Hairy Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 After forcing my bike to ride an ultra marathon on Saturday, I just had to do some singletrack rehabilitation at the Garden Route Trail Park the next day: ImageUploadedByTapatalk1421695128.803195.jpgNice intense BTW, is that wooden crate to help someone get in and out of the car
Brian Fantana Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Nice intense BTW, is that wooden crate to help someone get in and out of the car Haha, no my wife bought the crate from the Trail Café at GRTP. Very nice cafe by the way, and they have Snapscan!
Meezo Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 So, never ever though i would post here. Still not quite sure what i know or think i know about Enduro... nevertheless this bike is really really close to me as its taken me from May '14 when i purchased the frame 2nd hand until about last week i finally completed it. Tomorrow should hopefully be her first ride, still need some tips on setup.Let me tell you this, my everyday bike is a Steel Rigid 29er, its my all time favourite. This here is my very first Dual/Full suspension bike. The rear seems very soft and bouncy, my weight is about 63kgs, i've just pumped the rear shock to about 160psi the front taken pressure from my racing bike is about 105psi. Specs are as follows : Giant Trance X 29er Small FrameSuntour Epicon 120mm ForkFox Float RP23Shimano XT ICE Tech Brakes 180mm F and 160mm RGiant Stealth Dropper PostSram X9 Type 2 Long Cage Rear MechSram S100(not sure) Carbon CranksWolftooth 34T UpfrontXT 11-32 CassetteXT Trail PedalsRapide 720mm wide Flat BarsFUNN 80mm StemESI Chunky Green GripsSelle Italia SLR SaddleMaxxis Ardent 2.25 Upfront and Bontrager EXP 2.20 Rear Enjoy!!!
the nerd Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 I added a fork to mine. 08 trance x now with too much travel. 60mm next.
vinylguy Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 more...Those ztr decals look really good! I wonder who made them
Meezo Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Those ztr decals look really good! I wonder who made them Kudos to tyerone, he's a top bloke. Decals were amazing [emoji12]
TAAHIRWP Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 So, never ever though i would post here. Still not quite sure what i know or think i know about Enduro... nevertheless this bike is really really close to me as its taken me from May '14 when i purchased the frame 2nd hand until about last week i finally completed it. Tomorrow should hopefully be her first ride, still need some tips on setup.Let me tell you this, my everyday bike is a Steel Rigid 29er, its my all time favourite. This here is my very first Dual/Full suspension bike. The rear seems very soft and bouncy, my weight is about 63kgs, i've just pumped the rear shock to about 160psi the front taken pressure from my racing bike is about 105psi. Specs are as follows : Giant Trance X 29er Small FrameSuntour Epicon 120mm ForkFox Float RP23Shimano XT ICE Tech Brakes 180mm F and 160mm RGiant Stealth Dropper PostSram X9 Type 2 Long Cage Rear MechSram S100(not sure) Carbon CranksWolftooth 34T UpfrontXT 11-32 CassetteXT Trail PedalsRapide 720mm wide Flat BarsFUNN 80mm StemESI Chunky Green GripsSelle Italia SLR SaddleMaxxis Ardent 2.25 Upfront and Bontrager EXP 2.20 Rear Enjoy!!!Bike seems good to go, I don't know how grippy that ardent on the front tyre will be (Although Graves does damage with ardent both back and front), only time would tell. I'd say swop the front out for a minion DHF, and move the ardent 2.25 to the rear.should be an excellent combo Hopefully now i will get to ride with you more often on some All mountain excursions... Bike seems super awesome though, and congrats on completing the build.
Meezo Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Bike seems good to go, I don't know how grippy that ardent on the front tyre will be (Although Graves does damage with ardent both back and front), only time would tell. I'd say swop the front out for a minion DHF, and move the ardent 2.25 to the rear.should be an excellent combo Hopefully now i will get to ride with you more often on some All mountain excursions... Bike seems super awesome though, and congrats on completing the build. Where to find Minion DHF 29er in CPT?
TAAHIRWP Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Last time I checked Crown cycles had some, not sure I if it was 29er though. Aggressive 29er tyres shouldn't be too hard to find, aggressive 26 inch tyres are like hens teeth these days. .
Bizkit031 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Last time I checked Crown cycles had some, not sure I if it was 29er though. Aggressive 29er tyres shouldn't be too hard to find, aggressive 26 inch tyres are like hens teeth these days. . Good luck finding aggressive 29er tires not much choice in the good ol RSA they cater for the race snakes only.
NicoBoshoff Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Just stick your pride in your pocket and go into a Spez shop, give them R500 and leave with a Butcher for your front. Job done P.s. Any reason why running an 80mm stem over 60/50mm?
Nofearnofun Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Where to find Minion DHF 29er in CPT? As mentioned by Nicoboshoff, Get yourself a Butcher from spaz.
DubbelBuys Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 So, never ever though i would post here. Still not quite sure what i know or think i know about Enduro... nevertheless this bike is really really close to me as its taken me from May '14 when i purchased the frame 2nd hand until about last week i finally completed it. Tomorrow should hopefully be her first ride, still need some tips on setup.Let me tell you this, my everyday bike is a Steel Rigid 29er, its my all time favourite. This here is my very first Dual/Full suspension bike. The rear seems very soft and bouncy, my weight is about 63kgs, i've just pumped the rear shock to about 160psi the front taken pressure from my racing bike is about 105psi. Specs are as follows : Giant Trance X 29er Small FrameSuntour Epicon 120mm ForkFox Float RP23Shimano XT ICE Tech Brakes 180mm F and 160mm RGiant Stealth Dropper PostSram X9 Type 2 Long Cage Rear MechSram S100(not sure) Carbon CranksWolftooth 34T UpfrontXT 11-32 CassetteXT Trail PedalsRapide 720mm wide Flat BarsFUNN 80mm StemESI Chunky Green GripsSelle Italia SLR SaddleMaxxis Ardent 2.25 Upfront and Bontrager EXP 2.20 Rear Enjoy!!!Hey Meezo, Glad you finally got the bike built up. At 63kg you should be running closer to 140psi.Usually take your weight in pounds & pump the shock to that. (63 x 2.2 = 138.6)If it bottoms out (,but not harsh bottom out) once or twice per ride just up the psi by about 5psi.If it bottoms out regularly or harsh-ish (notice the hyphen ) then go up by 10psi. If it feels bouncy then dial the rebound slower.Depending on Fox / RockShox I run around 60 - 80% (towards slowest) rebound.When you go up in pressure you have to use more rebound to balance the 'bouncy' feel.Just make sure it's bouncy & not just the pure bliss of the Maestro suspension. Hope that helps. Enjoy!
BaltazarMarques Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 more...Sweet build dude - You can see you put your heart and moola into it. Enjoy!!
Eddy Gordo Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 NIce Bike Meezo, but try those ardents out first, I find them to be extremely sketchy
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