After bouncing back and forth between frames the past few months I finally have the bike I wanted done. Its my middle of the road, do everything bike. I've got the BigHit for DH and the P2 for urban so I needed something for trails/XC/some 4X and light DH. I was really happy with the Preston's geometry but it just didn't have enough travel. The Saber is almost identical except with 5-6" instead of 4-5". The addition of the Horst link is a big plus and frame weight is a bit less too. I rode today at our local DJ/4X spot and with a stiff 5" in back and the Pike dialed to 120mm it felt awesome!! Here's the specs:
Frame: '04 Azonic Saber w/Romic (5-6")
Fork: '06 Rock Shox Pike 426 Coil
Shifters: SRAM X.9
Front Derailleur: SRAM X-Gen
Rear Derailleur: SRAM X.9 med cage
Cranks: TruVativ Holzfellers
BB: TruVativ GigaPipe DH
Chainrings: 24,36
Cassette: SARM Powerglide II
Chain: SRAM PC-970
Handlebar: FUNN (can't remember name)
Headset: FSA Pig DH Pro
Stem: FUNN Serial Killa
Brakes: F-Avid BB7, R-Hayes HFX-9
Wheels: F-EX721, R-Sun Rhyno Lite rear
Tires: F-Kenda Nevegal 2.5 DH, R-Panaracer Fire XC 2.1
Tubes: DH thick ass front, some random thin rear
Grips: ODI Rogue
Seat: WTB Power V
Seatpost: Thomson
Pedals: Weyless junkers from the parts pile
Things I'm swapping out to:
Avid Juicy's
rear HighRoller or similar
new rear wheel (its a loaner)
QR seat collar (the first on my list)
I was a little worried about having a silver fork on a silver frame but I don't mind it.
I need a good real trail test to see how the Pike performs at full travel so I'm looking forward to the weekend
Frame: '04 Azonic Saber w/Romic (5-6")
Fork: '06 Rock Shox Pike 426 Coil
Shifters: SRAM X.9
Front Derailleur: SRAM X-Gen
Rear Derailleur: SRAM X.9 med cage
Cranks: TruVativ Holzfellers
BB: TruVativ GigaPipe DH
Chainrings: 24,36
Cassette: SARM Powerglide II
Chain: SRAM PC-970
Handlebar: FUNN (can't remember name)
Headset: FSA Pig DH Pro
Stem: FUNN Serial Killa
Brakes: F-Avid BB7, R-Hayes HFX-9
Wheels: F-EX721, R-Sun Rhyno Lite rear
Tires: F-Kenda Nevegal 2.5 DH, R-Panaracer Fire XC 2.1
Tubes: DH thick ass front, some random thin rear
Grips: ODI Rogue
Seat: WTB Power V
Seatpost: Thomson
Pedals: Weyless junkers from the parts pile
Things I'm swapping out to:
Avid Juicy's
rear HighRoller or similar
new rear wheel (its a loaner)
QR seat collar (the first on my list)
I was a little worried about having a silver fork on a silver frame but I don't mind it.
I need a good real trail test to see how the Pike performs at full travel so I'm looking forward to the weekend