Saturday, December 09, 2006

New Frame

My new frame has arrived from Trek this week. The warranty department decided that my old bike was indeed cracked and they offerend me a klein palamino or $300 credit. I decided to take the credit. The palamino is no longer in production, so getting that bike would leave me stuck if anything was to go wrong with the shock. It really is too bad Klein has stopped making full suspension bikes. Thanks to Trek on that one, nothing like killing off a brand with a history of exceptional bikes! They really are works of art. The paint on the bike is like no other, mine fades from green to dark blue/purple depending on angle. My Klein Adept has been a great bike for the last 5 years, it has seen thousands of miles, and trails all over michigan. The good news it is not good bye to the bike, Trek didnt want it back. So I will be able to hang on to it for a while. Maybe hang it on the wall somewhere.This is from last year after a muddy xc race.

So what did I spend my $300 credit on? It just so happend that Trek had 2 2006 21.5" Top Fuel 110 frames left that they cut me a really good deal on. This is Treks top of the line full suspension carbon racing bike. They have made quite a few improvements to the frame from the '06 version to the '07 version I hear, but this is same bike that the Trek race team rides. It really is a cool looking bike.

The frame with the shock weighs in at 5 lbs, 8 oz. My goal is to build this up as light as possible, but I still want it to be a durable bike.
The parts that I want to get are:
Reba Race or Team fork
XTR Cranks
XT front der.
Thomson stem
I plan on transferring over my:
XTR shifters
Thomson seat post
Avid mech disc brakes
Egg beater pedals
Easton EC-90 Bar
FSA wheels.
XTR rear der.
King headset
I will update when I get it all put together. I really cant wait to ride the bike.

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