Greeny’s Sliding Dropouts

It’s official. I’m in love with Greeny’s Sliding Dropouts.

From when I bought the Kona Unit in November until just before the WSMTB 4 hour race a few weeks ago, I was running a 32:18 gear ratio on the Greeny. Just before the race though, I changed it to 32:20 and I’m pleased to(click to read the full post)

by Jarod   |   5 comments   |   March 3, 2010 at 7:46 pm

Kona Unit Update

Time for a few more photos of Greeny. The main change since my last update on Greeny is that he’s now sporting some 120mm Fox F29’s. They’ve transformed the bike again, making it far easier to ride for longer distances.

When riding Greeny with rigid forks, after about 30-40kms my upper body would be(click to read the full post)

by Jarod   |   one comment   |   February 23, 2010 at 10:23 am

52/365 – Dirty Legs

Today I did the WSMTB Club’s 4 hour race. I got dirty legs and a crushed spirit.

Quite tired. Shall post a proper review in the coming days.

by Jarod   |   2 comments   |   February 21, 2010 at 8:33 pm

The Race to Two Hundred.

It’s not been official until now, but Liz and I are racing to 200 posts on this, our humble blog. As it stands I’m at 188 (189 with this post) and Liz is at 186. That puts me three ahead with eleven to go, but I’m still behind the eight ball cause Liz(click to read the full post)

by Jarod   |   no comments   |   December 20, 2009 at 8:41 pm

It’s Christmas Time for Greeny

So after a few rides on Greeny, I worked out the few upgrades that needed to happen. These are them:
Thomson Elite 410mm Layback Seatpost. While setting the bike up, I worked out that to have the right pedal stroke I’d need about 350mm or so above the seat collar. The standard Kona(click to read the full post)

by Jarod   |   one comment   |   December 14, 2009 at 5:28 am

Dirtworks 2010

It appears the pain from this year’s Dirtworks has been forgotten, as last week I signed up for the 2010 race.
I had a bit of indecision between the 50 & 100km events. The 50km appealed cause it can be treated like a short, sharp sprint. The 100km cause it’s epic and a helluva(click to read the full post)

by Jarod   |   no comments   |   December 10, 2009 at 6:15 am

2010 Kona Unit Single Speed

So I picked up my new bike from TBSM on Tuesday night. It’s a 2010 Kona Unit. Single speed. 29er. Sexy.
After leaving it stock and riding it for a 20km spin around Loftus last night, I have much to talk about. There are a few upgrades that I want to(click to read the full post)

by Jarod   |   10 comments   |   November 26, 2009 at 6:17 am

What’s all this about then?

A brand spanking new Shimano Deore XT Crankset weaselled it’s way onto Whitey a few weeks back. Nothing especially new with that.
But I got home from work find three chainrings on it. Blasphemy!

by Jarod   |   one comment   |   November 17, 2009 at 8:20 pm

The Tale of the Giant Iguana Single Speed and the Salsa Casseroll Single Speed Commuter

Okay. Not so much a tale as a photo of each bike in it’s respective state.

That’s pretty much how Whitey will stay for the Highland Fling this weekend. Kinda not really especially looking forward to it. Which is to say that I’m nervous and wish it was over with already.
As(click to read the full post)

by Jarod   |   2 comments   |   November 4, 2009 at 7:57 am

Whitey’s New Boots

I recently treated whitey to a new set of boots… and in the process saved almost a kilo of weight. Crazy!
These were replaced:

With these:

Hubs are these:

Rims are these:

And they’re laced together with super light DT Swiss Revolution spokes and held in with super sexy red DT Swiss Alloy Nipples.
On the quick ride(click to read the full post)

by Jarod   |   4 comments   |   October 26, 2009 at 6:05 pm

Manly Dam again

Yesterday I rode Manly Dam for the first time since January. Man it’s easy to forget how technical that trail is!
The first lap we did was the normal one. That is to say, it has heartbreak hill in it. Despite having easier gearing than last time (32:18) I didn’t ride the whole(click to read the full post)

by Jarod   |   no comments   |   August 30, 2009 at 8:08 am

The Salsa ate my jeans!

Turns out chain guards aren’t 100% effective 100% of the time. Was going about 30kph down a hill, them wham, my right leg gets sucked down into a black hole, only to be spat back out minus my jeans cuff.

by Jarod   |   3 comments   |   July 11, 2009 at 8:03 pm

The Salsa Casseroll at the moment

Took my Salsa Casseroll out for a bit of a photoshoot. These were the results…

by Jarod   |   one comment   |   July 8, 2009 at 9:47 pm

The Salsa Casseroll is now fixed!

And my golly it’s a handful. It’s a scary feeling when you forget you’re riding a fixed gear and the bike gently reminds you by trying to throw you off it. It’s also a scary feeling blasting down a hill at 40kph+ and knowing all too well you’re on a fixed gear.

Still though,(click to read the full post)

by Jarod   |   3 comments   |   June 28, 2009 at 10:39 am

Did I mention I sold the Gary Fisher Cobia?

Cause I totally did. Got an okay price for it and it went to a good home, so you’ve gotta be happy with that. I was a little sad to see it go, as it was massive fun to ride, especially as a single speed. The following photos are it’s legacy in(click to read the full post)

by Jarod   |   no comments   |   June 20, 2009 at 12:19 pm

Giant Iguana Single Speed (Whitey!)

Yep, more buildingness has taken place. And the new frame has a name… Whitey!

Going to keep rebuilding it as it was for Dirtworks. But wheelset, crankset, brakes, seatpost & saddle are all on the table for upgrades during Winter.

by Jarod   |   no comments   |   May 19, 2009 at 5:01 am

A White Giant Iguana Frame? Never!

Booyah!

Headset

Dropouts.

Seatpost’y area.

1598/1599gram’ish. Happy.

by Jarod   |   no comments   |   May 16, 2009 at 5:12 am