Updated: got a 26" full susp. instead of 29"

hornedogg79

hornedogg79

dodgin' bass boats
WTB Rocket V or Pure V will be my next saddle. I used Selle Itilia flite saddles for years then all of a sudden they started making my junk go numb. I switched to a Terry zero and haven't had any problems. My girlfriend got a new bike recently and it came with the WTB rocket. I've just ridden it around the yard but it feels great. The 'kick tail' design really provides some nice support.
Congrats on not following the 29er fad. I have a few pals with them and nearly every time I try to ride with them something breaks in their drivetrain. Not cheap components they're running either.
 
Big Kahuna

Big Kahuna

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Tuscaloosa, AL
hornedogg79 said:
WTB Rocket V or Pure V will be my next saddle. I used Selle Itilia flite saddles for years then all of a sudden they started making my junk go numb. I switched to a Terry zero and haven't had any problems. My girlfriend got a new bike recently and it came with the WTB rocket. I've just ridden it around the yard but it feels great. The 'kick tail' design really provides some nice support.
Congrats on not following the 29er fad. I have a few pals with them and nearly every time I try to ride with them something breaks in their drivetrain. Not cheap components they're running either.
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Your flight is just worn out!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have had that happen also.
 
snowxr

snowxr

V watch your daughters V
Location
Waterford, MI
Well then.....I know what I must do. It's time to order up a Sette Amp saddle along with a new seatpost with a little less offset. Hopefully this will keep my junk and hands from going numb.
 
SuperJETT

SuperJETT

So long and thanks for all the fish
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If your hands are going numb, you might have too much weight on them and need to move the bars up/back.
 
hornedogg79

hornedogg79

dodgin' bass boats
I know a few endurance racers who swear by those 'ergon grips' with the larger area on the outside for your palm to rest on.
 
snowxr

snowxr

V watch your daughters V
Location
Waterford, MI
I do aggree that I'm putting too much weight on my wrists. I've progressively moved my seat more foreward, and the problem seems to dissapate a little when I do. Bar height and grips are both very comfortable, so I'm looking for a more upright seating position.
 
snowxr

snowxr

V watch your daughters V
Location
Waterford, MI
I went off the deep end, and spent bunch of money on bike parts. The new seat and seatpost snowballed into a full systems upgrade. Forks were upgraded to Marzocchi 44 airs, shock is now air with lockout, and Friday my Clarks Skeletal brakes showed up from the U.K. Now I just need to cool it, and ride.
 
snowxr

snowxr

V watch your daughters V
Location
Waterford, MI
Oh completely worse. On a ski you can swap pole, grate, and pipes with a small number of choices. Then look at a bike - 100+ styles of cranks, pedals, gearsets, BB's forks, tires/rims, seats, insert brain hemorage here............ And forget about wheels! :shooter3:
 
Big Kahuna

Big Kahuna

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Tuscaloosa, AL
snowxr said:
Oh completely worse. On a ski you can swap pole, grate, and pipes with a small number of choices. Then look at a bike - 100+ styles of cranks, pedals, gearsets, BB's forks, tires/rims, seats, insert brain hemorage here............ And forget about wheels! :shooter3:
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Also frames................ you are going to spend all this money and then say, why did i spend so much on a bike that has a frame that is just ...........ehhhhhhhh

Been There, Done That!
 
scottie mac

scottie mac

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That is what happened to me. I was about to drop 1500 in parts on my existing ride, only to think myself out of it because no matter what, it would never be in the weight range I was after. So, I sold it and upgraded to a carbon frame. I don't do a lot of jumping, so I want as light as I can get. Plus, I can still upgrade cranksets, cassettes, etc as they where out.

I agree, these are worse than skis. :)

SM
 
snowxr

snowxr

V watch your daughters V
Location
Waterford, MI
Update time: I finally got around to installing my new forks, shock, brakes, etc.

The marzocchi 44 tst2 Air forks went on fairly easily. I just had to cut the steerer tube to length, which led me to buy a set of carbon spacer rings so that I'll have some height adjustment available. The forks have a cable holder, but I chose to mount my front brake on the right and the hose rubbed the tire. That problem was solved by drilling a hole in the cross brace for a zip tie. Otherwise, I love the plush feel these 140mm forks have, compared to my old Suntour 100mm coil over fork had.


Next up was the shock. I got a fairly inexpensive DNM air shock to replace the coil over pogo fail. It fit, and has more travel, so I'm satisfied. I had some spare Fox shock stickers in my toolbox ( I rebuild snowmobile shocks ) that fit perfecty on the DNM unit, just for looks.


Next, the brakes were upgraded from cable operated 160mm disk brakes to Clarks Skeletal 185mm hydraulics. Suprisingly, the calipers were post mount, but included IS type adapters with the correct offset for the oversized disks. This was great for my rear brake, but the front calipers lacked spacers for post mount forks. I made a set of aluminum spacers, to make them fit. Otherwise, the brakes feel really nice. I like that the levers have a lot of adjustment, too. Since I had the controls off the bars, I decided to try some Clarks lock on grips. The lock rings are very close to ODI, but their end caps suck. At least my extra Sette end caps worked and looked much nicer.


Now about that new seat/anal probe..... My frame used a 30mm seatpost, but I couldn't find anything that size that I liked. So, I ordered a Sette 30.9mm seatpost and brake caliper hone to enlarge the seat tube in the frame. Slow work, but worth it. The "jury" is still undecided on the seat. The taint and starfish like it, but Lefty and Righty don't. Captain Winky gets the deciding vote.
 
Waternut

Waternut

Customizing addict
Location
Macon, GA
You'll love the hydraulic brakes just make sure they are bled perfectly. They get rid of heat better than cable brakes too. I've yet to feel brake fade on my 160mm Juicy 7's and I've done some pretty fast, extended downhill runs.

Seats are tough to find perfect. One thing you can do if the new one starts bothering you is... Ask a couple bike shops near you if they have a tool that can measure your sit bone width. You need to be roughly in your riding position when sitting/measuring because your sit bones taper and get narrower the further forward you lean. Half an inch means the difference between happy and miserable. Once you find out how fat your arse is, you can be sure to get the right width seat so that you are sitting on your bones and not your muscles or crotch/nuts. I can ride my seat for 15-20 miles without padded shorts and hop back on it the next day without a second thought but if I get on my dads seat for 5 miles, I'm hurting the rest of the day.
 
snowxr

snowxr

V watch your daughters V
Location
Waterford, MI
Now that I've had some more time to dial in the bike, here's another update. The forks are awesome, the shock is ok, but I'm still trying to get it truly dialed in to my liking. The new seat is actually pretty good, which I'm very happy about. Now about those Clarks Skeletal brakes..... THEY'RE SOOOOO NICE! really, they are incredible.

And my son is riding his bike without training wheels, so I'm a happy Dad. We still use the tag-a-long, for long rides, though. :highhorse:Image04222012194948.jpg
 
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