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29er / Re: "XT" tantan FM08 29er build
« on: October 02, 2019, 11:41:32 PM »
I haven't ridden the bike since the last post (weekend of 14/15 Sept). The following weekend involved some marathon xc racing on my xc bike, and last weekend was a no-riding weekend, as I had family visiting.
Will get back onto the new bike this coming weekend, to test out the latest upgrades:.
- fork extended to 140mm with new air shaft. I also took out the last volume token, to see how it goes with max volume.
- 200×56 McLeod rear shock. Also got a king can for it, and have it set at max volume. I aired it up with 140psi, which is more than I had in the other shock, but on this one it feels a lot pusher. Will check sag before I ride it (Will start at 25%) and will probably need to increase pressure further.
- new front tyre - 2.5 minion dhf wt exo maxterra. Heaviest tyre I've ever owned, at 1037g. Still running tubes at the moment.
- changed the saddle (to the same Chinese saddle I have on my other bikes) and ditched the qr seat post clamp for a hope clamp.
Bottom bracket height is currently around 443mm, which as expected is higher than before (longer fork, taller front tyre), but is lower than where I thought it would be. With a 56mm stroke shock, I am guessing it has 150mm rear travel presently. As mentioned earlier, I plan to get some spacers to reduce the rear shock 2.5mm (to 197.5×53.5), which will give it about 142mm rear travel with a BBH around 337mm which is probably about as low as I want to go.
We'll see how it goes as is this weekend first though.
Will get back onto the new bike this coming weekend, to test out the latest upgrades:.
- fork extended to 140mm with new air shaft. I also took out the last volume token, to see how it goes with max volume.
- 200×56 McLeod rear shock. Also got a king can for it, and have it set at max volume. I aired it up with 140psi, which is more than I had in the other shock, but on this one it feels a lot pusher. Will check sag before I ride it (Will start at 25%) and will probably need to increase pressure further.
- new front tyre - 2.5 minion dhf wt exo maxterra. Heaviest tyre I've ever owned, at 1037g. Still running tubes at the moment.
- changed the saddle (to the same Chinese saddle I have on my other bikes) and ditched the qr seat post clamp for a hope clamp.
Bottom bracket height is currently around 443mm, which as expected is higher than before (longer fork, taller front tyre), but is lower than where I thought it would be. With a 56mm stroke shock, I am guessing it has 150mm rear travel presently. As mentioned earlier, I plan to get some spacers to reduce the rear shock 2.5mm (to 197.5×53.5), which will give it about 142mm rear travel with a BBH around 337mm which is probably about as low as I want to go.
We'll see how it goes as is this weekend first though.