I Is Still Alive

So I have been a ghost on this here blog for quite a while. I have been pretty busy with work, a baby and other extraneous ventures but alas I have popped back up on the radar. I have been biding my time being the shops Ebay boy which is enough to make me want to eat a bullet (turns out the moron to normal person ratio is way the hell out of whack there) not to mention guiding the puny human to greatness. Although things are fast and furious arond the MoFo's house, he still has found time to rejoice with more forward progress on my latest (and greatest) venture: Project Turner RFX. The Turner is my first suarez with the "boutique" market and so far I have been happy with the idea of building one up to punish. So far my parts box contains so: (1) Fox Talas 36 in turd brown, (1) pair of Hayes Stroker Trail 8'' hydraulics in pearl white, (1) RaceFace Diabolus crankset (holy freaking pretty), (1) XTR cassette.

Parts to follow soon:
(1) Crank Brothers DirectSet headset
(1) Easton Monkeylite AM bar and stem
(1) Azonic Outlaw wheelset in grey anodized
(1) Pair of Tomac signature Nevegal tires
(1) Shimano SLX front derailleur (for double)
(1) Shimano SLX rear derailleur
(1) Salsa Tooth Fairy <-----look this thing up once, its pretty legit
(1) Pair of Oury grips
(1) Brooks swift saddle in antique brown
(1) Thomson seatpost in silver

I think thats the plan anyway, that was a mouthful...

Black Hills Action

So a group of gents that included Adam, Dana, Brandon, Cam, Jason and myself went to this awesome place that some of you might know as the Black Hills. Our trip departed on Friday the 7th and by the days end we had traveled 350 miles and ridden quite a few miles of single track on the marvelous project known as M-Hill. M-Hill (if you haven't heard of it) is a large undeveloped area in downtown Rapid City that has tons of elevation and on most every inch of its trails you can take a totally legit picture....I HIGHLY recommend you get yourself there. Aside from the first day of our mini vaca, we managed to get ourselves onto the Tinton Trail which is a bastard of a climb but a super fun and technical downhill. Also on the docket was a trip up to the famed Bone Collector. The ride along BC was nearing dusk and just for added measure we managed to get a wicked downpour for a good 5 minutes. There will be pictures of this monument of a journey in the near future, once we get pictures from two different cameras compiled and put to disc.

Its Been A While

So it has been quite a while since my last rant on this thing called Chubby MoFo. Since where I last left off (stitches in the leg piece) I have been a busy little guy. First order of business has been helping along the puny human that cries, pukes and poops in order to help her grow up to be one of the huddled masses like the rest of us. Aside from Ainsley (and work) I decided to put the DH bike on Ebay, which sold, and instead pay off the stitches in my leg (see previous) as well as stockpile a bit of cash for the upcoming debauchery on the 7th, 8th and 9th of August (a MTB trip to the Black Hills).

I also figured I would drop a line or two about the Bianchi SOK 29er that I have been upgrading and riding. As it turns out, WTB's SpeedDisc line of wheels are complete shit...in an honest to Buddha JRA moment my front wheel tacoed to beat hell and sent me over the bars, mind you, I have ridden the thing twice...no jumping or pissing around on it, bow-shit if I say so myself. With that in mind I did pick up a set of Mavic TN719D hoops laced to XT hubs...nicey nice!! I did however find out that Bianchi is going to warranty the wheel so I will have a back up wheelset...neat. Aside from that, the SOK is getting a SRAM X.O makeover in the shifter area (and soon the rear der) thanks to John at Origin-8 and a Shitmano XTR front derailleur...life is good.

Why DH bikes are stupid

Sike

Ha, I lied...I bought a White Brothers Fluid 29, should be here Monday as should the Avid Elixir CR brakes that are replacing the bunk ass Juicy 7's that the SOK had on it.

A note on hydraulic disc brakes: If you decide to go with Juicy 7's you will either A.) Fucking hate them because they lose pressure for no good reason at the worst possible time or B.) Love them because yours were not bunk like the last two sets I had and love how powerful and how great the modulation is...hope yours is situation B. At any rate...I hope to be on my 29er by next week.

Rock Shox Reba SL

So I have decided to sell the Rock Shox Reba SL 29 fork off of the Bianchi SOK 29er that I recently bought. I was battling with the decision of whether I wanted to go the White Brothers Magic 29 route or the Fox F29 route. Well, it seems as though the Fox F29 has won me over....much mulling over and research led me to the decision. I have heard great things about the Magic fork (thanks Snakebite) but Fox seems to have won this round. With that said, anybody know anybody that could use a perfect condition Reba SL?? $300 takes it, as well as a 160mm avid rotor and the adaptor.

Audi Five Thousand

We made it out of the hospital on Sunday, finally.... At any rate, we had a group of people at the house and lunch ready when we got there. Felt to good to be away from the hospital, I heard "you should enjoy the help as much as you can" about 7.4 million times and yes I agree but...at some point WE (angie and I) have to quit crawling and learn how to walk as well. First night was a baby scream fest, but alas we have made it alive and well. Back to getting greasy at Harlans today, something I am looking forward to very much....as it turns out I REALLY enjoy my job and missed it these past 6 days. Well, thats about it for now...I'm sure there will be more harrowing tales of poop, pee and puke in a short while but until then I bid ye farwell.