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That would be great! The fork i would be using is 150 29er fork. It really sounds like i want to build a rig close yours.
The Transitions are nice but very expensive!
I hear ya. My Carbine 29 is about 71/72. With the fork at 150 i guess it would make the seat angle about 72. It would also raise the bb which might be good bc i hear its quite low.
can anyone confirm that mine is a p8 because I had to make a couple small notches in the linkage so that it wouldn't bind on bottom out and my shock only has a 53mm stroke. and you guys run a 57? bought it used so I actually don't know for sure maybe cuz my eye to eye on shock is 7.75 inches?
For the Barghest the HA seems to be 68.5 which is pretty steep nowadays. Is the p8 slacker? How low is the BB? I would be putting on 200x57 shock to steepen up the that HA. It could be an optical illusion that its 74 degrees but i don't believe it. The Followings SA is allegedly 74 and everyone complains that its way too slack.
cool another one! must be a good frame then. I can't wait to ride either summer is commi ng! so here my work in progress. stuck a 100mm fork on there I don't need 120mm. stuffed an old trek shock in there. Mr hacksaw mr angle grinder and Mr drill had and Mr tap and die all had to make appearance to squeeze it in there. but feels good so far. haven't had it out for real yet though. you guys run fill cable housing for the shifter?
Is the P9 just a longer travel version of the P8?
so I stumbled across this when searching for a frame weight on the p8. sorry if this has already been brought up. but it looks like there is a company selling complete bikes with an almost identical frame (looks the same to me) its called a Barghest NX. there are some reviews and stuff on other websites too, which is nice.
so I stumbled across this when searching for a frame weight on the p8. sorry if this has already been brought up. but it looks like there is a company selling complete bikes with an almost identical frame (looks the same to me) its called a Barghest NX. there are some reviews and stuff on other websites too, which is nice.
Thanks for the info. I would like to run a 35mm stem on a medium but like its been said- its a lot easier to run a slightly longer stem than try to shorten your top tube!
I should add, Im running a Renthal Apex 31mm stem. As well as a 150mm travel front fork with a 200x57 rear shock. So There is a little added height there at the BB from the 150mm fork vs the 120mm its spec'd with.
good info. I am debating Fork travel as well. With the 57mm rear stroke wheel travel ends up around 135mm correct? I am planning on running 27.5x 2.6 or 2.8" tires and was hoping for a BB height between 320-340mm.
Thanks for the info. I would like to run a 35mm stem on a medium but like its been said- its a lot easier to run a slightly longer stem than try to shorten your top tube!
I took the rear apart today and measured the bearings. They're all one size, 6801's! A few are totally shot, super chunky turning, the rest are OK. I thought my spraying the bike with the hose for two hours cleaning clay off might have caused some water intrusion but everything under the dust shields looks OK. Now I am thinking they were low quality to begin with or there was some glue intrusion maybe? There are 11 in total, the front chainstay piviot has two bearings on the drive side and one on the non-drive side. Interestingly, the suspension piviot is all aluminum and only painted or coated black, some cool machining went into that piece. The chainstay piviot bolt is aluminum but solid construction. I remember seeing something of these breaking on other Ican frames. I'm looking back now and can't find where I saw that now, were those that snapped hollow?
Anyway, what I found with the sticky bearings doesn't seem like something that would cause the squeaking I'm hearing, argh!!
Back to crummy cold and wet weather for the near future, boo
Thats cool. Im trying to compile pros and cons to the p8 and p9. I like the geo better on the p9 but i have a rad shock and dropper that would fit the p8. Decisions, decisions...
What is your seat angle with a 150mm fork. Isnt the frame designed for a 120mm fork and that would give you a 74 degree seat angle?
Longer travel, extra baddassness... more is better right! Thats what she said! Lol
