BB newbie and his .243

:thepimp: ride man luv it make sure u have fun on that! and welcome

clay, corpsegrinder and castle - you all have fucking sick trail .243s.

only thing is (i gotta say this - not hating on your bikes which are sweet sweet sweet) that i don't like all .243 set-ups - you know, seat, post, stem, bars, tires. it's kinda like wearing head to foot one designer or being a maoist or something.

dig?

yeah you're a cadre, you have no choice. i was thinking that when i wrote it

Find me a more :thepimp: seat than the silver flake .243 and I'll buy it. I also really like the height of the bars, which are steel and will never break. If you were looking for a black seatpost and stem to go with your frame, why avoid the obvious?

Originally posted by Corpse Grinder
why avoid the obvious?

cause i just generally do ;)

my 243 still owns all you pinners cuz i actually RIDE and THRASH it ;)

Eddie I got a thomson post, no .243 post anymore,

I like the bars alot the stem was there, and the Saddle is pimp as shit so, there ya go. Hate all ya want. but the .243 bar/stem combo kick ass, the .243 saddle kicks ass and so does the frame so why not?

The DMR wingbar I don't like so that wasn't an option. Could've gone with a different stem but why??????

Saddle said before say it again it's pimp as shit!!!!!!!

and to Dante, my '03 will be retired in Oct. for an 04 because of the beating it has received, (mainly a big gouge in the seat stay and grinded flat chainstays) The lil paint bottle it comes with it is used heavily, the bike is well beaten on, but why post pics of the beaten bike when you have pics of it new. duh

just wanted to address you fellas

edit: also the tires kick ass as well, I notice eddie doesn't like dirt so that wouldn't make any sense to you.

I ride trails and street in the same day, Ride to the trails, ride downtown in the evenings and ride my ass home. So those cute lil street slicks wont work.

Tire also, looking for something in a 24x2.3-2.7 is limited choices

basically a highroller, .243, or kujo.

I chose the .243, they kick ass

wow. might have known you'd all get sniffy about that. shit i said you all had the sweetest trail .243s on the board - doesn't that count for anything?
whatever. i love all your bikes.
oh and dante, how's this for ridden and thrashed?
http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/photo/?op=view[HTML_REMOVED]image=106272

didn't mean to be shitty, just wanted to explain my set up since you questioned, it took me lots of thinking as to what I wanted on this bike.

Originally posted by eddiebrannan
wow. might have known you'd all get sniffy about that. shit i said you all had the sweetest trail .243s on the board - doesn't that count for anything?
whatever. i love all your bikes.
oh and dante, how's this for ridden and thrashed?
http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/photo/?op=view[HTML_REMOVED]image=106272

arrrrrrrggggggghhhhhh your new chainwheel you just got, that's a bummer

hahahah. second ride on it too! i hit this tree so damn hard!
i managed to bend it back flat again but it's gouged and all wonky. was pushing the bike home and speed-dialling patrice at bay ridge bikes who laughed at me for fucking it in less than a week.
replacement arrives wednesday :)