Iwan Kemp Posted May 10, 2016 Share It is no secret that the Silverback Sesta's launch has been a long time coming, but instead of rushing to market Silverback took their time to develop and refine the bike until they were completely satisfied. And it shows.Click here to view the article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted May 10, 2016 Share I was planning to get this frame for my son doing XCO racing, until I saw how little clearance there is between the tyre and the chainstay. It will cause way too much problems in a muddy race. I am almost surprised by this oversight, seeing as it was designed in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ofaniy Posted May 10, 2016 Share Love it, think I'll just order mine now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypot Posted May 10, 2016 Share Awesome bike! I'd love one. No mention in the article about the change to a Fox fork? A bright orange one nogal. And the Chaoyang tyre in the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 10, 2016 Share just a link to a clip of a euro / gbr racer setup of the sesta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted May 10, 2016 Share Awesome bike! I'd love one. No mention in the article about the change to a Fox fork? A bright orange one nogal. And the Chaoyang tyre in the front? Read the image caption? It's all we're going to say for now. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 10, 2016 Share Awesome bike! I'd love one. No mention in the article about the change to a Fox fork? A bright orange one nogal. And the Chaoyang tyre in the front?Iwan alluded to other parts / bits going onto the frame during the testing period in order to give them a test Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypot Posted May 10, 2016 Share Read the image caption? It's all we're going to say for now.A minor oversight Iwan Kemp and Nick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koukie Posted May 10, 2016 Share I was planning to get this frame for my son doing XCO racing, until I saw how little clearance there is between the tyre and the chainstay. It will cause way too much problems in a muddy race. I am almost surprised by this oversight, seeing as it was designed in Europe.My brother is riding this frame for about 5 months now and so far he never had any issues with clearance. And he is a person that is pedantic about small things like that. He did complain about the new SID though, he prefers the older FOX that was on his old bike. I wonder if that is the reason for the FOX on the test bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 10, 2016 Share Reason for the fox on the test bike was to test the fork as part of the review process for said fork. Was just swapped out as the bike was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted May 10, 2016 Share My brother is riding this frame for about 5 months now and so far he never had any issues with clearance. And he is a person that is pedantic about small things like that. He did complain about the new SID though, he prefers the older FOX that was on his old bike. I wonder if that is the reason for the FOX on the test bike. Nope, like I said in the review the SID is a great match to the rear suspension and overall feel of the bike. It's been a while since I've enjoyed a 32. Admittedly the pogo / flexy feel of the 32 is less of an issue in shorter travel guise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted May 10, 2016 Share I was planning to get this frame for my son doing XCO racing, until I saw how little clearance there is between the tyre and the chainstay. It will cause way too much problems in a muddy race. I am almost surprised by this oversight, seeing as it was designed in Europe. I checked the clearance with the 2.25 Canis and it was good. No 100mm XC frame will have super clearance for the worst of conditions. Best I've seen to date (that I can remember now) is the new Scalpel. Ample clearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJuice Posted May 10, 2016 Share The question: how does it compare to the Vipa and Cube Ams 100? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matchstix Posted May 10, 2016 Share Rocky can run a 2.4 conti x-king on the rear of the element. cpelser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted May 10, 2016 Share Nope, like I said in the review the SID is a great match to the rear suspension and overall feel of the bike. It's been a while since I've enjoyed a 32. Admittedly the pogo / flexy feel of the 32 is less of an issue in shorter travel guise. A Revelation 120 has been a massive improvement over the Fox 32 on my Vipa. Works beautifully with the Fox shock. Suspect it would be great on this frame as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted May 10, 2016 Share I checked the clearance with the 2.25 Canis and it was good. No 100mm XC frame will have super clearance for the worst of conditions. Best I've seen to date (that I can remember now) is the new Scalpel. Ample clearance. Yes, but I am fastidious, as always. Like these pics from the past Junior WC race at Cascades. Both pics are Sesta's. 2 racers. Both had to pack up after one lap. But then, pretty much half the field had to abandon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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