I have this on some other forums so I copied and pasted in case any of you had any interest. This will be my new race bike when it's done....

I will have a good portion of the parts now and am just waiting for one more order to come into the shop to get it completely built up.

Spec:

Frame: Klein Attitude Race (Rim Brake Only)
Fork: White Brothers Magic 100
Wheels: Silver Chris King Hubs Laced to Mavic 517 Rims
Shifters: XTR
Front Derr: XTR
Rear Derr: XTR
Crankset: XTR
Headset: Silver Chris King No-Threadset
Stem: Thomson Elite
Handlebar: Easton Carbon Fiber Monkeylite XC
Brake Levers: Paul Components
Brake Calipers: Avid Single Digit SL
Shift Cables: Silver Nokon
Derr Cables: Silver Nokon
Tires: Kenda Karma DTC
Cassette: SRAM PG-980
Chain: SRAM PG-991 Cross Step
Seatpost Collar: Salsa Lip Lock
Quick Release Skewers: Salsa Stainless Flip Offs
Pedals: Eggbeaters or XTR
Seatpost: Cheap one until I find the correct length, then Thomson Elite
Saddle: Cheap one for now, then Selle Italia Gel Flow SLR



And some pics. I am still waiting on Crankset, Brakes, Post, Saddle, and maybe pedals. I should have some actual build pics tomorrow.





























More to come!!

Nice...uhh...I think

It's the OS Speed of MTB's. (Or for Rob it's the Razorback.) That make it easier? Haha

Makes sense now....(the analogy...IDK why the hell you spend so much on bikes....lol)

You're doing this once you get that bike built and I'm getting it on video;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekeKAN9MuvQ

hehehe

nice choice on the XtR........my last bike had xT, and it was smooth / efficient. dont skimp on the saddle / post man get a Selle Italia Flite turbo and Thomson post......lolololololol nice ride dude.......real nice ride

The post and saddle will definitely not be skimped on. Since I have not ridden this frame before and Thomson posts come in 3 lengths, I wanted to put a cheap one in first to measure the length and then get the correct Thomson. Too long or too short is no good. As for the saddle, I am 100% set on the Selle Italia Gel Flow SLR. Light, and suprisingly comfortable.

And Matt.... No. Just no. Haha And this will be my race bike. That is pretty much the reason behind going all out on it. I don't need it failing, and the lighter the better.

Update..... about all I can do until the next parts shipment comes in.

The college house basement shop (still a work in progress):

That's a quality looking bike.

I would guess something like that cost over $1500.00 to build. How close am I?

I can tell you that what is shown in the first picture alone is over $1500 dealer cost. If you were to buy it retail it would come in somewhere in the range of $4200. I went all out on this one. Definitely the bes build of any of my bikes.

Dan the bike looks really nice. how much more is it gonna cost to complete it???

Guess I was off a little.

Great looking bike!

Looks good.


Don't kill yourself on it.

nice ride dan!