New Whip? New toys for the dependable steed?
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Went to pickup something at my Rocky dealer...had no intention of buying a bike... and then this thing followed me home.
I need to swap over parts from my old Altitude, but the product manager did a commendable job on this build - Grip 2, DHX, double downs and cushcore with what feels like a reasonably light alloy frame for $5600.
I need to swap over parts from my old Altitude, but the product manager did a commendable job on this build - Grip 2, DHX, double downs and cushcore with what feels like a reasonably light alloy frame for $5600.
I struggled with that and finally asked the local shoemaker for help. It was really cheap
I spent far too much time replacing bearings in SC's to want one myself, but your wee rear shock testing rig looks pretty cool!
Where did you get that from?
Was it pricey?
Off road only
It's pretty complete there's a few things I'd change and or add for safety, convenience and speed...but it's well designed.
Was around $1400 with all attachments, adapters and complete.
Both 36lbs and under
Pulled the DU bearing ends of X2 and put em on ttx22m for nomad ..
Pulled the DU bearing ends of X2 and put em on ttx22m for nomad ..
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That's the original Party Boy's side hustle.
Off Street Only
Off Street Only: Santa Cruz County based design company selling FORK & SHOCK HAND DYNOS to help Diagnose, Repair, & Compare your mtb suspension.
www.offstreetonly.com
Good guy, I worked with him back in the day.
He's been a suspension engineer at Fox, Specialized, X-Fusion, Marzocchi, and currently back at the Big S for round two.
Updated the Meta AM this year with a few bits to keep it fresh :
-New Ohlins TTX2 rear shock
-New RockShox Domain RC fork (got it so cheap I wanted to try the chassis)
-New Kryptotal F DH supersoft front
-New Chromag HiFi BSX 35mmx35mm stem (shortest I've ever tried)
-I also have an RXF36m.2 and an RXF38m.2 to install later on, but don't tell my wife.
The NS hardtail did receive the Meta's previous fork, which feels a lot less dead than the Helm Coil MK1 it replaced.
-New Ohlins TTX2 rear shock
-New RockShox Domain RC fork (got it so cheap I wanted to try the chassis)
-New Kryptotal F DH supersoft front
-New Chromag HiFi BSX 35mmx35mm stem (shortest I've ever tried)
-I also have an RXF36m.2 and an RXF38m.2 to install later on, but don't tell my wife.
The NS hardtail did receive the Meta's previous fork, which feels a lot less dead than the Helm Coil MK1 it replaced.
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Nice. What's the fork travel on the hardtail?
Have my fork at 130 mm on my mullet hardtail, just right for fairly basic trail riding.
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I know we have covered this exhaustively, but is there any reason not to get this kit?
(extremely infrequent use)
(extremely infrequent use)
yes because probaly half price or less on aliexpress
Doesn't mark the paint.Slide hammer on bike frame bearings?
What do you propose to get bearings out, thoughts and prayers?Slide hammer on bike frame bearings?
What are you going to brace against to pull them out? Bearing presses are typically one way. For shocks where you have one bushing in the middle, you can press them out, but this largely doesn’t apply to frames.
Are you guys not familiar with bearing setups that have a sleeve between them that is identical to the I.D. Of the bearing, thereby not making it possible to pull or hammer from the back of the bearing?
Because that’s what this tool kit is for.
Because that’s what this tool kit is for.
F*ck bike companies that don't put removal grooves in those sleeves to allow you access for tapping bearings out.
Well….
It always seems like when you find the same stuff on aliwhatever for cheaper and cheaper, that it takes longer and longer to arrive. I tried to do that with brake rotors and they just gave up/never sent them and I eventually got money back, but it seems like if you do, they are putting it on a fishing trawler that's going to go the long way around the globe and make port calls in every nation on the way, then 6 months later you might get it.
I found a brand new Vivid on PB being sold from a shop for $150 off, with MOAR SHIMZ tune. It tripped and fell into my ebike. Slapped the same damper settings on as I'm running on the one on my Nomad, and it felt fucking great first ride. I might add a click of HSC or HBO, or a couple PSI, but it feels really close as it is. I'm a big fan of this shock.
Done many laps with it? I'm tempted to get one of those.
Got the new slash gen 6 carbon coming, has the rockshox vivid fully loaded..
I'll give it a shot and see, keep hearing good things about it as well...
Was going to dump it and slap Ohlins on it but if it rides that good maybe save weight and make that bike a rockshox ADD!
I'll give it a shot and see, keep hearing good things about it as well...
Was going to dump it and slap Ohlins on it but if it rides that good maybe save weight and make that bike a rockshox ADD!
Nope I'm bouncing on wife's last nerve,your weight we would break it and then both of us be in deep shit...Can you toss in a frame order for me to?
Front wheel is done, I got the We Are One rim so I could re use the front hub and spokes, buuut new hub and spokes.
The rear hub hasn't shown up yet, haven't had a reply from the manufacturer for a couple of weeks, small companies always blame the anodiser, haha!
Still need to drop 10mm out of the fork, because of my fatness it sits higher than it should as the neg springs are crushed by the fists of God.
The rear hub hasn't shown up yet, haven't had a reply from the manufacturer for a couple of weeks, small companies always blame the anodiser, haha!
Still need to drop 10mm out of the fork, because of my fatness it sits higher than it should as the neg springs are crushed by the fists of God.