1998 Wilderness Trail Bikes Phoenix

Utterly Gorgeous!
I just sparked up my puter and the pic of the bike leaning against the rock popped up.
A great start to the day!

I love it too and nice to see some Californian sun. We have snow in Denmark...

Nick, i seem to remember that you had a Dekerf in this color, am I right?

Yeas, I did, and that came courtesy of Lawrence (Gearless in Seattle) too! I wish I still had it, but it had to go in a time of great hardship. :cry:
It's funny you should mention it; I'm not feeling the love for my current Solitaire, but haven't been able to work out why. She's as good a bike in the woods as any I've ridden but when both are built up I usually take out my tatty Soulcraft. I think it may be a bling thing. The Soulcraft is stealthy, and doesn't attract a second glance, but the Dekerf is very in your face. I'm not sure that suits me, so I've been thinking about a respray. A shame, given that it's a $500 option paintjob.
Anyway, enough of the thread hijack...

Another awsome WTB Nate!

You and Noah are killin' me


Bet it rides as nice as it looks...you lucky dog.



Steve

Sweet bike!
Need to get one of those anti-suck chain devices to save the paint :shock:

Also what sort of under saddle bag is that?

Thanks dudes.

I'll fit one of the Ringle ones I have if it fits...the FD was adjusted to throw too much to the inside. Alas.

The bag is a Jandd, super rad old school company in San Diego: http://www.jandd.com/

Old Jandd bags are great!
The Phoenix is pretty nice too

(like that Olive-like drab color)

The colour is great, actually. Understated and very uncommon...

I like! Good colour, lovely clean lines - well specced, and good to see it's being ridden rather than polished

The PDW grips are cool too, they make some funky stuff!

More grist for the mill!

I made some changes to the set up.....and it is still rad

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Just made it back from this morning's Romero Canyon ride. Twas great! I didn't do the technical creek trail, but instead took the long long fireroad all the way up, then bombed down. Nice to get the Phoenix up to speed on a downhill off road. The bike performed great. The DKG was a marked improvement, and I was definitely appreciating all 80mm of loving up front. I have noticed a wee bit of the fabled seatpost slippage. Not much, and maybe I just need to clamp down a bit more (the runs-slightly-small Thomson probably adds to the issue)....or maybe I need to get off my ass on these rocky climbs.

The trail is really cool---great views nearly at every turn, very strenuous but not impossible to keep it going at a good clip, plenty of rocks, little jumps, and nasties to keep your attention and jar you silly on the way down, and to top it off a couple small stream crossings. The 70 degree weather didn't hurt. But man, I need to get back in shape.....before Keysville.

Here's a scenery pic, and then a few more of the bike after I had finished up, replete with Santa Barbara's excuse for winter mud.