I had the honor of racing the Final Descent at Angel fire this past weekend. It is a great race which I am sure you all know a little about. Two courses, one day combined times, etc....
I had broken my schwinn straight six a couple of weeks earlier at Devils Den in Arkansas. I had a friend weld it so I would have something to ride (see post frankenschwinn lives) but I had worries about the long term durability of the frame. I was able to find a 04 V10 for a great price (thanks Dave..) and it was to be delivered to me at Angel Fire.
I practiced all day Fri. on the Schwinn and it performed flawlessly but I was anxious for my new frame.
My new frame was delivered late Fri. afternoon and I immediatly went to work getting it built up. I planned to race it on Sat.
With the usual issues related to building a DH bike I finally got it built and ready to ride.
The race Sat was a blast. I was able to get 4 practice runs in on my V10 before my gate time so I felt pretty comfortable on the new ride.
My runs were pretty clean and I felt faster than I had on the schwinn. I got sixth in the sport class.
The V10 is such a huge improvement. I loved the schwinn but the V10 is in a completely different league. It felt so stable at speed and the cornering was amazing. It just sucks to get a new bike for the LAST race of the season.
The build:
04 V10 standard dropouts no floating brake
01 Super T
E13 Chainguide
Race Face Prodigy Cranks
xt rear hub/ Sun Rhyno Lite rim
Hope Biguns fron hub, Mavic rim
Avid Mech rear brake
Hope C2 Front Brake
Maxi Mobster tires.
Most of this will change but I had to build with what I had.
I had broken my schwinn straight six a couple of weeks earlier at Devils Den in Arkansas. I had a friend weld it so I would have something to ride (see post frankenschwinn lives) but I had worries about the long term durability of the frame. I was able to find a 04 V10 for a great price (thanks Dave..) and it was to be delivered to me at Angel Fire.
I practiced all day Fri. on the Schwinn and it performed flawlessly but I was anxious for my new frame.
My new frame was delivered late Fri. afternoon and I immediatly went to work getting it built up. I planned to race it on Sat.
With the usual issues related to building a DH bike I finally got it built and ready to ride.
The race Sat was a blast. I was able to get 4 practice runs in on my V10 before my gate time so I felt pretty comfortable on the new ride.
My runs were pretty clean and I felt faster than I had on the schwinn. I got sixth in the sport class.
The V10 is such a huge improvement. I loved the schwinn but the V10 is in a completely different league. It felt so stable at speed and the cornering was amazing. It just sucks to get a new bike for the LAST race of the season.
The build:
04 V10 standard dropouts no floating brake
01 Super T
E13 Chainguide
Race Face Prodigy Cranks
xt rear hub/ Sun Rhyno Lite rim
Hope Biguns fron hub, Mavic rim
Avid Mech rear brake
Hope C2 Front Brake
Maxi Mobster tires.
Most of this will change but I had to build with what I had.