braailegend Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Carbon bars - brave man! broken carbon bar.bmp Ive snapped my Alu DH bar a few years ago, scary stuff... Broke on the pull up, just as I took of from jump, haha
patches Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Ive snapped my Alu DH bar a few years ago, scary stuff... Broke on the pull up, just as I took of from jump, haha Same happened to Mr Christmas Tree with a set of Answer Pro Taper DH bars. As you say, scary stuff
Skott5 Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Work in progress - 150mm 650B http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l178/DragonReef5/Lap_zps04f55899.jpg
Brian Fantana Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Work in progress - 150mm 650B http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l178/DragonReef5/Lap_zps04f55899.jpg Nice. Same frame Nicolas Vouilloz uses. Pity about his injury.
Skott5 Posted March 6, 2014 Posted March 6, 2014 Bike needed a serious rubber upgrade. Wheels are pretty sweet too ! http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l178/DragonReef5/Mavics_zpsc04761d6.jpg
Nofearnofun Posted March 6, 2014 Posted March 6, 2014 Bike needed a serious rubber upgrade. Wheels are pretty sweet too ! http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l178/DragonReef5/Mavics_zpsc04761d6.jpg I would just like to tell you that I really don't like you right now!
braailegend Posted March 6, 2014 Posted March 6, 2014 Bike needed a serious rubber upgrade. Wheels are pretty sweet too ! http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l178/DragonReef5/Mavics_zpsc04761d6.jpg Still has bottle cage, my bike wins, LOL
Mackie Posted March 6, 2014 Posted March 6, 2014 Here's my enduro ride..... and my 7 year old lightie's.....
Skott5 Posted March 6, 2014 Posted March 6, 2014 Still has bottle cage, my bike wins, LOL I know, sacriledge right ! But a 150mm travel bike with space for a bottle holder is a win ! Cant wait to give it a rip with tyres that I can trust in the turns.Quick rundownFrame - Lapierre Zesty 650 XLFork - Pike 650 160mmSram 2 x 10 - XO GripsFormula R1 StoppersRenthal 780 Bars70m 0 Degree rise Thomson 4 x StemMavic Enduro Wheelset with 2.2 Roam on the Back and a 2.4 on the frontReverb Dropper Pretty much my dream build. There are a couple of these bikes still available in smaller sizes ( M and S ) if anyone is keen on a lesser spotted bike. Lapierre bikes have a big following in Europe and are fairly new to SA. I'm not an agent, nor do I have any affiliation with them, but can point you in the direction of one Standard spec is pretty decent. I did a lot of part swapping off my Yeti, but the wheelset was an upgrade.Standard wheels are Mavic Rims on Lapierre hubs which arent bad.The Rapid Rons that they are specced with are crap and a bit puzzling on an All Mountain bike.
Heinrich Hattingh Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 So I managed to get my hands on a RS Pike, best damn fork I've ever ridden. If you are thinking about getting one, do it, do it now!
DR ◣◢ Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Finally got to try these out. Perfect width for the Mbuzi and the up and backsweep is just about spot on. 760mm is more comfortable compared to the 780mm Renthals that now do duty on the M9. These are not as stiff as the Renthals and it is noticeable but they absorb a lot of fine trail buzz nicely. Combined with the ODI Rogue grips makes for a very comfortable cockpit especially with a long travel solo air fork like the Lyrik that doesn't do such a great job at small bumps and such. Had a little bit of hand strain but I wrote that off to not being on the bike for the last 8 weeks +- All in very happy. Money well spent.
Werner van Aardt Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Bike needed a serious rubber upgrade. Wheels are pretty sweet too ! http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l178/DragonReef5/Mavics_zpsc04761d6.jpg This is the best looking bike I have ever seen!
DubbelBuys Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 Since many of you in this thread are using dropper I thought of posting the link to my question here: https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/137104-ks-supernatural-mud-water-in-cable/
niterider Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 So I managed to get my hands on a RS Pike, best damn fork I've ever ridden. If you are thinking about getting one, do it, do it now! Damn you, there's been one sitting in my shopping cart for a few days now.
Pappa Bear Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Nomad redone in RAW ALU..... waiting on my Marzocchi 66!
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