[SkaredShtles]

I think y'all need to lay off the witchdoctor cracks. I went to grad school in anthropology and I have a lot of respect for primitive medicine and the like. It isn't all total mumbo-jumbo like chiropra ... never mind. :devil:

That's why I can't figure out him getting mad. We're actually paying him a compliment.

 

[-BB-]

Looks fle....


Nevermind.



Congrats.

What color is that? Rootbeer?

 

[robdamanii]

What color is that? Rootbeer?

DAMN ROOTBEER!

I ONLY DRINK COFFEE! THUSLY, IT SHALL BE CALLED "COFFEE COLOUR"!

 

[robdamanii]

What does everyone think of Hope Bulb disc hubs?

 

[bluebug32]

Nice. I prolly should have bought that frame instead of my new Kikapu, but my LBS just built an 06 Kona A as a dual drive single speed that is so bad azz, and I will own...


You're still a tool.

I do believe Stinkyboy just paid you a compliment....as twisted and backhanded as it was....

 

[robdamanii]

I do believe Stinkyboy just paid you a compliment....as twisted and backhanded as it was....

He's still a tool though. We're like two peas in a pod.

 

[SkaredShtles]

He's still a tool though. We're like two turds in a toilet.

Fixed!

 

[McGRP01]

What does everyone think of Hope Bulb disc hubs?

Great hubs for the $$. Kinda beefy for you based on the type of build you've described thus far. If you're looking for performance w/o the cost of Kings, look at some DT Swiss.

 

[zahgurim]

What does everyone think of Hope Bulb disc hubs?

Hopes are great. Good value.

 

[robdamanii]

Great hubs for the $$. Kinda beefy for you based on the type of build you've described thus far. If you're looking for performance w/o the cost of Kings, look at some DT Swiss.

I'm thinking that with th 5" front and rear, I'll be a little more tempted to do dumb things. And hopes seem like more all-mountain hubs to me.

It seems that it's a bit tough to find decent deals on Onyx hubs around, and I've heard they tend to be maintainence intensive.

Regardless, the build is seeming to look like this:
XT cranks
XO drivetrain
Hope Bulb hubs/DT Swiss Onyx hubs
Rims - TBD but maybe Mavic 719?
Juicy 7s
Talas fork
King Headset

I don't see any benefit of going with FSA carbon cranks at this point (weight savings are minimal and stiffness may be worse than the XTs), and I don't think that I'll get lighter parts and still keep that all mountain toughness. Maybe going with a carbon stem to match the bars, carbon levers for the Juicys, and different tires/tubes are small ways to save weight.

 

[Wumpus]

It seems that it's a bit tough to find decent deals on Onyx hubs around, and I've heard they tend to be maintainence intensive.

Hope recommends greasing the freehub every three months -- same with King. Pretty easy to pull the apart and do. Instructions are on hope's site.

I don't know about the onyx, but the 240 and 340's are really easy to grease.

 

[McGRP01]

I don't know about the onyx, but the 240 and 340's are really easy to grease.

The 240's are what I was thinking of....

 

[robdamanii]

Hrm, so not the onyx then.

What about the Hope SC hubs? Frankly, I'm enjoying the blue colour of the hopes, but performance first.

 

[Wumpus]

What about the Hope SC hubs?

Hope XC???

I think they are the same as the bulbs, without the ability to change to 20mm fronts and rear thru axles. Supposedly the Hopes also run SKF bearings.

 

[MMcG]

I'm thinking that with th 5" front and rear, I'll be a little more tempted to do dumb things. And hopes seem like more all-mountain hubs to me.

It seems that it's a bit tough to find decent deals on Onyx hubs around, and I've heard they tend to be maintainence intensive.

Regardless, the build is seeming to look like this:
XT cranks
XO drivetrain
Hope Bulb hubs/DT Swiss Onyx hubs
Rims - TBD but maybe Mavic 719?
Juicy 7s
Talas fork
King Headset

I don't see any benefit of going with FSA carbon cranks at this point (weight savings are minimal and stiffness may be worse than the XTs), and I don't think that I'll get lighter parts and still keep that all mountain toughness. Maybe going with a carbon stem to match the bars, carbon levers for the Juicys, and different tires/tubes are small ways to save weight.

Go SRAM X.9 instead of X.0 and snag a pair of XT 752 cranks from JensonUSA for $89.00 - can't beat that price with a stick. sure they aren't the fancy newfangled outboard bearing cranks, but they'll still kick major ass and save you some money to put towards nicer hubs, rims and spokes for your wheelset.

Skip the King and get a nice FSA Headset - again it'll save ya bucks to put towards the wheels or nicer disc brakes.

 

[robdamanii]

Go SRAM X.9 instead of X.0 and snag a pair of XT 752 cranks from JensonUSA for $89.00 - can't beat that price with a stick. sure they aren't the fancy newfangled outboard bearing cranks, but they'll still kick major ass and save you some money to put towards nicer hubs, rims and spokes for your wheelset.

Skip the King and get a nice FSA Headset - again it'll save ya bucks to put towards the wheels or nicer disc brakes.

For some reason the X9s I've tried don't seem to be as crisp as the X0s.

And I've got the outboard bearings already, so it's a small expense to snag an XT set of cranks for the BB. Frankly, the cranks can even wait since I've got the LX setup right now.

My first concern is to drop the LX drivetrain and a new wheelset.

 

[MMcG]

For some reason the X9s I've tried don't seem to be as crisp as the X0s.

And I've got the outboard bearings already, so it's a small expense to snag an XT set of cranks for the BB. Frankly, the cranks can even wait since I've got the LX setup right now.

My first concern is to drop the LX drivetrain and a new wheelset.

I'd just keep runnin those LX cranks rather than upgrading then.