I called Snowshoe on opening day and asked what make/model bikes they'd rent a 6'5" guy. I went online and got the geometry of that bike and realized that I wanted something bigger than that. So I found a couple of Specialized BigHit's for sale locally. Bought them both and took the best parts of each to build a Snowshoe bike for me.
I started with thse two bikes:
and created this:
I started with thse two bikes:
and created this:
Here are the specs:
- 2003 Specialized BigHit - Large
- Frame has four-position adjustable shock mount offering 6.8 or 8.1 inches of plush FSR travel
- Stock Fox Vanilla rear shock (8.75x2.75)
- 2003 Marzocchi Monster T (mint condition)
- SRAM X0 rear derailleur
- SRAM X7 rear shifter
- Stock Hayes Nine brakes and 203 rotors front and rear
- Custom wheelset - Hadley hubs and Sun Intense Mag30 rims
- Truvativ ISIS Gigapipe 4 bearing DH, 73mm shell, 118mm spindle, E-Type bottom bracket
- Truvativ Holzfeller 7050, ISIS spline, 7050 alloy, 170mm cranks
- e.13 SRS chainguide with 38t chainring and bashguard
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