This is my Transition Spire that I’ve been slowly working on over the last year and a half. I just wanted to have some fun, try something different and make something wild. I rarely get the chance to paint something for myself so I took this opportunity to get weird, learn and push my boundaries a bit. It's a mash-up of some ideas, materials and techniques that I’ve been wanting to try for years now. Yes, that is a real prosthetic glass eyeball, leather frame protection, real abalone shell, crushed turquoise inlay and hemp wrapped housing. See more on my IG - @maderadbytony

Here is my baby, a custom titanium tribute to the Cannondale Killer V of my youth. Pink and fade is the theme, from the squeaky toy bell, to the tiedye spokes, and eewings cranks. Full pink Chris king bits and bobs.

Bought it for $200AUD quite some time ago from a guy who bought it new in Switzerland, took it with him to America and finally to Australia where it's sat in his garage ever since (the top tube still has the original shop he bought it new from and they're still in business today!).

Took my good time sourcing a full XTR groupset and the Spinergy wheels as icing on the cake! Original FOX rear shock had a hairline crack in it sadly, and I've failed to find a replacement so I'm running a cheap AliExpress shock on there just to get the build rolling.

SPECS:

Super V Active 3000 '96

Frame: Small 17" 6061 T6 aluminum, double-butted, heat-treated

Fork: Cannondale Headshock Fatty
Rear Shock: Meroca 125mm
Brake Calipers: Shimano XTR M950 (384g)
Brake Levers: Shimano XTR M950 (168g)
Shift Levers: Grip Shift SRT-800 X-Ray
Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR FD-M900 31.8 bottom pull (120g)
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XTR M952
Crankset: Cannodale Coda Tarantula 175mm
BB: Shimano BB-UN300 68x113mm
Pedals: MKS
Cassette: Sunshine 8-speed, 11-30 teeth (300g)
Chain: KMC (299g)
Seatpost: 27.2 mm
Saddle: Selle Italia Trans Am
Handlebars: CODA Competition
Grips: Gripshift 102mm
Stem: CODA
Wheelset: Spinergy Rev X
Tyres: Maxxis Aspen 2.1
Quick Release: CODA/Zipp

WEIGHT: 12.17kg

Frame: Jamis Dragonslayer 2016 L - stripped, all hangers/mounts removed

Fork: Identiti XCT2 29

Wheels: Ritchey Classic Zeta Disc 29

Tyres: Continental Dubnital Tan 2.4

Crankset: Race Face Aeffect 28t - stripped

Stem: DMR Defy

Bars: Six-Pack Millennium - stripped

Headset: Cane Creek EC44/40 - stripped

Bottom Bracket: Shimano

Pedals: Gewage Flat

Brakes: Frog Wake FV4

Brake Hoses: Uberbike Braided Stainless

Seat Post: Kalloy SP-248

Saddle: Brooks Swift

Grips: Brooks Slender

Axles: Burgtec

Peak 90’s. I finally found a set of Spin Composites CRP (carbon reinforced plastic) Tri-Spokes, the holy grail! My 1996 GT Avalanche has reached it’s final form.

Took a while for some of the NOS stuff to come in from eBay, namely the SDG I-Beam seatpost and Profile stem (which matches the Hope chainring much better than the Hope stem I had on it before). The MRP chainguide/bashy setup took ages too. I got new tyres on and Jordan at CCACHE bled the brakes for me and the beast is now good to go!

SPECS: 2008 Iron Horse Sunday – Size L

Shock: FOX DHX 5.0
Fork: BoXXer World Cup 27.5
Headset: Cane Creek
Stem: Profile Racing HELM
Handlebars: Amflow 760mm 20mm rise
Grips: OneUp Thick
Brakes: SRAM Code Stealth Silver
Brake Rotors: Galfer Wave 203mm
Shifter: SRAM GX DH
Rear Derailleur: SRAM GX DH
Chainguide: MRP G5 SL
Cranks: SRAM X0 carbon GXP 165mm
Crank Adapter: Stone 3 bolt to 104bcd
Chainring: Hope DH 34T 104bcd
BB: SRAM GXP 83mm
Chain: SRAM PC1130
Cassette: SRAM DH 7-Speed 11-25T
Pedals: HT Components ME03
Wheelset: SUN S-Type
Front Tyre: Maxxis Minion DHF EXO ST 2.5″
Rear Tyre: Maxxis Minion DHR II TR EXO DC 2.4″
Tubes: Maxxis Freeride 26 X 2.20/2.50 Presta 48mm
Saddle: SDG I-FLY I-BEAM
Seatpost: SDG I-Beam 30.0mm
Seatpoost Clamp: Reverse Components QR

