XC Mountain Cycle San Andreas

donny70

donny70

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I've wanted a San Andreas since I was in my teens so I'm extremely happy
with this build as it has exceeded my expectations in all areas. The handling is
awesome and I was shocked when I weighed it as I didn't think I could get it so low.

All the original black fittings have been stripped and re-powdercoated in a
candy red to match the other red highlights. Thanks also to John @ Gripsport
for an absolutely fantastic powder coating job on the frame. Anyway I don't think
I'll change anything on this one. The specs and pics you will find listed below.



Frame, Forks & Shock
Frame: Mountain Cycle San Andreas
Fork: Hurrycat Vorace XC comp Carbon
Front Shock - German:A V-Comp 150mm 169g
Rear shock - Fox Float RL

Controls
Handlebars – Easton CT2 Carbon
Stem - Hurrycat (Integrated)
Headset - NC-17 Imperator Pro
Grips - Answer Fall Line DH
Saddle - Koobi PRS Alpha
Seatpost - Thomson Elite
Clamp - KCNC MTB QR

Brakeset
Brakes F/R - Hope Tech X2 with Goodridge braided Hose & fittings
Adapters F/R - North Shore Billet 160mm IS
Rotors F/R - Alligator Starlite 160mm
Silencer - SwissStop brake pad silencer (This stuff is freekin awesome!!)

Drivetrain
Bottom Bracket - CrankCase Sealed 117.5mm
Cranks - Caramba Double Barrel
Chainrings - Stronglight Zicral
Chain - Rotor SL901 Titanium
Pedals - Crank Brothers Candy 2
Front derailleur - Shimano XT
Rear derailleur - Sram x5
Rear shifter - Sram x7
Front shifter - Sram x7
Cassette - Recon One-Piece Alloy 9sp 11-32 138g
Shift Cable - Alligator iLink 4mm

Wheels
Front rim - Progress XCD-1 (Niobium) AM/XC
Rear rim - Progress XCD-1 (Niobium) AM/XC
Front hub - Turbine CNC 24h
Rear hub - Turbine CNC 24h
Spokes - CN Blade Aero 3mm
Skewers - SpeedPark Titanium MTB
Weight pair:* 1575g including Skewers

Tyres/Tubes
Tyres - Schwalbe Rocket Ron Performance 26x2.10
Tubes - Maxxis FlyWeight presta 26x2.10

Extras
All bolts where possible - Probolt Titanium
Cable mounts - Triple (Ragley), Single (Mowa)
Cylinder Lids - Hope Tech red
Bar Ends - Zeta

Total weight - 11.8 kg




























 
Bundy boy

Bundy boy

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Well done mate it looks great. I reamber drooling over that frame years ago. I hope it gives you many years of joy.
 
S.

S.

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Looks pretty rad. Where did you get that fork? I thought Hurrycat were out of business...
 
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donny70

donny70

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FoxRidersCo said:
:cool: WOW... Epic Build

Never thought I'd see a German:A product down under
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Me neither. Got em from Germany. I have another build on the go which is an ibis szazbo with German:A kilo forks. Love them linkage forks...

S. said:
Looks pretty rad. Where did you get that fork? I thought Hurrycat were out of business...
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Hurrycat have been out of business since 2002 I think. I got the forks from a dude in Italy who had them on his San An. I'd been looking for years before that...
 
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No Skid Marks

No Skid Marks

Blue Mountain Bikes Brooklyn/Lahar/Kowa/PO1NT Raci
NUTS!. What a beautiful bike. Looks like steep geo, but you could easily remake the red shock mount shorter to drop the BB, and slacken it.
I'm on the hunt for a San an now, LOL.
 
donny70

donny70

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No Skid Marks said:
NUTS!. What a beautiful bike. Looks like steep geo, but you could easily remake the red shock mount shorter to drop the BB, and slacken it.
I'm on the hunt for a San an now, LOL.
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Cheers. Took a bit of getting used to but the slightly higher bb makes getting over stumps and things a bit easier. The angle on the main frame make the head angle look steeper than it actually is but its fairly standard. I'm loving it...
 
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TheBug

TheBug

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Phenomenal, so much attention to detail.
The SA was my first dream bike all those years ago and still looks modern to this very day.
Very well done to you sir.
 
SPECIALIST

SPECIALIST

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i too remember these bikes back in the day when i started riding 1997.....they looked shit hot then they still look shit hot now.....
awesome bike man!
 
No Skid Marks

No Skid Marks

Blue Mountain Bikes Brooklyn/Lahar/Kowa/PO1NT Raci
Is the inside of the right swing arm bolt head in line with the middle ring?
I'd make an idler and run single front ring if I got one and it was.
Although the anti squat's probably good for climbing. You could make a step down idler and have whatever anti squat you wanted I guess.
Pardon my dreaming/rambling.
I reckon if they remade this frame they'd sell as many as any other bike in it's class.
 
donny70

donny70

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Dreaming is what made this bike possible in the first place I reckon. There's been nothing like it since it was designed...
 
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abmptuk

Cannon Fodder
San An

This is probably an empty question as i already know the answer, i had a San Andreas a long time ago and stupidly got rid of it

Any ideas where to get hold of one?

Cheers guys
 
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