05 Haro Werx 5 (size s), built from frame only. 04 Werx (size xs), now my wife's bike.
The xs was a little small for me (I'm about 177cm), the s fits just perfectly. The 04 werx is a much lighter bike. My 05 is burlier, has xt 4 pots, heavier wheel set etc. I'm very happy with my Haros, trying to talk my friends into buying haro too.
My '04 X1, I put Marzocchi AM1 forks, CB Eggbeater SL, Avid Juicy 5, and changed the seat, awesome bike, I ride mostly moderate to aggressive XC, it's probably a little heavy for it at 36 pounds, but I don't notice it.
04 Extreme X2. The cranks, rear shock, front derailer (that is being replaced soon), seatpost, rims, stem, handlebars and grips are still stock. Everything else has been broken and replaced. The swingarm is off an 04 x1. I cracked the original swingarm.
Fork is an 05 Marzocchi All Mountain SL. Shimano LX Brake levers with Shimano Saint Calipers. Shimano Saint rear hub and derailer. XT shifters and cassette.
For as much as I have had to replace, this bike is still cheaper and just as capable as any of the boutique brands. It has survived a hell of alot of abuse. Mostly light freeride and very aggressive trail riding.
What do we want? TIME TRAVEL! When do want it? THAT'S IRRELEVANT!
My '04 X1, I put Marzocchi AM1 forks, CB Eggbeater SL, Avid Juicy 5, and changed the seat, awesome bike, I ride mostly moderate to aggressive XC, it's probably a little heavy for it at 36 pounds, but I don't notice it.
OK, now I'll show you my most recent addition to the stable. One-off custom color Sonix VL120 frame, custom fizik Rondine saddle, pink King headset and hubs, XTR everything else....
OK, now I'll show you my most recent addition to the stable. One-off custom color Sonix VL120 frame, custom fizik Rondine saddle, pink King headset and hubs, XTR everything else....
Excellent bike Jill. So what do you know about the mystery VLS bike that appeared in MBA a few issues ago? It had a RS Pike fork and was very aggressive.
What do we want? TIME TRAVEL! When do want it? THAT'S IRRELEVANT!
Excellent bike Jill. So what do you know about the mystery VLS bike that appeared in MBA a few issues ago? It had a RS Pike fork and was very aggressive.
That was a prototype of our Xeon VL160 bike that will be introduced with our 2007 line. It's a 6.5" travel version of the Sonix.
OK, now I'll show you my most recent addition to the stable. One-off custom color Sonix VL120 frame, custom fizik Rondine saddle, pink King headset and hubs, XTR everything else....
Sweet Jesus! Jill.. thats a very nice Sonix you've got there!
I kept it the 'standard' color. I liked the gold color on your proto that was used in the first MBA test report and was hoping that the production version would that color. Turned out impossible, but the painted color on the serial version now is very, very cool too. Not too flashy and not too raw.
here pics of mine, probably the only one in Europe I guess??
No, I am not retro.... I am way ahead of my time...
"...though a lot of marijuana was smoked in the early days of mountain bike development, not all of the riders were potsmoking hippies... " Frank J. Berto