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Re: Soft-tail Titanium 29 I have one picture of the bike built up above.  I will try to get more pictures up this weekend.  It has been a busy holiday season with family and friends visiting.

I have a Fox Performance Elite Fork and Performance Elite Shock (extra volume) on the frame.

The bike rides solid.  By that I mean, no rear end flex as I mentioned my Salsa Dos Niner had.

I come in about 170 lb with gear and run the shock at 120 to 125 PSI  depending on the terrain.  Too much psi, and the rear end feels too stiff, the bike almost feels too hardtail like.  To little shock psi and the rear end feels like I have a flat.

When I have the rear shock at 120 - 125 psi the frame has its full travel, according to the shock O ring, the frame rear end feels solid with instant engagement when I turn the pedals hard and most importantly my legs feel fresh from not having to be the rear suspension as they are when I ride my hardtail.

I only have one regret about the frame and it is partially my fault.  The exit holes for the top tube inner cable routing are too close to the rear.  When the frame flexes, the cable gets rubbed on the hole and rubs off layers off the cable (brake and derailleur).  For the net frame like this, and I do like it that much that I plan to buy one next December, I will ask for the cable exit holes to be about 30 to 40mm farther away from the rear.

Pictures to follow this weekend.
January 04, 2023, 08:05:14 PM 		1
Re: Soft-tail Titanium 29 Here are the pictures.  For some reason I cannot post straight from my phone, so it was a bit of a hassle to get them up.
January 08, 2023, 06:41:33 PM 		1