I’ve been riding the Siren and and the Soul Cycles Dillinger more often.  With this in mind I think its time to sell my 16" Canzo29 in swamp green.  Having too much fun on hard tails for now and I don’t have the time to pay attention to her.  Sorry ‘Zo but its time.

On riding a Siren
What a wonderful bicycle. I built Big Red up with a mainly SRAM drivetrain and a Manitou Drake TA fork. Velocity Blunt Rims and Hygia Usagi brakes. Finally saved up enough for a Chris King rear hub. Buzzzzzzz!

 The only way I can describe it is it sort of disappears under you.  I just bike and forget about everything else. It goes where I want when I want. When I screw up launching from a curb or taking the wrong line she’s pretty forgiving and she wont punish you for your mistakes.  Big Red is going to be my epic all day long ride.

Special thanks to Lars at Black Cat Bikes for the hook up on the Ragley Carnegie bars. I realized my cockpit was a little short so the bars helped stretched me out a little bit while at the same time putting my arms in a very natural riding position.

On Velocity Wheels
Blunts are fun!  Wider then your normal rims yet still light enough not to make you regret your choice.  It gives you that extra contact patch for extra grip.

VXC’s are for you weight weenies out there light and thin for those that want to go PDQ (Pretty Darn Quick).  I still have some on hand in black and white if your interested.

P35’s  Hoooo Boy.. nothing makes you smile like these rims.  Hella wide! Perfect for guys who want a little more meat on the ground.  They don’t have a big weight penalty so you can use these rims for XC.  We mounted a pair of this on DD (Demo Dillinger). Its just too much fun, redefining what a stable ride is.  Give you lots of cush and contact patch even when using 2.1 tires.