Super Sywurm Posted January 10, 2020 Share I ride the AL5, excellent bike and I love it. Did a couple of upgrades. Had a small problem with one of the suspension bolts and Silverback SA quickly sorted everything out without any hassle. nox1111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spafsack Posted January 10, 2020 Share Super, did you change to different rims? I recall you changed shock as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB280DT Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted in another thread as well, but it's only fitting that I post here as well. My Stratos AL 2 - love every minute on this bike Hairy and nox1111 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zama7 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted in another thread as well, but it's only fitting that I post here as well. My Stratos AL 2 - love every minute on this bike Not to heavy for the long rides ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB280DT Posted January 10, 2020 Share Not to heavy for the long rides ? Got the bike late last month, so busy working up to the looong rides, but it doesn't feel heavy to me on the rides that I've been on. Then again, I am north of 100kg in weight - not sure if I'll notice a difference in bike weight anyways So far I agree with what Nox has said about the bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted January 12, 2020 Share Not to heavy for the long rides ?No such thing as too heavy. Geometry trumps weight all day every day - and that bike has the right angles to make for a very good all rounder. Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted January 12, 2020 Share No such thing as too heavy. Geometry trumps weight all day every day - and that bike has the right angles to make for a very good all rounder.Interesting my brother and I had a similar discussion recently ... Obviously unless there were a great difference in weight in most cases once a bike is rolling it's quite difficult to feel the difference in a light or heavy bike, for the average rider, in our opinion of course. I'm sure the 'pro hubbers' will differ and be able to feel a difference of even <100g's [emoji12] Grease_Monkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V18 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Honestly the weight of the bike is a non factor. The geometry/contact points/tyres/wheels/suspension/brakes far outweighs (pun intended) the weight of the bike. Obviously within reason. Pedalling a 20kg ebike with the motor off is a good example. I for one enjoy my bike being on the porky side. If any one of us has to lose weight, it's me! Also. The feeling of dampened chatter due to the significant unsprung weight makes the suspension do amazing things. Like butter. Obviously as a Clydesdale a 17kg enduro rig feels like nothing to me. But if you're a 55kg lady with limited watts, dropping the weight significantly may play quite the role. When my wife is done incubating our second boy I'm going to start building up a bike for her RIDICULOUSLY light. Just to see if it makes a difference to her. Edited January 12, 2020 by V18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyronLab Posted January 13, 2020 Share Honestly the weight of the bike is a non factor. The geometry/contact points/tyres/wheels/suspension/brakes far outweighs (pun intended) the weight of the bike. Obviously within reason. Pedalling a 20kg ebike with the motor off is a good example. I for one enjoy my bike being on the porky side. If any one of us has to lose weight, it's me! Also. The feeling of dampened chatter due to the significant unsprung weight makes the suspension do amazing things. Like butter. Obviously as a Clydesdale a 17kg enduro rig feels like nothing to me. But if you're a 55kg lady with limited watts, dropping the weight significantly may play quite the role. When my wife is done incubating our second boy I'm going to start building up a bike for her RIDICULOUSLY light. Just to see if it makes a difference to her. I think you mean sprung weight? Unsprung weight is weight that is un-suspended, i.e. wheels, tyres etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spafsack Posted January 13, 2020 Share Small frame, carbon flat 760mm bar, few small other add ons, 13.8kg all in. First pic is original sweep bar, second one is the new second hand flat bar. Edited January 13, 2020 by Spafsack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nox1111 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Small frame, carbon flat 760mm bar, few small other add ons, 13.8kg all in. First pic is original sweep bar, second one is the new second hand flat bar.Congrats on that weight! If you want to shed some more - and improve riding experience at the same time, I would upgrade the brakes. Every now and then a previous gen XT or even XTR Race set comes by on classifieds for cheap as chips and they will drop a few 100grams. Brakes makes a massive difference to riding experience. Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spafsack Posted February 10, 2020 Share Hey Nox, fanks allot.To be honest, she has not complained about the current breaks, yip, they entry level, heavy but i recon for now we just fine. Still chuffed her bike comes in at exactly 13.8kg. If i do spot second hand parts [better parts] for a bargain i can always do the deed and probably end up saving another 500grams max. Very good bang for your bike this Stratos range is me thinks. Be4dawn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PjT Posted February 13, 2020 Share HI all, Sio, a friend of mine is considering a Silverback Stratos (eith AL3 or 5).R 20,890 for the AL5R 26,490 for the AL3 My question is, is it in any way a valid comparison to put a TItan Skyrim in the equation?He is more drawn to a trail style bike than XC. We found a bike shop that still has stock of the 20187 Skyrim Comp Plus (27.5) with very similar specs than the AL5. Retail is R21500 Opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofbovril Posted April 16, 2020 Share Little known fact, Silverback was actually started by a guy down in Cape Town who then later moved to Germany where he partnered with a German company that then progressed into the whole direct to consumer market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zama7 Posted April 17, 2020 Share https://www.cyclelab.com/promotion/midday-madness AL 1 on sale now R28k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Sywurm Posted April 17, 2020 Share Super, did you change to different rims? I recall you changed shock as well?The fork is a Reba. The shock and rims are standard. I have an extra set of wheels with slicks for some road riding, American Classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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