Privee Shan Nº5
- Thread starter djjohnr
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Hot.
purdy
looks nice and clean
looks flexy
Maybe a bridge between the seat stays would help?
No missing link on that one at least!
iirc it was mentioned to be a carry-over from prototyping... seems a little lazy imo.
wood smash/10
That's so you can just unbolt it, drill, and re-mount it wherever you want.
And WTF is this supposed to mean? "incredibly high levels of tolerance and grip are obtained"
Nice looking rig, like the idea of steel...That shock mount is lazy and weird. Unfortunately this thing is waaaay too heavy in this day and age for me to ever consider, esp in the trail bike space.
Frame weight differences between my last few trail frames has been ~1.5lbs. Personally I couldn't tell any difference in weight when riding them, but then again I haven't been in xc racing shape for years now.
Amazing how the body adapts!
Then we have 200lb guys talking about 2lbs of frame weight...
Let's just say... it's not the bike!
Yup. I'm of a mind that a 30# bike is about the right spot for performance + durability. Even with all this crabon bullshit.
Hey! I resemble that comment!
but in all honesty, why push around more weight than is needed?
Sure, it's a purdy bike, but there's a few ticks against it... availability in N.A. being one. Price. The shock thing. Boost. (Boost bottom bracket!? wtf - kill list!). half an ISCG bolt pattern. and then finally there's the weight.
also, I found this: https://dirtmountainbike.com/bike-reviews/first-look-production-privee-shan-no-5-bahama-yellow-special-edition.html
One man's more than needed is another man's completely inconsequential... and yet another man's 10-year bike.
I did not realize it had a BOOST BB92 Press Fit standard...
We can just end this thread now. I will also exit.
It's the guys who bought the Banshee Screams and Knolly Vtachs. Those are who we are looking for.
My pivot has BB92. It is dumb for any not-shimano cranks.
My trail bike weighs 33 lbs and is mostly carbon + heavy ass tires. gaining another 3 lbs would be stupid.
If this thing was cheap it would be OK, but expensive and heavy and you're going to break shocks with a flexy single pivot and yoke setup.
I think most people would say that riding a carbon trail bike that weighs 33lbs is the stupid part.
As you've pointed out - this bike is not for you.
Some people like carbon for its stiffness and vibration damping abilities not necessarily for weight savings.
Your bike might weigh more if you rode it where Dave does.
http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/features/ONE-LAP-Dave-Camp-Angel-Fire-Bike-Park,32417/sspomer,2
http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/features/ONE-LAP-Dave-Camp-Angel-Fire-Bike-Park,32417/sspomer,2
so we have decided this bike is for angry old forum ppl?
or wealthy, young, french hipsters.
Aww... does somebody need a nap?
imperial / metric shock options?
chips for various suspension setups? (like Ibis HD with 140/160 chips)
Would love to give that Cotic a go... almost bought one when they first came out but they were sold out and the arrival of the next batch was unknown.
Theorizing that the reason for the bolt-on could be could be to minimize heating the tube at that point. Also, keeping options open as StiHacka pointed effectively future-proofs it.
This place is getting a little old and curmudgeon'y, that used to be the charm but now it's getting to be a bit much. Who really wants to ride an 8lb frame!?
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Seriously a 8lb steel frame is cool if you or your buddies made it. Not so cool when you spend $1800? on it. Might as well buy a beginner TIG and some tubing for that kinda money.
But wouldn't the load be just as distributed with a similar sized bracket welded on?
It depends on the construction, alu thingy should be safer for thin wall steel tubing, because of possible local buckling. Also, You do loose A LOT of material strength with welding too, no matter if it is super duper Reynolds (which are basically processed Carpenter company alloys btw), regular 4130 or just mild steel.
I'm not sure if that is the case with that Privee frame tho, as they do use a "reinforcement" between the down tube and the alu piece. Also, I'm not sure why is this gusset welded all the way to the down tube, as it just negates the point of using the gusset in the 1st place. It should move the load to the less stressed location, which is the sides of the tube (and the welds should be placed just there). But let's be clear, with 3.9kg trail frame they did not put a lot of thought in that design anyway.
@dcamp29 it is not 1800 USD, it is 1900EUR, which is over 2050 USD
Well hello there! Remember the part about how I asked you to self-identify and exit this thread... this is not for you? I see you're still here. Who wants to ride an 8lb frame you ask? Clearly some in this thread find it interesting. There's plenty of room for ideas that stray from the mainstream. In fact that's where some of the most interesting things are happening.