Rebirth

The Ellsworth is reborn.

After four years of riding she was a little beat down. Time for a renewal.

It took a lot longer to upgrade it piece by piece, but it was cheaper than buying a whole new bike, and in the end I still have the bike that fits me like a glove. Plus it was pretty fun spec'ing out all the parts I wanted. Teenage girls like shop for new jeans and shoes in the mall. I like to shop for bike parts on the internet.

All in all it's 2.5 lbs lighter, rolls smoother, and the suspension is more plush.

The mostly complete list:

	Old	New
Shock	DHX 5.0 Coil	DHX 5.0 Air 2010
Fork	Talas R	PUSH RLC overhaul
Wheels	Shimano XT M756/Mavic 819	Mavic Xmax ST
Brakes	Avid Mech	Juicy 7
Crank	RaceFace X type Deus XC 175	XT M770
Cassette	SRAM PG990	2010 PG 990
Chain	SRAM something	SRAM 991 Hollow Pin
Derailleur	X7	X9 Med Cage
Pedals	Shimano M540	XPEDO Ti
Bars	EC70 Monkey Lite	09 EC70
Stem	Thompson Elite 110mm	Raceface XC 90mm
Linkage Bearings	Old crappy Enduro Blue	Shiny new Enduro Red

I think the best thing was the cheapest: thirty bucks to buy new linkange bearings and change them out with the press at work.