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Sales & Classifieds / XL CS-057 (W/Extras) - RS 29 Recon Fork (Upgraded)
« on: February 21, 2018, 09:51:42 AM »
Frame: $250 plus shipping
Fork: $250 plus shipping
Frame and Fork: $450 plus shipping
Located in southern clalifornia.

Frame: Hard Tail 29r XC
Brand: Carbon Speed (Chinese Carbon Fiber) http://www.xmcarbonspeed.com/Productinfo.asp?f=1296
Size: XL - 21"
About: I'm selling because I am now more involved with my LBS race team and I really can't ride this frame any more.  I had this setup with a 120mm fork to slack it out to 68.5 and it acts like an trail hardtail in that configuration.  This bike climbs extremely well and has surprisingly fun manners at speed.  Geometry wise, it's a near nockoff of a scott spark.

This particular example is in awesome shape and only has a small nick in the top tube from a low speed crash.  Nick is shown in photos and Is only cosmetic.

Features:
Head tube - Tapered - 1-1/8 - 1-1/2
1300g - 2.8LBS Frame Weight
Threaded Bottom Bracket (73mm)
T700 Toray CF - UD Layup
31.6 Seatpost
142x12 Rear Axle Size (135mm QR Dropouts available from the MFG - Very easy to get)
Internal Cable Routing - Fully Sleeved - Zero Rattles
1x - 2x Compatible
Integrated Headset (Cups are Integral to Frame)
Room for 29x2.35 (Potentially 2.4")
Weight as Pictured: 24.9 Lbs - 23.6 Without Dropper Post

Geometry:
Head Angle: 69.5
Seat Angle: 72.5
Reach: 17.2
Top Tube: 25.2
Head Tube: 5.3
Stack: 25.4
Chainstay: 17.3
Wheelbase: 44.8
Standover Height: 33.9
Seat Tube: 21
BB Height: 12.2
BB Drop: 2.36

Included In Sale
Carbon Fiber Frame
Deity Seatpost Clamp (Red)
12x142 Rear Axle
2 Extra Sets of 12x142 Dropouts
Lizardskins Chainstay Protector

Photos
Full Photo Album - https://imgur.com/a/pNXc1



Fork: Rockshox Recon Gold RL 29 - Heavily Upgraded (Revelation/SID parts)
Steer Tube Size: 7-7/8"
Travel: 120mm (I can change it to 100-110 or leave at 120)
Axle Size: 100x15 Axle Size
About: This fork has been completely torn down and rebuilt with all upgraded components.  The compression damper from the recon has been replaced with the compression damper from the revelation rct3.  The rebound damper is the blackbox motion control unit from the SID RCt3.  The air spring cap has been replaced with the cap from the revelation to allow the use of volume reducing tokens. 

This fork is honestly amazing.  It's brick shithouse reliable and the performance is as good as any of the rockshox 32mm forks prior to the new charger damper SID.  If you're looking for something light for your trail or XC bike, then this is an amazing fork.
Weight: 3.9lbs +/- a few grams

Included:
Rockshox Recon Gold RL 29
Maxle Light Axle - 15x100
Upgraded Parts installed
Revelation RCt3 Compression Damper
SID - Blackbox Motion Control Rebound Damper
Revelation Token Compatible Topcap
Extra Parts
Full Revelation/SID Rebuild Kit - New
OEM Recon Gold Compression Damper
OEM Recon Gold Rebound Damper
SID - RLT Damper
Replacement Air Shaft
Air Shaft Spacers to adjust fork travel from 100-120mm

Photos
Photo Album - https://imgur.com/a/TaL97






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29er / CS-057 Trail-XC Race Build - Budget Build
« on: June 22, 2016, 08:47:38 AM »
I've been looking for a 29r hard tail as a low maintenance training, racing and long distance bike.  I've got a giant trance 275 that is biased towards all mountain/trail/enduro so this bike is built to compliment that.  I ended up with alot of extra and takeoff parts over the last few months so fortunately, a decent amount of this build is coming off the shelf. 

The goal of this build is to build this XL frame into 23.5 LB trail bike that can do the occasional XC race.  We have a local racing series here called over the hump that favors a hard tail setup.  This bike will be built for that purpose but I am going to keep a certain amount of comfort so that it can do long distance socal chunky trail riding.  I'll be counting grams, but I'll be giving up a few in the name of comfort and ride ability. 

This should end up a mix of new and used parts with the goal of only spending around 1200 dollars beyond the parts I have laying around to build it. 

Step one... Procure frame. 

CS-057 in XL - 21"  I was able to pick this frame up second hand but still new off the classified section.   My 8 month old kitten Lucy is currently welcoming this new rig into the stable. 


I've been sniping deals for the last 3 weeks locally on craigslist and a few on ebay.  One of the big wins for me was this set of Easton Haven Aluminum Wheels.  This wheelset is very light for a 21mm ID aluminum set but the Achilles heal of this wheelset is the M1 rear hubs.  They are known for having issues with rear axle flexing and then in causing issues with the free hub.  Easton upgraded the rear axle and bearings to fix this problem.  Fortunately for me this wheelset already has the upgrades.  The only downside is that this comes with an sram XD freehub body and I am going to be using shimano 10 speed for now. 

Anyway, 180 dollars later I have a 1700 gram wheelset that came with new condition Maxxis Ikon in 2.35 and a 2.4 Maxxis Ardent.  Score!






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29er / CS-057 Headsets
« on: June 17, 2016, 09:53:47 AM »
I've got an XL CS-057 frame on the way to me...  I'm currently shopping for headsets.  I'm going to stick with cane creek for the headset but I cannot determine which one would be best. 

Wants/Needs:
-Cane Creek 40 level or better
-Budget friendly (under 70 dollars)
-Minimal top/bottom stack

I'd like to use an integrated headset for nearly zero stack, like this one:

Cane Creek 40 IS42/IS52 Tapered Headset
http://www.jensonusa.com/Complete-Headsets/Cane-Creek-40-IS42IS52-Tapered-Headset

If I can't use an integrated headset I guess this seems like the next best option. 

Cane Creek 40 ZS44/56 Tapered Headset
http://www.jensonusa.com/Complete-Headsets/Cane-Creek-40-ZS4456-Tapered-Headset

What say yee chinertown?

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