Bought the frame in Feb of this year and moved the components from my old ride over. This was when I finished it before I took it to Mountain Creek this summer.
Bought the frame in Feb of this year and moved the components from my old ride over. This was when I finished it before I took it to Mountain Creek this summer.
Here is a sneak peek of my latest project! Still gathering parts. Just got in the wheelset, Mavic Crossmax SX! Going with the fork in the middle, RC2DH 170 Lyrik!
2011 Knolly Delirium! Here it is 95% complete! Waiting on my 36t chainring to put the G2 guide on! I still have a coil shock and Atomlab Pimplite wheels for the heavy stuff! [IMG]my del.jpg[/IMG]
Just finished this build. Had the frame for a few years now and have been waiting to give it some love. So here it is, in my opinion the best AM sled you could ask for.
* Frame Size & Color: 08' Turner RFX Large
* Fork: Fox Float 36 Kashima
* Rear Shock: RoxShox Monarch RC3
* Brakes: Avid Elixir 9
* Shifters : Sram X0
* Cranks: Sram X0
* Front Derailleur: Shimano XT
* Rear Derailleur: Sram X0
* Pedals: Spank Spike
* Stem: Thomson X4
* Handlebar: Answer Pro Taper Custom
* Seatpost: Thomson Setback
* Saddle: WTB Pure V
* Bottom Bracket: Sram GXP
* Cassette: Sram XX
* Headset: Work Components 1.0 Degree
* Grips: ODI Lock On
* Front Tire: WTB Bronson AM TCS 2.3
* Front Rim: Spank Spike Race 28
* Front Hub/Skewer: Spank
* Rear Tire: WTB Bronson AM TCS 2.3
* Rear Rim: Spank Spike Race 28
* Rear Hub/Skewer: Spank
* Weight: 31 LBS
Just finished this build. Had the frame for a few years now and have been waiting to give it some love. So here it is, in my opinion the best AM sled you could ask for.
And a nice looking and capable steed it is. Great job on the build!
And a nice looking and capable steed it is. Great job on the build!
Thank you. It took quite a while, but it rides like a dream. That Monarch makes it feel so much different than the RP23 I had on thee before. And with that front end out 1 more degree from the headset it is a manual machine!
Beautiful built jasonjm. How is vengeance/fork performing?
everyone was mocking me at first (locally) regarding the fork. Such a nice bike with such a shitty fork etc etc
I opted for the vengeance coil fork without even HSC or LSC, wanted to keep it as simple and hopefully as maintenance free and trouble free as possible
one dude kept asking me if he can get that fork at Toys R Us, that's where i musta bought it
joke is on them now, now that I had the bike for a week or two and I'm pushing after I dialed it in, I'm sitting on their asses when they are on DH bikes, also starting to really put in some very fast downhill times on strava on the bike. When I am sitting on their asses now I keep yelling at them, "move over or feel my vengeance". will take a while for that to get old for me.
the fork is very good. It performs well after I made adjustments, at first it was way to mushy and soft and blew through travel way too easy, Finally im running it with the Xfirm spring, quite a lot of rebound, and 20 PSI more pressure than than their website recommends (don't ask me how its a coil and air fork at same time, news to me, didnt realize that when I got it).
Its giving me predictable 7 inches of travel, using the whole range of travel, only bottoming it out on really big stuff now or when I screw up coming short on stuff.
I really like it, only fork I prefer is my zocchi 888 dual crown on my jedi. But thats not really a fair comparison. The Vengeance is performing way better than every fox fork I have ever owned.
Here's my budget RM-7 build. I built it for the local bike parks and lift served riding. I don't do much to any uphill rides so I went with a single speed setup. Frame and fork feel very balanced. I just need a rear brake, run the chain, and cut the seatpost down then it will be ride-able.
I use my bike primarily for trail riding, but am looking forward to a trip to AZ this year for DH at mount lemmon, as well as general trail riding, and hope to make it up to NH from CT a couple of times for DH next season.
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Originally Posted by RSabarese
Singlecrowns FTW!!
