Sweet!Hopefully the bike will arrive here in CT within a week or so.
Sure..I bet it won't be an xl frame though, huh?Hopefully is the operative word. I hope to get a ride or two in and pass the bike along to a few other "testers" here in the Nutmeg state before we get a ton of snow on the ground.
Hey c'mon I'm not that short!Not everyone is 5'6" you know...lol
I bought one and it was delivered last week. I haven't started building it up yet but it looks sweet! I have a Titan and it's been a great bike. I wanted to build a 29er and when I saw the deal on the new Dillinger frames on the SC website I couldn't pass it up. I'll be interested in reading that review too.
I have a white Reba SL 29er that I'm going to try. I have a Reba on my 26" FS and it's been great. Any suggestions for 29" wheels? I think that's my next purchase and I haven't seriously started checking them out yet but it seems like the selection is still kind of limited.Did you get a rigid fork, or are you gonna put a suspension fork on it?
A small nitpick is the seatpost diameter at 31.6. That makes for a very rigid post, a little more give from a smaller, more commonly available size would probably be more comfortable.
You and I share the same line of thinking. I wonder if they make a 31.6 to 27.4mm shim? I've got a nice weird sized Syncros 27.4 that would work great if such a shim size existed.I haven't even finished building up my new Ventana El Comandante and I'm drooling on this frame. If I was in the market I'd be all over this. I'm loving the green too, though the white pearl is pretty nice. Anyhow, you could get a 27.2 to 31.6 shim and run a 27.2 post in the frame. I've got one in my Titus Supermoto and I've never had a problem or slip, even with a quick release seat clamp.
I chose green cuz I thought everyone would be all over the white frames.
Mine's setup as a 650B bike. -not so good conversion. FRAME FOR SALE. I'm currently taking it apart.
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I'll most likely go with the fire xc in the rear - I've had luck with them in the past.Go with a Rampage up front and something a little different in back - maybe a Crossmark, or maybe the Fire XC from IRD (made by Panaracer)
I've found the Rampage to kick ass up front, but be somewhat slow rolling as a rear tire. YMMV.
Haha, the black one is mine and I'm dog-sitting for the other one.Your neighbor's dogs seem to like you and your bike.
I took it out yesterday for a while and the bike flies. The fork is a bit flexy for my tastes, but I'm heavy so that's to be expected I guess. It'll be replaced by a suspension fork at some point most likely (I'm liking the sound of the 20mm reba). I'm amazed at how quick and responsive the bike is being a 29er and all. I've test ridden a few 29ers before, but hadn't had a chance to take one on the trail - I'm impressed. For some reason (flattened chainstays maybe?), the rocky sections weren't as bad as I had expected them to be with an aluminum frame - it's stiff laterally, but complies with the terrain well. The long chainstays don't seem to be much of a problem on this frame - I didn't have much trouble bringing the front end up when I needed to. I may end up cutting the bars down a bit to keep from getting snagged on some of the tighter trails around here. There's still plenty of fine tuning to be done until I'm completely content but, thus far, I have to say that it's been a while since I've been this excited about a bike. Oh, it weighs in at right around 25.5 which was another surprise for me. I was expecting a heavier build. I also have to say that I'm glad I went with the FSA V-drives over the stylos - these are some siff cranks and they're pretty light (about 700 without the other chainrings vs. the 850 of the stylo).Nice work Spero - mine should be done this week.
1x9 with a Reba up front though for now. Gotta get out and ride it and do up a formal review for the forum - stay tuned.
How's that Soul fork?? You impressions of it so far?