shawnshank
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I just bought this bike, the perfomance pack and a couple of accessories. Tell me what you think.
Bike:
K2 Easy Street http://www.rei.com/product/761464
Specs:
Comfort > Easy Street Comfortable & convenient, with quicker handling & more efficient climbing than Big Easy models
Suspension fork absorbs bumps in the road, adding confidence and control
Parallelogram seat post gives the feeling of floating over potholes and cracks
21 speed SRAM shifting system makes riding up and down steep hills easier
> Detailed Specs FRAME - 6061 AL DREAM RIDE DESIGN
REAR SHOCK - N/A
FORK - COMFORT SUSPENSION, 50MM TRAVEL
FRONT DERAILLEUR - SHIMANO C050
REAR DERAILLEUR - SRAM 3.0
SHIFTERS - SRAM 3.0 TWIST, DUAL INDEX
FREE WHEEL CASSETTE - 7 SPEED FREEWHEEL, 13-34T
CRANKSET - SR SUNTOUR XCC WITH CHAIN GUARD
BOTTOM BRACKET - SEALED CARTRIDGE
CHAIN - KMC Z51
RIM - ALEX ALLOY
TIRES - KENDA KOMFORT, 26 X 2.125"
BRAKES - ALLOY LINEAR PULL
BRAKE LEVERS - ALLOY COMFORT WITH REACH ADJUST
HEADSET - 1 1/8" THREADED
STEM - ALUMINUM, HIGH-RISE QUILL
HANDLEBAR - DREAM RIDE DESIGN
GRIPS - COMFORT DESIGN, DUAL-DENSITY
SEAT CLAMP - ALLOY, WITH QR
SEAT POST - SR SUNTOUR PARALLELOGRAM SUSPENSION - Oh My God the best seat post ever!! Like riding on a cloud
SADDLE - K2 COMFORT, WITH COIL SPRINGS & DUAL MATERIAL COVER
PEDALS - COMFORT WITH NON-SLIP SURFACE
RINGS - 24/34/42
FRONT HUB - ALLOY, WITH QR
REAR HUB - ALLOY, WITH QR
SPOKES - 14 GA STAINLESS WITH BRASS NIPPLES
Tanaka 40 Perfomance Pack with Power Pipe, Velocity Stack and HP Carb
http://www.powerequipmentandparts.com/performance_packs.htm
22oz MSR Fuel Bottle
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://media.rei.com/media/695244Lrg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.rei.com/pwr/product-reviews/Camping-Hiking/Containers-Bladders-and-Jugs/Fuel-Bottles/MSR/p/695244-MSR-Fuel-Bottle-22-oz.html&usg=__ORBOByRYpvZeNGoKYwkD6rWrIzQ=&h=440&w=440&sz=20&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=d4uatJ7SrK3eQM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3D22oz%2Bmsr%2Bfuel%2Bbottle%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
Topeak Modular (adjustable = sweet) Water bottle cage.
http://www.rei.com/product/686223
Total invested so far: $572
Remaining cost est: $700
Total investment est: $1,272 Ouch!
My next purchase will be the 40cc Tanaka drive ring system from GEBE.
http://bicycleengines.net/tanaka40info.htm
Bike:
K2 Easy Street http://www.rei.com/product/761464
Specs:
Comfort > Easy Street Comfortable & convenient, with quicker handling & more efficient climbing than Big Easy models
Suspension fork absorbs bumps in the road, adding confidence and control
Parallelogram seat post gives the feeling of floating over potholes and cracks
21 speed SRAM shifting system makes riding up and down steep hills easier
> Detailed Specs FRAME - 6061 AL DREAM RIDE DESIGN
REAR SHOCK - N/A
FORK - COMFORT SUSPENSION, 50MM TRAVEL
FRONT DERAILLEUR - SHIMANO C050
REAR DERAILLEUR - SRAM 3.0
SHIFTERS - SRAM 3.0 TWIST, DUAL INDEX
FREE WHEEL CASSETTE - 7 SPEED FREEWHEEL, 13-34T
CRANKSET - SR SUNTOUR XCC WITH CHAIN GUARD
BOTTOM BRACKET - SEALED CARTRIDGE
CHAIN - KMC Z51
RIM - ALEX ALLOY
TIRES - KENDA KOMFORT, 26 X 2.125"
BRAKES - ALLOY LINEAR PULL
BRAKE LEVERS - ALLOY COMFORT WITH REACH ADJUST
HEADSET - 1 1/8" THREADED
STEM - ALUMINUM, HIGH-RISE QUILL
HANDLEBAR - DREAM RIDE DESIGN
GRIPS - COMFORT DESIGN, DUAL-DENSITY
SEAT CLAMP - ALLOY, WITH QR
SEAT POST - SR SUNTOUR PARALLELOGRAM SUSPENSION - Oh My God the best seat post ever!! Like riding on a cloud
SADDLE - K2 COMFORT, WITH COIL SPRINGS & DUAL MATERIAL COVER
PEDALS - COMFORT WITH NON-SLIP SURFACE
RINGS - 24/34/42
FRONT HUB - ALLOY, WITH QR
REAR HUB - ALLOY, WITH QR
SPOKES - 14 GA STAINLESS WITH BRASS NIPPLES
Tanaka 40 Perfomance Pack with Power Pipe, Velocity Stack and HP Carb
http://www.powerequipmentandparts.com/performance_packs.htm
22oz MSR Fuel Bottle
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://media.rei.com/media/695244Lrg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.rei.com/pwr/product-reviews/Camping-Hiking/Containers-Bladders-and-Jugs/Fuel-Bottles/MSR/p/695244-MSR-Fuel-Bottle-22-oz.html&usg=__ORBOByRYpvZeNGoKYwkD6rWrIzQ=&h=440&w=440&sz=20&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=d4uatJ7SrK3eQM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3D22oz%2Bmsr%2Bfuel%2Bbottle%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
Topeak Modular (adjustable = sweet) Water bottle cage.
http://www.rei.com/product/686223
Total invested so far: $572
Remaining cost est: $700
Total investment est: $1,272 Ouch!
My next purchase will be the 40cc Tanaka drive ring system from GEBE.
http://bicycleengines.net/tanaka40info.htm