STOUT

I've been making bars for months now, and I'm almost back to making frames. There is a pile of stuff to powdercoat and pretty good weather for it_ It's outsource work though so it'll be a few weeks until I show anything Stout brand.

The old hardtail has been hanging on the wall (for a few years now) since I re-coated it a metallic purple. Wasn't a fan of the color until I got the itch to build it up again. It felt sluggish with the DH tire on it, which was weird, as I'd always ridden this bike with one. But it rides great now with a Holy roller. I was doing gap to wall rides on it (with the DH tire) so it should be a decent "run what you brung" does-everything bike. The 6" bars do feel weird at the skatepark but the bike felt terrible with lower bars (even 4.5" felt way too low for my current preference). I think ~5.5" would be best but I don't have time to make more personal stuff for a while.