Well my first year of law school is behind me. For the past
month I have done little to no riding and lost all the fitness that I had
gained over the winter and spring race season. But, my first year of law school
is behind me.
I guess this is one
of those get your priorities straight kinda moments but if I said I wasn’t bummed
to have lost the best cycling fitness Iv ever had and have to start over from
scratch I would be lying. Now Im trying to get a plan in place to be back in
shape for the NC championships and other races in July. Ill be racing the road
mainly through the rest of the year and I should have some sort of schedule put
together in the next week or so.
The biggest news in cycling over the past few months has
been the addition of a new bike to the stable. As you read before the break I demoed
a Niner Air 9 Carbon and well lets just say I was convinced that a 29er was the
way to go. So I set out looking for the right bike. The bike shop I demoed the
bike from recommended the scandium Air 9 which is still a very lightweight frame
but at a fraction of the price. I was convinced that 29ers were right on a
Niner so why go elsewhere? So I almost bought a frame online to build up myself
but I knew I couldn’t really afford to build it up the way I wanted new. So I
got lucky and saw a nice white Niner posted on MTBR.com by a guy in Asheville and
I knew it was the one.
The build looks like this...
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* Frame Size &
Color:
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Niner Air 9 Scandium
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* Fork:
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Reba RLT 100
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* Brakes & Levers:
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Avid Elixer R
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* Shifter:
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XTR
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* Cranks:
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XT
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* Front Derailleur:
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XTR
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* Rear Derailleur:
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XTR
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* Pedals:
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m-520
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* Stem:
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Ritchey WCS 60mm
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* Handlebar:
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Answer ProTaper Carbon 660
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* Seatpost:
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Ritchey WCS
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* Saddle:
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Ritchey WCS
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*Chaim:
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XT
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* Bottom Bracket:
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XT
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* Cassette:
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XT
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* Headset:
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Cane Creek
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* Grips:
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ESI Chunky
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* Front Tire:
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Racing Ralph
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* Front Rim:
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Stans ZTR Arch
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* Front Hub:
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Xt
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* Rear Tire:
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Kenda Small Block 8
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* Rear Rim:
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Stans ZTR Arch
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* Rear Hub:
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XT
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I got what I thought was a pretty sweet deal which allowed
me to make it my own changing out the cockpit to the Ritchey WCS stuff. I havnt
got it out on a real trail yet but it feels awesome and looks even better. Iv
been wanting a new mountain bike for a while now and things just lined up to
make it possible and I couldn’t be happier with it.
There will be ride reports to come soon. But I had to at
least have the initial unveiling. Oh, and I suppose it goes without saying
there may be some mountain bike races worked into the season. I know im eating
my words...but what was I thinking. A year without mountain biking...smh
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