[bullcrew]

I have 16 miles on mine and so far so good! @bullcrew has a mountain of experience with them though.

Forks are amazing. Remove little white negative spacer and they are smooth as butter...lower air chamber put double psi down there and you can add or subtract but it gives amazing support for mid stroke. Think dive on steps and you can control that without having it harsh up top.

I sold my avalanche fox 40 and went back to the dh38..

Ohlins suspension is balanced with each other...the way they flow and feel is pretty dialed with each other and makes balanced easier to do...
You can go from 90mm to 180mm travel on the RFX forks 36 or 38 and if memory serves the 34
..so you can make one for dirt jumping but I'd opt for a 27.5 chasis...in case you are doing 26"...

 

[HardtailHack]

Only 50mm avail meow. https://classic.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=cl&mi=31697&pw=55097&ctc=de6a77a055fe4bbcff80f6f2c424c4ab&url=https://www.scott-sports.com/us/en/product/syncros-hixon-ic-1-0-rise-integrated-cockpit&custom_sid=mtbr.com

Phwoar, 7deg backsweep, awesome!
All sold out now.
Pretty sure my Beast bar was just under 200g but I have the old model that can't be used with Shimano and some other brand of brakes because they can crush the bar.
I bought it because it was the straightest bar I could find that was made in house. Antidote was a similar shape but they wouldn't sell another bar to me unless I bought a frame.

 

[CBJ]

I thought the norm theses days was bar should not be super stiff. One of the reasons I want with the OneUp bar.

 

[chuffer]

First ride. Weight no longer an issue when covered in 5 lbs of pnw mud.

Potatocam bc screenshot to meet RM file size limits.

 

[Jozz]

First ride. Weight no longer an issue when covered in 5 lbs of pnw mud.View attachment 223335
Potatocam bc screenshot to meet RM file size limits.

Preliminary impressions?

 

[chuffer]

Preliminary impressions?

Honestly, for the first 15 minutes it was buyer’s remorse. I was thinking that I should’ve gotten a much more XC oriented bike. Or even something like a Moots YBB frame (do they even exist anymore?) and just transferred my hardtail parts over.

After about an hour and some faster more technical sections, I was a lot happier with the faster more modern geometry. The size and length are somewhat negatively noticeable when going slow, but as soon as the pace goes up, the geometry feels really good.

My biggest gripe is that the seat post slips. I tend to sit and “diesel” my way through rough pedaling secrions. So, slipping seatposts is not new to me, but this is aggravating. I tightened the clamp midride to the point where I was worried about breaking the bolt and it still slipped again within 20 minutes.

 

[HardtailHack]

Honestly, for the first 15 minutes it was buyer’s remorse. I was thinking that I should’ve gotten a much more XC oriented bike. Or even something like a Moots YBB frame (do they even exist anymore?) and just transferred my hardtail parts over.

After about an hour and some faster more technical sections, I was a lot happier with the faster more modern geometry. The size and length are somewhat negatively noticeable when going slow, but as soon as the pace goes up, the geometry feels really good.

My biggest gripe is that the seat post slips. I tend to sit and “diesel” my way through rough pedaling secrions. So, slipping seatposts is not new to me, but this is aggravating. I tightened the clamp midride to the point where I was worried about breaking the bolt and it still slipped again within 20 minutes.

My Norco Torrent does that, can't remember any other steel frame ever doing it.
You going to use some carbon paste?

I have seen clamps to go directly on to the dropper, I'm going to try one of them as it looks like a better idea than over tightening the clamp on the frame. My Magura dropper is slow as hell as it is, last thing it needs is more friction.

 

[chuffer]

I have been thinking about options:

1. brinnelling the post every 90° with a punch where it gets clamped - not really sure I like this, but it works for things like TREs…
2. A drop or two (literally) of Green loctite, but I don’t know how well it bonds to carbon and there are the obvious concerns about permanently gluing the facker in place. This was more of an “out of frustration” thought than a real plan.
3. Putting a sleeve over the seatpost that goes between the collar of the dropper and the seatpost clamp. That would create a physical stop preventing the seatpost from going further into the frame.

