PVD Winter MTB
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Contents
Tubes
- Down Tube - OXPLAT09 DT, 1.375
- Top Tube - Detache 7/4/7, 1.125
- Seat Tube - NOVA External Butt Seat Tube, 28.6/30.0 X 460 $15.25
- Chain Stay, Drive - Dedacciai CRMO 24mm Chainstay, 16/30 OVAL, 12 Degree bend, Modified PVD bend.
- Chain Stay, Non-drive - Dedacciai CRMO Road 24mm Chainstay, 16/30 OVAL, Straight, $15.92ea, Bent 7.5 Degrees.
- Seat Stays - DEDACCIAI 12.5 16mm X 0.6 SINGLE TAPER 560 $24.50
- Bottom Bracket - PVD Hollowtech II Shell, MTB, 92mm wide x 1.75" Ø
- Dropouts - PVD Designed IF Dropouts
- Braze-ons - Pacenti Hydro
- DM Front Derailure Boss - PVD Machined.
Paint
RAL #3004 Purple Red. I love this color. I try others, but I keep coming back to this one. It makes me feel at home.
Parts Spec
- Fox Vanilla 140 RLC QR15 Fork
- Shimano SLX cranks & deraillures
- 24 tooth granny gear replacing 22 tooth for perfect shifting patterns
- Shimano Deore XT Brakes, pedals, cassette (11-32), and shiters
- Shimano Dura-ace 10spd chain
- Ritchey Pro 30 Degree x 100mm stem
- Cane Creek IS headset
- Easton EC90 0mm offset seatpost
- WTB Devo saddle
- Kenda Nevegal 2.1 UST tires
- Shimano XTR Hubs on Mavic 819 rims, DT 1.8/1.6/1.8 spokes, Alloy nipples, 32 hole 3 cross
- Shimano XTR Rotors. 180mm front, 140mm rear
- Chromag Fubar, DH Straight handlebar
- ODI Lock-on grips, Rouge
- Salsa 30mm seat post binder
Weight
Full bike set up for trailriding:
- 25.5 lbs with RS Revalation and 9mm front axle
- 27.0 lbs with Fox Vanilla RLC QR15 and 15mm front axle
Direct Mount Front Derailure
Shimano Spec
At first I made a mount that followed exactly the shimano specifications for the direct mount front derailure. It was clunky and ugly. It worked fine, but I wasn't happy.
PVD Redsign
My design is much cleaner and sano.