awesme Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 heheheh well as they say, the first step is self admission. G The only thing I pass.... is knowing that I fail ALL of those....
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Awesme - V meant the RL/RLC and not the CTD (referring to FOX) He must just have eaten his 10th pie of the day and been in euphoria. Fox is RL/RLC/CTD, RS is RL/RLT/RLT Ti/RC/R2C2 TheV 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Yeah bud, but you are as tight as a tiger! You have the time and the patience for looking... And you have self control, patience, and practical thinking... You dont suffer from "always have to have the best and most expensive syndrome" Erm... Dude. Time? Patience? Control? I have that in SPADES! :rofl:
TheV Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Awesme - V meant the RL/RLC and not the CTD (referring to FOX) He must just have eaten his 10th pie of the day and been in euphoria. Fox is RL/RLC/CTD, RS is RL/RLT/RLT Ti/RC/R2C2 That's what I said... FOX 26" RLC is what you need, will be perfect for the in-between-er.
awesme Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Hi Cpt FOX: ok, so the 2012 we talking about RL/RLC where as 2013 we call it CTD. (got to say i like the feature of being able to change this on the fly, but then might just go with a lighter simpler 120mm fork) Can you explain: RS is RL/RLT/RLT Ti/RC/R2C2 From what I've been able to determine, RS change length by spring lengths (well for 2013 at least), Also they're getting rid of the dual air idea, going solo air rather, simpler, more effective. I'm a strong believer in KISS. G Awesme - V meant the RL/RLC and not the CTD (referring to FOX) He must just have eaten his 10th pie of the day and been in euphoria. Fox is RL/RLC/CTD, RS is RL/RLT/RLT Ti/RC/R2C2
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Snip snip snip... Edit edit cough idontknowmyacronymsfromaballofplaydo cough
awesme Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 going looking. G That's what I said... FOX 26" RLC is what you need, will be perfect for the in-between-er.
awesme Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 PS: Delilah, sorry for having high jacked your build/thread. V/Cpt, think I'll open a new thread and we can move this there, maybe we can even get the mod's to move some of this there. G
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Hi Cpt FOX: ok, so the 2012 we talking about RL/RLC where as 2013 we call it CTD. (got to say i like the feature of being able to change this on the fly, but then might just go with a lighter simpler 120mm fork) Can you explain: RS is RL/RLT/RLT Ti/RC/R2C2 From what I've been able to determine, RS change length by spring lengths (well for 2013 at least), Also they're getting rid of the dual air idea, going solo air rather, simpler, more effective. I'm a strong believer in KISS. G IMHO the CTD availability is over rated. I want all my travel available all the time, up or down. If not, you can just have the U-turn of the RS world, which works really well, also on the fly. As for the move to solo air, I don't like it one little bit. I don't like the fact that a little techie oke in RS has determined that the removal of the negative air chamber adjustability will benefit all riders. That's a lot of differences in rider technique, skill, needs and environments that they have to look out for, and they've effectively made it so that if yu want to change the negstive air chamber, you have to buy a new internal air spring, as opposed to just upping or decreasing the pressure in the neg air chamber. So... Heirarchy for me would be anything between 2010 and 2012 (dual air) and then only consider 2013, if they don't have stock of those 3 years.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 PS: Delilah, sorry for having high jacked your build/thread. V/Cpt, think I'll open a new thread and we can move this there, maybe we can even get the mod's to move some of this there. G ROFL. Yeah, sorry N! Although, you still haven't bought the fork yet, have you... So this is kinda still related to your thread! Oh, and the RLC FIT is a good fork. Just that I prefer the Revelation RLT Ti. But Kashima is puurrrrrrdy! Delilah 1
awesme Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Please continue: https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/120714-a-little-side-project/ Interesting view's on the Fox CTD and RS Dual air/Solo Air point. G / IMHO the CTD availability is over rated. I want all my travel available all the time, up or down. If not, you can just have the U-turn of the RS world, which works really well, also on the fly. As for the move to solo air, I don't like it one little bit. I don't like the fact that a little techie oke in RS has determined that the removal of the negative air chamber adjustability will benefit all riders. That's a lot of differences in rider technique, skill, needs and environments that they have to look out for, and they've effectively made it so that if yu want to change the negstive air chamber, you have to buy a new internal air spring, as opposed to just upping or decreasing the pressure in the neg air chamber. So... Heirarchy for me would be anything between 2010 and 2012 (dual air) and then only consider 2013, if they don't have stock of those 3 years.
Baaisikilist Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Okay, I'm putting together a parts list: From TheV:- Groupset and brakes: 2013 Shimano XT in black, 3x10 From CRC and Merlin Cycles:- Fork: Fox 32 Talas 120 RLC FIT 29er tapered black- Headset: Hope top integral 1 1/8" 43.95mm ID, Hope bottom standard 1.5", Hope Head Doctor red- Stem: 70mm 0 deg 31.8mm Easton EA90 black- Handlebars: Easton EC70 low-rise 685mm 31.8mm- Seatpost: Easton EC70 zero setback 400mm 30.9mm- Seatclamp: Hope 34.9mm red- Tyres: Schwalbe Nobby Nic Snakeskin 29er 2.35- Rear hub conversion kit: Hope Evo 2 12x142mm- Rear axle: Shimano XTR trail E-thru M988 12x142mm- Spacers: BBB Ultra Space carbon spacer kit Already have:- Grips: ESI Chunky black- Saddle: Fizik Vesta Kium black Anything missing? Any bad picks above? You won't need to worry about the rear axle, your 'correct' frame comes with a dt swiss 142x12. Delilah 1
Oom Koos Posted September 17, 2012 Posted September 17, 2012 Hi Oom Koos. Thanks! I checked again and there is no 29er Talas model at that price Check out link: http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/frame-forks/forks-shocks/fox-suspension-forks/fox-32-talas-120-rlc-fit-29er-tapered-steerer.html Is it this one your looking at?
Delilah Posted September 17, 2012 Author Posted September 17, 2012 Wow, going to bed early was a mistake! I missed out on an interesting discussion. You won't need to worry about the rear axle, your 'correct' frame comes with a dt swiss 142x12. Excellent! Thanks for the heads-up, much appreciated. Check out link: http://www.merlincyc...ed-steerer.html Is it this one your looking at?Yes, that is the one $811.69 - 10% discount = $730.52
Delilah Posted September 17, 2012 Author Posted September 17, 2012 Okay, the 2012 frame is packed and ready for the trip back to Cape Town. Clever disguise, no? CWC have arranged for their courier to collect it from my office tomorrow. Still no wheelset. LBS had to order the spokes and they only arrived today
awesme Posted September 17, 2012 Posted September 17, 2012 So when do you think you'll have the replacement, Any pics of the replacement to be? G Delilah 1
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