Show off your Mountain Bike!!!

I love the endurance races. Did a 24 hour about 4 years ago. was in slightly better shape back then though. i didn't train for this one, and ended up turning pretty decent lap times, but wouldn't even get near a 24 hour race without a couple months of training.

the night time laps are my favorite

 

Looking for a 2013 specialized sl4 58 black frame at cost or close. Please PM me

 

new baby on the way

gonna be pretty close to this by march, a little less xtr though

 

Those who have not ridden...RACED... the 4:00 am lap (16 hours in)
will never truly understand how weird mountain biking can be.
Still get flashbacks.

 

sooooooo nice.

 

I keep going onto their website and building them... Some day haha

 

Very nice! I just threw a Reverb Stealth on mind today. It is now perfect. Also making the leap to clipless. I might be a little nervous.

 

Taiwanese frame manufacturers are some of the best and most consistent builders in the world-there are like one or two who build for almost everyone these days.

 

Any stickers like that are instantly removed from any bike I own.

 

Only big brand i can think off the top of my head thats still USA made is Intense, most companies out source now

 

Trek makes their higher end carbon frames in house.

 

Don't most do that? Trek does because their process is "unique".

 

As far as carbon goes out sourcing is the only way the bike companies can make carbon frames period. The money it cost for the ovens to cook the carbon is substantial. From what I hear Taiwan has been making carbon for decades and are damn good at it.

 

^^ This ^^

 

Im going to run an internal routed KS lev 150mm.

Clipless is the only way to ride mounain bikes, way more control, 30% more power to your cranks. Just as easy if not easier to unclip than five tens and good flats.

Every single carbon mtb frame is made over seas. It would cost us shreders literally twice the price to buy a frame if they are made in the usa.
They are usa designed and engineered.. It could be worse

Bingo

Intense only makes aluminum frames in usa, their carbon frames are all taiwanese made

 

Im all about usa made goods too, ill spend the extra money to buy usa any chance i get but carbon frames are something i have to sacrafice. At least they are made is taiwan and not china..

 

But you did buy American. Santa Cruz is an American company and they support the economy over the hill both designing and building bikes in the city of Santa Cruz-just built a nice new office too. And you bought your bike from an American bicycle shop.

Bikes have parts from all over. Japan, USA, Taiwan, and so on.

 

Nothing wrong with Taiwanese produced carbon frames or supporting the American mtb companies who outsource production there. Its a means of adjusting to the domestic economy. I'm sure ALL of the American MTB companies would love to produce their frames in house but it's simply a factor of cost.

This is why Enve USA made carbon wheels cost ungodly amounts of money. The price they can pretty much dictate since the market for domestically produced carbon wheels is tiny and competition is non existent....and boy they sure are proud of their "Made in USA" stickers.

Shimano drive train components which are industry standard in the MTB world are proudly made in Japan....and I wouldn't have it any other way to be honest.

 

Lynskey is putting out a great bike these days. They are building American made ti for a few other brands too.

 

i think they are the company making the frame for thomson right?