Pictures taken at just the right time. Lovely!

Got heaps of goodies in the mail today. Most of it is for the Reign. I wanted to try and lower the bars as well as get more grip up front. The shorter seatpost will also allow me to get the seat lower now (old post was too long). All the old stuff has gone onto Suga’s Talon as it’s all the same specifications only lighter. I alsmo managed to get some goodies for the Ti frame, the world’s lightest seatclamp at 8g (I’m such a weenie sucker) and also some grips which come in at 19g (lol!).

Awwwwww MWG Blogger will miss you.

Hmmm. Wonder if the BBQ still works? Tick tick tick fwoosh! BBQ at my place everyone! More pics here.

New goodies! Thanks to Grant and the crew at Maroubra Cycles for cutting us a great deal.

Lovely little bike.

Sexy Fox helmet.

Suga finally got her belated B’day pressie today! Whoo hoo! It’s a sexy little 14inch XC ripper from Giant. Fantastic bike which we got for $1k on the money (RRP is $1299). She drove home and I got to ride it home, fantastic little bike. Crisp gear changes, nice hydraulic brakes and the lockout on the handlebar’s a nice touch.

Specs:
frame ALUXX FluidFormed™ alloy w/low stand-over
fork Rockshox Tora 302 Solo Air 100m w/remote Lockout
rear derailleur Shimano Deore LX high normal 9 speed
front derailleur Shimano Deore
shifters Shimano Deore rapid fire 27 speed
crankset Shimano Deore 9 speed 22x32x44T
bottom bracket Shimano Deore integrated outboard
shift/chain guide
chain Shimano HG73 9 speed
cassette SRAM PG950 9 speed 11-34T
brakes Shimano M485 hydraulic w/6″ centre-lock rotors
brake levers Shimano M485 hydraulic
hubs Shimano RM65 9sp, QR, cassette disc
rims Sun Rhyno Lite 26″ x 32H w/eyelets
spokes 14G stainless
tyres Hutchinson Barracuda 26 x 2.1″
pedals Shimano M505 SPD clipless
h.bar/stem Raceface Ride XC low rise / Raceface Ride XC
seat post Raceface Ride XC 30.9
saddle SDG Bel Air w/cr-mo rail
grips Giant lock-on

More pics here.

I’ve already had a ball during my extended lunch break (lol). Couldn’t help myself.

I used my mechanic gloves when taking it all apart, no blood! Nice one, will do so from now on.

Here are some weights just for kicks:

Brakes front and rear + cables: 681g
Chain: 286g
Cranks + BB: 1775g
Fork: 1040g
Frame: 2820g
Grips: 93g
Handlebar: 951g
Headset: 139g
Pedals: 492g
Seat Binder: 61g
Seat: 451g
Seatpost: 317g
Stem: 511g
Tyres: 480g/tyre
Tubes: 120g/tube
Wheel front: 1100g
Wheel rear + cog: 1003g

Alrighty! She’s finished! I got the KCNC seat post in the mail today, the first one was lost in the mail, he (OS eBay seller) was nice enough to send me another one (even though he did take a few months!).

It’s as light as they say it is at 153g. Damn light. It’s also a bitch to set up right, but set and forget I suppose.

Final weight of the keep it real with steel single speed is 9.46kg.

Pulled this up from under the house this morning (I was looking for the hot water system, something’s wrong, been having cold showers lately!). New project? Me thinks so! She’s heavy at 13.06kg’s, that’s as heavy as my Reign! More pics here.

Suga and I made this last night. It’s the first time we’ve made a proper meal together (and fuck it was good!). Yum yum!!!