[marshalolson]

For those with questions on how to fit bottles, please see the below link. It has everything you need to know:

Dampening Not Damping

As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words so we’ve mocked up several different configurations to visibly demonstrate the many ways you can carry hydration and tool storage on your GG.

ridegg.com

 

[jonKranked]

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[4xBoy]

Had that fork, should have kept it.

 

[slyfink]

For those with questions on how to fit bottles, please see the below link. It has everything you need to know:

Dampening Not Damping

As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words so we’ve mocked up several different configurations to visibly demonstrate the many ways you can carry hydration and tool storage on your GG.

ridegg.com

Is there a reason the reservoir side of the shock is attached to the downtube? Could you run it with the reservoir on the link side?

 

[Jm_]

Is there a reason the reservoir side of the shock is attached to the downtube? Could you run it with the reservoir on the link side?

Looks like it'd hit the top tube or linkage if it was mounted the other way. That may depend on frame size, maybe larger frames have the ST/TT junction higher and could allow it to run with the reservoir on top in that config, but it seems that it wouldn't work that way with at least most of the sizes.

And both damping and dampening are correct according to the dictionary

 

[Jm_]

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I'd been meaning to get some pictures of that bike/frame for a while. The shop owner makes fatback, so he has access to machine shops and welders, but it had been a while since I'd seen it and I forgot exactly what they did to make it work. Now that I saw it again...I wouldn't go near it, since long bolts in the shock eyelets and linkages are extremely prone to bending IME. Maybe if it has giant solid steel hardware, but even still, leverage (length) tends to win and bend stuff IME. I could never understand why Foes put such a long bolt through their scissor link, it basically just bent every few weeks. Much skinnier bolt, but the issue was the length.

 

[mtg]

The owner of Fatback got creative and modified a Trail Pistol frame to put it on an anti-diet, ie he made it fat. That was a few years ago.

 

[mtg]

For the shock reservoir mounted to the seatstays, that can work for some some configurations and give good bottle clearance. I’ve run an ElevenSix on a Trail Pistol that way. It generally only works with the 210mm eye to eye shocks.

 

[djjohnr]

So I know it was discussed a while back, but what are the prospects of a MegaSmash mullet being offered as a standard option in 2022?

Bumping to make sure this doesn't get lost - don't need it to be a standard option, but would love to be able to even pre-order some Megatail stays for my Smash.

 

[marshalolson]

I will post here as soon as I have line-of-sight on being ready to start pre-ordering stays! Promise!

 

[Jm_]

I will post here as soon as I have line-of-sight on being ready to start pre-ordering stays! Promise!

Can you do it before you post on MTBR?

 

[marshalolson]

I will prioritize based on join-dates.

 

[Andeh]

I caught a glimpse of a new steed in Yoann's latest video, but it was too quick/brief to see what it was. Just that it had gold accents instead of the red he's got on his Gnarvana.

 

[StiHacka]

I caught a glimpse of a new steed in Yoann's latest video, but it was too quick/brief to see what it was. Just that it had gold accents instead of the red he's got on his Gnarvana.

If it had yellow flame decals, I am suing.

 

[rideit]

FLAMING SPERM DECALS

 

[StiHacka]

FLAMING SPERM DECALS

Balls!

 

[6thElement]

NSFW

Balls!

Not safe for @Pesqueeb tags required plz.

 

[jackalope]

The real question is which will come first:

• mullet option

• Cascade makes a “performance” link for the Smash or Gnarvana

 

[StiHacka]

The real question is which will come first:

• mullet option

• Cascade makes a “performance” link for the Smash or Gnarvana

 

[jackalope]

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this is the correct answer...I think

 

[jonKranked]

I caught a glimpse of a new steed in Yoann's latest video, but it was too quick/brief to see what it was. Just that it had gold accents instead of the red he's got on his Gnarvana.

Sponsorship has its privileges... Anything indicate it would be a new model rather than just a new decal set / pc option?

 

[slimshady]

Cascade makes a “performance” link for the Smash or Gnarvana

A helluva way to bring the Gnarvana's weight in line with those Yeti DH monstrosities of yore!

 

[marshalolson]

A helluva way to bring the Gnarvana's weight in line with those Yeti DH monstrosities of yore!

