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"The Condor" monstercross - $450 (Berkeley)

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bicycle type: mountain
frame size: 15"
wheel size: 26 in
bicycle frame material: aluminum
suspension: suspension fork (hardtail)
brake type: disc (mechanical)
handlebar type: drop
electric assist: none
condition: good
make / manufacturer: Kona

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It sure looks ungainly, but it absolutely floats across the landscape. This has been a long-running project for fun and tinkering, and the end result is an extremely fun and satisfying ride. The basis is a 15" Kona frame (no clue what model) that I picked up from Waterside, already spray-painted a surprisingly nice-looking matte black. The Marizocchi Bomber fork provides some ridiculous level of travel and slackens the geometry back to kick you up into a comfortable riding position with a ton of bottom bracket clearance. You ride high but can get quite tucked in to those flared drops. Despite the incredibly bodged drivetrain, it shifts and brakes very well. Right now it is like a large frame - I am 6'0" and it fits me very well, but it could certainly fit down a few inches!

This is one of the most fun and odd bikes I've built and I'll be sad to see it go, but I'm moving soon and can only keep a few. Great fun and it turns heads. Plus, you can ride the next big thing in "gravel" (a mountain bike with drop bars) without forking $2000+ over to Trek/Canyon/etc.

I can meet for a test ride in the hills (you will want to try this on a trail) or near the UC Berkeley campus. Cash or Venmo. Make me an offer! The worst I can do is say no.

Parts

15"Kona Aluminum Frame
Marizocchi Bomber Downhill fork
Kona seatpost
Dajia FarBar handlebars, mountain bike rated with quite a wide flare.
Shimano 105 flight deck brake/shifters ("brifters")
- the front shifter runs through a travel agent behind the seat tube, which just so happened to perfectly adjust the cable pull. One of life's joys.
Shimano Deore front/rear derailleurs, 3x9
Truvativ triple crankset
Avid BB7 disc brake caliper in front, cheap shimano one in back
WTB speedDisc wheelset
Tires: Panaracer fire XC Pro 26x2.1 in back, "The Captain" 26x2.2 in back.


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