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Soldato
Er....
Obviously you can't link from Google Photos! :/
Man of Honour
Got a bit of movement sideways on the crank! Looks like an additional spacer is needed on the chainring side so need to go back to bike shop for that as I don't have the tools/bits.
Damn and I was hoping for a ride tomorrow!
Anyway here's how it looks with the Eagle NX
Before/After:
Look at the clearance, 32T really is the biggest I'll manage up front!
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I've also now raised the bar over the spacers
Damn and I was hoping for a ride tomorrow!
Anyway here's how it looks with the Eagle NX
Before/After:
Look at the clearance, 32T really is the biggest I'll manage up front!
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I've also now raised the bar over the spacers
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Do love seeing pictures of your Marin @mrk
A nice upgrade cosmetically for me on that would be some new grips.
A nice upgrade cosmetically for me on that would be some new grips.
Man of Honour
Thanks!
The grips have been upgraded! I'm using the Wolftooth Fat Paw grips which are thick silicone, really comfy but also really plain by nature
The grips have been upgraded! I'm using the Wolftooth Fat Paw grips which are thick silicone, really comfy but also really plain by nature
Soldato
Had a cracking ride last night if not a little mucky, the wet trails made for some fun slip/sliding on the downhills.
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Man of Honour
Do really look forward to getting out in the full open soon as the cold starts to warm up a bit! At the moment it's a long ride there and back so want to make the most of nicer climate especially for the early morning departures!
Soldato
New fork fitted, Manitou Mezzer Pro LE at 160mm travel (10mm more than standard):
Steerer needs to be trimmed but won't get a chance to do that until tomorrow.
Has slackened the HA by 0.7 degrees, 65.3 now.
Steerer needs to be trimmed but won't get a chance to do that until tomorrow.
Has slackened the HA by 0.7 degrees, 65.3 now.
Man of Honour
Like the red bits of contrast!
Soldato
Cheers, wanted a bit of colour with the bike being grey, got red hope tech 3 V4 brakes, red hope discs, red hope seat collar, red chain guard and red EDC cap.
Next bike will be silver and black, partly because I don't really like any of the other Hope colours apart from purple and didn't have the balls to go that way
Man of Honour
Those are cool forks too, I will be in the market for some nice forks in the summer most likely as want to ride tougher trails and make use of some bike parks in the region. Having have a rough browse around, anything that seems decent seem to be in the £400-£500 range - Seems about right?
Soldato
What sort of travel? Pike or lyrik ultimate can be had for that money, depending on travel and application. New Mezzer Expert will be that sort of price too.
Man of Honour
Fork travel? Current one is 120mm which for my riding and weight is just fine. 29" wheels btw.
Soldato
Ahh yes that's your Bobcat trail 3 isn't it.
Couple of issues - your fork looks to be a straight steerer so you'll need a different bottom headset cup, and your fork is QR - anything decent will be bolt through, 110mm x 15mm, and unless your hub can be converted (which is highly unlikely), you're looking at a new hub being laced to your wheel, or a new wheel.
Marzocchi Bomber Z2 would be a great fork and a massive upgrade over the coil sprung SR suntour, but you're probably looking at a new wheel, plus getting the lower headset cup pulled out and a new 44mm external cup pressed in.
I would highly recommend going tubeless (if those tyres are tubeless ready) and fitting a dropper post. Once you start riding stuff where you need to corner properly (i.e. leaning the bike underneath you) a dropper makes things 100x better. A Brand X can be had for £140 or £170 depending on the travel.
Couple of issues - your fork looks to be a straight steerer so you'll need a different bottom headset cup, and your fork is QR - anything decent will be bolt through, 110mm x 15mm, and unless your hub can be converted (which is highly unlikely), you're looking at a new hub being laced to your wheel, or a new wheel.
Marzocchi Bomber Z2 would be a great fork and a massive upgrade over the coil sprung SR suntour, but you're probably looking at a new wheel, plus getting the lower headset cup pulled out and a new 44mm external cup pressed in.
I would highly recommend going tubeless (if those tyres are tubeless ready) and fitting a dropper post. Once you start riding stuff where you need to corner properly (i.e. leaning the bike underneath you) a dropper makes things 100x better. A Brand X can be had for £140 or £170 depending on the travel.
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Man of Honour
Yep the Bobcat
Thanks for that most useful, when the time comes I will look back to that and go from there as I think I understand what you mean although I will likely ask questions again lol. Not sure if the wheels are tubeless ready though, can't see anything on them that states as such so will likely have to re-tape the inside to get them ready. Also the front hub might have caps to make them QR and removing the caps and putting in thru axle ones makes them modern. Not sure though so will have to check nearer the time but for a 2020 bike I'd have expected an easy conversion.
Thanks for that most useful, when the time comes I will look back to that and go from there as I think I understand what you mean although I will likely ask questions again lol. Not sure if the wheels are tubeless ready though, can't see anything on them that states as such so will likely have to re-tape the inside to get them ready. Also the front hub might have caps to make them QR and removing the caps and putting in thru axle ones makes them modern. Not sure though so will have to check nearer the time but for a 2020 bike I'd have expected an easy conversion.
Soldato
My lads xmas present all built and ready:-
Man of Honour
black XX1 chain installed, looks much nicer than grey chain and like the little petrol coloured power locks. Can I just say how cool these connectors are? So easy to install and secure and the SRAM derailleur lock to make changing chains is such a genius systems that I will never look elsewhere now.
Man of Honour
Nice view of the sunset from the top of the hill.
The ride up to the top was however not nice!
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New Bike Day!
My Sonder Frontier
Arrived on Wednesday and took it out for a quick spin in the local woods yesterday. Love it, forgotten how differently an MTB handles compared to a road bike. Going to change the fork over to the suspension one I have in the next couple of days. Ordered it with both as it will be used for bikepacking and trail riding.
My Sonder Frontier
Arrived on Wednesday and took it out for a quick spin in the local woods yesterday. Love it, forgotten how differently an MTB handles compared to a road bike. Going to change the fork over to the suspension one I have in the next couple of days. Ordered it with both as it will be used for bikepacking and trail riding.