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Edited Date/Time 8/18/2014 6:55am
Let's see those DIY and customized solutions on your bike. Here's my addition (thanks to Steve Wentz)

Fox Fork chainlink cable guide (i lost the real thing and Wentz knew this was a solution...) boosh.



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mgolland45 11/21/2010 1:01pm
11/21/2010 1:01pm Edited Date/Time 10/4/2011 5:12pm
i tossed some custom paint on my bike last year, idk if that counts for much, also its about to go to a 1x4 setup

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sspomer 11/22/2010 7:34am
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mgolland45 wrote:
i tossed some custom paint on my bike last year, idk if that counts for much, also its about to go to a 1x4 setup [img]https://lp1.pinkbike.org/photo/4240/pbpic4240292.jpg[/img]
i tossed some custom paint on my bike last year, idk if that counts for much, also its about to go to a 1x4 setup

i like it! what frame is that? ahh, the good old sherman dj. i miss that fork.
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SwylieR 11/22/2010 8:04am
11/22/2010 8:04am Edited Date/Time 11/22/2010 8:11am
I put a hot dog in the leg of my boxxer to serve as a softer bottom-out elastomer. It adds a little water weight but it feels really plush now....
NoahColorado 11/22/2010 9:19am
11/22/2010 9:19am

Blue MRP G2 SL Wink
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bturman 11/22/2010 9:24am
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SwylieR wrote:
I put a hot dog in the leg of my boxxer to serve as a softer bottom-out elastomer. It adds a little water weight but it...
I put a hot dog in the leg of my boxxer to serve as a softer bottom-out elastomer. It adds a little water weight but it feels really plush now....
Haha!
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sspomer 11/22/2010 9:34am
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NoahColorado wrote:
[img]http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h191/noahsears/MRP/blueg2sl.jpg[/img] Blue MRP G2 SL ;)

Blue MRP G2 SL Wink
that looks good! show the rest of the bike already : )
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CrazyBacon 11/22/2010 10:04am
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Here i have used a M6 thread and installed it with Hex-bolts, look better and easier to install. Its a moded Halo Spin Doctor


And here is my Kore stem wich i have cut the clamp in two pieces like a BMX clamp. Not much for weightreduction but the looks is also important Wink , though the paint is bad.
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bturman 11/22/2010 10:38am
11/22/2010 10:38am Edited Date/Time 4/21/2016 10:19am
This guy decided to add a jet to his bike. 70+ MPH. Crazy.



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sspomer 11/22/2010 10:46am
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@crazybacon...i like those hex bolts a lot!
@bturman...holy crap! 65-70mph on that fork/whees/bike? no thanks!
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mgolland45 11/22/2010 11:54am
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@sspomer its a dmr sidekick II, best 100 dollars i ever spent, i also made my old e 13 brown the other day, pics soon
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CrazyBacon 11/22/2010 11:57am
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sspomer: ye they´re okey, really like yours... verry creative :D
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camdenthekid 11/22/2010 12:32pm
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i put a 3 dura ace cogs on my wtb single duty hub and ran it with my x9
works amazing

spankthewan 11/22/2010 12:49pm
11/22/2010 12:49pm
My 831 is hitting my Mob frame when I spin the bars. It doesn't stop completely, but it is noticeable. I have an internal headset, so my steer tube is already cut too short for an external. I really don't want to have to grind down the corner of the blue anodized compression knob. Has anyone had a similar problem?
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bturman 11/22/2010 1:12pm
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spankthewan wrote:
My 831 is hitting my Mob frame when I spin the bars. It doesn't stop completely, but it is noticeable. I have an internal headset, so...
My 831 is hitting my Mob frame when I spin the bars. It doesn't stop completely, but it is noticeable. I have an internal headset, so my steer tube is already cut too short for an external. I really don't want to have to grind down the corner of the blue anodized compression knob. Has anyone had a similar problem?
Sketchy! Bust out the file.
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CrazyBacon 11/22/2010 2:23pm
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spankthewan: one dude on a swedish forum im member on had the same issue but on his Tweet Tweet and he made spacers for the steerercrown to stack the headset but its not a solution i would recomend you. Fabricate your oun set of caps insted of doing something irrational.
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Iggz 11/22/2010 3:39pm
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I've done quite a few custom mods on my bikes so here goes:

80mm Totem Solo Air on my dirt jump bike:


4spd Dura Ace on a Chris King SS hub with X0 der. and Dura Ace chain.


Compression ring for a Chris King headset


The fork on the STP is comprised of: Reba uppers and Moco, Pike lowers, Argyle spring internals.


X9 der. pulley in MRP G2 - significantly less drag


XT m971 crankset on a 83mm bb Intense M6


really simple but it dropped M6 travel to 8" and my bashgaurd stopped hitting the ground as much


Shortened the stroke of the DHX, 12.9" bb, 65 ha
maximumradness 11/22/2010 4:07pm
11/22/2010 4:07pm Edited Date/Time 11/23/2010 8:22am

shortened stroke= the best angles ever!!
nice one!
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sspomer 11/22/2010 4:28pm
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those are some rad mods, iggz!
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Iggz 11/22/2010 4:35pm
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Thanks dawg!

I like your chain link cable guide, pretty neat
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radiusq 11/23/2010 3:41am
11/23/2010 3:41am Edited Date/Time 4/21/2016 10:19am
For turning pro-pedal on/off on the trail bike via poploc lever on the bars-




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Storge 11/23/2010 5:35am
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chain link holder is super clean Smile

here some of mine; glued on sandpaper for added grip:


made a fixed gear rear hub out of mtb front disc hub:


"shortened" the spokes:


that's just few, i also moded two hardtail bikes into one full suspension among other things Wink
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sspomer 11/23/2010 6:34am
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radiusq wrote:
For turning pro-pedal on/off on the trail bike via poploc lever on the bars-
For turning pro-pedal on/off on the trail bike via poploc lever on the bars-




that's rad!
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bturman 11/23/2010 8:23am
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Sand papered pedals rock, especially in the wet. Good work.
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VWilliams 11/23/2010 12:07pm
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Just removed the cable guides and rim brake bosses from my old Ellsworth hardtail (run it single speed). Custom paint coming next.
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VWilliams 11/23/2010 12:09pm
11/23/2010 12:09pm
I also removed the disc brake mounts and custom painted my Argyle, but I don't have it here to take photos.
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aj_gilbs 11/23/2010 6:10pm
11/23/2010 6:10pm
Post up the Argyle when you can V-Dub! It's definitely waayyy sick.
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bturman 11/24/2010 9:26am
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VWilliams wrote:
[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs570.ash2/149288_1466615026817_1276783598_31058853_7156581_n.jpg[/img] Just removed the cable guides and rim brake bosses from my old Ellsworth hardtail (run it single speed). Custom paint coming next.


Just removed the cable guides and rim brake bosses from my old Ellsworth hardtail (run it single speed). Custom paint coming next.
Is that the one you rode in the Jib series? I think I'll have to dig up those videos sometime soon.
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VWilliams 11/24/2010 9:29am
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Yeah, same one. Now it serves as my wife's BMX/skatepark machine.
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AMC 11/24/2010 6:35pm
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Got sick of the fork on my XC bike not getting full travel so I hacksawed the compression rod down to increase the air capacity. Works perfectly now
Alex_Marsh 11/25/2010 12:32pm
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shortened the stroke on the V120 to reduce it to 8.5inches of travel

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