8.5" will feel good on their jump trail (less compression on jump faces) but 10" will feel better everywhere else. When I was there I just left it in 10" the whole time.
Carbon V10
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Real interesting man. So you think I might be better off in the 10" the whole time Im there? Itll be slacker in the lower travel setting without messing with the HA, but 10" would sure be nice in the rockier double blacks...
i leave mine in 10" mode. still playful enough for me, but when the going gets rough, it eats everything. best dh bike i've ever ridden for my style of riding. (M1 -> Chumba F1 -> Session -> Demo -> V10c)
^ Thanks. This is gonna be my first 'real' big bike. Im quite interested how it is. I have to decide if I wanna leave it at 10 or 8.5 coz I dont wanna bring another spring to get the sag/feel I want. Im still going up maybe a couple more times this summer so I can play with the travel settings still. For sure in my local spot I dont need all 10"... I was fine with my 7" SXT at N* sans the gnar rocks of Karpiel and Sticks. Sorry Im just too stoked to give this carbon baby a go! 
when sagged in the same amount of shock stroke (~35%), both travel settings have the same HT angle.
The 8.5" setting is only slacker when nobody is on the bike, which is what a lot of the internet is interested in.
I'd also vote for the 10' mode, i have to say mine pedayls good enough and is as nimble as my previous demo 8 in the 10' mode but then it also just eats rough stuff. By buy a v10 if not for the 10' of travel, you know moar is better and 10 is moar then pretty much anyone else.
Appreciate the suggestions. Anothet question: What tires are you guys running and in what conditions you run em? Im gonna be riding with a Muddy Mary, B. Betty combo. Ive been on HR's for a good season the last, and a whole year on Butchers before the HR's. No complaints on those, this'll be my first time on Schwalbes.
My only comment on tires is don't get fooled into using a slightly smaller size, like 2.5" Minions or 2.3/2.4 anything else. With 10" in back you'll start hitting stuff pretty hard and even with my 2.7" Minion tubeless with 33psi I occassionally dent the rear rim.
I gotcha. Ill keep that in mind. Im thinking starting with 30/32 front back with the Schwalbes. Im normally 27/29 with HRs and Butchers.
Has anyone here tried a CCDB on this bike?
Purely out of curiosity, how are these things holding up? ANy horror stories out there?
Just curious, cause CS has a great record with their carbon stuff.
Just curious, cause CS has a great record with their carbon stuff.
Mine died in the beginning of july and i still havent seen any replacement parts. Frame was barely three months old with about 4 days of park riding and maybe 3 hours of actual ride time at home. It was the front axel in the lower link that snapped at the frame bearing interface, leaving the entire threaded part left inside the frame, due to it happening during a run it had time to damaged the lower link as well.
The nordic importer was even reluctant to warranty it. So even by paying roughly 4400 usd at the exchange rate at the time i payed i have not been able to ride it for the past month and it does not seem like i will be able to get the parts any time soon. One would think that some of the money would go to customer service but apparently it does not. But it sure does make a good wall ornament..........It is safe to say i will not be buying anything from SC in the future.
Otherwise it felt superb when it worked, but having the all to short riding season cut even shorter is irritating to say the least and for the importer not to stand behind its products does not feel confidence inspiring.
The nordic importer was even reluctant to warranty it. So even by paying roughly 4400 usd at the exchange rate at the time i payed i have not been able to ride it for the past month and it does not seem like i will be able to get the parts any time soon. One would think that some of the money would go to customer service but apparently it does not. But it sure does make a good wall ornament..........It is safe to say i will not be buying anything from SC in the future.
Otherwise it felt superb when it worked, but having the all to short riding season cut even shorter is irritating to say the least and for the importer not to stand behind its products does not feel confidence inspiring.
Well, I have a spare lower link which I could sell, no bolt though
I think you're getting screwed by the importer. I bet if you were in the US and brought the bike back to the dealer where you bought it all would be taken care of within a week or two. That's just part of the deal when buying a foreign part through an importer, you have a middle man to deal with. Maybe contact Santa Cruz directly and explain the situation.
