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#1 ·
Seems like it is about time for a dedicated thread for 2010+ Delirium builds. Post your photos/info here if you've got one.
 
#2 · (Edited)
Here we go...

Frame: 2010 Med Raw Delirium
Shock: 2010 CCDB w/RCS Ti Spring (400#)
Fork: 2010 Lyric 170 DH 1.5"
Wheels: I9 Hubs laced to Syncros DS28 Rims
Tires: F/Maxxis Ardent, R/Maxxis Advantage
Brakes: Formula "the Ones" F/180, R/180
Shifters: SRAM X9 triggers
Pedals: Twenty6 Ti Platforms
Cranks: Truvativ Hammerschnitzel AM
Chain: SRAM PC971
Cassette: SRAM 990
Rear Derailleur: SRAM XO Short-Cage
Front Derailleur: NA
Chainguide: NA
Seatpost: Thomson Masterpiece
Seatpost Collar: DKG
Stem: Twenty6 F1.5
Handlebars: Chromag Fubars
Headset: Chris King 1.5
Grips: Sunline lock-on
Seat: Chromag Lynx Ti

Build weight: ~36.5lbs
 

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#3 · (Edited)
Okay, I'll add mine.

Frame: 2010 XL Raw Delirium
Shock: Fox RC4 550# coil
Fork: RS 2010 Totem DH coil 1.5" and Marz 2009 66 ATA 1.5" w/ new lowers (thank you Crankworx!)
Wheels: AM set: Mavic Crossmax SX; DH set: Mavic 721, Hope 340 hubs
Tires: F/Maxxis Minion DHF 3c 2.5, R/Maxxis Minion DHF 60a 2.5 (both AM and DH set)
Brakes: Hayes Aces 200mm F/R
Shifters: SRAM R X0 / F X9 triggers
Pedals: Kona WahWahs paint stripped to raw to match!
Cranks: RF Atlas FR 170mm cranks
Chain: SRAM PC971 (have a PC991 Cross step on standby)
Cassette: SRAM 980
Rear Derailleur: SRAM XO Short-Cage
Front Derailleur: Shimano XT E-Type
Chainguide: Blackspire Stinger E
Seatpost: Thomson Elite 410mm
Seatpost Collar: Chromag
Stem: RF D2 50mm 1.5"
Handlebars: Chromag Fubars OSX Black Chrome
Headset: Cane Creek XXII 1.5
Grips: ODI Rogue
Seat: Chromag Trail Master
Build Weight: ? (maybe 38-39#)

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#4 ·
Frame: 2010 L Blue Delirium
Shock: Fox RC4 450# coil
Fork: RS 2010 Lyric DH 160 - 115mm Coil U-turn
Wheelset: Mavic Crossmax SX
Tires: 2.4 UST Rubber Queen
Brakes: Formula the One
Shifter: Sram X.9
Pedals: Welgo Mag-1
Cranks: Truvativ Stylo OCT
Chain: KMC X9SL
Cassette: SRAM 990
Rear Derailleur: SRAM X.9 Short cage
Front Derailleur: Front Derailleurs are for road bikes.
Chainguide: MRP Mini G2
Seatpost: KS i900
Seatpost Collar: no name
Stem: Thomson 70mm
Handlebars: Truvativ Hollzfeller Worl cup
Headset: Cane Creek XXII 1.5
Grips: Lizard Skin
Seat: WTB Vigo
Build Weight: ? About 35
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#6 · (Edited)
  • Frame - 2010 Knolly Delirium large CCDB 500lb spring black ano
  • Fork - Rockshox Lyric DH coil 170mm Xfirm spring, 1.5 steer
  • Headset - Cane Creek XXII
  • Stem - Felt 70mm
  • Bars - Race Face Atlas FR
  • Brakes - Hope Tech M4, 203/185
  • Grips - Ergon GX-1
  • Saddle - Specialized rival
  • Post - Crank Brothers Joplin 4 lever
  • Clamp - Crank Brothers Split QR Seat Collar
  • Shifter - X9
  • Derailleur - X0 med
  • Cranks - Truvativ HammerSchmidt AM Crankset
  • Chain - SRAM PC991 9spd Cross-Step PC-II
  • Cassette - Sram PG990 11-34
  • Pedals - Time Atac Z's
  • Rims - DT EX500 (5.1's)
  • Spokes - Dt Swiss comp, black
  • Hubs - Chris King, rear HD funbolts, front 20mm
  • Tires - Continental, Trail King/Rubber Queen





 
#7 ·
Great looking builds so far!

As for me I finally got it the way I want it. Might still do some other pedals but need more $!




