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- September 25, 2014 at 4:05 pm
Hey all,It’s been 3 weeks since I replied to Derek’s question and Mix posted about his ‘Cuda…
what the heck have you all been doing for 3 weeks?
I hope you’ve been riding your trusty Barracuda or possibly wrenching on it! Either way it’s time to write up a post ride summary or snap some photos of your ‘Cuda and share what mods you’ve recently made.
Nothing Barracuda related, that’s cool, share what you’ve done in September.
C’mon now, someone has to go first…
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- November 2, 2014 at 2:14 am
Buddy and I pack up the truck and drove to the trail head we plan on riding, but the trucks thru out the area this time were those of hunters, 1st day of hunting season was today….we kick around the thought of taking the chance and even though it was cold as $hit my buddy nor I wanted to be the one to call the ride. As we were packing what clothes we had on for the ride ( Yes Derek I know, you would be in shorts and a tank top ) we heard shots fired and that was all it took…we put bikes back on the rack and head home!- November 15, 2014 at 7:35 pm
Another ride trip ! This time to Alafia mtb park on a cool Florida morning. Had to wear my lite weight drysuit undergarments at first, but the day warm up nice to mid 70’s and had no need ….GREAT DAY!- November 17, 2014 at 1:23 am
@vpc66 wrote:A few pictures from the weekend ride, my buddy kept going so I had to hurry and only took a few in the spot I stop. Need to go on my own or with my son so the ride is more of a slow pace.
Holy crap Vinny, your trails look like something out of Raiders of the Lost Ark! What an awesome area to ride, I wish we had trails like that around here! Nice brother, bring on more photos of places like that… beats the hell out of the dusty dry scrub trails around here from our lack of rain with 1 day in 8 months. I’m actually missing mud and I’m hoping for a wet winter to break up this madness!
- November 17, 2014 at 2:08 am
I’ve been building bikes for others trying to line my wallet with some scratch so I can finish building my Psycle Werks bikes. My gray WildHare was parted out and sold to a big fan on RetroBike UK. I replaced that bike with a newer WildHare that I really wanted to go over the top with and build a dream XC bike since I have the much more stout Screamin’ Demon for the crazier stuff. Anyway, the bike is done and I love it, it’s every bit the best cross country bike that I’ve ever ridden. There are plenty of gem parts but staying true to myself, it’s a total franken-bike with mismatched brakes and mismatched lever fingers, but riding has never been more fun!Here are the build specs:
Titec/Jones H-Bar
Magura Race Line hydraulic brakes with Altek CNC levers
XT 3×9 shifters
Cinelli Caleido bar wrap
ODI CNC bar end plugs
Kooka stem
Chris King headset
White Brothers SC70 fork
Fox Float R air shock
Salsa Flip-Lock collar
Salsa Shaft seatpost
SDG Ti/Kevlar Stars& Stripes saddle
Kooka 46/34/24 cranks
Time ATAC pedals with Winwood Decksters
XTR derailleurs
XT 9 speed cassette
Ringle hubs laced to Sun XC TCB hoops
Michelin Wild Gripper tiresIf you ever happen onto one of these bikes and the price is fair, grab the bike and run, I promise you will not be disappointed with the purchase!
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- November 17, 2014 at 3:27 am
Another cool build you have there ” D ” sure you will have a blast riding that one ! You like that small section of Croom, I wish I had taking pictures of the ride at Alafia….that is a hang on and enjoy the roller coaster kind of ride.- November 26, 2014 at 10:59 pm
@vpc66 wrote:Another cool build you have there ” D ” sure you will have a blast riding that one ! You like that small section of Croom, I wish I had taking pictures of the ride at Alafia….that is a hang on and enjoy the roller coaster kind of ride.
Thanks Big V. for the kind words, always nice to hear from a valued opinion!
As much as I love the bike and its current set up, I’m making another change… the White Bothers fork has to go! I’m dropping that fork for a longer travel White Brothers fork. I just picked up a SC92UL from a seller on Ebay, so I’m swapping 72mm of travel for 92mm of travel. The extra travel will be a better fit for the 3 1/2″ to 4 1/2″ adjustable travel in the rear. I originally had a 110mm fork and that was awful, so the 72mm White Brothers was on hand and provided much better control. That said, it lacked some guts and caused me to second guess my lines numerous times. The long steer tube, cut at 8 15/16″, will do wonders to raise my forward riding position and save some lower back fatigue. I can’t wait for it to arrive and get it installed, I think this last bit of adjusting will make my mango ‘Hare into the perfect XC bike!
