First PIVOT MACH 4 in South Africa!

[MTB Kid]

The project has begun ....

I have started with the build and been collecting most of the parts over the past few weeks.

 

The build is looking as follows:

 

Frame: arriving this week, first one in SA ...

Fork: Pace RC39 100mm

Headset: Ritchey Press Fit Pro

Stem: Tek 99G Carbon Wrapped 31.8

Bar: either prototype Carbon 31.8 x 600mm or Easton MonkeyLite XC

Grips: either WTB Moto-Tec Lock-ons or Titec Pork Rinds

Gear Cables: Unex SleekGlide Silver Braided with Teflon Inner Cables

Shifters: Sram XO Triggers

Brakes: Avid Juicy Ultimates

Rotors: Unex Windcutter 160mm Std Finish

Seatpost: Easton EC70 0 Degree Offset 30.9mm....

Saddle: WTB Rocket V SLT Titanium

Front Derailleur: Shimano XT

Rear Derailluer: 08 Sram XO

Cassette: Sram PG-990

Crankset: Truvativ Noir Carbon 175mm pimped with A2Z Red Alloy Bolts

Pedals: Crank Brothers Candy C or Look Quartz

Chain: Sram PC-91

Rims: Stans Olympic 32H

Hubs: Ringle Disc-O-Flea or A2Z XC Race when they arrive....

Spokes: DT Supercomp Black

Nipples: DT Alloy Silver

Tyres: WTB Vulpine 2.1 with Stans Sealant

Other: A2Z Red Alloy Headset Spacers

 

This will be Phase 1, hoping to still shed some Grams as parts become available ....

 

 

MTB Kid2008-07-03 02:20:00

[MTB Kid]

Managed to source a Pace RC39 fork prior to DT Swiss buying them - fork is missing the Cable Actuated Remote Lockout but hope to get one soon: impressive weight for a 100mm travel fork

[MTB Kid]

Tyres are sub 500g and gonna be converted to Tubeless via Stans Kit:

[MTB Kid]

Stem is Sub 100g for 100mm extension!

[turtlek]

good luck with the build wat frame is it by the way?????

[Thug]

What you going to do once you need to replace seals etc in the fork seeing that Pace is no longer and that the DT internals have been totally re-designed ?

[Mudsimus]

The previous importers might have a few seal kits left. Phone them and buy everything. Those are high maintenance forks.

[stringbean]

 

The previous importers might have a few seal kits left. Phone them and buy everything. Those are high maintenance forks.

 

They don't have,been down thisroad before.You will learn how to service them yourself,very easy.Had 2 rc39 and you have to service them every couple of rides,even less in winter.In the end i got gatvol and sold them

 

[Mudsimus]

Very very easy to service. But the seals dont last even if you service it often. If you want something light that lasts get a Marzocchi.

[stringbean]

For bars and sems i would look at the kcnc stuff.they will be lighter and cheaper than what you are looking at,also your crank is not too light,about the same as XT only more expensive.What weight are you trying to get at?

[Mudsimus]

And I would have gone for Hope Mini pro brakes....better and lighter. But thats just me.. And the braided hoses are heavier than the standard XTR teflon kits.

[stringbean]

and there is a agent in SA but not sure who it is.

[Mudsimus]

and there is a agent in SA but not sure who it is.

 

For?

[Mudsimus]

And I bet you are getting this frame.

http://www.litespeed.com/bikes/2008/sewanee.aspx

 

This is the one I would get...for a light bike project.

 

http://www.litespeed.com/bikes/2008/ocoee.aspx

Mud Dee2008-06-29 01:30:23

[stringbean]

Hope

[Racer X]

I'd weight for Formula's new R1.