Short Travel Trail Bike

[Odinson]

You do realise you're going to have to do something about the decals on the rims, right?

 

Yeah, rookie mistake. Gotta have those decals ligned up.

[Pikey]

Have changed the stem to 6* rise 70 mm raceface stem from the Thompson 50 with 0* rise,as was getting a pain between my shoulders and neck on Saturday.

 

The tallboy was an xl so this large is slightly smaller. Test the stem this morning and seems to have worked . As for the rear suspension now that I have played a bit,it's tracks unbelievably well in the rock climbs . So much so that I can feel it grip and squatting when it needs to. Pretty special.

 

Something else i wanted to mention. It's feels like a 26", can't believe it's a 9r. You feel like you riding slowly but in reality it's the opposite.Not sure if this is because the tb is a big bike or it's an xl frame. Or it's a longer bike . But the tb has a bulldozer kinda ride and the stumpy is playful and needs to steered round things .

 

So is it a plunker..not all ????????

[Pikey]

Yeah, rookie mistake. Gotta have those decals ligned up.

inthought this was mnt bike not a road bike ????

[Pikey]

You do realise you're going to have to do something about the decals on the rims, right?

like ?

[Pikey]

I do have some wheels in the pipeline though ????

They could match the bar ????

[nonky]

yeah. Camber = 110mm. Stumpy = 140mm

 

Camber = heavy hitting XC bike 

Stumpy = Heavy hitting trail bike

 

For Joe Average, the Stumpy fits the bill. You need to be VERY good on a bike to be able to do the things on a Camber, that are a piece of pie on the Stumpy. IE the stumpy would have a larger margin of error with a very small sacrifice ito efficiency and climbing capability. 

 

camber is 120mm front and rear since 2016 M/Y.

[nonky]

Reverb is coming but for now a command post .

A power saddle and a Thompson 50mm stem.

ODI rouge

 

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamnnnn, that's FINE

[Odinson]

camber is 120mm front and rear since 2016 M/Y.

 

29er = 120mm front and rear

 

650B = 130mm front and rear

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

camber is 120mm front and rear since 2016 M/Y.

Thanks for the correction - edited my post. 

[Pikey]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamnnnn, that's FINE

Thanks dude...pedals so much better than expected.

Very glad i didn't go the enduro route ????

[nonky]

29er = 120mm front and rear

 

650B = 130mm front and rear

 

100% CORRECT but, as far as i know, there are NO 650B Cambers in SA (officially).  

 

Mate of mine looked for one high and low but no luck (this was end-2015/6).

[nonky]

Thanks dude...pedals so much better than expected.

Very glad i didn't go the enduro route

 

Enjoy it, that's an awesome bike.  

 

It represents the flagship of the entire Spez MTB range, not the Epic.

 

[Odinson]

100% CORRECT but, as far as i know, there are NO 650B Cambers in SA (officially).  

 

Mate of mine looked for one high and low but no luck (this was end-2015/6).

 

Yeah, don't think they were ever shipped in.

 

SA is naainer country.

[NicoBoshoff]

Yeah, rookie mistake. Gotta have those decals ligned up.

Meant colour coding.  S-Works demands matchy-matchy!

[NicoBoshoff]

Don't have numbers, but sure Santa Cruz XL would be close to your Stumpy L in sizing.  Santa Cruz notoriously small.

 

Also, be ready to see bike brands drop 650b like it's a bad habit in the next two years.

[Odinson]

Meant colour coding.  S-Works demands matchy-matchy!

 

Yip.

 

Pikey, next stop is the closest Concept Store for matching bib, shorts, jersey, gloves, socks, helmet, SWAT bag. After that, quickly pop by Fruit 'n Veg for a banana for your SWAT box.