RussB

I rekon you missed my last comment...

Oh, how I wish I could ride!

I got the frame the day after I broke my wrist. I built that bike up with my left hand (I'm a righty) and a gimp right hand in a cast.

The frame on that Iron Horse I posted earlier in this thread had butta-soft dropouts, and the axles were bitching them up pretty bad. Here's my 19" Jamis Dakota AL frame I got from JensonUSA. The frame weighs in at 4.06 lbs with the seat collar.

Build Specs...

fork: Manitou Minute :03 100mm

headset: Cane Creek S3

skewers: Salsa

crankset: Shimano LX M-580 175mm

rear derailleur: Shimano LX M-580 long cage, low normal

front derailleur:Shimano LX M-570 top-swing

shift/brake levers: Shimano LX M-580 dual control

cassette: Shimano LX M-580 11-32T

chain: Shimano HG-73

cables: SRAM Flak-Jackets

brakes: Avid BB7

stem: Race Face Deus XC 110mm x 5*

handlebars: Answer Pro-Taper carbon 1" rise

grips: Oury

seat: WTB LaserV Ti

seatpost: RaceFace Deus XC

wheelset: Mavic Crossland UST

tires: Hutchinson Scorpion 2.0 UST

pedals: Time ATAC XC Carbon

..if my wrist wasn't busted, I could actually enjoy this thing :(

Mikep,

yes, those are BB7's...

I just installed a 6" rear rotor & bracket, as the 8" rear was overkill, and about 140 grams heavier!

We're big Oury grip fans here, been using them for 10+ years. My Kid just got some Lime Green one's for his Ibex

Here's my MTB, an Iron Horse Maverick with a few upgrades

EDIT: the Maverick was dismantled, and now lives on a Jamis frame

Here's my Son on his brandy-new Ibex Ignition...

Here's my cobbled together El-Cheapo, buzz around the neighborhood bike, made up spare parts accumulated over the last decade or so,

without a doubt, pfeener

always friendly and very helpful, not a popular "character" here, but he instills the essence of what this site is all about.

AlvinL is right up there, too, but he's a Mod

Way too much pissing and moaning about these "Sigs"

Help someone out with a Volvo-related problem, instead of crying about your precious pictures.

:lol:

Donate more money. That will fix my cash problems so I am more apt to want to fix your cache problems

First death threats, now extortion. So much Hate

A lot of you probably need to clear your cache. Beyond that you can now all fix your avatars. Most other features should be coming back online later tonight. Expect one more outage but it will be quick. It will come some time next week when more RAM comes. I am adding 4 more gigs of RAM to address any speed isues.

I am not computer savvy...

What is my cache, and how do I clear it? :rolleyes:

Well weekend is here. Gonna work on the site. You know what that means. See you all on tuesday

panic ensues... :o

you guys are lame.

No YOU are :P

Just by the price you paid and how long ago you bought them, there is absolutely no doubt that you have an older version and not the latest Xtreme version. I have had both versions, you can see the difference. You advertised your price $100, which is fair. Now you just sound like a shady seller that is trying get greedy You know you didn't pay the $180 for the latest version, so you know you have an older version. Besides, with the QBM endlink group buy right now, your lucky to just get $100.

by the way- your reply indicating you were going to adjust your price after already advertising a price has probably pushed off most of those that were interested in these. It's bad business, you should have done your due diligence and knew exactly what you wanted for them prior to advertising them.

carl,

...and then there's the way you "stuck" your SPAM into Greg's (Slater's) group buy thread :angry:

well i did rent that thing and i used it and used it and used it, then i smack it and smack it and smack it..... and no progresssssss... so i got a power saw and cut the thing off took it to the vice grip clamp it in... and smacked it with the hammer and it came out.... now i cant put in the new one.... im going to the store to buy a drill bit to bore the hole out... a little wooho....

WTF!

you most likey mangled the tapered hole in the spindle. I don't know what to tell you except stay the hell away from it with a drill bit! If the tapered stud on the tie rod end doesn't fit snugly into its mating hole in the spindle, you will have to replace your spindle. Nice going <_<

"pickle fork"

...available at your local auto parts store

So...when you South & Central Ct guys figure you'll be going through Sturbridge on the I-84/I-90 interconnect?

I can loiter around there 'till you guys come through

Volvo PNP is $110 from FCP...

I personally wouldn't wate my time and money on the "az" pnp ;)

Bummer

How's the fluid look? How's the fluid level?

anything is possible, given enough time & money. you will be breaking new ground with that modification.

I'm going...

I'll be getting on the Mass Pike in Auburn. Rekon I'll register when I get there, and park on the lawn?

Jesus guys how are people still bikcering about this? Clearly, this is not aimed at us to buy. This is aimed at people who arent us but who have a volvo and want to make it faster.

define "Us"

down pipe 750-900.

either way u have down time waiting on ecu.

You implied that you operated a 16 bay Volvo indy shop. Is that correct?

If this is true, are you going to publicly offer a <$500 downpipe?

No I have a 16 bay garage. which is the largest independent volvo repair shop in the us. Again IPD is a great company, they can be alittle high on their prices. like u said 900 for a down pipe and 700 on ecu. Iv had mine for a while, probably b4 most others hit the market. Did not pay no where near that price. So why are they now 900.

:monkey:

There is such a small Volvo aftermarket/performance niche, that it's great to see a company bring out products for the Volvo enthusiasts...

...then you have a parade of VS-assclowns that have to talk shit about those companies that do invest the time & money...time and money spent to make it better for all of us in the not-so long run. Want to do-it-yourself? Search through junkyard and eaby, piecing together your "dream car"? Cool for you, but there's no need to knock down those that make the parts packages easily & readily available for those who simply "want it that way"

So much Hate VolvoHate.com

simon C, do you even have a car?

I make a note to look under the hood to check fluids at least once a week.

I was under the hood like 3 days ago and there was nothing

Sorry if you got the impression that I was busting on you (I wasn't)...I was speaking in general terms ;)