Bike Build: Project 37.5lb Blindside
Monday, January 28th, 2008
So the first three build pages of our little project Blindside are now up. The last four pages will be available tomorrow. Enjoy and let us know what you think about it.
The finished build
Special thanks to:
- Deity
- Gamut
- Hel Brake Lines
- Industry Nine
- Nokon USA
- PUSH Industries
- Red Barn Bikes
- Shimano USA
- Straitline Components
- Thomson
- Transition Bikes
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January 28th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Awesome to finally see this up! Nice eye for detail with the Vitamin Water color matching the pedals!
January 28th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Thanks! Its good to have it up. There is lots in store to come
January 28th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Woooooo wooooooo!! Now my wife can stop nagging me for checking this site 10 times a day for the last 6 weeks waiting for this moment!!
January 28th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Nice, can I have it?
January 28th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Why didn’t you use a titanium spring?
January 28th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Ivan - We were trying out different steel springs first to determine which one is right.
Additionally its one of the easy things to change out to save more weight if you want to.
January 28th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
the wheel weights are even more impressive, you’ve only added the weight of one tube to the tubed sets!
January 28th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Goodgrief- That’s what 2 XC tubes weigh in at but a lot of people run heavier dh/fr tubes but we wanted to give the tubed option a fighting chance in the comparison.
January 28th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Just wondering - would Stan’s sealant be necessary for a 823/Michi DH Comp 16 combo? Or would the seal be tight enough as it is?
January 28th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Who won the contest?
January 28th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
where do you got the black boxxer world cup?
January 28th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Ben- Using UST Rims and UST tires require no Stans. But it doesn’t hurt to add some tubeless solution to a ust setup. UST was designed/made to work without the need for Stans and has been around longer. Stans does make the system better though.
Cliff - I think you’re thinking of the Socom..?
Laurent - You can order Black lowers from your Sram/RockShox dealer.
January 28th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
wow, very sick build. i’m interested in the push thing, did it turn out as well as you thought it would?
January 28th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
where is the review of the acctual bike?
January 28th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
zack - Still want to get some more time on it before but so far so good.
shredder - April
January 28th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Oops Socom… You’re right. Nice that it’s 37 with the floater. That’s lighter than my Bottlerocket… P.S. Polished Saint cranks? XT?
January 28th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
wow looks good i am thinking about a blindside but i could not find any reviews until now. I love sick lines
January 28th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Clif - They’re polished xt’s
Simon - thanks! There’ll be a more complete review later as noted above.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Beautiful build!
She looks slicker than deer-guts on a doorknob!
btw: nice use of the vitamin water.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
not my personal favorite flavor of vitamin water….i can’t wait for that real review though, the bike is pretty decked out. that transition seat looks surprisingly comfy. also, what made you choose XTs over Hones? it seems like the weight difference between the 2 is minimal.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
XT’s are available in 165mm, Hone’s are not.
I’m a fan of the Focus Kiwi, but as was pointed out above, the Dragonfruit bottle matches.
Jason
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:19 pm
The weight diference between XT’s and Hones is minimal? +/- how much?
February 4th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Hone is ~30g heavier
February 24th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
That is a sick build. I would think it would have been lighter though. My medium 2006 V-10 (2 lbs heavier than 2008) weighs 39lb10oz with 11/32 cassette, Diabolus Cranks, Deemax wheels, Avid Codes, and not even a SDG seat yet. Theoretically, I could build a 2008 V-10 down to 36 lbs with lighter wheels, cranks, seat/seatpost, ti bolts, and Dura Ace cassette, Formula brakes and lighter hoses. That is what I would like to see Sicklines build. With large budget could probably build 10 inch travel 35-36lb beast! The lightest DH bike I have seen is a Sunn tipping just over 34lbs!
February 24th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Hey Travis,
Yea we could easily cut more weight on the blindside without sacrificing any sort of durability really to it. The point wasn’t to build the lightest blindside we could.
Expect to see more bike builds in the near future. There is never an issue of “budget” necessarily when we build bikes, but focus’ more on a point to a build.
The Socom will be light…
May 15th, 2008 at 4:06 am
Hi.
Where do you found a black valve cup for Dhx?
Thank