Hi all. Recently i started building a new bike. after a few year of being on a steel hardtail i thought i would give a short travel full sus a try. so i built this
the spec is as follows:
FRAME: Giant Anthem X-2 2009 Large
FORK: Fox F100 RL 2009
WHEELS: DT Swiss 240 hubs w/ 4.1d rims
TYRES: Schwalbe Racing Ralph Evo
TUBES: No Name light weight
RIMTAPE: Specialized
SKEWERS: KCNC
REAR MECH: SRAM X-0 2008 Medium TUNED
FRONT MECH: SRAM X-9 TUNED
CRANKS: Raceface Deus w/ BB
PEDALS: Time Atac XS
CASSETTE: SRAM PG-990 11-32t
CHAIN: SRAM PC-971
STEM: Thomson Elite X4 90mm TUNED
SEATPOST: Thomson Elite 30.9
SADDLE: Fi:zi'k Gobi XM
BARS: KCNC SC Bones riser
SEATCLAMP: KCNC Road Pro
HEADSET: FSA w/ Carbon Spacers
BRAKES: Avid Juicy Ultimate TUNED
ROTORS: Avid G2CS
SHIFTERS: SRAM X-9 w/ Matchmakers
GRIPS: ODI Rogue Lock-on
CABLES: Jagwire stainless
BOTTLE CAGE: Topeak Shuttle alloy
MISC: Garmin Edge 205
All weigh in at 11.3kg
and it rides awesome! best bike ive ridden! climbs great and descend with ease. great all round and fun bike.
some more pics
more pics at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danlate/
