PVD Winter MTB

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Tubes

Down Tube - OXPLAT09 DT, 1.375
Top Tube - Detache 7/4/7, 1.125
Seat Tube - NOVA External Butt Seat Tube, 28.6/30.0 X 460 $15.25
Chain Stay, Drive - Dedacciai CRMO 24mm Chainstay, 16/30 OVAL, 12 Degree bend, Modified PVD bend.
Chain Stay, Non-drive - Dedacciai CRMO Road 24mm Chainstay, 16/30 OVAL, Straight, $15.92ea, Bent 7.5 Degrees.
Seat Stays - DEDACCIAI 12.5 16mm X 0.6 SINGLE TAPER 560 $24.50
Bottom Bracket - PVD Hollowtech II Shell, MTB, 92mm wide x 1.75" Ø
Dropouts - PVD Designed IF Dropouts
Braze-ons - Pacenti Hydro
DM Front Derailure Boss - PVD Machined
Headtube - PVD Design

Paint

RAL #3004 Purple Red. I love this color. I try others, but I keep coming back to this one. It makes me feel at home.

Parts Spec

Fox Vanilla 140 RLC QR15 Fork
Shimano SLX cranks & deraillures
24 tooth granny gear replacing 22 tooth for perfect shifting patterns
Shimano Deore XT Brakes, pedals, cassette (11-32), and shiters
Shimano Dura-ace 10spd chain
Ritchey Pro 30 Degree x 100mm stem
Cane Creek IS headset
Easton EC90 0mm offset seatpost
WTB Devo saddle
Kenda Nevegal 2.1 UST tires
Shimano XTR Hubs on Mavic 819 rims, DT 1.8/1.6/1.8 spokes, Alloy nipples, 32 hole 3 cross
Shimano XTR Rotors. 180mm front, 140mm rear
Chromag Fubar, DH Straight handlebar
ODI Lock-on grips, Rouge
Salsa 30mm seat post binder

Weight

Full bike set up for trailriding:

25.5 lbs with RS Revalation and 9mm front axle
27.0 lbs with Fox Vanilla RLC QR15 and 15mm front axle

Direct Mount Front Derailure

Shimano Spec

At first I made a mount that followed exactly the shimano specifications for the direct mount front derailure. It was clunky and ugly. It worked fine, but I wasn't happy.