[wakeeater]

I had a great extended weekend this past week(wedsday to wedsday) and it was great got my first day of snowboarding in and then came home tuesday to my new(to me bottlerocket frame heres my build so far

06 med bottlerocket
dhx 5.0 air
truvativ husslefelt cranks
mavic 321 /shimano xt solid 10mm axle rear wheel
avid j 5 brake
odyssey twisted pc limited editions
pike 426

and i have now ran outta money
im thinking that im going to run it ss and just need a chainring,front wheel(wheel is a regular qr wheel sitting on the maxles qr just to get the pic), and a chaintensioner for the rear

any setup tips on the rear shock?

 

[1453]

how much does a second hand BR cost these days? I've been thinking about putting one together from old parts I have laying around.

 

[wakeeater]

frames run 900-1100

 

[1453]

if you are gonna run SS with a tensioner the only one I know of is the YESS. this page has more info.

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=208020

 

[Flyingfish]

in the piggyback run your rider weight in full gear plus 5 lbs
start with propedal very low or off
rebound set fairly fast.
i run a coil so i dunno about the air spring setting. I guess pump it up pretty high if you gonna jump/huck it.

make small adjustments one at a time so if you dont like it you can go back to your previous setting. Its all about trial and error really.

sick bike

 

[wakeeater]

thanks. what spring are running on your coil?

 

[TrekBro]

Rolholff makes a very good chain tensioner, Remember to take the shock out and compress the suspension all the way, and get your chain as tight as possible and cut it.

Dont ever ever ever go with cheap tensioners, dont mather what brand they will make your chain skip like this one:

 

[Flyingfish]

thanks. what spring are running on your coil?

i cant remember really off hand but i think its a 450.

 

[manimal]

punch buggy white!!!!

sorry, had to call it

nice BR; i just put some juicy 7's on mine and can't wait to ride it.

 

[wakeeater]

thanks guys shes almost done now just needs a tensioner and front brake WOO

 

[1453]

did you decide on a tensioner?

 

[Ctrider]

Freakin sweet. Wish i could afford a bottlerocket, I love em.

 

[v-digit]

welcome to the bottlerocket family. i'm still lovin mine!

amen on cheap chain tensioners - i saved a few bucks and now my chain skips horribly. time for a new one.

 

[dhracer309]

how does the br perform on the dh stuff cause i am thinking about getting one but afraid there isnt enough travel from me

 

[Flyingfish]

i would imagine not too well.
u need mo' travel

 

[dhracer309]

thats wat i thought but i am afraid to get the blindside cause it seems like to much travel from jumping and i dont really like the dirtbag suspension setup cause it is the same as my kona stab and im not a fan of it

 

[wakeeater]

new pic its almost done just need the driveline now. and a front brake at somepoint

 

[TRANSITION-MJR]

welcome to the Transition/B.Rocket family great bike and a great company.

 

[manimal]

how does the br perform on the dh stuff cause i am thinking about getting one but afraid there isnt enough travel from me

i was afraid of that too...until i took it to snowshoe. i was surprised at how well it handled upper/lower hairball in those nasty rock gardens. the only place where i felt my old demo 8 would have been faster is on the fast chatter bumps. so yes, it can handle DH but if you're looking for a bike that'll put you on the expert and up DH podium then look to the blindside or elsewhere.

 

[mserko1]

Nice br man. Wish I could afford one but I'm in the process of getting an 06 dirtbag.