EB Cycling Club

[leggo PE]

My husband is currently about to get a mountain bike built. That would bring his total up to 3. A beater bike, a road bike, and a mountain bike. I have two road bikes, but one is treated more like a beater bike (cheaper parts but still a good steel frame), and one much nicer road bike that I had custom built.

Unless for a future mini Leggo, we will likely never buy a prebuilt bike again. And that is fine by us!

 

[Supe]

You have jumped into the cyclist stereotype wholeheartedly. Welcome! Number of bikes needed = N+1, where N = current number of bikes owned. Also, you are upgrading your bikes at a record pace!

I've now got a local guy trying to sell me a 2018 Santa Cruz Tallboy Carbon for basically 1/2 of list price.  He upgrades every two years.  In really good shape other than normal cassette/chain wear.  Mrs. Supe will kill me if I do it...

 

[csb]

I've now got a local guy trying to sell me a 2018 Santa Cruz Tallboy Carbon for basically 1/2 of list price.  He upgrades every two years.  In really good shape other than normal cassette/chain wear.  Mrs. Supe will kill me if I do it...

BUY IT.

 

[csb]

A friend is updating his bike, so I get his older version of this:

https://intensecycles.com/collections/tracer

 

[FLBuff PE]

I've now got a local guy trying to sell me a 2018 Santa Cruz Tallboy Carbon for basically 1/2 of list price.  He upgrades every two years.  In really good shape other than normal cassette/chain wear.  Mrs. Supe will kill me if I do it...

Just tell her it's cheaper than another race car.

 

[Supe]

BUY IT.

He was actually asking less than BB value to start, and was willing to negotiate a bit too...

 

[Supe]

Just tell her it's cheaper than another race car.

At current rate, I'm not sure that's entirely true?

 

[Supe]

FWIW he was asking $3k with room to negotiate.  He upgrades every 2 years, so is wanting to sell to get an order in for a 2021.  It looks clean in the pics with only very minor scratches on fork and around bottom bracket.  Had a downtube protector on it from day one:

2018 Santa Cruz Tallboy Carbon

• Fox Float rear shock, Fox 34 front (110/120)
  
• XT shifter/derailleur/brakes
  
• Reverb dropper post
  
• Raceface wheels (29er with 27.5+ capability), Maxxis Minion front and Ardent rear
  
• Raceface stem and carbon bars
  
• XTR pedals (which I'd swap, as I don't like clipless)
  
• Fresh pads/brake bleed
  
• Shocks serviced fall of 2019
  
• Casette/chain have about 50% life
  

 

[csb]

The Santa Cruz would be an amazing step up. I think you'd be really, really happy with it. Plus it'll weigh at least 50% less than your current set up (I'm guessing more like 65-70%). 

 

[Supe]

It's actually not that much lighter - 27 lbs vs. 32 for the Trek.  Being a hardtail really keeps the weight down on the Trek.  The biggest hurdle will be Mrs. Supe and my pending divorce if I buy it...

 

[csb]

But you'll have a cool bike. 

 

[Supe]

But you'll have a cool bike. 

True.  And nothing picks up chicks like a chubby guy standing next to a safety cone orange Santa Cruz wearing a bike helmet.

 

[csb]

 

[Supe]

 

[leggo PE]

I'm a member of the #orangebikeclub. It's a good club!

 

[FLBuff PE]

 

[Ble_PE]

I took mini-ble out to a local park yesterday and got in about 4 miles of riding. It's an old golf course, so they've repurposed the cart paths into walking/biking paths. We had a good time and I hope to do this at least once a week with him.

 

[Supe]

Looks like the Trek is also getting an upgrade!  The warranty crank will be going in the spares bin.  While looking through reviews of Box components, I found a thread that took me to Velomine who is selling off all their box stuff on closeout.  I just got the Box 2 rear derailleur, 11 speed 46t cassette, shifter, and chain for a 1x conversion for $139 shipped, which is less than half price.  I opted for that over their X-wide 50 tooth option, because the 46t version of the derailleur is shorter, and around here, the roots/rocks are killer but I almost never use the granny gear on the climbs.  Now I just need to find a crank and front chain ring to match.  And then go buy that Tallboy.

 

[FLBuff PE]

I will admit to being skeptical of the 1X setup for mountain bikes, but after buying and riding one for about a year now, I have zero issues with it, and like it a lot. I have not met a hill that I can't climb (yet) with my 1X.

 

[Ble_PE]

Looks like the Trek is also getting an upgrade!  The warranty crank will be going in the spares bin.  While looking through reviews of Box components, I found a thread that took me to Velomine who is selling off all their box stuff on closeout.  I just got the Box 2 rear derailleur, 11 speed 46t cassette, shifter, and chain for a 1x conversion for $139 shipped, which is less than half price.  I opted for that over their X-wide 50 tooth option, because the 46t version of the derailleur is shorter, and around here, the roots/rocks are killer but I almost never use the granny gear on the climbs.  Now I just need to find a crank and front chain ring to match.  And then go buy that Tallboy.

Meanwhile I'm over here on my $200 used bike...