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Knolly Chilcotin: Build Information, Photos and Set-up Thread

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#1 ·
I guess now is the right time to start a new thread...
 
#230 ·
yes, very nice lakesnake. mine just arrived today. unfortunately for it, it's a long weekend and i'm working. the beers are already flowing so it'll be monday before i build it up.

big thanks to wilks for my chili. if anyone is looking to buy one, shoot him a pm. he was great to deal with and treated me awesome. thanks wilks:thumbsup:
 
#244 ·
Difficult to answer without a direct comparison, but the bike does accelerate a lot faster than expected. Possibly related to decreased rotational weight? I bought the bike for downhill performance but I'm finding that my times on xc trails are almost as fast as my xc bike which has the heavier Easton Havoc AM wheels.
 
#254 ·
Final Build
Frame: Knolly Chilcotin large blue w/ CCDB Air
Fork: BOS Deville 160 Tapered
Wheelset: Easton Havoc
Headset: Chris King
Crankset: Shimano XTR Trail
Guide Ring: E Thirteen 33t
Chain device:E Thirteen LG1+
Rear Deraileur: Shimano XTR 10sp Medium Cage
Sprocket: Shimano XT 10sp 11-36t
Chain: Shimano XTR
Stem: Straitline 50mm
Saddle: Fizik Gobi XM
Seatpost: Rockshox Reverb
Seat Clamp: Chromag (old Lapierre one in photo now replaced)
Handlebars: Renthal Fatbar 780 x 20mm
Grips: Odi Troy Lee
Brakes: Shimano XTR Trail 203/180
Gear Shifter: Shimano XTR
Tyres: Continental Rubber Queen UST 2.2 (also have 2.5 Minions for uplift days)
Pedals: DMR Vault (old DMR V12s in photo now replaced)

Weight: 32lbs
 

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#257 ·
Fantastic! Thanks. First ride was on Sunday in Surrey Hills. Bike climbs really well with lots of grip. Overall feels light and poppy but still planted on the descents. Just set the sag and eft the shock at the stock settings - will possibly make some adjustments over the next few rides...
 
#263 · (Edited)
Photobucket

It's finally done!
Raw Chilcotin Med.
CCDB Air
Chris King Headset (Blue)
Chris King BB (Blue)
Chris King Hubs (Blue)
Enve AM Rims
Trail King UST 2.4 Tires
XO Crank 1X10 32tooth MRP Bling Ring
MRP Mini G2 Chain Guide
Lyrik RD2 DH Coil 170mm Fork
Thomson Stem 70mm
Hope Tech Evo M4 Brakes, Floating Rotors, 203mm front 183mm rear
XTR Shadow Plus Derailleur
XTR Shifter
LEV Seat Post 125mm
Race Face SIXC Bars
Loaded Binder Clamp (Blue)
Loaded Headset spacers (Blue)
Loaded Pedals (Blue)
WTB Pure V Saddle
33lbs (heavy tires!)
 
#265 ·
Just an update to my previous build post with weight.
29 lbs 6 oz. on the shop scale.

Props out to Alex and the guys at Cycle Progression in Austin,Tx. for the Awesome C.S.:)








Yet another Raw to the fray.... Chilli Trail build
Medium Chilcotin
Rider: 5'8" 137 lbs

Xfer parts from Endorphin

Wheels: I9 Enduro W/Flow rims
Fork: Fox Van 36 1-1/8"
Thomson Post
Thomson stem (70mm)
Cranks: XTR 24/32 with homemade CNC bash guard
cassette:XTR 11/34
Saddle: WTB Rocket V
Shifters: SRAM gripshift
RD: SRAM X0
Tires: F: Schwalbe Fat Albert R:Spec. Purgatory Control 2.4 run tubeless
Pedals: Crank Bros.

New Parts
Cane Creek ZS headset
FD: XTR
Brakes: XTR trail 160 F&R
Bars: Answer Carbon
 
#268 ·
If I had a air fork, Enve post, Enve stem, lighter brakes and lighter tires I'm sure I could get it under 29lbs. I'm not much of a weight weenie, I just like to build my bikes to last.
Besides this 33lb bike feels better to me than all of the sub 29lb bikes that I've rode.
 
#271 ·
Hi guys,
Another blue Chili from Turkey.

Knolly Chilcotin Blue - Large
CCDB Coil
2012 Marzocchi 55 RC3 EVO TI
Cane Creek headset
Thomson Elite DH stem
2012 Rock Shox Reverb seatpost
Raceface Atlas DH handlebar
Raceface Atlas FR crank 24/36
Blackspire chain tensioner
Saint M-810 brake set
Saint M-810 2x9 shifters
Saint Rear derailleur
SLX front M-665 e-type front derailleur
KMC 9xl chain
Mavic Deemax wheelset
Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2.35
Hope 203mm rotors
WTB Rocket V SLT saddle
Nukeproof flat pedals
 

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#277 · (Edited)
Hi all,
at the moment i'm riding a Banshee Rune but am looking at replacing this one with maybe a Chilcotin.
Is it possible to build up this frame with my current Fox DHX 5.0 air?Or is this compromising the frame suspension characteristics?

How stiff is the backtriangle on this bike?The Rune has a complete reartriangle and the Chilcotin has a open triangle due to the pivitpoint at the chainstay.

Thanks in advance for answering
 
#278 ·
White Chilly...April run

I wasn't able to upload these pics due to their size, but Greasemeat helped resize them for me..

BUILD:

Large White...DB Air
Handlebars: Deity Dirty 30
Stem: Easton Havoc DH
Brakes: Hope M4 EVO Special Edition braided
Wheelset: Easton Havoc DH
Tires: Rubber Queen 2.4 tubeless
Crankset: Race Face Atlas FR
Chainguide: Straitline Silent Guide
Shifter: XO
Derailleur: X9 (Type 2 August)
Pedals: Deity Decoy & Time X Roc
Seatpost: Reverb
Seat Clamp: Deity
Saddle: Deity Pinner (August)
Cable clips: Mowa
 

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