THE OLD HORSE RIDES AGAIN!

IN A EARLIER POST I MENTIONED THAT MY 04' GIANT RINCON WAS GOING TO GET A LITTLE TLC BY WAY OF SOME NEW PARTS. IN THE TIME IVE HAD SINCE GETTING BACK FROM SIN CITY I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE IT. ABOVE.

HERE SHE IS IN ALL HER GLORY. FROM THE TOP. NEW MARY BAR KNOCK OFF WITH 3 1/2 INCHES OF RISE. NEW SURLY 1X1 FORK ADDING ANOTHER INCH OF RISE. NEW AVID BB7 FRONT BRAKE WITH NEW CABLE AND HOUSING MOUNTED ON A NEW TO ME FRONT WHEEL. NEW REAR SINGLE DIGIT 7 BRAKES. OVER THE OLD SETUP I'M ABOUT 3+ INCHES MORE UPRIGHT.

THE UPGRADE WAS DUE TO A RECENT WINTER TIME ROAD RIDE I WENT ON. I WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE BRAKES AND THE ALMOST NON WORKING FRONT SUSPENSION FORK. I COULD BARELY SLOW DOWN ON WICKED STEEP DECLINE AND THE FRONT FORK BOUNCED ALL THE WAY DOWN, AT 30+ MPH IT WAS JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE IT SCARY.

I TOOK IT OUT FOR A BIT OF A TEST RIDE TODAY. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, ALL THE SNOW WE GOT YESTERDAY HAD MELTED OFF THE ROADS. LEAVING THEM 99% DRY, SUNNY AND WARM. I WAS GOING TO JUST DO A 4 OR 5 MILE RIDE BUT THIS BIKE IS FUN, I ENDED UP DOING CLOSE TO 20 . IT'S REAL RESPONSIVE AND STABLE. IT REMINDED ME OF BMX BIKES I HAD WHEN I WAS A KID.
I FOUND MYSELF STANDING AND SPRINTING EVERY CHANCE I GOT AND I TACKLED SOME PRETTY GNARLY HILLS. COMING DOWN I COULD HAVE STOPPED ON A DIME. A HUGE IMPROVEMENT.

THIS BIKE IS MY JACK OF ALL TRADES BIKE. NOT SURE WHAT ALL IT'S GOING GET USED FOR BUT I COULD SEE IT WITH A FULL SET OF RACKS AND BAGS COMMUTING OR AS IS BOMBING DOWN A TRAIL WITH SOME HUGE DIRT TIRES. IT'S DONE AND IT'S FUN. I'M GOING HAVE FUN FINDING OUT.