Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Any suggestions for wheel and tyre upgrades while in the shop?The stock Nobby Nics are HORRIBLE. Basic casings, very floppy. If you're staying Schwalbe, I'd recommend a Magic Mary Snakeskin Trailstar for the front and a Rock Razor Snakeskin Pacestar for the rear. VERY good combo, and my combo of choice. Alternatives - Onza Ibex (f) and Canis ® Maxxis Ardent (f & r) Maxxis Minion (f) & Ardent ®WTB Vigilante (f) & Wolverine ®WTB Trailboss (f & r)
AlanD Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 The stock Nobby Nics are HORRIBLE. Basic casings, very floppy. If you're staying Schwalbe, I'd recommend a Magic Mary Snakeskin Trailstar for the front and a Rock Razor Snakeskin Pacestar for the rear. VERY good combo, and my combo of choice. Alternatives - Onza Ibex (f) and Canis ® Maxxis Ardent (f & r) Maxxis Minion (f) & Ardent ®WTB Vigilante (f) & Wolverine ®WTB Trailboss (f & r)I am running the ibex/canis combination (FR 2.25) and its really awsome, very happy with it. I would go Trance anyday.
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 Tranve and anthem are too different to compare. Even with a 120mm fork on the anthem.Had an anthem, 120mm fork and all. So different to my current trance.Try and ride them both before deciding. Getting the wrong bike will be a costly mistake.
justanotherbiker Posted January 24, 2016 Author Posted January 24, 2016 Bike is busy being built - visited it on Saturday. Collecting Monday. Thanks again for all contributions to the thread.
Nox Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 I'm a beginner so don't listen to me. I yearn for the Trance 27.5 but I went with a 26'er Anthem and love it. Still nowhere near maxing out the potential of the Anthem. Great bike.
KayJ Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 I went for the trance, I dont mind doing marathons, but I dont do them to get a solid time. Purely made my decision on which I'm going to have the most fun with and if my marathon time increases a bit (probably alot, but thats coz I'm unfit) I'm ok with that. Trance for the fun!
Edge_Design Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 Had an Anthem 29er for 2 years and I loved it. My Trance X29 is hopefully being built this weekend. I haven't ridden it yet so might be proven wrong, but don't believe I could have the Trance as my only bike - need the XC bike for 80% of my riding.
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 Think you will be pleasantly surprised at just how versatile the Trance is. 27.5 is pretty nippy, not sure about the 29er version.
Dubbin Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 Bike is busy being built - visited it on Saturday. Collecting Monday. Thanks again for all contributions to the thread. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1453652701.768372.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1453652836.356680.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1453653446.696209.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1453652848.224002.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1453652860.141502.jpgSo you had the bike for a full day now, and still no report back!Please dude, the suspense is killing us. You owe us at least that.Nah, probably still riding.
justanotherbiker Posted February 7, 2016 Author Posted February 7, 2016 Ha. Sorry man @Dubbin, I forgot to check back on my own thread. My first demo ride was around the 'hood, my second ride was at the Big Red Barn and my most recent ride was at the spruit. I'm very happy with the bike. I can't deliver any insightful commentary because, like I said, it's been a while and I've never had a bike like this before; I simply can't compare it to anything else. Right now I'm working on my fitness and trying to fit in more rides. The bike is living inside the house with me until the novelty wears off.
PhilipV Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 That stealth bomber of yours is very sexy! Enjoy!
justanotherbiker Posted February 8, 2016 Author Posted February 8, 2016 Oh, I forgot to mention that I haven't bottomed out my shocks yet even on the "descend" setting. And I don't flake out on the jumps either (not that I'm a @Peach or anything). This was something I worried about but so far so good.
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted February 25, 2016 Posted February 25, 2016 Oh, I forgot to mention that I haven't bottomed out my shocks yet even on the "descend" setting. And I don't flake out on the jumps either (not that I'm a @Peach or anything). This was something I worried about but so far so good. Too stiff perhaps?
justanotherbiker Posted February 25, 2016 Author Posted February 25, 2016 I'm not sure yet but I don't think so. Unless I'm on a descent I've found that I like to set both front and rear shocks to Ascend - even on flat terrain.
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 If your suspension is set coreectly your defacto setting should be trail I reckon.I run mosting in descend with climbs done on trail. Regularly run thpugh all my 140mm travel.Maybe have someone help you with setup, just to check.
justanotherbiker Posted February 26, 2016 Author Posted February 26, 2016 Setup was included. Anything but Ascend feels too squishy. Must just be me. I'll ask at my next service. Just had my first service done.
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