Frame: 2010 Med Raw Delirium POLISHED...by me
Shock: 2010 Fox DHX Air
Fork: 2011 Fox 36 Talas 160 RLC Kashima Tapered
Wheels: Hope Pro 2's with EX500's, double butted spokes
Tires: F+R Maxxis Minion 2.5 EXO 60
Brakes: Formula "the Ones" F/203, R/203
Shifters: SRAM X0 triggers
Pedals: MG1's
Cranks: Race Face SIXC
Chain: KMC X9 SL
Cassette: XTR
Rear Derailleur: SRAM X9 med-Cage
Front Derailleur: SLX
Chainguide: MRP LRP
Seatpost: Thomson Elite 410mm
Seatpost Collar: Chromag
Stem: Chromag Ranger
Handlebars: Chromag Fubars OSX Chrome
Headset: Cane Creek xx tapered
Grips: Knolly Lizard Skins
Seat: Selle Italia XC
 
#9 ·
Here's mine

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Medium Ano Black frame,
CCDB,
2011 Fox Vans 180mm,
Formula the ones with goodridge hoses,
Saint cranks, rear mech and shifter,
Azonic 38t ring,
XT cassette,
E13 LG1+ chainguide,
Straitline pedals,
Element reducer head set,
Straitline spilt steerer stem,
Gravity DH carbon bars,
Lizard skins grips,
Thomson post,
SDG Saddle,
Chromag clamp,
Hope pro 2 hubs,
Sun Ringle EQ 29 rims,
Maxxis Highrollors 2.5,
 
#10 ·
my baby..

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Medium Delirium, Vivid coil, 12mm through axle
Totem Solo air 1.5 fork
Cane Creek 110 1.5 headset
Thomson x4 stem
Easton Monkeylite DH
Avid Elixir CRs (8" front, 7" rear)
Lizardskins Peaty grips
SDG Bel Air RL saddle
Thomson elite seapost
Azonic seat clamp
HammerSchmidt FR 165mm
SMAC Innovation pedals
Sram pg-990 cassette
Sram x9 rear deraileur
Sram x0 shifters
Hadley rear hub
Hope front hub
Syncros DS 28 rims
Specialized Clutch control tires
 
#11 ·
Just got mine

Med 2010 Delirium black ano w/ RC4 and 12mm thruaxle rear
Marzocchi 66 RC3
Cane Creek XXcII headset
Hope Mono M4 brakes w/ floating rotors (8"f,7"r)
Deity Dirty 30 bar (cut to 28")
SRAM XO trigger shifters
Shimano SLX fd
SRAM XO rd
ODI Ruffian lock-on grips
Thomson X4 50mm stem
Thomson Elite seatpost
Selle Italia Flite ti saddle
Salsa seatpost clamp
E13 DRS chainguide
Gravity Light crankset
Twenty6 rallye ti pedals
Hadley / Sun MTX33 36 spoke wheelset
DH tubes
Maxxis Minion DHF/DHR 2.35 tires

As built, it's a hefty 38.8 lbs (frame itself was 10.8 lbs with steel spring).

I have a set of Industry 9 Enduro wheels and a ti spring on order to lighten things up a bit for local trails.
 

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#12 ·
Hey Ride Everything,

When you pulled your shock out you re-installed it upside down. Flip that baby over!

P.S. I love all of this bike porn. I got a chance to take a 2010 blue delirium with vivid/ Float 170/ xt brakes/ slx cranks and some other trick bits out for a spin today on Fromme in North Vancouver. Soooo much fun! If I didn't already have a Podium and was lined up for a endorphin I would get one asap.
 
#13 ·
skinnies said:
Hey Ride Everything,

When you pulled your shock out you re-installed it upside down. Flip that baby over!
... because it doesn't fit with your aesthetics of how the bike should look?

Remember I'm a tall person with a big bike (XL) so I can put that shock in there any way I please.
 
#14 ·
RideEverything said:
... because it doesn't fit with your aesthetics of how the bike should look?

Remember I'm a tall person with a big bike (XL) so I can put that shock in there any way I please.
It lowers the centre of gravity the other way round, not by much, but that's the reason everyone else runs it that way

loving the raaaawww
 
#15 ·
Karve said:
It lowers the centre of gravity the other way round, not by much, but that's the reason everyone else runs it that way
Oh, and I thought it was because the smaller frames couldn't accommodate the piggyback in the upwards position because the shock would come in contact with the frame.
As for lowering the centre of gravity by, possibly, a few grams - ...