I guess I should go look up carbon paste on the google…brb.

 

[Westy]

My Norco Torrent does that, can't remember any other steel frame ever doing it.
You going to use some carbon paste?

I have seen clamps to go directly on to the dropper, I'm going to try one of them as it looks like a better idea than over tightening the clamp on the frame. My Magura dropper is slow as hell as it is, last thing it needs is more friction.

My current bike has a post slippage issue. Carbon paste helped but did not solve the issue. More clamp bolt torque would cause the dropper to bind.

I measured the post and it was about .1 mm undersized. I tried shimming it with some various tapes, aluminum seemed like a no brainier but it slid in the post. Some tubeless tape however worked wonders. You need to get as much tape in as you can while getting it to insert. Takes some trial and error but I ended up with a little strip in the bottom front to resist rocking from the torque of my weight and a little trapezoidal piece just below the clamp. Wider part on the bottom to distribute the clamping force over a wider area

 

[chuffer]

I was also thinking about double sided sticky tape. I just ordered some carbon paste, but will try the tubeless tape if the carbon paste fails.

 

[Sandwich]

Gorilla tape residue?

 

[Westy]

I was also thinking about double sided sticky tape. I just ordered some carbon paste, but will try the tubeless tape if the carbon paste fails.

Epoxy it in place.

Surorised no one has tried an integrated dropper, as far as I know

 

[rideit]

Gorilla tape residue?

YOU RANG???

 

[Jm_]

Honestly, for the first 15 minutes it was buyer’s remorse. I was thinking that I should’ve gotten a much more XC oriented bike. Or even something like a Moots YBB frame (do they even exist anymore?) and just transferred my hardtail parts over.

After about an hour and some faster more technical sections, I was a lot happier with the faster more modern geometry. The size and length are somewhat negatively noticeable when going slow, but as soon as the pace goes up, the geometry feels really good.

My biggest gripe is that the seat post slips. I tend to sit and “diesel” my way through rough pedaling secrions. So, slipping seatposts is not new to me, but this is aggravating. I tightened the clamp midride to the point where I was worried about breaking the bolt and it still slipped again within 20 minutes.

Whats the dropper? I’ve gotten an undersized PNW before that did that and a Wolftooth fixed the issue. I started thinking my frame was out of spec before I took the calipers to it.

 

[Westy]

Whats the dropper? I’ve gotten an undersized PNW before that did that and a Wolftooth fixed the issue. I started thinking my frame was out of spec before I took the calipers to it.

My undersized post was also a PNW.

 

[chuffer]

Interesting. This is also a pnw. I have a OneUp for this build but am waiting for a replacement cartridge. This PNW post is borrowed from aluminum Patrol - where it also had a tendency to slip…

I’ll throw some dimensional metrology gear at it tomorrow.

 

[Jm_]

Well if it was just Westy Id say hes crazy.

 

[Westy]

Interesting. This is also a pnw. I have a OneUp for this build but am waiting for a replacement cartridge. This PNW post is borrowed from aluminum Patrol - where it also had a tendency to slip…

I’ll throw some dimensional metrology gear at it tomorrow.

AT960 or GTFO

Some 6DOF targets on the jaws of a Crescent wrench would be

 

[Westy]

Well if it was just Westy Id say hes crazy.

Compared to my personal standards, most shafts seem undersized.

 

[englertracing]

Heh. I can only imagine. Collins, Boeing, Woodward, Aeromotion amongst others are customers of mine. I have a rough idea of what individual pieces cost to make - it’s always more than my bike budget!

Not sure that is the type of airplane you’re talking about, but that’s my only context…

Bush plane?
The Alaskan taxi

 

[englertracing]

If you are still trying to save weight
Carbon rims
Ks lev carbon post
One up carbon bars

 

[Jm_]

Dont put a crap post on