For weight conscious folks, final build came to 33.5lbs on the nose with a pretty sturdy build and some extra heavy pedals and seatpost. I could tell it was a bit heavier than the 575 when loading it into the car but never once noticed the extra weight on the trail.
Frame - Medium, Orange Metallic
Front Shock - Fox 36 RC 2 Talas 100-160 (2008)
Back Shock - Cane Creek Double Barrel - Steel Spring
Headset - Cane Creek 110
Wheels - Industry Nine Enduro with Stan Flow Rims
Brakes - Magura Marta 203 Front, 180 Rear
Handlebar - Easton Monkey Lite XC
Stem - Thompson Elite X4 - 70mm
Saddle - WTB Rocket V Team
Crank - Shimano XT FC-M770
Pedals - Crank Brothers Acid 3
Chain - SRAM PC991
Cassette -SRAM PG-980
Shifter - SRAM X.0
Front D - SRAM X.9 - Front
Rear D - SRAM X.0 - Rear
Tires - Nevegal 2.35 (rear Sticky, front DTC)
Seatpost - All Mountain Post
Grips - Yeti Hardcore Twist
Cable -Jagwire
Weight - somewhere between 34-35 (need to pull the slime tubes out, go tubeless and drop some fat)
Many thanks to Quentin at OTE - Hurricane and Noel at Knolly for the patience, ride time, build advice and wrench time on this bike. Also thanks to all of your on this board for advice on the build.
This is probably the first Endorphin to hits the shores of Israel and perhaps the first Knolly.
Frame - Medium, Gunmetal Ano
Fork - Fox 36 Float R (2008), custom valved
Shock - Fox RP23 (2008), PUSH tuned
Headset - Hope
Rear Wheel - Hope Pro II (10mm DT Swiss RWS), DT Swiss EX5.1D w/ UST conversion
Rear Tyre - Maxxis High Roller UST 70A
Front Wheel - Hope Pro II (20mm), DT Swiss EX5.1D w/ UST conversion
Front Tyre - Maxxis High Roller UST (SuperTacky)
Brakes - Formula Oro K18 180 Front, 160 Rear
Handlebar - Controltech Scandium riser
Stem - Thompson Elite X4 - 50mm
Saddle / Post - SDG I-Beam, BelAir FX
Crank - RaceFace Atlas AM
BB - Hope (Stainless Steel)
Pedals - Tioga Surefoot MX
Chain - SRAM
Front ring - 32t e13
Chain Device - MRP System 3 MiniMe
Cassette - SRAM (11 - 34)
Shifter - SRAM X.9
Rear Mech - SRAM X.0
Grips - ODI Rogue
Cable - Gore Rideon
Weight is 30lbs
Coming from a single pivot (Orange Patriot 66) this bike is super stiff. Looking forward to putting her through her paces at an uplift day in Wales tomorrow.
gray ano med frame
chris King headset and hubs w/ ztr arch built by dave thomas
hayes stroker trail 170mm front&back
thompson 90mm stem and post (thinking AMP or GD soon)
tubeless 2.35 ignitors
ChrisK fun bolts rear and hope front QR and seat clamp
vanilla RLC
float rp23
sraitline platforms (sweet)
oury lock ons with NYC freeride end caps(the ones that come with the grips suck,lost both in 5 mi,the nyc is the outer clamp and the end cap)
easton monkeylite XC carbon
gore ride on cables
wtb rocket v slt
XTR cranks,cassette,derailleurs,shifters,chain
All Brand New (well it was)
Frame-Large black, with chromag seat post clamp
Fork-Lyrik U-turn
Shock-CCDB 400lb spring
Headset-Raceface Diabolus headset (I've tried many but like how the width of the cups fit over that large beer can size head tube)
Stem-Raceface Atlas 90mm
Bar-Atlas
Grips-Raceface lock on
Drivetrain-XT(shifters, FD, RD, 11-34, pedals), Hone 22/36 cranks-soon to be XT's
Bottom bracket-hope stainless steel
Brakes- M4's 203/183, 2 piece rotors and braided lines
Post-Thompson
Saddle- Chromag Lynx
Tires-nobby nics(these gotta go, way too small)
Wheels-Custom I9's, enduro hubs, 1/2silver 1/2black spokes laced to 819
Cables-jagwire
Weight-33.80lbs
Pilot-6'2" 185lbs, 34inseam.
