All things NuMTB thread, now lower longer and slacker

dfl · June 16, 2020, 7:09am

Those mesh-like honeycomb patterns are incredible to look at.

frank_doktor · June 16, 2020, 12:37pm

Initially thought it was just a slick slopestyle bike.

Crustradamus · June 16, 2020, 1:34pm

doubles as a bong?

drwelby · June 16, 2020, 3:05pm

a bong with a catalytic converter

drwelby · June 16, 2020, 3:07pm

Is it just me or does that down tube look undersized?

I hope the fork crown clears the down tube too…

jeffro · June 16, 2020, 3:26pm

IRD makes a cheapish mechanical one that looks interesting.

ETA wait, I think that’s just one of Fred’s T-MARS poasts

frank_doktor · June 16, 2020, 4:24pm

Moar pics of moorhuhn.

Alvz · June 16, 2020, 5:10pm

Backing up viggen here. love love love my OneUp dropper. I had a fox transfer before that was also trouble-free but with my currrent post I was able to get a whole 20mm more travel out of the same frame and saddle. easy to work on too.

drwelby · June 16, 2020, 5:35pm

These started out as rebadged JD / Trans X droppers, then evolved to get some of their own features. You can get the JD ones cheap from Euroland, or look on eBay for Giant branded versions.

Crustradamus · June 16, 2020, 5:35pm

gotta filter the resin somehow bro

JUGE_FREDD · June 17, 2020, 2:00am

they have their own levers, but what’s different about the posts?

drwelby · June 17, 2020, 3:43am

The travel adjust shim thing.

BicyclePears · June 17, 2020, 7:14pm

are there any 800mm carbon bars out there that have more sweep than 9 degrees? closest i could find are the sq labs with 16 degrees but theyre only 780mm.

frank_doktor · June 17, 2020, 8:03pm

Salsa Rustler is 11 deg back, and 6 deg up sweep with 15mm rise.

jimmythefly · June 18, 2020, 10:02pm

ProTaper 20/20 are also only 780mm, but 20° sweep.

oogens · June 18, 2020, 10:48pm

Don’t know what bike this would be going on, but it’ll probably look best with surly sunrise bars

dfl · June 20, 2020, 9:35pm

Took everyone’s advice and ordered the OneUp dropper after getting so fucking mad about my saggy KS. I should probably fix it up and probably will before I sell it, but I’m tired of riding the fucking thing. That thing has been sagging at least a little since day one and now there’s like an inch of sag. It’s a bummer to ride.

Also, took nobody’s advice and got some POC VPD System knee pads. They are pretty comfortable, though I didn’t crash today to test them out. Maybe next time.

frank_doktor · June 20, 2020, 10:28pm

I killed another xfusion manic cartridge in two weeks. Only thing I can think of is leaving it down for two days (driving home and then the next day).
Also ordered a OneUp.

dfl · June 22, 2020, 9:18pm

Threw on the OneUp dropper and PNW Loam Lever on my lunch break today. Fuck me for not doing this a year ago. Took like 15 minutes including figuring out how i spec ii works and finding my tape measure.

Haven’t ridden it yet aside from a shakedown around the neighborhood, but there’s no sag, compared to the KS which sagged a couple of mm right from the start and just got worse and worse.

Now I’m feeling all fat and sassy like I could just go install that XT/SLX drivetrain I bought forever ago and never installed. That would probably involve more swearing, though.

Face · June 23, 2020, 1:28am

Nah, installing a 1x drivetrain is cake.