Sounds good. Some motorvation for me to get back out
8am starts suit me if thats what you mean by morning
Sounds good. Some motorvation for me to get back out
8am starts suit me if thats what you mean by morning
My garage - His 88.5 Haro Sport BMX, 2009 Trek Remedy 9 (For Sale), Yeti Big Top 29er Her's 09 Specialized Tarmac Comp (For Sale)
Originally Posted by Monster
Yeah 8am isn't early, unfortunately I can't do Sunday this weekend, mothers day at mums.
However I will be riding Mt York this Saturday so maybe next Saturday next weekend?
Quick update on the trance, Loving this bike with a few adjustments & part changes.
Front tire changed from Conti Race king 2.2 to a Conti X King 2.4.
Front end has a lot more grip in the corners although rolling resistance has been increased due to bigger knobs and wider tread.
Rear Derailleur changed from a long (was running 3x9) to a medium cage.
Much sharper shifting a little more clearance.
Changed cassette from a 12-36 (Deore 449g) to a XT 11-34 (XT 303g).
Seat post changed from a Thomson 0 offset to a Thomson 16mm offset and I feel a little more stretched out and have a much better pedal stroke. Also the old seat post was about 20-30mm too short so I always felt like I wasn't putting all my power down and felt a lot of bob.
Still playing around with stem and bar width but I think it has a lot to do with what trails you ride. I'm thinking and 80mm with some wider bars 680mm & 100mm & 620 for longer rides with more climbing? (Although I now I'll never chage it over lol)
Lastly I saw a lot of DIY lock out kits for the rear shocks. So I made one of these and it works great!
Cost me about $10. I only run 1x9 so the cable routing for front derailleur was free so it looks like it?s meant to be there. I used the poploc of an old fork, some standard gear cable, outer cable, 2xsprings from Bunning, and a brass cable stopper (from super cheap) and presto I have on-the-fly pro-pedal switch, awesome! especially great for those long climbs.
Oh and I bought another Gobi as I wanted one for my 29er SS build (the Selle XC looks good but I find it uncomfortable) the one I bought has red stitching so I put it on the trance to keep up with the red theme.
Will post pics soonish
Last edited by Mike485; 09-11-12 at 01:49 PM.
Sounds similar to what I did to my trance (setback, med cage, conti's) haha, but a few things have been upgraded since! Bike looks good btw
Yeah, Similar setup but no high roller on the front. Just got my thomson with setback as well
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Oh and Mr Thomson just turned up all layed back and shit
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can i tempt you in a red Ti rear skewer for $10 ? :P
.....so where's the fuel cap on the bicycle??
I'm right for now thanks anyway
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