27lbs of steel goodness - Vicious Cycles Motivator 29er SS
Weighs 6 lbs more than the SS it's replacing, but geez...I finally get the "oversized BMX" analogy I keep hearing 'round these parts.
Here's the build:
Frame - Vicious Cycles Motivator 29er SS, 853 steel
Fork - On One Superlight
Wheels - Surly hubs laced to WTB Trail rims
Tires - Specialized Fastrak
Cockpit - FSA post and stem, Salsa bar
Crank - Truvativ Stylo
Bottom Bracket - Phil Wood
Brakes - BB7s and XT levers
Do I really need to start a new thread for this? No, not at all. And I almost expect to get flamed for it. But what else are you really doing on a Sunday night?
At least I'm not making you look at pictures of my kids.
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
Nice, My kind of bike. I love the colour too, although not the blue ano stuff, red or black would be perfect. Black probably and with de-stickered rims is what I would do.
Are you sure that your bikes a Vicious? It's a little tough to tell from your pictures but your dropouts look nothing like mine. Is there a bottle opener welded to the non drive side chainstay?
I like it! Definitely not a light, but sensible build. Will surely last for many, many miles to come.
No not light at all. I think most of the pork is in the wheels....they were built for a 250 Ib guy (not me) and have through bolt axls front a rear...pretty solid axles. I'll snap a pick after work. And technically, it's not at 27 Ibs...its 26.7, but I rounded up which no one ever seems to do.
I bet with lighter wheels and a lighter cockpit I could get it to the 23# range. But, I'm not planning on it.
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Nice, My kind of bike. I love the colour too, although not the blue ano stuff, red or black would be perfect. Black probably and with de-stickered rims is what I would do.
Yeah, I wasn't sure about the blue either, I'll probably ditch the blue stem cap and use the CB one that came with the headset. But, I do like the blue collar, I think it makes the bike pop. Although, one could argue that an army green bike isn't supposed to pop....
The next work I do will be de-stickering the rims and going tubeless. But those are the only "upgrades" that will happen.
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Are you sure that your bikes a Vicious? It's a little tough to tell from your pictures but your dropouts look nothing like mine. Is there a bottle opener welded to the non drive side chainstay?
Pretty sure. I bought the frame from a guy who works at Waterford who apparently did some work at Vicious as well. This was his personal bike he got while doing whatever work he was doing at Vicious. He told me it was a Motivator at any rate.... But, I did no research. It fit, the price was right, so I bought it.
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Any idea if these holes in the dropout are for a derailleur hanger? Pic below. Also, I did some swapping: 90mm FSA for an 80mm Sunline stem; blue Salsa collar for a stainless Surly collar; blue stem cap for silver; removed wheel decals.
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27lbs of steel goodness - Vicious Cycles Motivator 29er SS
I am not sure it is a motivator either. If it is, it should have a stainless steel bottle opener mounted underneath the non-drive side chain stay. I used to have a motivator, and it definitely looks a bit different than mine did.
On a side note (quote) "If anyone gives you criticism that starts off "you should" or "you shouldn't", walk away immediately."-Paul Westerberg, the Replacements, 1995 (smart guy...)
Thanks for postin' up your bike and not your kids on a Sunday night!
Last edited by God's Favorite Bike; 01-31-2013 at 05:39 AM.
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Originally Posted by Bike Whisperer
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which no one ever seems to do. 
But, I did no research. It fit, the price was right, so I bought it.
