| | I wanted ONLY the headtube decal but Merlin put them all on. |
| | | Frame #55 of what was supposed to be 100. |
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| | | Size "Large" of S/M/L; The brochure (posted) said it's a 19" (actual) frame. |
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| | The frame flexes quite a bit; Tires wider than these Ritchey Moby-Bites can rub. |
| | | Setup for a suspension fork, big-time room above tire in front. |
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| | | Potts Type-II fork's dropout spacing is the "Extra-Extra" wide 118mm. |
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| | Nasty cable routing preserves the clean lines; Zip tie keeps it off the headset. |
| | | WTB Toggle Cams; Note the grease port on the brake arm. |
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| | Front braking doesn't get much better than this! |
| | | I had Potts finish the fork with just bead blasting and a "clear" powder coat... |
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| | Finish isn't holding up, but I do like seeing the brazing work (brass color). |
| | | WTB said "no more 118 hubs" - but Harlan Meyers (Hi-E) said "Anything you want". |
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| | WTB QR's; The "spoon" shape on Type-II's is Steve Pott's signature look. |
| | | Nice, beefy Cook Bros. Racing 181mm cranks. |
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| | Grafton pedals that refuse to break (Suntour XC-Pros awaiting); WTB Toe Flips. |
| | | Ultra-duty, ultra-rare Fisher "Double" clips; Specialized "XLong Binda" straps. |
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| | Ron Andrews' (Ti) "King Cages". |
| | | Had Merlin do 140mm rear dropout spacing instead of standard 135mm. |
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| | WTB New Paradigm 140mm 8sp cassette hub and QR. |
| | | Cunningham (not WTB) Lightweight QR; SWEET! |
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| | | Cunningham Fixed Angle seatpost; MORE SWEETNESS! |
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| | Note the taper of the seatpost BELOW the top 3" -- keeps the top end heavy duty. |
| | | WTB Ti Flat Bars: 24" wide with a big 13-deg sweep angle. |
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| | Ultra-cool custom Ti "Axis Design" stem by Chris Paretich. |
| | | 1-1/8" expander bolt stem; King Two-Nut headset; Note cool "Noodle" stop/guide. |
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| | Newsboys came with a WTB Roller Cam and a truly sh*tty setup. |
| | | To solve that, I talked real sweet to Mr. Cunningham... who REALLY fixed me up. |
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| | Toggle Cam conversion; Brake Bridge; Mud Guard; Modified cable guide/routing. |
| | | Nifty fix to problematic deraileur cable routing (pin inserted in brake boss). |
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| | A lot happening down there; Works incredibly well now (Thanks Charlie!). |
| | | Top side of custom mud guard. |
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