on the back if you wanted something a little lighter.

Homerjay: Depending on how you ride, either the Weirwolfs or Minion DHF front tire/High Roller rear would be a good change from the Conti. I used to really dig that Conti, but now I find it a bit squirrely compared to these other tires I've mentioned.

I geek out pretty hard about tires.

if its not a michelin 2.8 you are just wasting your time

Nice bike. I second the minion dhf thang. Probably the best all around tread pattern in the history of ever.

*another tire geek*

Originally Posted by kidwoo

Nice bike. I second the minion dhf thang. Probably the best all around tread pattern in the history of ever.

*another tire geek*

Yeah dawg! Its raining/snowing right now, then clearing up Sat/Sun. Should make for some primetime dirt up at Wilson Woods.

DO NOT SWITCH THE SRAM TO SHIMANO!!!!! Especially not for XT. That would be the equivalent of ditching something like Gotamas and buying beginner rental skis.

If you really want to use your index finger, check out the new X.0 shifters. I think they can be configured for that. Frankly, I can't stand using my index finger anymore. I could never go back from all thumb.

As for tires I haven't tried the Minions yet, but I luuuuuuuuv my Nevegals.

Originally Posted by Arty50

As for tires I haven't tried the Minions yet, but I luuuuuuuuv my Nevegals.

Get'em.

It's like going from a pair of rental skis to gotamas.