a dark matter...

Right? If it ain't broke...

Cheers!

Cheers man, Thanks. Took a lot of trial and error which included taking a hammer to the frame (scarry) in order to make the Ultegra drive train fit correctly. Also, the Badboy frame needs an extended-reach rear brake caliper. The stock v-brake I have on the rear right now is practically useless as STI's don't have enough pull distance for v-brakes. I'll replace it with a proper caliper soon.

use a travel agent:
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BR409Z01-Problem+Solvers+Travel+Agent.aspx
this will fix your brake setup

Cool, thanks for the tip. Definitely a more affordable solution. I'll check it out. Cheers,

In spite of an odd look or two, which may have nothing to do with the STI's on the horns, I really like it. I can reach the brakes in every hand position but one, and I've grown fond of the aesthetic effect. Whatever problems I had came more from finding bullhorns with geometry I was comfortable with. Finally got the Syntace Stratos which angles back at you some degrees and love it.

I love the back sweep on those bullhorns. they're the only ones I actually consider comfortable to ride

your bike rocks - so much I am putting Easton Bullhorns on my BB 08 Ultra. I also want to change out the derailleurs to a road set. What kind of wheel set can I get that is 700x 23-32c with MTB hubs for disc brakes? aka The Bike Ninja

Thanks! If you're going to replace your Badboy's drivetrain with road components, there's a couple things I might mention. This was my first time doing anything like this so I ran into a few complications I hadn't anticipated along the way. I started with the Badboy Si which is actually a slightly different frame than the Ultra, in addition to the difference in forks, so you may not have the same problems I did.

When I was replacing my original crank set (MTB) with the Shimano (Road) crank set, I found that one of the chain rings was actually bumping into the chain stay so it wouldn't go into the bottom bracket all the way. I think this is because the Badboy's chain stays get wider than a road frame in order to accommodate wider tires. I actually had to dent the chain stay where the chain ring was rubbing against it in order to make room for the crank set to fit properly. I put the handle of a tool I had against the chain stay and then hammered the tool, I didn't hammer the frame directly.

My stock Si came with 700x28c tires and did not have disk brakes. I actually just put a road wheel set on mine with 25c tires. I was under the impression that 23c to 32c is too great a difference for one wheel set to accommodate, but I could be wrong. You might look into a wheel set made for cyclocross. I've found www.sheldonbrown.com to be a very helpful resource. Also, the rear hub of the road wheel set I have now is technically 5mm too narrow, but that is only a difference of 2.5 mm on each side, so I just tighten the skewer to squeeze the back part of the frame to make it fit. I haven't had any problems.

And of course you want to make sure your STI shifters are compatible with your brakes. I had to figure all that out as well...

That's all I can think of for now. Let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers,

I thought a lot about your situation with the crank and decided to keep the one I have (MTB) - I ordered an ultegra rear derailleur and a dura ace front derailleur (on clearance), I'll need a road cassette - 11-27t I think. I have to swap out the Avid BB5's with Avid road disc's - I might as well upgrade to the BB7's. I am changing out the cable housing to yellow, a Selle seat in yellow, bar tape in yellow, and of course yellow and black tires. a Dark Matter was already taken so I figured a Wasp would be good - although it may end up a bumble bee. The Bike Ninja