holy thread resurrection Batman!!
thought i'd update this thread!
the bike is 10 years old now! i recently haven't ridden it as much, but that's because i started my shop and felt that i should be riding the bikes i sell, especially if i am gonna be in photos etc. but anyway i have done a bunch of upgrades to the bike over the last several years.
first thing was i converted the bike to 27.5 wheels, the rear fitted so i fitted a 27.5 fork and rebuilt the wheels on Halo rims, cut to last year and i converted in to 2x12, i would have preferred 1x12 but i couldn't do that as the unused cable stops for the front mech would drive me mental!! so 2x12 it is!
also, fitted a 10mm shorter stem and a renthal bar with a bit more rise
then today i finally upgraded the brakes to Hope Tech3 X2, i like those levers as opposed to the new XCR version
anyway here's a couple of pics