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HardtailHack

HardtailHack

used an iron once
Jan 20, 2009
6,745
5,638
blindboxx2334 said:
weird. im using less pressure than what is recommended to me. i love it.

any date on the release of those neg springs? i wouldnt mind trying one out
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Nah sorry I meant Avy kits are coming out soon.

For the neg spring I strip forks before I scrap them so I had a longer spring that almost fit. I got the battery drill, put some tape on either end of the air spring shaft and cut in a slightly smaller dia spring seat using a soldering iron and a cable tie around the trigger on the drill keeping a constant speed, the other end of the shaft rest in a V block.

Also re painted the lowers as they looked horrid and cut in slots to let me flick the seals out easier.
 
StiHacka

StiHacka

Compensating for something
Jan 4, 2013
21,560
12,505
In hell. Welcome!
StiHacka said:
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.
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Foot-in-the-mouth time. :redface: My Spesh tires have the Control casing, not Grid. Damn, I must be getting old or something. :banghead: Sorry about that, folks.
 
yd35

yd35

Monkey
Oct 28, 2008
741
61
NY
kidwoo said:
Uzzi vpx and a 6.6. Old stuff at this point. But I've ridden a solo, current nomad (plus the other two iterations), and a current v10. I liked the way the intenses rode better than most of the SC frames (blur lt and solo excluded).

I loved the uzzi actually. It was more the geo and stiffness that I had problems with more than the suspension feel. All VPP bikes have that funky hammock curve. Some very midly and some really exaggerated (like the new nomad). I just like one end of the spectrum vs. the other. Plenty of people out there are the exact opposite. Just see all the raving about that current nomad........
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Woo, you still rocking the DHR for downhill? What would you be riding if you moved on from the DHR?
 
kidwoo

kidwoo

Artisanal Tweet Curator
Aug 25, 2003
42,146
13,340
Squirtin ketchup n' mustard on charred flesh
I don't mind a 12.5ish BB on a 6" trail bike but throwing 26ers on a dh bike made for 650bs might be sketchy. So I'm going to basically pick a 26" frame, and buy two of them, or start buying what trek and others are selling as 'park bikes'. I probably need to get on that pretty soon. :D

I will NEVER own a 650b dh bike until dh tires weigh 400 grams. So....never.
 
Beef Supreme

Beef Supreme

Turbo Monkey
Oct 29, 2010
1,434
73
Hiding from the stupid
kidwoo said:
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.
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I've liked the linkage rate on every Norco I have ridden. A Sight with a 150mm fork may be my next trail bike.
 
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StyledAirtime

Monkey
May 24, 2006
245
1
NewZealand
my 2011 GT Distortion.
Upgraded the odd bit to keep it freshish.
2014 Pikes rc3 solo air
uber bike component discs and pads.
Conti tyres
Formula RX disc brakes (thinking of going XT)
Fox rear shock will get replaced by the shortest CC inline.

1x10 with sram x7 and raceface ring.
good little work horse
 

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shirk007

Monkey
Apr 14, 2009
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2014 riding season is almost over but I finally got this project finished.

Hand built fillet brazed steel frame built by me in my garage. Simple single pivot with 158mm of travel.

Frame weight without the shock was 7.47 lbs. Total bike built up is 31.76lbs.

The shock came off my Xprezo Super D (7.875 x2.25 2011 Fox RP23) and it's a low compression tune and medium rebound tune. I would like to see how a medium compression tune feels on it.
 
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shirk007

Monkey
Apr 14, 2009
500
357
kidwoo said:
All that brazing and no cable guides?

COME ON!!!!!



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Yes that was a "doh" moment.

I had the front tri done with lots of work still to do on the rear. So I quickly sanded it up and hit it with some paint, then thought "hmmm cables guides. derp".

Electrical tape ftw.

I knew I was going to run them down the downtube and under the shock, but at least this way when I do put them on they'll be in the exactly correct spots.
 
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shirk007

Monkey
Apr 14, 2009
500
357
The Heckler and the Orange Five/Alpine certainly played a part in the inspiration.

The pivot is further back and lower than those above. It's basically inline with a 32t chainring as the bike can only fit a single front ring.
 
dump

dump

Turbo Monkey
Oct 12, 2001
8,221
4,470
@shirk007 Nice one... I remember seeing your old posts on the frame-building forum on mtbr... which has been pretty quiet as of late.
 
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shirk007

Monkey
Apr 14, 2009
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357
TrumbullHucker said:
what is the advantages of brazing versus TIG? I did alittle bit of brazing in welding school so im not super tuned in with it @shirk007
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Set up cost if the biggest.


This is my brazing set up.

My brazing set up is a small "aircraft torch" being run on oxy/propane. The oxy is via an oxygen concentrator, yes just like the one your grandma is hooked up to at the old folks home. I'll never run out of oxygen and the cost for a refurb concentrator is less than a bottle and regulator. In total I have about $400 (Canadian loonies) invested in my brazing rig. The tips for the torch are ones specifically designed for propane vs acetylene. Tank can now be filled anywhere and much more economically than acetylene. Your not likely to find a good used TIG machine able to deal with thin wall bike tubing for that money. Even then you'd still want a brazing rig for cable guides and bottle boss type stuff.

In terms of strength both the braze and the tig joint when done right are stronger than the tube so no worries about a weld failing before a tube buckles.

Personally I also like the look of fillet braze vs tig. You have more room for style, you can do big smooth fillets, little smooth fillets, or "bronze welded" that looks like big fat brass TIG stacks.
 
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shirk007

Monkey
Apr 14, 2009
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kidwoo said:
racist
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I racked my brain for awhile on how to make it able to handle 2x.

We'll see what happens on the next one. It will be more XC-ish angles, hopefully lighter and able to fit 2x for long stupid days in the saddle.
 
jstuhlman

jstuhlman

bagpipe wanker
Dec 3, 2009
16,694
13,043
Cackalacka du Nord
aight...my trusty do it all bike. rebuilt and ready to go:
'10 uzzi vp
float 36 160
ccdb w/ti spring
xt cranks
x9 1x10 w/race face 34t nw
hope pro 2s, dt swiss ex500s built by NoGas wheels
xt brakes
reverb
thomson stem w/sixc bars
rf atlas pedals
sits around 33#; deals with...whatever
 
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ianjenn

ianjenn

Turbo Monkey
Sep 12, 2006
3,001
704
SLO
chillindrdude said:
What do u guys think about Niner WFO?
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Have one now have been riding it a few weeks. A few fast guys around here have had saddle time and really like it! They all say its climbing is amazing and they are sponsored by large bike brands. The build KIT is pretty nice on them for the price. Our LG was 29.2LBS and is the $5200 build.
 
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