^ Second this. Email them direct and tell em the distributor in your country isnt doing anything reg. your situation.
second that, it is weird so many us companies choose ****ty distributors in europe.
in germany the example for ****ty customer service is the Fox Suspension distributor... it is such a pain in the ass and really a shame because the us or canada their service is pretty good...
in germany the example for ****ty customer service is the Fox Suspension distributor... it is such a pain in the ass and really a shame because the us or canada their service is pretty good...
mine is held up well. no pivot rebuilds yet, i just use a grease gun to push out old grease with new and thats about it. the downtube protector has worked well. a few chips on the underside of the BB area at the edges where the protect doesn't extend to. the clear coat does scratch easily. i put my knee against the top tube sometimes when i'm muscling the bike around or cornering and there are scratches from that.
i wished they would release the full carbon rear swingarm to the masses.
after this frame is done, i'll be getting another one...unless intense comes out with a carbon m9
i wished they would release the full carbon rear swingarm to the masses.
after this frame is done, i'll be getting another one...unless intense comes out with a carbon m9
I was just at a major race and overheard someone say (confidently) that the carbon swingarm will be available next year. Seemed more like rumor than fact but gets my hopes up. That and carbon rims would drop a nice amount of unsprung weight.
According to my rep at Santa Cruz it will probably be the 2014 model year before they release the carbon swing arm to the public. So maybe late 2013? However he said it will not be sold as just an upgrade. You would have to get a whole new frame. Hopefully that changes. I'd rather not spend the money on a whole new frame if mine is still in good shape when the time comes.
^That makes think it will come with a lightened front end, which is what I'd always expected for the V10.5.
Makes sense. The front triangles the Syndicate are using now are the newer, lighter ones. Wonder how much the frameset would be with the Enve rear tri...
Hi Evil JN,
sorry to hear about issues with your V10, that blows.
I'm also sorry to hear that you are having issues with your distributor, especially if they sold you the bike...
I will get you links and whatever hardware to have your bike running before next weekend if you PM me, or email me directly, you can send the inquiry to tech AT santacruzbicycles dot com, and just put "send this to joe" in there somewhere, and I'll get it.
If you have a broken axle end stuck in the frame, it should be easily extracted, there's a hole in it to jam something in, and it should spin out. I'll get you new everything else. I even have some gold and red anodized links made for the team on the shelf in my office if you want something other than basic black to help the bad taste you've gotten thus far.
Sorry again man! Put that email in your address book and use it when you need something, we respond same day to all inquiries that don't involve gland enlargement
sorry to hear about issues with your V10, that blows.
I'm also sorry to hear that you are having issues with your distributor, especially if they sold you the bike...
I will get you links and whatever hardware to have your bike running before next weekend if you PM me, or email me directly, you can send the inquiry to tech AT santacruzbicycles dot com, and just put "send this to joe" in there somewhere, and I'll get it.
If you have a broken axle end stuck in the frame, it should be easily extracted, there's a hole in it to jam something in, and it should spin out. I'll get you new everything else. I even have some gold and red anodized links made for the team on the shelf in my office if you want something other than basic black to help the bad taste you've gotten thus far.
Sorry again man! Put that email in your address book and use it when you need something, we respond same day to all inquiries that don't involve gland enlargement
How much sexy time do I have to give to get you guys to make a Nomad with a Pinion gearbox. I want your carbonz and your service.
This is good service. If I was to buy a carbon frame it would be from Santa Cruz.
awesome CS! 
You guys have neat cars. And architecture. And girls.
That joeg is super dreamy. 
Meh, cars you can import, architecture you can look at photos of. Girls though, that is maybe one thing do get done right on this side of the pond. However i suspect that is also one of those "the grass is always greener on the other side of the hedge"
Then of course there is the music but then again, isnt that what we have the interwebz for.
Then of course there is the music but then again, isnt that what we have the interwebz for.
Hey guys, anyone know the exact torque spec for the seat collar? Just wanted to be sure. I looked up the spec for the shock mount of the front tri (which is 140 in-lbs), just need the one for the seat collar/clamp. Cheers!
EVIL JN - did you get your parts? I PMed you, but nothing ever shows up in the sent messages thing when I click it.
boylagz:
there is no specified torque for the seat collar
boylagz:
there is no specified torque for the seat collar
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I just wanted to know if ever there's a specific torque for it. If there is none specified then just say there's none.
