I guess now is the right time to start a new thread...
Sweet! Lots of dry trails down here in the Phoenix area :thumbsup:Finally got my Chilcotin today after a few weeks waiting for all the parts to come together. Unfortunately, Denver finally got snow today, too.
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Bike setup:
* Frame Size & Color: XL Black
* Rear Shock: CCDBAir
* Fork: Fox 36 RC2 Fit 170mm
* Brakes: Shimano XT
* Shifter: SRAM XX1
* Crankset: SRAM XX1 32T
* Rear Derailleur: SRAM XX1
* Pedals: Straitline
* Stem: Atomic Labs 50mm
* Handlebar: Atomic Labs 780mm
* Seatpost: Rockshox Reverb
* Saddle: WTB Valcon
* Cassette: SRAM XX1 10x42
* Headset: Cane Creek AngleSet
* Grips: Oury Lock-on
* Tires: Maxxis Ardent 2.4
* Rims: WTB Frequency i23
* Hubs: Industry Nine
* Spokes: Sapim
I'm 6'6", 210 lbs ready to ride.
Now I need to find a reasonably close, dry trail to try it on.
...So my Chili came yesterday...and by some same strange coincidence....so did I. Here's another white one which will hopefully make your list, K.So I've been purposely avoiding this thread since the new builds have been popping up so as not to get my "I-gotta-have-a-new-bike" juices going.
Slow day at work and I made the mistake of opening it up.
Dang! Now I have a bad case of the Chills.
Ranking favorite builds:
Madafaka: No two ways to say it---- That is Bad A**!
Rock Dude with the blue accents, Woodyak with the Gold accents and tiSS'er's are a close second. Lovin' the Raw. THe orange accents on dulyber's Raw also rocks.
I've loved G-Air's Blue chili since he first posted it up several months ago... but at 29 lbs pfarrell's white on blue may have one-upped you a bit. That's just stupid sick.
Then FNG's all white beauty is right in there too. Wow.
Some nice builds.
Sick build. Blue and orange looks nice.Never got around to posting my finished build on this thread. I'll get a detailed review posted up fairly soon, I'm heading to Moab for a Burro Down tomorrow and will be in the GJ/Vail area high country the rest of the weekend putting the Chilcotin through it's paces. Been out pretty much every day for the last week and really nothing but positives to say about the bike. I've been making a point to hit all the extremes of riding I can think of and been playing around with the head angle adjustment a lot and it's been fantastic all around. I'm eager to get it out in some really tech/ledgy terrain over the next couple days to see how that goes.
Frame | XL Knolly Chilcotin - Black |
Fork | 2011 Rockshox Lyrik RC2DH Solo Air, 1.5" |
Shock | 2012 Vivid Air R2C |
Headset | Cane Creek Double X, 1.5" |
Brakes | Magura Marta FR Disc Brake 2011 (Fr & Bk) |
Front Rotor | Magura Storm Rotor 6 Bolt - 203mm |
Rear Rotor | Magura Storm Rotor 6 Bolt - 180mm |
Front Adapter | Magura QM7 bracket |
Rear Adapter | Magura QM10 bracket |
Bar | Race Face Atlas Am Handlebar, 725mm |
Grips | Loaded Precision Amxc Lock-On Grips |
Chain | Sram PC-971 9SP Chain '10 |
Stem | RaceFace Diabolus2 50mm 31.8mm Stem 1.5", Black |
Chain Retention | MRP MiniG2 SL Medium Angle Guide 32-36T ICSG-05 Black |
Cranks | Race Face Chester, 175mm w/ 73mm BB |
Wheelset | (20x110, 12x142) Stans No Tube Flow, Hope Pro Evo2 Hubs (blue) |
Pedals | DeFacto by Straitline (blue) |
Cassette | Shimano, HG61, 9 speed, 36-12 |
Chain Ring | RaceFace Single Ring 32t x 104mm Black |
Seat | WTB Aviator |
Seatpost | Race Face Respond |
Seat clamp | Hope, Blue, 34.9mm |
Derailleur | SRAM X.9 2011, Medium Cage |
Tires | Specialized Butcher (back), Clutcher (front) |
Fantastic. Love the pics, glad you did the Avy cartridge. You will not be disappointed. I hope that thing is built up alreadyFinally, the package with the frame and few parts arrived last week.
Here's my PDA [Public Displays of Affection] I am not ashamed of!
Many thanks to guys at Knolly [especially Dusty Bottoms] for making this possible!!!
Thank you tiSS'er for your words of wisdom and patience while answering my questions.
to be continued...
Great to hear on the CTD as I just purchased one for my bike! How much do you weigh and what pressure? Is there really a great diff in the performance with the flip of the switch?Switched to a Fox CTD from CCDB Air. Smooth right out of the box and no fuss. I like it simple. :thumbsup:
Nice bike! And, you picked a great fork to get Avy'd. Ride it for ~50 hours and then send it to Craig; so you can realize why we're all giddy with Avy.As it's my first ever build please feel free to comment on any parts that might have been put on backwards or any of my set up choices.
...AVY hmmmm. maybe someday. First I will actually have to understand what the hell t you're all are talking about.
* Fork: Marzocchi 55 CR switch 170
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Very nice! Have you gotten a shakedown ride in? If so, impressions? The avy stuff never ceases to impress me, especially after riding other peoples bikesBetter than ever!
Avalanche Woodie and fork cartridge.:thumbsup:
* Other: Ronnie RingBike setup:
* Frame Size & Color: Medium Raw
* Rear Shock: CCDB coil - 400lb spring
* Fork: Lyrik Solo Air DH 170mm
* Brakes: Hope M4 183mm front and rear
* Shifter: SRAM XO 9 Speed
* Cranks: Shimano XT
* Chainguide: N/A
* Rear Derailleur: SRAM X9 super short
* Pedals: Shimano 540
* Stem: Thomson 70mm
* Handlebar: Sunline V1 745
* Seatpost: Thomson
* Saddle: WTB Silverado
* Cassette: Shimano XT
* Headset: Cane Creek 40 Inset
* Grips: Peaty
* Front Tire: Specialized Butcher SX 2.3
* Front Rim: Mavic 819
* Front Hub: King
* Rear Tire: Specialized Eskar 2.3 Grid
* Rear Rim: Mavic 819
* Rear Hub: King
*Rider Setup
*Weight: 175 geared
*Height: 5'9"