Bike Build of the Month - July (Maverick ML-8)

PeterD — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:13:00 +0000

Passion Trail Bikes specializes in customizing your bike build to your needs and desires. We deliver an equal number of full custom builds starting with frames from Maverick, Turner, Specialized, Giant, and Intense as we do bikes that begin life as stock bike builds from Specialized, Giant, and Maverick. All bikes are delivered with at least some level of customization, sometimes just a stem change and suspension tuning, but more often a bit more complex to make sure we deliver the best possible ride for any given rider or desired trail experience. Frequently we start with a bike or frame that is already in stock at Passion, but we also special order many bikes and frames to suit our customerâ€™s needs.

If you are interested in a bike that is custom tuned to you riding preferences, download our personalization spreadsheet and come visit us for a free build consultation.

To show examples of the bikes we have built, I am going to try a â€œbike build of the monthâ€ series here (kind of like a calendar, but without the bikini models). Here is the first oneâ€¦

A customer was looking to upgrade from an Ellsworth Moment he was riding. He wanted a long travel bike that is reasonably light, pedals well, but has good trail manners and outstanding downhill performance. We built up a Maverick ML-8 for him with an interesting mix of light (ML-8 frame, XTR components, handbuilt King/Mavic 819 wheelset) with extreme performance all mountain or â€œfree rideâ€ components (36 Van fork, 2.5â€ tires, upright ride position, 8â€ rotors). The owner reported â€œWeighing in at 31 pounds with 6.5â€ of travel front and rear, this baby is as fun on twisty singletrack in the Demo as it is going all out through the rocks in Downieville.â€

Build List
Frame/Size/Color	Maverick ML-8/Large/Hard Anno
Rear Shock	Maverick
Fork	Fox 36 Van (6.5â€ travel)
Headset	FSA
Stem/Bar/Grips	Thompson; Answer Prolite Scandium; Oury Lockon
Brakeset (F/R)	XTR w/ 5-bolt rotors (8â€ front; 6â€ rear)
Saddle	WTB Laser V Ti
Seatpost/Clamp	Thompson/Maverick
Shifters	XTR integrated
Crankset	XTR
Bottom Bracket	XTR
Chain	XTR
Front Derailleur	Dura Ace
Rear Derailleur	XTR
Cassette	XTR 12-34
Hubs (F/R)	King Discotech
Wheelset/Rims	Handbuilt: Mavic 819 disc, 32 spoke
Tires (F/R)	WTB Timberwolf Race 2.5/WTB Motoraptor 2.24
Pedals	Shimano 959

Passion Trail Bikes, Belmont, CA - specialists in quality bike service and custom-built mountain bikes: Bike Build of the Month - July (Maverick ML-8)

Bike Build of the Month - July (Maverick ML-8)