VooDoo's new offering

[wooglin]

Just got this yesterday. It'll be a while before I can do a build, but the frame looks real nice. This is a 20", with 72/72 angles.

http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/wooglin/voodoo1.jpg
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/wooglin/voodoo3.jpg

Removable canti studs, Reynolds 853 tubes
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/wooglin/voodoo5.jpg

Fun graphics
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/wooglin/voodoo6.jpg

Geared or single. Note the tension screws so these sliding dropouts will only slide when you want them to.
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/wooglin/voodoo7.jpg

[The Rose]

What did the frame run you? I have been kickin' the idea of a 29" SS, and have been looking into custom frames. I checked out the Karate monkey and just can't bring myself to spend the dough on a surly( I've built a few now and the quality just is'nt there). But the voodoo looks real nice and to be honest I never thought to look at them.

[wooglin-at-home]

Price is about $750 retail. You'd have to get your shop to call BTI for specifics.

I'll probably bring it in to the shop this week for facing and chasing, and I'll weigh it while I'm there. The fork should arrive tomorrow and the wheels can't be far behind, so I'll get some other measurements on it as well.

[The Rose]

does voodoo have a web site anymore? I was trying to find it but keep getting led astray. :confused:

[wooglin-at-home]

Its minimalist. You've really got to follow the link to BTI to get any info.

http://www.voodoocycles.net/

[JerseyDevil]

What fork are you gonna use?

[wooglin-at-home]

What fork are you gonna use?
My KMonkey fork just got here Tuesday. I figure I'll stick to rigid for a while. If I'm liking it after a while I might spring for a better rigid fork down the line. The KM's pretty heavy.

[stump ss]

yah, the fork is one of the weak spots in my '01 wazoo, and someday i'll upgrade (maybe to a vicious or a kelly, but 200 smackers is tough right now...) - it is skinny as pasta and chatters and flexes bad under braking...they must have assumed i'd be a much faster 'cross racer and wouldn't need to brake! other design irritations: they brazed on a front derailleur cable guide on the head tube, ignoring the fact that having the d cable there would trigger the front canti brake in hard turns (so there is a big bolt-on barrel adjuster on the down tube now). overall though a helluva road/trail/cross/epic bike for my purposes.

of course while writing this i forgot this is the 29" forum, so most of what i said doesn't apply :) but just so you pay attention to the little design things to make sure there aren't bonehead specs or welds that will bug you. but i'm glad to see voodoo making a comeback.

[wooglin-at-home]

Just got the frame back from facing and chasing at the shop today. They had to press the headset as well, so they went ahead and installed the fork. And while they were at it, they installed the BB too. Sadly, SpeedGoat has dropped the ball a little bit and I still don't have any wheels. They've always been good to me in the past though so I'm not worried about it. Especially since the cranks that will go on the Voodoo are in NH now waiting for me (the cranks are attached to a bike of course) to join them for a well earned vacation next week.

Frame weight on the 20" Voodoo btw is 5lbs3oz.
Uncut KMonkey fork weight is 2lbs7oz.

[Office Jockey]

Holy crap it's great to see VooDoo back in action and Joe Murray leading the charge. Some of my favorite frames ever were Kona Steel frames designed by Joe. Go VooDoo kick the industry in its own ass!!!

[Raymo853]

I know I am jumping into a 29" thread with a 26" posting, but I just got myself a Voodoo Bizango to replace my dead Gunnar. I love it so far after three rides. It handles so much better than that Rockhound ever could have hoped for and is in a color that is just funky.

[onegear]

What did the frame run you? I have been kickin' the idea of a 29" SS, and have been looking into custom frames. I checked out the Karate monkey and just can't bring myself to spend the dough on a surly( I've built a few now and the quality just is'nt there). But the voodoo looks real nice and to be honest I never thought to look at them.

What problems have you had with Surly frames? I've been riding Surly bikes for quite some time and have never had a problem. I love their stuff.

Just curious.......

[Mootis]

So how strong do the dropout look - I've always been hesitant to try a single-speed frame with that type of adjustable dropouts. It seems like there is so much torque going on back there that they wouldn't hold up.

I'm thinking about getting the Wanga One with simalar dropouts to the 29" Voodoo.

[Cloxxki]

So how strong do the dropout look - I've always been hesitant to try a single-speed frame with that type of adjustable dropouts. It seems like there is so much torque going on back there that they wouldn't hold up.

I'm thinking about getting the Wanga One with simalar dropouts to the 29" Voodoo.
Get the Dambala...
Joe Murray of VooDoo is one of the original 8 inductees of 1988 in the mtnbike hall of fame http://www.mtnbikehalloffame.com, you should think he knows what he's doing, as he was there when mtnbikes were starting to get raced. Who were amongst 8 as well? Gary Fisher, Chris Kelly,

[Cloxxki]

So how strong do the dropout look - I've always been hesitant to try a single-speed frame with that type of adjustable dropouts. It seems like there is so much torque going on back there that they wouldn't hold up.

I'm thinking about getting the Wanga One with simalar dropouts to the 29" Voodoo.
Get the Dambala... It's what you really want, why else would you turn up in this thread? Don't tell me you didn't just ask for this response... ;-)
Joe Murray of VooDoo is one of the original 8 inductees of the mtnbike hall of fame (1988) http://www.mtnbikehalloffame.com, you should think he knows what he's doing, as he was there when mtnbikes were starting to get raced. Who were amongst those special 8 as well? Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly, who were even sooner to offer 29" bikes.

[wooglin]

So how strong do the dropout look - I've always been hesitant to try a single-speed frame with that type of adjustable dropouts. It seems like there is so much torque going on back there that they wouldn't hold up.

I'm thinking about getting the Wanga One with simalar dropouts to the 29" Voodoo.
They look fine, although time will tell. But you know you want one....

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212voodoo10.jpg