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New Whip? New toys for the dependable steed?

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
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Is there any other?
Well he'd need a big red star to be the last iteration before the breakup :D
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But @bullcrew said Murica, so who are we to argue if he's a fan of Cleveland.
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Can confirm, fits on Size 4 Revved GG. I'm 6' 4" with 34" inseam. I haven't got a ride yet on it, but works fine pedaling around the neighborhood.
Man, I find my 185mm too much of a drop to be useful when fully lowered on my size 4.
 
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bullcrew

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I have been a suspension nut ever since I ran triple bypass and remote resi coilovers on my jeeps and buggys, never looked back since then. MTB stuff is pretty simple for me compared to new moto and off road race suspension. Having a large cylinder of nitrogen in the shop helps as well. I am thinking I will build this years DH rig with ohlins stuff as it seems a bit more modern/tuneable to me. always been a fox fanboy when it comes to mtb
Yeah been looking at ohlins. Love the avy dampers and tuning...yeah head 4tune bypass, coilovers and hyd bumps on my desert race trucks starting 24 years ago...the new stuff fox is putting out for adjustment on the smooth bodies is interesting...
Agreed but working on a big body shock aside of torque load is pretty damn simple..bypass is short cuts for oil to restrict...

Some bikes almost keed magnifying glasses for lol
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jonKranked

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Same here ..I like getting lost in a build I love suspension and tuning as well same thing for me....go out put headphones on and disappear..

That's cool yeah I want one, been looking around..pricey..

This was yesterday's "with"
Older fox, assume never been serviced but oring fell apart like poop...the o-ring on right is what it looked like back a hundred years agomView attachment 172163View attachment 172164View attachment 172165
So a fox vanilla will eventually turn into a Fox Fudge?
 

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
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Wife's new XC race bike, 24.6lb with two cages, multi-tool, Garmin mount and pedals. Just needs a tube strapped to it.
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Not too shabby with a 160mm dropper, dual piston brakes F+R and not super light tyres.
 
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scrublover

Turbo Monkey
Sep 1, 2004
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WSO of the day. Significantly wider rim to give a larger footprint and more cush to the front of the garvel bike. The cheap wheelset I bought to build the thing up 2 years ago came with decent hubs but skinny ass fucking rims.

The rear is fine but the front end and my hands definitely needed a bit more comfort.

The rear will get similar treatment soon. Waiting for a something fun from Marino. That will enable me to shuffle some frames and hubs around. The 20 year old King hub on the back of the commuter at the moment will be repurposed for the back of the garvel bike.

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buckoW

Turbo Monkey
Mar 1, 2007
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I built a new front wheel and got some fresh suspension on the death trap. I had to limit travel before with other shocks due to the piggy back contacting the dt at full travel. This piggy back design solves that problem and allows for all the travel options. 130mm to 190mm of rear travel is now possible with 2 shocks, 1 shock extender and stroke limiting spacers.

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And here’s a new shorter reach and steeper head angle version that I’m currently working on. This one might even get a 27.5 front wheel….

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Happymtb.fr

Turbo Monkey
Feb 9, 2016
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Listen to your wife! ;-)
And paint that orange seatstay to something decent :brows:

How many front triangles have you built yet? I lost track...
 

buckoW

Turbo Monkey
Mar 1, 2007
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Listen to your wife! ;-)
And paint that orange seatstay to something decent :brows:

How many front triangles have you built yet? I lost track...
She knows! We ordered some black spray paint yesterday. Somehow the orange seatstay magically hopped from my bike over on to hers. When she came down to the garage to say mornin she was less stoked seeing the orange one ended up on her beauty of a bike. Haha. I should really paint it black….
 

Da Peach

Outwitted by a rodent
Jul 2, 2002
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I was gifted some of those reserve valve stems. Alas, they are too short for my silly deep rims
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Put a fresh core in my DT valve stem, slapped on a new tire, bled brakes, and installed fresh AliEx pads to ease my disappointment.
 

jonKranked

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I'd love to have someone do a blind test and get back to us on that one. Holy crap a 75mm rise is huge
I'll see your 75mm rise mtb bar and raise you a set of 11" rise BMX bars