Welcome to the family

I picked up this used 05 Bianchi S.A.S.S from a link sent to me by the Outlaw, thanks Joe! My long time m.t.b. crumbled apart the day before the s.s.w.c.05 and I have been pretty bummed since. I saw this and it was cheap enough so I bought it. It had a mazaroochi dirt jumper lll on it, a behemoth of a fork, and a bent rear caliper that I didn't notice until I got home, that was lame he should have told me(the seller) and some stock parts that I wanted to change. Finally I got it together with the rigid fork that originally came on the bike ,my seat and post ,handle bar and grips, I also put my panaracer fire tire that I was runing up front on the K.H.S on the back, and kept the original Motanoraptor on the front.
First ride was yesterday at Lake Red Man.It's been almost a month since I've ridden a m.t.b. and I was loving it!Riding this bike around the yard getting things adjusted ,it didn't feel so good, not bad just not great, but when it hit trail it was different,I like it a lot, and it's so nice to have a new stiff frame and disc brakes too.
I think yesterday would have been a great day to paddle out in O.C from what the coastal weather reports were saying, It broke my hart to see the web pictures and not be able to go. I had a family thing to attend that evening, nothing a good bike ride couldn't fix.