What fork is that? The adjusters/valves on the right leg look familiar but I can’t remember which brand that is.

I am running a 160mm bike yoke revive on a large frame and it fits perfect

What a difference a week makes.

Since the previous weekend, I have made a few changes:
* Put on new crank, chain ring and old xtr trail pedals on (see above post)
* Unbolted all the pivots, greased the bearings, seals, under the bolt heads and put loctite on the bolt threads.  No more creak
* Installed a 150mm one-up V2 dropper.  Some advice: route the dropper post cable BEFORE installing the bottom bracket.  It was probably the trickiest bit of cable routing I've ever done.  Capgo noise protection was put over the cable inside the frame. When I installed the dropper remote, I had to move the fork's oneloc remote lockout - only place I could put it was above the bar on the right side - it looks a bit weird but works well, so I think I'll hold off on getting a twistloc to replace the fork remote.
* Removed 2 volume tokens from the fork.  When i had a look in it, I discovered that the fork had 3 tokens.  Now running only one token, with the same air pressure as last weekend, at 75psi, which is about 10psi under recommended
* Increased the air pressure in the rear shock.  Last week I was running only 120psi (~40% sag) in an attempt to use most of the travel on my old low volume shock.  I used about 90% of the travel with this setup last weekend, but the ride was overly firm.  I figured it was firm because was riding too far into the travel (where the spring rate ramps up), so I added 10psi this weekend, which reduced the sag to just on 30%, maybe 32%.

Went for a 2.5hr trail ride yesterday. Similar to last weekend's ride, but a bit longer.  A few observations:
* Fork used just under 120mm of the 130mm travel.  Gonna leave it there - at least until the longer air spring arrives.
* Rear shock used 90% of its travel, about the same as last time - however, i did go a bit harder this time, went over a few jumps etc.  Rear end seemed definitely more compliant with the higher pressure, less sag.  Gonna add another 5psi to see if that improves things further.  Bike is still not exactly plush - it definitely needs a more linear shock (i.e. higher volume).
* while not plush, the bike still floated extremely well through the rough stuff, holding more momentum than i think i've ever held through those familiar trails.
* with the short fork, the steering certainly is quick.  almost XC-bike quick, esp around the twisty stuff, the agility was surprising.  I think it could have something to do with 51mm offset in the fork.  Never ridden a fork with that offset before - my xc bike is the shorter ~44mm offset.  i was very much enjoying the initial turn in, setting up corners, the adjust-ability this bike has.  it just seemed much easier than i am used to, to get the bike entering turns exactly where/how i wanted to, such that late corner adjustments/corrections were rarely needed.  maybe the stiffness of the wheels/fork/frame were such that it wasn't upset by mid corner bumps, could hold the line better.  dunno.  but i like it.
* BB height is pretty much perfect.  Feels nice and low in the corners, hitting pedals a few times, but not too often.  gonna try to keep the bike at this height.
* Bike now weighs 13.18kg.  yeah, more than a pound heavier than i'd hoped.
* I've been in two minds about what fork length to go for.  140mm (+10mm) or 150mm (+20mm).  Definitely want it a bit slacker, but without upsetting the steering that i am enjoying.  Gonna try 140mm first up - have ordered the air shaft.
* I have also finally ordered the mcleod 200x56 shock, and high volume king can.  still aiming to run it at high volume, minimal rear sag (~25%).  we'll see what geo that gives it (slackness, ride height), and maybe look into lowering the rear end later.
* minion dhf 2.5 is on the way.  need more front end grip
* Seating position pretty good on the seatpost which has a little bit of set back. Slid the saddle right back.  with the old 65mm stem, the saddle-to-bars measurement is 10mm shorter than my XC bike.  undecided on stem length - gonna defer this decision until the geo is sorted out with the suspension changes.
* Wider q factor cranks reduced the calves rubbing on the seatstays, but it is still happening (just).  not a problem. 
* bike seemed to accelerate better this time.  COuldve been the high rear air pressure.  COuldve been my non-hangover this time.
* rear axle came loose.  started hearing a ting-ting-ting noise - the rear brake rotor was starting to contact the caliper.  tightened it up and it stayed tight for the 2nd hour of the ride.  will keep an eye on it
* my backside has become used to the $25 chinese carbon saddles i have put on my commuter bike and XC bike.  gonna get one for this bike too.

Quote from: GreyCactus on September 14, 2019, 09:51:43 PM

Great info! Can you ride the bike in rough and steep single tracks? Jumping and bottoming out the on rear? I’m waiting your report!!

yeah, have been ploughing through some relatively rough trails, but no big drops-to-flat etc.  went off a few jumps, but nothing major - probably big enough stuff to bottom my XC bike, but not this bike - never got beyond 90% rear travel on my 50mm stroke shock.  as mentioned above, that shock is low volume, and would take a massive hit for it to bottom on this progressive linkage frame.