Hotrods new Moots

After about 12-18 months of reading about and researching 29ers, I finally ordered the Moots. I really like the YBB and the workmanship of guys at Moots is top notch. Cant say enough good things about Moots.

I also decided to break from tradtiion and go with the Rohloff and a Lefty. I got the frame about 2 months ago and have just finished the build right after christmas. I think I have pretty much got the fork dialed in and am narrowing down the stem length/angle. I have a pretty good idea and am going to probably make the final call soon.

All the rides so far are on the trails we are cutting for the Leesburg Bakers Dozen and 1 ride down on the difficult run/farady trail this morning. Man, was that muddy and cold, I was the ice breaker this morning. Cool thing about 29ers is that you can ride through deeper puddles, etc. I can already tell I am going to prefer the way this bike rides to either of my other two, a Merlin Fat Ti and Yeti Arc Titanium. Bottom line is this bike ROLLS. It is so smooth over everything so far and just feels great.

The Rohloff, my first, is great. Takes a bit to get used to coming from standard Shimano drivetrain. I think the Rohloff will be with me for a looong time.

Setup:Frame: Moots Mooto-X w/ Paragon Sliders
Fork (knife): Lefty Max Carbon
Front wheel: Industry Nine lefty hub on DT TK 7.1
Rear wheel: Rohloff on DT TK 7.1
Seatpost: Moots Lay Back
Saddle: Fizik Gobi
Handlebar: Salsa Pro Moto 11degree flat
Crank: FSA Carbonw/ 46 tooth ring
Pedals: eggbeaters ti spindle
Brakes: Magura Marta
Skewers: Salsa

Weight as shown is 26.9lbs

I have a Boone CR on the way and will be mounting it to a 2007 XTR crankset. I am also going to get Salsa Pro Scandium stem or a Ti Moots once I finalize the dimensions. Aside from these changes, everything will remain the same.