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Originally Posted by Gabe.
Awwww yea! Glad you were able to order a new rear triangle and the new wheels/tires look great.
After my last mountain bike (Haro) was stolen I bought a Santa Cruz Superlight frame and built it up. Was fun to do and quite a bit less expensive than our car hobby.
As for the wipers, I didn't even consider moving them to the passenger side. Interesting idea.
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I parted out my last hardtail MTB (Evil Sovereign) and kept a few select parts to transfer over to the next bike.
Then I bought the Giant (used) complete and after installing the (choice) leftovers from the Evil, I ended up with a pretty decent bike. I bought some used I9 wheels off eBay, but they were a bit more rough than advertised. I never used the front as it needs a new hub shell and the rear now needs a new driver. I started adding up all the parts to get the I9s sorted and I was damn-near at new wheels money. So once Kelly signed off, I ordered up the Hope/Stan's wheels pictured above. Once I get the new triangle this weekend (I hope), I will have a really nice bike. I'm really stoked about how it's far it's come in ~2 years. I just try to not think about how much I've spent on it.
I had been reading up on wipers to see if the braintrust had any input about what blades to use or any caveats with the (legit antique) system and stumbled on the passenger-side park. I hate having things in my field of view, so it ended up being a good fit for me.
Tiny update:
I've ordered a pair of 13" PIAA silicone wipers as the 15" seemed like too much weight.
I've also ordered a washer tank & pump setup. Should have all of that by week's end. Ugh. This car just keeps getting heavier and heavier...