Do Not Watch The Ark from jeff steber on Vimeo.
This bike was quite the process. First I ordered the wheels, chain, cassette, crank,front and rear der.,brakes and shifters through a friend in December. I got them a month and a half later and almost exactly at that time the person I bought through vanished off the face of the earth. So I've got all these great parts and no frame or fork, let alone the rest of the components. Great, panic sets in and I'm at a loss. So the hunt begins, and I find a person over in Colorado selling an intense frame and he gives me a killer deal for the Tracer VP, Marzocchi 55 ata micro 09, and FSA Orbitz 1.5Z reducer headset. Things are Rolling again!
DT. Swiss E2200's: The Bling of my build.
Truvativ Stylo 3.3 GXP
Sram PG990 Cassette
Sram PC991 Hollowpin Chain
Sram X9 Shifters
Sram X9 Rear Der.
Avid Juicy 7's: 180 Front, 160 Rear
WTB Rocket V Race Saddle, Easton EA50 Bar & Stem
Kenda Small Block 8 & Nevegal
The Frame and Fork Arrive and I have no patience to take individual pictures
So I never listed or pictured the front Der. Thats because the one I originally got came broken, only had two shift positions. This turned out great because accessing the cable and high/low screws was near impossible with the intense frame, so I ended up going with the Shimano SLX which fit perfectly. I have no picture though so just look real close. Here's the finished product!
