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Reader's Rides - Steve Potter's 2002 .243 Racing 4130

  • Frame: .243 Racing 4130 Cro-moly
  • Rims: Alex Supra Sigma rear, Vuelta Excalibur DH front
  • Brakes: Avid Mechanical Discs. Great brake, I ride them on the shore, isn't
    that enough? ;)
  • Fork: Z5 lowers with 2002 DJ2 uppers/internals (yep.)
  • Tires: Maxxis high roller 2.5 front, Mitsoboshi Rokko 2.4 rear
  • Saddle: Titec berzerker DH KCX (Cro-moly rails)
  • Cranks: Axiom Big Drop cro-moly
  • Chain retention: dual bashguard using Envy "Double E" inner plate
  • Stem: Cheapo Matrix CNC block.
  • Bars: Bontrager Crowbar XXX DH Cro-moly
  • Grips: Intense ODI Lock-ons
  • Shifter: SRAM Centera crap, soon to be replaced with rapid-fire.
  • Levers: SRAM 9.0, soon to be replaced with Avid SD5's.
  • Derailleur: Deore

This is my bike, used for everything from urban to the shore. It's not the most expensive build out there, but it does it's job very well, all the parts that need to be solid are very solid. Great bike all in all.

-- submitted by Steve Potter