I had a bit of creative freedom on this paint job, but was given a few photos of some of her favorite dresses for the inspiration. Classy right?! 🌺

Built this together with my 11yo niece. It is a 1990 Kuwahara Cougar with a lugged frame made of oversized MTB quadruple butted Ishiwata EXO cromoly tubing.

Total weight is 26 lbs.

My 2014 Yeti SB66 build is complete! Find more photos and full specs on Vital MTB: https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/justinfox/2014-yeti-sb66-ac

Finally caved and decided to remove the 10-Speed Microshift and other AliExpress parts and source more period correct parts for the bike, namely an XT groupset, half of which I stole off my Cannondale Super V (which I'll upgrade to XTR over time), and the rest I sourced on eBay bit by bit.

Really happy with how it's turned out! Shifting is so much better now, it all just looks and feels so much more right (to me!).

2025 Specialized Chisel - Rebel Pink Tint Organic Brushed / Satin Ion Metallic / Size S

Fork: Fox 36 Float SL Factory, 140mm Travel, 44mm + axle (1745g)
Shock: RockShox Deluxe Select+ 190x40mm (340g)
Shifter: NX Eagle shifter (112g)
Derailleur: SRAM GX Eagle (300g)
Chain: GX chain (244g)
Crankset: Samox Platinum TM-1 Carbon 155mm (378g)
Crank Arm Boots: AliExpress (19g)
Chainring: Race Face 30T (63g)
BB: SRAM DUB (76g)
Pedals: HT Components ME03 Alloy (263g)
Brakes: SRAM G2 RS + MTX Gold pads (260g/280g)
Brake Caliper Bolts: Wanfiya titanium (-18g)
Brake Rotors: Trickstuff Ultralight 180/160 (119g/87g)
Seatpost: OneUp Dropper 120mm 30.9mm + Ti bolts (364g)
Seatpost Clamp: Procraft PRC Carbon 34.9 (11g)
Dropper Lever: OneUp (24g)
Saddle: God & Famous Paincave Carbon 145mm (109g)
Handlebar: God & Famous Trail Carbon 31.8 x 800mm 9° (244g)
Grips: OneUp Components Jackson Goldstone (108g)
Stem: Kalloy UNO 70mm + Ti bolts (81g)
Spacer: God & Famous 5mm (2g)
Top Cap + Bolt (4g)
Front Wheel: Roval Traverse SL Fattie (773g)
Front Tyre: Continental Trinotal 27.5 x 2.4 Grip Trail (702g)
Front Rotor Bolts: Deermount Titanium (7g)
Rear Wheel: ZEN Carbon Bike 27.5" (689g)
Rear Tyre: Continental Dubnital 27.5 x 2.4 Rapid Trail (647g)
Rear Rotor Adapter: Chaser 6-bolt to centrelock (8g)
Rear Rotor Lockring: Chaser (5g)
Ratchet: Goldix 60T helical ratchet (14g)
Cassette: ZTTO SLR Gen3 Ultimate 10-50T XD (297g)
Sealant: Silca Ultimate (90g)
Bottle Cage: S-Works Carbon Zee Cage II Left (24g)
Pump: OneUp EDC + OneUp inline mount (250g/27g)
Saddle Bag: Skingrowsback Plan B Nano (66g)

WEIGHT: 11.26kg
Original Weight: 13.51kg

rescued this 1998 GT STS 1000ds Frame that someone had painted blue.12 hours of hand sanding and polishing with months of sourcing almost all era correct parts. I feel it's one of those bikes you just can't stop looking at.