Here's their first ride on the new bamboo. Just a ride on a fireroad in Waterton Canyon where the Colorado Trail begins. My daughter has a Manitou Skareb but my son has a temporary fork until I rebuilt his Manitou Mars.
Please do post more info on these bamboo frames. Just beautiful! Do you sell them or just for family? How do they ride? And so on...
Inquiring minds...
I didn't want to hijack this thread so I'll start another thread soon. It's just a hobby. I'm building just for friends and family. Haven't ridden Ti but it rides much smoother than any steel or alu I've ridden. Just my opinion.
I’m sure you’d get lots of interest if you started a separate thread on this. I’m very intrigued, especially about the joinery and how you arrived at that geometry. I don’t want to hijack this thread either, so I’ll leave it at that
May I suggest People include short description, specification please?
Or if possible link to thread about their build?
Many thanks
Well , the 46er 1x8 is the bastard offspring of a 24" Giant MTX, a Late 90's Trek ZX6000 and an assortment of parts bin items I had.
Shimano STX-RC Rear Hub, Rear Derailleur, Brakes, and Trigger Shifter.
Rhyno Lite 24" Rear Rim with Kenda small block 8 tire
Bontrager Race 26" Front wheel with a Geax Saguaro 2.2 tire
Jamis steel fork
Sinz crank & BB with a 34t ring and BBG Bashguard
Blingy Carbon post
Specialized Rockhopper bars with a Hussefeldt stem.
It was a winter project. I got both bikes used for $50 each at a LBS. The Giant was close to 30lbs in stock form - down to about 22 or 23 now. It rides and handles very nicely for him. The 26" front wheel gives him good rollover capabilty and he can clear a lot of things he had no chance on with his 20" Pre-Caliber last year. I kept it simple for him with the 1x8. He picked up shifting pretty quickly.
We had killer ride this weekend. 12.2miles, almost 1600' of elevation gain, wifey trying out her new 29er, boy endoed, 4' rattle snake, and my boy bragging that he made it through 2 rock gardens that I walked through.
My little man at our local 4 mile loop. He has pulled this off at night too. He once did 7 miles at elevation, with a 16" singlespeed, that put a hurt on his much older sister and cousins. I keep looking for a 24" FSR Hotrock, but have an XS Titus hardtail in the wings ( can fit like a 24"). A dad's day photo for you too..
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The only one consistently and constantly applied, no exceptions.
School's out now so have more time to take them out for a spin. Did a little singletrack. Didn't get as far as I wanted but it was a really hot day so they were a little miserable and whiny.
Nothing like kicking off the shoes and dipping in the river to cool off and boost morale.
A couple shots from my 8y/o daughter's first kids' group ride at the local trail. My 12y/o was off with the older group; didnt' see him until they were done. It's great for him b/c I've been virtually unable to ride due to back injury this year, so he finally gets to get a good ride in.
She was kind of hesitant at first, but ended up having a blast. Only she could pull off the kitty helmet
Bike is a Trek MT60. I'll be changing to 7spd freewheel & ditching the twist shifter this weekend.
(Photos courtesy of 331 Racing - thanks!!)
School's out now so have more time to take them out for a spin. Did a little singletrack. Didn't get as far as I wanted but it was a really hot day so they were a little miserable and whiny.
What trail system is that? It looks nice and kid friendly.
This is my first post on MTBR and this is my favorite forum for ideas! My 5 y/o dumped his training wheels about 3 weeks ago and was riding single track the next day! Unfortunately, here in the great PNW we are blessed with very hilly terrain that is often damp with slick as snot tree roots and rocks. He rides a 16" Hotrock at the moment and the combo of short cranks and tall gearing, hills are really tough for him. I am planning a mildly built 20" bike for his birthday in September to help combat that. With the aforementioned terrain he really needs a 9 speed with good low gearing to make the trails more fun!
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