Gotta win the speed trap

 

[6thElement]

All hail the egg.

 

[4xBoy]

Just saw the email, 10-12 weeks for a trail pistol frame.

That would be winter is coming for me.

Sadly I couldn't order earlier, but that is life.

 

[junkyard]

I was just thinking as I started my ride, “this megatrail has been trouble free for three years”. Lost a pivot bolt somewhere near the bottom of the downhill. Only noticed some tire rub on a couple corners that made me look.

 

[vinny4130]

not that I could get a new bike, but I rode my soon to be "old" smash today and I really love it. I still 10/10 would buy again, so much so I just want to have a size 2 650 for a 4x/dual type feel.

 

[englertracing]

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Daym Linus does a great impression of a downsyndrome high school girl....

 

[Jm_]

Got mine and got most of it built up tonight.

Question, are these really ISO brake adapters? Like there isn't some ISO to standard adapter that it's supposed to come with? Just seems bizarre to have ISO mounts, haven't seen those since the 2nd Gulf War I think. I got a bunch of adapters, but only for 6" rotor. Going to have to scrounge around tomorrow at shops.

I got some old RF evolve cranks I mistakenly bought from someone, but they actually work for this purpose. The 32t is a little big, so I'll see if someone has a 30t in stock. Long term plan is to get a RF 30mm spindle for external BB and run a 30mm external BB, so I can run my 30mm X01s, I also have a few backup parts from old 30mm cranks, so I could run a while that way.

Otherwise that's about it. Waiting on the Avy shock, but the Super Deluxe I installed is going to be my 150mm travel shock and for any time I need to keep weight down.

 

[Andeh]

Yeah, the alloy stays are IS. The newer fully Revved ones on the TP are finally PM.

 

[canadmos]

Am I the only one that likes IS mounts? With just two bolts you can remove the caliper from the bike and not have to fiddle with aligning everything up against the orbit of the moon when you put it back on.

 

[OGRipper]

Sounds like JM is saying the adapters that came with his bike are also IS rather than the more common IS to post-mount...? If true that is pretty whacky.

 

[rideit]

“bUt thE AdaPtorS weIGh 50 GrAmS mOrE!”

 

[Fool]

Pandemic availability. I just finished sourcing all the parts for my build and there's some shit going on it I'd rather not have.

 

[Sandwich]

Am I the only one that likes IS mounts? With just two bolts you can remove the caliper from the bike and not have to fiddle with aligning everything up against the orbit of the moon when you put it back on.

I can see both sides. It's easy to remove IS when you need to remove the whole caliper, but that is relatively rare and the cleanliness of two bolts and nothing else is pretty slick. I don't find alignment to be that big of an issue- usually just an occasional issue and something that can be done on trail easily...so for me I'd prefer post.

 

[StiHacka]

Am I the only one that likes IS mounts? With just two bolts you can remove the caliper from the bike and not have to fiddle with aligning everything up against the orbit of the moon when you put it back on.

I like IS better, harder to screw them up in frame manufacturing process, I learned that lesson hard with an Ibis frame. That said, compatibility can be an issue, i.e. Hope E4s/V4s require oddly shaped special IS adapters that are $$$ and rare as hen's teeth.

 

[jonKranked]

who else already ordered koozies?

 

[canadmos]

who else already ordered koozies?

Trying, but to make shipping worth it, I think I need to add a frame to the shopping cart.


Shred Dogg with a 160mm fork, whats that like? The frame page says the rear wheel needs to be offset 3mm - is that required? I thought I read somewhere that that was going away or something? Asking for a friend...

 

[Westy]

Trying, but to make shipping worth it, I think I need to add a frame to the shopping cart.


Shred Dogg with a 160mm fork, whats that like? The frame page says the rear wheel needs to be offset 3mm - is that required? I thought I read somewhere that that was going away or something? Asking for a friend...

I beleive the rev'd stays can handle normal boost centerlines, aluminum needs a 3mm offset.

 

[HAB]

I beleive the rev'd stays can handle normal boost centerlines, aluminum needs a 3mm offset.

That's correct, though I've temporarily run a standard dished wheel in an aluminum one because lazy. It works fine as long as you're not running a super big tire and need the clearance.