After a initial 4hr ride I got to know this bike a bit. I've experience with the CCDB on another bike so its pretty easy to set and forget it. WOW!!!! What a stiff frame. Some of my local trails are very tight rooty and just when you've went down the hill you've then gotta go up. Obviously its still new and a few bugs need to be worked out like cable stretch and the stiction in the fork, cockpit setup, etc, but that is to be expected on anything. The rear end is plush, extremely plush when you hit something. Where I was most concerned is when it was time to get outta the saddle and hammer or climb very steep and short sections. This design does not dissapoint. Is it the shock? Is it the Knolly? Who knows but all I care about is that when I'm standing and hammering the back only moves when you hit something!! No pedal bob whatsoever. I know that I'm only scratching the surface of this review but from what I've experienced already this bike is going to be in my stable for a very, very long time. Getting back to the cables, the routing is pure genious, full length housing that provides effortless shifting all the time. The Lyrik is a great fork, easy to play around with and is smooth. I expect that this only to improve. After fiddling with the travel, I settled on the 145mm mark and the bike felt well balanced. Obviously, the downhill sections I ran it at 160mm but it really wasn't needed.
Last edited by bikesinmud; 08-31-2008 at 06:36 PM.
BiM!! Crap!! You're a local to me!! I recognize the Harcore Bikes logo and parts of Ewok anywhere!!!
I'd love to hook up sometime and see that thing in person. I've been contemplating going to a DT for my next ride and getting to see a Knolly locally is pretty few and far between. (I may even beg to sling a leg to see if a large is the frame size I'm after).
Nice looking bike, you sure that short cage rear der is going to shift through the full range?
Thanks downhillfaster, it does...Ive been using this short cage der for more than 2 years...it was a mistake I made then... but its holding well with me...
had my endo for almost 10 months now and have finally got the build exactly where i like it... only scheduled changes are a 7 inch rear rotor, better cable routing w/ white housing... and maybe a different front wheel... oh and the new 4 inch joplin when available...
build:
medium w/ CCDB 450lb ti spring
08 36 van RC2
king 5.1D supercomp rear wheel with funn bolts & stans tubeless
240S 719 supercomp front wheel
XTR cranks w/ 24 - 34 specialites rings
stinger
7 inch martas w/ louise front caliper
joplin
sunline 28 inch low rise bars
2.35 excavators
MG1s w/ ti axles
60mm reversed (negative rise) specialized stem
king headset
X0/X9 RD & shifters
11-34 XTR cassette and FD
32.4lbs
tried RP23 and talas 36 but much prefer coil CCDB and van 36...
Frame: Medium Endorphin w/RP23
Fork: RS Lyric Coil Uturn
Headset: Cane Creek 110
Stem: Syncros
Bar: Sycros Bulk
Grips: Peaty
Shifters: Sram X.9
Front der: Shimano XT
Rear der: Sram X.9 mid cage
Crankset: Hone 3 ring. Will try to make work a 38T ring rather than the 44T.
Pedals: Shimano 647 DX (great!)
Brakes: Magura Julie BAT (8" front / 6" rear)
Wheels: DT Swiss D5.1 rims, Hope Pro II (front) Hope Bulb (rear)
Tires: Nobby Nics (2.25 rear / 2.4 front). Probably will get a Big Betty 2.4 for front, and will move the 2.4 NN to the rear.
Seatpost: Sycros Derived, looks pretty tougth and nice.
Saddle: WTB Pure V
What do you think about the frame color (spitfire blue) (i don't like so much but no choose)
Frame: Medium Endorphin w/DHX air
Fork: Manitou Minute elite Infinite Travel 0-140 mm
Headset: FSA orbit mx
Stem: Race Face deus, 130mm 5 deg
Bar: Kore elite
Grips: Bontrager race x lite
Shifters: Sram X.5
Front der: Shimano XT
Rear der: Sram X.9
Cassette: Sram PG850 8sp 11-32 - 8 speed forever
Chain: FSA team issue
Crankset: Race Face deus xc
Pedals: Ritchey
Brakes: Hayes Stroker Gram
Wheels: Nuke Proof generator, Sun EQ27, Dt revolution
Tires: Hutchinson scorpion 2.00 (because of mud)
Seatpost: Nuke proof,.
Saddle: Vetta
+- 29.7 lbs
sorry for the XC stem and bar ...
and sorry for my english ...
i think she's almost there... needs white saddle and white bars - see chromag/syncros... and no barends... then again our famous old man pete here in Nvan rocks 'em pretty good... also - that's some bizare rear cable routing... why so many big bends?...
BTW, i have a like new M950 XTR ti 8-speed cassette gathering dust in my garage if you are looking for spares...
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