My favoritest of all

[Upchuck]

If I could only have one, this is the bike I'd keep in the stable. I try not to admit this to my wife. I'm afraid of coming home one day and finding this lone bike sitting in the corner of an empty garage...;)

Frame: Custom Ti IF Deluxe with Paragon slider dropouts. The dropouts allow me to go SS or geared. Fork: Fox F100X
Rims: DT Swiss 4.1D
Hubs: Chris King SS
Tires: Specialized Roll-X
Pedals: 959
Crank: Middleburn 180mm
Chain: SRAM PC1
Rear Cogs: Boone Ti 18T
Bottom Bracket: Phil Wood Ti
Front Derailleur: NA
Rear Derailleur: NA
Shifters: NA
Handlebars: Easton CNT carbon low rise
Grips: ODI Lock On Rogue
Stem: Thomson
Headset: Chris King
Brake set: Avid Juicy Ultimate disc
Saddle: WTB Stealth Ti
Seat Post: Thomson
Paint: Shot Peened Ti

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/899/medium/Ti_IF_SS_profile.JPG
http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/899/medium/Ti_IF_SS_headbadge.JPG
http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/899/medium/Ti_IF_SS_controls.JPG
http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/899/medium/Ti_IF_SS_crankset.JPG

[K-Man]

Savin' the best for last....

you DAWG!!!! :D;)

[north20]

you DAWG!!!! :D;)


I'll one up that: I dub thee "Bastage" ...

That is one helluva bike. I can see why you'd be careful around the wife; with the size and value of your stable the ice could get thin real fast like.

[Upchuck]

I'll one up that: I dub thee "Bastage" ...

That is one helluva bike. I can see why you'd be careful around the wife; with the size and value of your stable the ice could get thin real fast like.

LOL! Yeah, she's been really understanding over the past decade. Just recently she's started to get wise to my addiction and has been working the system. Now everytime I swoon over a bike, she comes back with a picture of a puppy that needs a new home...we now have 4 dogs. Yeesh!

I'm regretfully selling 3 rigs out of the stable to acquire a new endurance racing bike. One modern classic, one vintage classic, and one vintage beater.

*sigh*:o

[rockyrider]

I'm just pleased that there's a few others that have as many (or more) spiffy bikes than I do, I was feeling conspicuous. :cool:

[Upchuck]

I'm just pleased that there's a few others that have as many (or more) spiffy bikes than I do, I was feeling conspicuous. :cool:

Well that statement begs the question: where's da pics? C'mon, don't leave us hanging here!

[rockyrider]

oh well, there's one here (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15449) and here (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14659), here (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15691), here (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14199), here (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15848) and here (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15452).

[north20]

I have yet to decide if I enjoy rocky's collection of bicycle image more than his collection of megawatt smile pics such as these:

[robcycle]

I have yet to decide if I enjoy rocky's collection of bicycle image more than his collection of megawatt smile pics such as these:
Is this what love feels like? :o

-Rob.

[rockyrider]

More megawatt smiles can be found in this thread (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?p=172705#37). I'll de-clutter this favourite bike thread and move the smile appreciation thread over to the Girls Rock (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?p=172705) thread.

The drop dead coolest bike (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showpost.php?p=171092&postcount=22) I own that I can't ride (it's only a 16" frame) is that autographed Vertex TeamSC bike from 2005 that has 2 World Cup gold medal wins and a Commonwealth Games gold medal under its belt. It's still in the "as raced" condition from the 2005 season and first two races in 2006. I ended up buying it earlier this year.

And just for the record, my appreciation for Rocky bikes was entrenched many years before they added Marie-Helene Premont to their race team in 2004. :D

[rockyrider]

Is this what love feels like? :o

-Rob.Now you're getting the sense of what some 20,000 spectators at Mont Sainte Anne feel every year. Home town gal does good. :D

[Upchuck]

Gorgeous. Every one of them. My favorite is the converted A. Stroke of genius.
oh well, there's one here (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15449) and here (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14659), here (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15691), here (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14199) and here (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15452).

[jh4rt]

I'll one up that: I dub thee "Bastage" ...

That is one helluva bike. I can see why you'd be careful around the wife; with the size and value of your stable the ice could get thin real fast like.

Wife hell. I've ridden that bike three times. Next time I'm on it, I'm heading for Montana to live in a tee-pee. Just me and that bike. That's all I really need. ;-)

[rockyrider]

Gorgeous. Every one of them. My favorite is the converted A. Stroke of genius.Thanks, although the A is only a 1.5" stroke of genius. :rolleyes: :D

[Upchuck]

And I would hunt you down to the ends of the Earth. :mad:
Just sell your Yo's and place your order for your IF...:p
Wife hell. I've ridden that bike three times. Next time I'm on it, I'm heading for Montana to live in a tee-pee. Just me and that bike. That's all I really need. ;-)

[rockyrider]

My LBS that feeds my Rocky habit also sells IF and Moots. I haven't seen any Ti MTB IF frames come through their shop, a few steel IF MTB frames, and lots of exquisitely built IF Ti road frames. They do make beautiful frames.

[Upchuck]

My IF's and Fat's are my favorite rigs. Here's (http://www.dirtragmag.com/forums/showthread.php?p=172362#post172362)my gearie.
My LBS that feeds my Rocky habit also sells IF and Moots. I haven't seen any Ti MTB IF frames come through their shop, a few steel IF MTB frames, and lots of exquisitely built IF Ti road frames. They do make beautiful frames.

[Hand/of/Midas]

ooh, boone ring. does middleburn use the shimano or truvative spline?

i dont feel so bad about you talking bout selling your other IF since you got more than one. but on the other hand i know how after many battles a race rig and human soul can become one.

[Upchuck]

Middleburn can come with their own proprietary spline (which is what I have with the Boone made to match their spline), or it can come with Shimano. Middleburn is just so damn sexy. And it is one of the few cranks that comes with a warranty covering DH, Trials and racing!

I hear you on the bike and rider becoming one. My first IF had that effect on me. Everytime I swing a leg over the toptube I get the feeling like I'm hanging out with an old friend.

Frame: IF Steel Deluxe SS specific ('97)
Fork: IF rigid steel fork (pictured Vanilla 100RLC)
Rims: Mavic 517
Hubs: Phil Wood
Tires: Kenda Nevegal 2.3F/2.1R
Pedals: 959
Crank: Middleburn 180mm 32T(pictured Truvativ)
Chain: SRAM PC1
Rear Cogs: ENO 19T
Bottom Bracket: Phil Wood Ti
Front Derailleur: NA
Rear Derailleur: NA
Shifters: NA
Handlebars: On One Mary Bar
Grips: ODI Lock On Rogue
Stem: Thomson
Headset: Chris King
Brake set: Avid SD 7
Saddle: WTB Stealth Ti
Seat Post: Thomson
Paint: Matte Black
Weight: sub 20lbs with rigid fork
http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/502/medium/236688IF1x1small.jpg
http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/502/medium/236688IF1x1small2.jpg

ooh, boone ring. does middleburn use the shimano or truvative spline?

i dont feel so bad about you talking bout selling your other IF since you got more than one. but on the other hand i know how after many battles a race rig and human soul can become one.