*edit*
-- the rest of my comments have been deleted because I felt that they were far too sarcastic --
 
#16 ·
4 useless posts....keep them builds coming

Frame: 2010 Med Blue Delirium
Shock: 2010 Vivid/Nukeproof Ti Spring (350#)
Fork: 2010 Lyric 170 DH 1.5"
Wheels: 2011 DT Swiss EX1750
Tires: F/Maxxis Ardent, R/Maxxis Ardent
Brakes: Shimano XT F/200, R/180
Shifters: SRAM X9
Pedals: NC-17 Sudpin III
Cranks: Shimano SLX
Chain: SRAM PC971
Cassette: Shimano XT
Rear Derailleur: SRAM X-9 Short-Cage
Chainguide: E13 SRS+
Seatpost: Thomson Elite
Stem: Thomson 45mm 1.5"
Handlebars: Chromag OSX
Headset: Chris King 1.5
Grips: Odi lock-on
Seat: SDG Ti-Fly

35.2 lbs

 
#18 ·
I'm almost done building up my Delirium. :thumbsup: For the guys running an RC4, what would you suggest is a good starting tune for the LSC, HSC and rebound? I'm thinking maybe just 4 clicks of HSC with LSC and rebound somewhere in the middle. Also, what's strange is I'm only getting 10mm sag with my shock set at no preload. I'm using a 350lb spring and I weigh 140lbs. With my gear on I would probably get another 1-2mm of sag but that's it. Knolly recommends the 350lb. spring for my weight as well.
 
#24 ·
kmac999 said:
Just curious. What size should I be looking at at 6' with a 32" inseam?

Thanks
Ken
I`m the same height and have the same inseam and I ride a medium. I could easily ride a large, we are between sizes. However I like the medium for the riding I do and am not too stretched out. I run a 410mm seatpost and get more than full leg extension.

henry 8 said:
any review?

I don't know which one could fit better between Delirium and Podium for bike park, light dh, free ride? I'm afraid that the podium is too much a dh race and probably too much for me (my jump and drops are 5/6 feet no more)

thanks

Enrico
The podium is a DH race bike. Its a handful when being ridden slow. You need to be riding fast to really appreciate a Podium. I have both a Delirium and a Podium and I would lean towards the Delirium for what you have described. The Podium is low! Even with 165mm cranks I hit my pedals fairly often when riding the North Shore.

metajkt said:
any reviews on how this things pedals and climbs? thinkin of gettting one for all purpose bike
I`ve ridden the original DT, a preproduction Delirium and now have a few months on the Delirium. I`ve got mine setup with light parts, DHX air and a Talas 160. It weighs 33.5lbs

The bike climbs very well. The level of traction when climbing tech uphills is quite impressive. Little to no suspension bob is the norm, however I do generally flick the Propedal on for extended climbs.

The Delirium is not a dedicated all mountain machine, and thus it does have some extra beef (read weight) on board to enable you to do large drops and rip bike parks without destroying the frame. The adjustable HA is a nice feature. I`ve got mine in the slack position which gives about a 66 deg HA and a 13.75 in bb ht.

With a coil shock, this bike would destroy all but the most difficult trails in bike parks. I`m on the fence for a Chilcotin in the spring, but with the trails I`ve been taking this bike on I may be better off with my current setup.
 
#25 ·
henry 8 said:
any review?

I don't know which one could fit better between Delirium and Podium for bike park, light dh, free ride? I'm afraid that the podium is too much a dh race and probably too much for me (my jump and drops are 5/6 feet no more)

thanks

Enrico
The Delirium no question. Like others have said the Podium is a dedicated DH racing bike. I've never ridden one but just by looking at the geometry and design you can tell that it will fly and gobble up stuff. The Delirium is designed to be more snappy and flick-able yet still take some good abuse. I've been riding my Delirium all season as my main rig. When I hit the lifts I throw on some DH tires and soften up the shocks a little bit. I've been able to hit some pretty big stuff with this bike and I have not come close to reaching it's limit. 5/6' drops are nothing for this bike. I've gone that big to flat and/or cased stuff way bigger than that.
 
#26 ·
metajkt said:
any reviews on how this things pedals and climbs? thinkin of gettting one for all purpose bike
I think it depends on your terrain. I use a 37 lb. Delirium as my all purpose bike and I love it. I live in the Boston area which has a ton of gnar on the majority of our trails. I also like hitting the parks but I don't do it enough to justify having a dedicated park bike. The bike is on the beefier side compared to what my buds ride but I'm the only one who isn't replacing frames all the time. I have pedaled this bike on multiple all day XC epics w/flats on and it's not ideal. I was happy on the downs but the longer ups got to me. If I were to ride that stuff constantly I'd shoot for a lesser/lighter bike but for the occasional epic it's just fine. I am planning on lightening up the bike a bit. I'm hoping to get it around 35lbs. w/o sacrificing big hit ability and suspension.

Another option is to beef up the new Chilcotin. I'm tempted to do that myself but I do love the Delirium so much right now and it would probably end up being only a couple of pounds lighter.
 
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