Got out a bit today

[fourflys]

So the ice finally melted enough to get out on the new Black Mountain Cycles Monstercross... the temp on my phone said 27* with a "real feel" of 4*, it was a bit chilly... ;)

Anyway, still have a few tweaks to work out but the bike rides great!

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/548828_4463080169568_330372252_n.jpg

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/18885_4464091474850_2083410326_n.jpg

http://www.blackmtncycles.com/p/black-mountain-cycles-frames.html

[Wilkinson4]

Bruce Gordon tires? Do tell!!!!

mIKE

[fourflys]

yes, those are the Rock and Roads! I just had a short run today on pavement as the trails are still a bit iced over... felt great on pavement!

[oliver1850]

Glad to see the change in location isn't keeping you off the bike.

It wasn't that cold here, just 20 degrees cooler than it was for Friday's ride. I got out for an hour or so on kind of bleak day to test out the shifter setup I cobbled together last night.

[malcolm]

those shifters are beautiful

[fourflys]

Nice looking setup! The cold isn't what's bothering me, it's the ice on the road... Tons of black ice up here...

[oliver1850]

I don't mean to hijack, but the front shifter is a 6 speed era Syncro that I bought as a bare lever and the rear is an 8 speed Record that was about 60%.

I was almost caught out by an unexpected ice patch last week. Ice s*cks, you can be as careful as it's possible to be and you're still going down. I'd like to try some homemade studded tires at some point. I wonder if you could do the sheet metal screw routine with a tubeless/sealant wheel.