Here is my Evil Sovereign which I recently finished rebuilding ( I hope you are not all Sovereign'ed out ). It is my interpretation of an all mountain Clydesdale worthy hardtail. I broke my neck 15 years ago (crushed C5, vertebrae C4-C5-C6 are now fused together) so I do not do any large drop or stunts.
Some future upgrades include X.0 trigger shifters (mostly for the multiple mounting positions), full length lock-on grips with bar end caps of my own design (think bar end protection and hand stop) and a saddle of my own design (I have yet to find a saddle that fits me correctly across multiple riding positions and conditions).
Fork fully extended and the saddle at a trail riding height
Fork in the lowest travel setting and the saddle lowered a few inches
Some future upgrades include X.0 trigger shifters (mostly for the multiple mounting positions), full length lock-on grips with bar end caps of my own design (think bar end protection and hand stop) and a saddle of my own design (I have yet to find a saddle that fits me correctly across multiple riding positions and conditions).
- Frame: Long Silver Sovereign
- Fork: 05 Rock Shox Pike Team with an extra firm spring
- Headset: Chris King
- Stem: RaceFace Diabolus 70mm with 10 degrees of rise
- Handle Bar: Easton DH CNT Carbon Riser
- Grips: ODI Lock-On, grip shift length
- Shifters: SRAM 9.0 Gripshift
- Seat Post: RaceFace Diabolus 31.6mm
- Seat Post Collar: Hope QR
- Saddle: Azonic Love Seat
- Cranks/BB: RaceFace Atlas with DH BB cups
- Rings: E.Thirteen 36T Supercharger, 36T and 24T RaceRings
- Pedals: Speedplay Drillium
- Front Derailleur: Shimano XT
- Rear Derailleur: 05' SRAM X.9 Medium Cage
- Cassette: SRAM 9.0 11-32
- Chain: SRAM PC-99 hollow pin
- Front Wheel: 32 hole Hope Bulb 20mm hub laced with DT Swiss Competition spokes and brass nipples to a DT Swiss FR6.1D rim
- Rear Wheel: 32 hole Hadley 108pt engagement QR axle hub laced with DT Swiss Competition spokes and brass nipples to a DT Swiss FR6.1D rim
- Tires: front and rear Kendra Nevegal 2.3
- Brakes: 180mm Hope Mono M4 front, 160mm Hope Mono Mini rear
- Total Weight: Roughly 33 Lbs
Fork fully extended and the saddle at a trail riding height
Fork in the lowest travel setting and the saddle lowered a few inches