Post your 2012 Rides!
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Orange 224 Evo
I don't know how they ride, but the looks of those Orange bikes... Heavy?
Nope, not at all, my sketchy luggage scales says 36.5, no idea how accurate that is though. I tried to keep it light building it up.
Ridiculously light actually.
Replacing my Ventana. So far so good. Might swap the 44 for a Revelation and add a Gravity Dropper or Reverb.
Why the air shock? How did you get a raw frame? I thought they only came in white. How does it ride? Anything you dont like?17.8kg
nice! guess i'm not the only wanker dumb enough to run an Avalanche cartridge in a 32mm boxxer....Orange 224 Evo
Oh really? There's just so much downtube and chainstay haha. I guess you learn something new every day. xD
its raw and polished because i know and worked the owners of zerode
has the airshock because im a weight weenie, may put a coil in after nz summer
there is nothing to not like about it.....
Got the CANFIELD one for my play bike
Well I updated the Nicolai today, new K9 bars, FSA direct mount on 2012 Marz crown, New to me 2011 888 with QR lowers, It now also runs this new snazzy thing called "nine speed".
Did you get Brads old red ones? Dammit! I wanted them! They're sick.
Where are the picturz?
Tomorrow after I ditch the cheap wheelset and fit the new chainguide, it looks odd with a red fork.
Raw looks slick....
My ride for 2012:
Framekit: K9 DH001-S
Shock: Vivid R2C2 with K9 Race spring
Fork: Fox 40 RC2 with K9 fork bearing
Headset: K9 / CaneCreek
Stem: K9 direct mount
Bar: Enve DH
Grips: ODI Intense
Brakes: Hope Tech V2
Shifting: Sram X.9 with Ultegra cassette
Crank / bottom bracket: XTR 970
Chainring: Renthal 36t
Chainguide: MRP G2 Sl
Pedals: 26 Rallye
Wheels: Deemax Ultimate
Tires: Highroller UST
Saddle: SLR
Seatpost: Thomson Elite
Framekit: K9 DH001-S
Shock: Vivid R2C2 with K9 Race spring
Fork: Fox 40 RC2 with K9 fork bearing
Headset: K9 / CaneCreek
Stem: K9 direct mount
Bar: Enve DH
Grips: ODI Intense
Brakes: Hope Tech V2
Shifting: Sram X.9 with Ultegra cassette
Crank / bottom bracket: XTR 970
Chainring: Renthal 36t
Chainguide: MRP G2 Sl
Pedals: 26 Rallye
Wheels: Deemax Ultimate
Tires: Highroller UST
Saddle: SLR
Seatpost: Thomson Elite
Great looking K9, shame you didn't opt for the Double Barrel, still rad. Stripping the paint off rims would make her look a lot prutier.
Tidy. Air shock didn't cut it for me, damping, and spring changes to much, especially if there's a big double jump at the bottom of your local track. Leave the carbon guard off, or drill holes in it like I did, get as much air to that piggy back as you can. I'm keen/stupid enough to try a Vivid air or more-so the CC or Boss when they're available. Defiantly plush enough for air with all the travel, and bump compliance.
How do you like it? What other bikes did you haveMy ride for 2012:
Framekit: K9 DH001-S
Shock: Vivid R2C2 with K9 Race spring
Fork: Fox 40 RC2 with K9 fork bearing
Headset: K9 / CaneCreek
Stem: K9 direct mount
Bar: Enve DH
Grips: ODI Intense
Brakes: Hope Tech V2
Shifting: Sram X.9 with Ultegra cassette
Crank / bottom bracket: XTR 970
Chainring: Renthal 36t
Chainguide: MRP G2 Sl
Pedals: 26 Rallye
Wheels: Deemax Ultimate
Tires: Highroller UST
Saddle: SLR
Seatpost: Thomson Elite
Jeremy - nice bike. I allways though the main pivot on the entourage was lower. Good to see it isnt
@no skid marks: the CCDB is not the best option for the DH001-S according to K9. They highly recommend the Vivid.
@HAB: maybe contact the German Distributor for a better price: info@everyday26.de .
But there are only a few frames left. Only 50 were produced.
@norbar: haven't ridden it yet. But four of my friends all ride K9 now and they all recommend the K9 as the best frame, they ever had.
My bikes were: Specialized SX Trail 2007 and 2008, Alutech G-Boxx2, Intense Socom, Marin Quake and Foes RS 7.
None of these bikes/frames were manufactured at this high level.
@HAB: maybe contact the German Distributor for a better price: info@everyday26.de .
But there are only a few frames left. Only 50 were produced.
@norbar: haven't ridden it yet. But four of my friends all ride K9 now and they all recommend the K9 as the best frame, they ever had.
My bikes were: Specialized SX Trail 2007 and 2008, Alutech G-Boxx2, Intense Socom, Marin Quake and Foes RS 7.
None of these bikes/frames were manufactured at this high level.
Fixed for you!
I didn' t feel too much hype. Most of the people do not like the frame because of its looks.
And I didn' talk about the hype about the riding performance, I talked about the level of manufacturing.
And I didn' talk about the hype about the riding performance, I talked about the level of manufacturing.
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what makes them so great over the awesome work that other companies do?
the Rohloff lives!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice Ride
the Rohloff lives!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice Ride
2007 Ancillotti Thomaso DHP
2011 fox 40's (SKF seals to come for race season)
Formula Mega brakes
Hope bulb w mavic 721 Rims
SLX cranks 38tooth chainring
XO gripshift 9speed X9 Mech
11-28 cassette I think
Maxxis Highrollers w welterweight tubes or rat cut Spikes for when it gets NASTY.
Race face atlas FR bar and a bunch of Straitline bling bits.
http://www.mtbwestcork.com/blog/2011/12/ancillotti-ricardo-the-rebuild/
Is that the Ancillotti from Dirt Mag?
@ hardtailhack not the same bike. similar but a few changes made in 06. at this stage im on about my 4th set of parts with only the frame and seatpost are original, the wheels came off another bike.
Pitch and 2010 Demo. Pitch should be complete next week, can't wait!
Ride one and decide for yourself. Easier than debating "facts" on the net, based on the "facts" coming from "hype" or the net.
For me it's that they're cromo, and have a high pivot mainly. The leverage ratio seems pretty nice too.
In most cases, I find bike set up can make more of a difference to a bikes ride qualities as the bikes design itself. I've ridden many bikes I could say were crap, but once getting them dialed for me were quite nice. Then there's the rear shock, that can also make or break a lot of bikes(well border line ones anyway. I'm rocking a DHX air in my Zerode, feels alright with 9.25" of travel driving it, and the rearward axle path sucking up the square edge hits well, but felt crap in other bikes).
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