Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The SOMA SMOOTHIE is complete and road tested!!!

60cm Soma Smoothie frame
Salsa fork
WTB headset
105 external bearing cranks
Ultegra shifters and derailers
Nitto B-115 bars wrapped snugly with celeste Cinelli tape
Delta upright stem
Zion seatpost
WTB saddle
Crank Bros Eggbeater Candy C pedals
Mavic Open Pros w/ Dura Ace hubs or Bontrager Select wheels (depends on the weather)

I usually do my own wrenching, but this time I dropped it off for derailer and brake cabling at Jocelyn's in downtown Monterey. As usual, they did much more than they charged me for.

- SUPPORT YOUR LBS!!!


The next morning provided something many people pay big bucks to see, but it's just right down the street for me!!!

Sunrise over Monterey, Pacific Grove, and Carmel- BEAUTIFUL!





Tuesday, January 22, 2008

AND THEN THERE WAS MONKEY

Large (20") Surly Karate Monkey frame and forkset, Metallic Root-beer brown on eBay: $275
Mavic A-319 rims, LX hubs on eBay: $140
Race face prodigy cranks, Easton h-bars, stem and seatpost, disc brake set, LX shifter/braks pods on eBay: $100
Schwalbe Big Apple tires, 29X2.3": $ Free with frame purchase
BMX chainring bolts to go S/S purchased at LBS: $14.00
Decal set for KM from Jenson USA: $14.00
Avid brake levers from Craigslist: $10







KARATE MONKEY BASS AZZ 29" MONSTER: PRICELESS