Beer4Recovery Posted June 6, 2012 Share So, what's stopping you? What's your "XC" bike, by the way? Nothing I guess, just new to the stuff. Think I will start with the tyres. Running Race Kings front & back, need to get a front one with better grip. Then onto the stem, currently have a 100mm, so thinking of moving to 70mm. I don't know about the bars though, riser / flat??? There are so many choices... I have a 2011 Fuel EX 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 6, 2012 Share Go for a low rise. 12.5 - 20mm Width 720 - 740 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesley_r Posted June 6, 2012 Share Try what I have, the Deity Dirty30:http://dialdbikes.co.za/deity-dirty30-handlebar.html There's plenty space to move controls in, so if, at 760mm wide, you find it a bit too wide, you shouldn't have any issues cutting it 740mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 6, 2012 Share What colour is your Trek Fuel? If it's the "earthy coloured" version... like so: http://greatsouthernbicycleco.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/fuelex9_sepia.jpg Then orange accents are the way to go... Here's a nice affordable 740mm bar (the orange ones) http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/2/photos/26259/s780_15.jpg?1316072446 (approx R420 landed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesley_r Posted June 6, 2012 Share Right well back to MY bike... Last couple of things getting sorted this week - switching out the tyres (to run the Mtn King 2.4 front & back, tubeless) and getting the chain tensioner installed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer4Recovery Posted June 7, 2012 Share Sorry for the hijack Wes, and thanks Patches, I will check out those bars. I am also thinking of those Deity Dirty 30 bars! (Patches, here is my bike - but without the Bontragers - running Race Kings at the mo) BACK TO THE_WES's BIKE... Edited June 7, 2012 by FuelEX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesley_r Posted June 7, 2012 Share I love a good hijack Nice bike - how much travel does it have? Changing the bars and stem will make a difference for sure... along with burlier tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted June 7, 2012 Share To get this thread back on track .... introducing the all mountain man http://www.theaggregate.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Mountain_Man_op_798x1197.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer4Recovery Posted June 7, 2012 Share I love a good hijack Nice bike - how much travel does it have? Changing the bars and stem will make a difference for sure... along with burlier tyres 120mm Travel on this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted June 7, 2012 Share 120mm Travel on this one I'll say again: there is only so much you'll be able to do to AM-ify this bike before you'll sit with a bike that's rubbish at everything. There is however some stuff you can do to get away with aggressive trail / light AM. Going extreme from the off...will end up in lots of money spend for one very confused bike. Right. Back to Wes' bike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesley_r Posted June 9, 2012 Share Ok, so, we're pretty much done photo taken just before a nice muddy thrashing at Jonkers The Dartmoor Simple chain guide has been installed... awesome piece of kit, the red anodised finish is something to behold! Had LBS install it for me, there's a bit of clunkiness when back pedalling which we're trying to figure out but it's not critical. Did Canary at Jonkers which is particularly rocky and rooty, chain stayed exactly where it needed to, so the chain guide is doing its job! Also climbed with no noticeable hassles, in fact, climbing on this bike is actually going well. Made it up without using the granny ring (ok, for me that's a big deal) Deity grips are on now as well. Pretty comfy grips - they have sort of a mushroom pattern, and are kind of octagonal, rather than round. The flanges were a little in my way when shifting, but not excessively so (I've never ridden with flanged grips so might just be that I'm not used to it). Still, I might trim them where my thumb goes to shift. The 2nd Continental Mountain King II 2.4 Protection is also on now - and the front is running tubeless. The back was giving hassle (that rim has seen better days) so there's currently a tube in there, but LBS is going to rebuild the wheel for me. Still, it may be time to bin that rim. While an upgrade might be cool, the budget is sorta tapped out Tyres performed admirably - rolled fast uphill and did well over damp roots, rocks and muddy patches! The purple seat is a demo Fizik Gobi, but I don't dig it. The Zeak is going on tomorrow again, I far prefer the shape of it. To round off the "with-bits-of-red" colour scheme I chucked a red Lizard Skins chainstay protector on, and a Deity sticker (courtesy of my mates at dialdbikes.co.za) All in all I had a great ride today. A bit slow as I'm still getting back into the swing of things, but marvelling at the Commencal's geometry and its ability to just swallow terrain! I was enjoying picking creative lines, and launching off little rocks or rolling over big ones! All I want now is a dropper post (PS. we weighed it... for those who care: 15.1kg. Might go up a few grams when I swap saddles) Edited June 9, 2012 by the_wes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheV Posted June 9, 2012 Share Looking really Good there Wes!!!!! what saddle is that on there now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesley_r Posted June 9, 2012 Share what saddle is that on there now? The purple seat is a demo Fizik Gobi, but I don't dig it. The Zeak is going on tomorrow again, I far prefer the shape of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesley_r Posted June 10, 2012 Share Trimmed off the bottom of the flanges on the grips, then applied a liberal dose of spray-on mud TheV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesley_r Posted June 11, 2012 Share What do you guys think of Nukeproof's wheelsets / hubs / rims? I might be in the market...http://www.nukeproof.com/en/wheels-rims/generator-wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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