Fr33rider Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 On the 9th of Jan this year I acquired a 2011 stumpy FSR comp in XL frame size. Bought mainly for the size, I set to work immediately by heading off to mikes bikes intent on sorting out a few things that would at least allow me to ride the bike comfortably. http://s16.postimg.org/a2l8y6wgl/hubmarket_54836_0_42384600_1451971946.jpg http://s16.postimg.org/j7tls1zv9/hubmarket_54836_0_13941600_1451972019.jpg Bought some Giant platform pedals to replace the clipless jobs, as well as some grips to replace the rather manky spesh ergo grip things. I already had a Funn fatboy 785mm riser bar to replace the 660mm bar that specialized thought would be a great match on an XL bike together with a gumpole (105mm) stem.Unfortunately there were no shorter stems available in a budget friendly bracket, so I decided to stick with the gumpole for now. I also fitted my KS lev DX 150mm dropper seat post. http://s16.postimg.org/rwgqzhfit/IMG_20160109_WA0020.jpg http://s16.postimg.org/6yal1efo5/IMG_20160109_WA0033.jpg After covering a good 100kms, I noted that a few things needed attention, notably the drive train which was jumping gears when I put any significant pressure on the pedals. Almost had a nice OTB due to this. The wheels were also really not suited to my weight or riding style and with so much flex were not exactly confidence inspiring. http://s16.postimg.org/4mbrvahud/20160117_135920.jpg
Fr33rider Posted January 27, 2016 Author Posted January 27, 2016 First up, time to sort out a wheel set. Wheels came in the form of Dartmoor Raider rims built onto Pyga hubs. The rims that were available from my trusty wheel builder at a great price were gold, which set the tone for the colour scheme. http://s16.postimg.org/v5v65y3md/IMG_20160122_WA0035.jpg New wheels deserve new rubber, Onza Canis rear and an Ibex for the front. http://s16.postimg.org/abnf1uymt/IMG_20160123_WA0018.jpg Given that the old front wheel had a proprietary spesh 9mm through axle and the pyga hubs dont come with skewers, I had borrowed a skewer to use in the front. I replaced the borrowed skewer with a set of gold hope skewers. http://s16.postimg.org/89mxnm0np/IMG_20160125_WA0010.jpg The replacement stem was bought from one of the hub members. An 80mm On-One stem... gold of course. I'll give the 80mm a few weeks worth of riding before deciding if I want to go shorter or not. http://s18.postimg.org/ueatw11sp/IMG_20160119_WA0048.jpg The baby blue grips that I had bought on the first day of ownership were at this point starting to look very odd with the gold colour scheme coming on. They had to be replaced, this would have to be some Chromag Squarewaves in brown.... and gold of course http://s16.postimg.org/epvwdp979/IMG_20160125_WA0021.jpg Anyways, as it stands right now, this is what the bike looks like. Obviously the seat clamp needs to change to a gold one http://s27.postimg.org/p17ipktw3/20160125_181731.jpg http://s27.postimg.org/iosdfqqtv/20160125_181744.jpg More to come...
Fr33rider Posted January 27, 2016 Author Posted January 27, 2016 Given that the gears had been slipping, I decided to just go ahead with a 1x10 conversion instead of maintaining the 3x10 setup the bike came with. Yesterday some goodies arrived with the couriers... 11-40 10spd Sunrace cassette and Sram PC1031 chain http://s16.postimg.org/o1hyanlqt/IMG_20160126_WA0010.jpg http://s16.postimg.org/5xexq0o2d/IMG_20160126_WA0008.jpg And a shiny new Kalbo 34T NW chain ring http://s16.postimg.org/nq0hxw5at/IMG_20160126_WA0020.jpg As I went along installing, I was interested to see just how much weight one generally removes from the bike while converting from 3x10 to 1x10, so I weighed all the separate components before installing as well as weighing all the components I removed from the bike. I then subtracted the new components weight from the old removed components and amazingly it totaled 498gr Some gold chain ring bolts on the scale http://s16.postimg.org/rr8ec2itx/20160126_180455.jpg And finally the finished product http://s16.postimg.org/r83b2srf9/20160126_191646.jpg http://s16.postimg.org/neeg7dzh1/20160126_191659.jpg
Hairy Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Very nice and congrats on the build! I have a set of Dartmoor Raiders on my HT that I want to get (super star hubs) adapters for to go 142 thru axel so that I can use them on my Stumpy as they are a decent width and just have such a good feel. These will replace the Arch EX's on Superstar Trizoids. Scary how much weight was dropped by going 1 x 10!
KarlvN Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Looking good there Fr33rider. Personally I would send the bike to Bogus for some decadent frame magic.
Fr33rider Posted January 27, 2016 Author Posted January 27, 2016 Very nice and congrats on the build! I have a set of Dartmoor Raiders on my HT that I want to get (super star hubs) adapters for to go 142 thru axel so that I can use them on my Stumpy as they are a decent width and just have such a good feel. These will replace the Arch EX's on Superstar Trizoids. Scary how much weight was dropped by going 1 x 10! Thanks Hairy. Yeah the 11-36 SLX cassette that was on the bike was almost 100gr heavier than the 11-40 sunrace cassette lol.
Fr33rider Posted January 27, 2016 Author Posted January 27, 2016 Looking good there Fr33rider. Personally I would send the bike to Bogus for some decadent frame magic. I need to know more about this....
nonky Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 gOOD JOB! The bike is looking AWESOME...just beware of direct sunlight
Fisan Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Nice project! When you're BB is shot you should get some of that Saint bling. http://www.dccycles.co.uk/ekmps/shops/denham03/images/shimano-saint-bb-12900-p.jpg
KarlvN Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 I need to know more about this.... You're right. You definitely do... http://www.online-instagram.com/user/bogus_designs/1250300627 Bogus will give your bike the paint job it deserves...
Fr33rider Posted January 27, 2016 Author Posted January 27, 2016 You're right. You definitely do... http://www.online-instagram.com/user/bogus_designs/1250300627 Bogus will give your bike the paint job it deserves... Thanks, his work looks amazing... but he's in CPT.
Hairy Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Thanks, his work looks amazing... but he's in CPT. just a courier away
KarlvN Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Thanks, his work looks amazing... but he's in CPT. Lucky me...I might just have him pimp my ride this year
Fr33rider Posted January 27, 2016 Author Posted January 27, 2016 Lucky me...I might just have him pimp my ride this year Any idea of costs? I'd imagine it would vary according to the amount of detail etc.
KarlvN Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Any idea of costs? I'd imagine it would vary according to the amount of detail etc. Not sure, I reckon so. But it would most assuredly be worth it in the long term to have a very unique one-off ride that is the envy of everyone you may pass on the bike...
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