- November 27, 2014 at 2:25 am
Funny you post this, I was going to ask you what the travel was on that ride. Figured being where you are this was a long travel bike and you like it that way. What was that frame made to run to begin with? By the way I had a good time while on lunch break checking the Hecklers out,thanks for the link,way better than Flea-bay for amount of bikes. Only problem is most of them are complete bikes…which could be a good thing but I do enjoy a frame up build so it is a product of my taste. And yes I found a few small Hecklers and sure the right one will pop up one of these days- November 27, 2014 at 6:42 am
“…long travel bike and you like it that way.”Ha- it has nothing to with how I like it as much as it has to be that way for there to be any suspension under my fat ass… less want and more need my man!
The WildHares going back to the ’96 model with the dual disc Marzocchi Bomber fork all ran 100mm up front. Sherwood Gibson the man behind Ventana Bikes designed these Psycle Werks bikes, he had the 100mm designed to balance out the adjustable rear shock that has a 3 1/2″ or 4 1/2″ travel setting. Same way with my Screamin’ Demon, 120mm-130mm to balance the 4 1/2″ or 5 1/2″ travel setting. If you look at the swing arm to shock linkage you’ll see two holes, that’s the adjustment point between the swing arm travel. Tiny difference where the shock mounts equal an inch of travel at the rear axle. That’s always been a bright spot on the design for me, single adjustment that can be made at the trail head with no special tools needed.
I’ll keep my eyes and ears open for a WildHare or a Heckler in your size… if it’s a good deal I’ll buy it for you and charge you double what I paid… sucka!!!
- November 27, 2014 at 9:33 am
4 or 5 inches is all I need…. 😳 sure you will have fun with that line ! I am in Florida for the love of the bike gods, think about it, a hand full of years back what the freeride and down hill guys were running and I did that ride at Alafia with folks all around me on brand new AM bikes with 6 plus travel . I can see the disc brakes and more up right position on the bike with some fat knobby tires. Would like a 1 X 9/10 gear..run a N/W chain ring with short derail and beefy wheelset. Heck there is a local SWAMP club guy that does youtube videos on these trail with a 26″ full rigid bad ass bike, and rips through the runs. I like the thought of that just not sure my old body could handle it ( SHUT UP DEREK…I know you will say something ) so I figure a little Monkey Motion bike would do the trick !- December 15, 2014 at 12:02 am
This weather is killing me, we are running temps way lower than years past and the one nice weekend we had lately my truck was broke down and I had to work on it just so I could get to work with out bumming a ride. I hope to hit the trails in a week or two which puts us about Christmas time and the family might not like that but, I really need to ride. Sure would be nice to hear what is going on with others in the group, maybe some pictures to share, always nice to see what riding is like away from home trails…I know Derek will drop some snow riding pictures as soon as they get deep enough snow for that crazy man to go out in.If I do not make a post before the end of the month, HAPPY HOLIDAY for what ever one you enjoy and if you do not enjoy any, enjoy the month,bike build or rides…what ever it is, but be safe !
- December 15, 2014 at 10:00 pm
I’ve been riding quite a bit, denting fenders and hitting curbs lately. I’ve had so much crap stolen in the last couple of years it’s disheartening and I hate stopping anywhere. Vin- the A2MS is my fave and sees the most action. The Diamondback Axis is well preserved. I mounted the Bontrager and Nevegals in anticipation of snow, but wish I’d have kept the 2.0 Kenda slicks on with the warmish weather we’ve been having.- December 16, 2014 at 1:32 am
Did not know you used Nevegals, that is the tires I run on my purple SS and when we have lots of rain I have put them on the Cuda when I need gears for the ride. They grip like crazy but god I think you could roll a cinder bock up a rocky mountain side faster than they roll, great tires other than that !
Wish we were warmer than what we have been, but I know how you enjoy your snow rides and sure it will come soon…maybe you will wake up to a white Christmas !- December 21, 2014 at 6:18 pm
They are noisy for sure. But we should have 2 feet of snow by now.- December 21, 2014 at 6:53 pm
Yeah, they do produce more noise for sure, but the slug like rolling gets to me more…but god they grip! Kinda funny how we are cooler this year and storms have been crazy up north yet you are still free of snow. You know when it shows up you will be hit hard, but then we will get the crazy snow ride pictures.- December 22, 2014 at 8:29 am
I’ve had good luck with the John Tomac “signature” model of the Nevegal tires, it’s light weight and foldable, not too noisy plus everyone I know that rides ’em think they’re pretty quick. I’m not too sure how they differ from one to another other than being wire bead or compound used. If you find some used Tomac Nevegals locally for a fair price, I’d say grab ’em and see if you like them.
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