Recent content by NimbleRider

Here's my work bike for the year. I've been working in Eastern Idaho a lot since January, two weeks there, then home for two weeks. I rented a really nice bike from the LBS but that got expensive after the first weekend. I purchased this all original Giant Boulder from a local listing for $40...

I built a bike similar to that one. Not really retro but a whole lot of fun and always gets comments on the trails.

Trying out a new parts bin build. It's warm riding this time of year. Sunrise was 33 degrees when I left the house and 38 and rising when I got home after 25 miles. Yesterday was 48 and will be about the same today so it doesn't get a chance to cool off much at night. It does keep the...

I love the look of this bike and enjoyed seeing the build process. I can’t imagine the time it must have taken to get that frame to look so cool.

I live in the desert and almost never ride in anything wet. Sand and dust stick to oil making the chain a complete mess. The best invention in my opinion for bikes has been wax based lubes. No more greasy sand making my chain noisy while it destroys itself. I use Muc-Off dry weather and...

Edit: Brifters are Shimano Sora. I had fishing reels on the brain when I typed Clarus.

Hello fellow riders. First post here. Some really nice builds in this thread. I'd like to share my '96 GT Talera. It was bought new by me as a low spec (Alevio) 3x7 bike and has many thousands of miles on her. It's seen several builds over the years. Once even as a single speed big BMX...