a.) hotness
I've had it since it first came out. Easy to tune, easy to service, it's a good value for money fork. Very underrated, if you asked me.
Nope, just a Schwalbe
thnx, yeah it's a schwalbe, nobby nic to be exact.
Only got one ride on it before having to leave on a business trip for 2 weeks
. It was a good shuttle run out in Pisgah without much climbing and a bit of hike-a-bike. Descended like a dream, which I would expect out of any Canfield bike. The little bit of climbing I did felt good (awesome traction on one rooty/rocky climb), but didn't do enough to get a really good idea how it compares to other bikes I have ridden. All I know is that I was hootin' and hollerin' all the way down the trail because the bike was so much fun to ride...just felt naturally playful and confidence inspiring. I can't wait to get home so I can ride it again.
That's a very nice build, congrats! I have been watching the Balance since its inception at Canfield's empty beer forum, but I am not sure if I need full 160mm for my New England trails tho. A little lighter frame and 140-150mm of travel might be the ticket for me.Only got one ride on it before having to leave on a business trip for 2 weeks
Here are the complete build specs...weighs in right at 30.5 lbs.
Thanks man. With a slight change in parts (no dropper post and lighter wheels), I could easily put the bike in the low 29 lb range...which is plenty light enough for me.
It has some chain growth, but not out of the ordinary. There are two different "B links" for those derailleurs made to clear different size cassettes. That could be the difference.
New cockpit for my Enduroooo bike. 650b bars (800mm RF Atlas) + 50mm RF stem. 40+16T Wolf Tooth cogs for the rear w/ Zee RD & Saint shifter, 9sp chain. Works like charm. Spank "spikey" Spike pedals.
PS: That continental tire in the rear sucks donkey testiculares.
I've got a Saint, so it has the little insert to stretch the b link. That's installed. Honestly I think it's an awkward combination of gearing and chainstay length that just doesn't happen to play very nice with the 1/2" chain pitch.
Couple of changes to the Spitty.
Changed Deville fork to the Marzocchi. So far it's almost as good as the Deville (took a bit of work getting to this point, they came out the factory, dryer than a nun's fanny)
New CCDB Inline as well - changed from the DB Air CS for weight saving - turns out I prefer the inline as it feels a bit more lively, or perhaps it's just the settings / new bike bling stokedness.
Digging the Purgatory / Butcher 27.5" Grid casing tyres. Quite a bit thicker than the standard 2bliss wavers they also come in.
Spiderless GXP Narrow Wide to be bolted on this weekend for some more weight loss
I am a bit disappointed with the Grid 2Bliss tires. First, they are really narrow for 2.3. Second, the Purgatory sidewalls are paper thin. I could see the cloth threads leaking sealant in no time. Third, after 700-800 miles, the side knobs are done, undercut and folding over on the Purg and fairly worn on the Butcher. They remind me of the Hans Dumps quite a bit. I put the Butcher in the rear now where I can deal with its sketchiness a little better.
interesting. what size rim are you using? the butchers, and spec tires in general, really benefit from wide rims IMO. the tread really opens up and squares nicely with an i30 rim, for example. they are pinner and weird on i23 rims in comparison.
If you're comparing the 2.3 to the Schwalbe HD 2.3, then yes they look narrow. That's just because the Hans Dampf are fraggin enormous! So far I'm digging them a lot, particularly because I got them for half the price of Hans Dampf, which in their own ride tend to wear exceedingly quickly. I used the butcher DH casing on my DH bike for a year, and found them to be brilliant tyres.
This thing looks ready to take on a nuclear apocalypse. It really looks killer. Good job.
Derby, 35mm internal width. They are skinny compared to other 2.2 and 2.3 tires I have tried (no experience with the 2.3 HD).
The Butcher is OK, the Purgatory is really flimsy. The casing on the Purg is different, even if both are called Grid 2Bliss 2.3.
weird. im using less pressure than what is recommended to me. i love it.
I'm interested in hearing what you think of that bike.
Still need to find some white vinyl to make that O into an 'a'. That big of a white logo really needs to say 'narco'
Me too. I had been thinking about a new Nomad, but this looks like an interesting alternative.
I've already ridden it a ton so I know what it does. It's an insane descender. As in there's no weird part of the travel, pumping or pedaling, and no weird ramps or fall off portions. I threw 4 rubber bands into shock just to give a tad more ramp. In the middle of the cassette the shock kind of extends a little when standing up and mashing. I think the horst link is a little too low/forward. It causes your wheel to kind of ram into things a little and lose some suspension reactivity if you're on the gas hard. That's about the only negative thing about it. But it fuggin rails. It's a lot stiffer than I though it was going to be too. By far the stiffest horst bike I've ever owned that wasn't a demo something.
I am undecided if: "kidwoo IS norcal" or "norcal IS kidwoo"
