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canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
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Canaderp
Greetings from another spitty user, here's mine :



http://www.pinkbike.com/u/bismojo/album/BIKES-2013/

:)
Sweet ride. Looks about half the weight of mine, too!

Did you come off the old one? I see you are in the (what I assume is) the slack position on the dropouts? How's that working out? I stuck my drop outs in the middle setting, but I'm also using a Fox 36 on it.

Just about to go build it now, as soon as I find my bottle opener.

*edit* Did you drill a hole in your seat tube???
 
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bismojo

Monkey
May 5, 2009
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Sweet ride. Looks about half the weight of mine, too!

Did you come off the old one? I see you are in the (what I assume is) the slack position on the dropouts? How's that working out? I stuck my drop outs in the middle setting, but I'm also using a Fox 36 on it.

Just about to go build it now, as soon as I find my bottle opener.

*edit* Did you drill a hole in your seat tube???
Hi, yep the slack position, and I just switched the fork to 36 160mm as well. My previous bike is 'custom' SX which is even slacker (65HA) but the seat tube was too slack for uphills, so I got this frame. Had my 1st AM ride this afternoon and it feels great! Heavier frame than it looks but overall it's one of the few with this geometry.

And yes, I drilled the hole for the stealth reverb.. discussed at mtbr.

Cheers guys!
 

Sandwich

Pig my fish!
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May 23, 2002
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borcester rhymes
I love seeing the older bikes in this thread. Yeah, every other brand new $7000 revolt/V10/whatever is neat, but to know that there are still people hucking themselves on 2006+ bikes is pretty cool.
 

canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
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Canaderp
To add to that, there is something so amazing about seeing a dude on a "beater" bike, in a tshirt and jeans blow by kids on brand new bikes and dressed in the Troy Lee pajamas. I smile and clap every time I see it.

:cheers:
 

ButtersNZ

Monkey
Jun 6, 2013
176
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First post here :)

This is my 2011 Voltage FR30

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I'm slowly trying to get it as close to DH spec as I can. That's pretty much all I ride here in NZ.

Upgrades so far are:
Schwalbe Muddy Mary 2.5 DH Gooey Gluey compound
Maxxis DH tubes
Custom painted frame and graphics
Easton Monkey Bar EA70 low rise bars
DMR grips
2013 Shimano SLX brakes
Gravity stem
2011 Rockshox Boxxer RC triple clamps
2011 Fox Van R shock with 450x3.25 Fox spring
Custom 200 mm rear travel linkages
241 mm shock mount
e-thirteen chain guide and supercharger bash ring
Dartmoor bikes Sealed CNC Flat Pedals (removable pins, 6061 alloy)
2013 SRAM X5 componentry set (derailleur, shifter, 11-26 cassette, 9 speed chain)

Not pictured are the Alex Supra D DH rims and SR Lawwill hubs, -1.5° Works Components headset and +10 mm Scott IDS dropouts. I'm hoping to have these fitted in the next week.

I'm sure it's heavy but I have no idea how much it weighs :p
 

al-irl

Turbo Monkey
Dec 9, 2004
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bit late to the party but ive been waiting quite a while for this, cant wait to get it out on the trails

 

marshalolson

Turbo Monkey
May 25, 2006
1,770
519


click for bigger.

super f'ing stoked on the black market roam. pretty much replaces both a TR250 and a 140mm stump jumper for me.
 
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supercow

Monkey
Feb 18, 2009
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bit late to the party but ive been waiting quite a while for this, cant wait to get it out on the trails

Very nice!
They say that they have shaved some weight off the Mega this year, does that build come up to the 30'ish end of the scale?
 

marshalolson

Turbo Monkey
May 25, 2006
1,770
519
Whats the weight on that Roam?
It's 32lbs with a 66 on it, and 8" saints.
I am sticking a lyrik on in the next week which will drop 1.5lbs.

I could probably get it to 28 or so if I wanted it to be a straight trail bike (monarch plus, 6" xc brakes, etc), but there really isn't much real dh here, so having it be legit for the bike parks is nice.
 

marshalolson

Turbo Monkey
May 25, 2006
1,770
519
maxxis 2.2 yo! it just happens to be bigger than an ardent/advantage 2.4, and about an inch bigger than a 2.3 DHR2
 

al-irl

Turbo Monkey
Dec 9, 2004
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Very nice!
They say that they have shaved some weight off the Mega this year, does that build come up to the 30'ish end of the scale?

They have a little, but not a huge amount about l lbs off my older one but I had coil lyrics on it and this one has solo air ones. Biggest change is much more room in the cockpit and the new Monarch Plus and the Monarch on the TR Model are vastly improved. The build as it is there is 31.1lbs for a medium. Its a Pro build with a few changes. Swapped the wheels out for Hope Pro 2 hubs with Flow ex rims, Conti Rubber Queen rear and Baron front. Went for xt cranks with a gamut chainring and an xt cassette to shave a few grams. Out of the box it was 31.9lbs with out pedals. When I was done swapping parts, trimming cables and popped on a set of XT trail pedals it was 31.2lbs. Not sure it was worth the effort but id rather be running those parts as there own hubs arent great for durability, Im not a big fan of gxp bottom brackets as I only get a few months out of them and well the stock cassette was a bit of a let down given the rest of the spec.
 

frango

Turbo Monkey
Jun 13, 2007
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It's a x-post from MTBR













I've just finished upgrading my bike for season 2013.
Full specs soon. Weight ca. 14,3-14,4kg (31,52-31,75lbs) to be confirmed.

Full specs:
Frame: 2013 Glory frame S
Shock: Fox RC4 w/DSP Ti 300lbs spring or Vivid Air R2 (CC DBA next season)
Fork: 2013 Fox 36 Float Kashima
H-bar: Easton Havoc Carbon
Grips: RF Strafe
Stem: Kore Repute
Seatpost: Thomson Elite
Saddle: Tioga MC Lite Ti
Brakes: Shimano XT w/Ice-Tech rotors (200/180)
Shifter: Sram X9
Derailleur: Sram X7 short
Cassette: Shimano SLX/Saint 9sp 11-28t
Chain: KMC gold
Chainring: E13 38t
Chain guide: E13 LG1+
Crankset: Shimano Saint
Pedals: Shimano XTR Trail
Rims: WTB i23 Frequency
Spokes: Sapim CX-Ray
Hubs: Hope Pro II
Innertubes: Maxxis FlyWeight
Tires: Maxxis Minion 2,5" DHF EXO 3C
 
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frango

Turbo Monkey
Jun 13, 2007
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5
Since Fox 40 Float is out, I've started to think to get one, one day :) But, it may happen next year, maybe...? I would like to keep 36, though. It's enough for my riding in Polish mountains.
 

ianjenn

Turbo Monkey
Sep 12, 2006
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WTB i23 Frequency

Man I am not trusting those and the Stans Flow EX's I have now will go away soon once they crack or get bent too far. May look at 823's again...