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Red CK hubs/sapim cxrays/White stans flow or black CK hubs/dtcomp/ mavic823
I'd have to change the axles to switch to the 823's (black hubs qr, red hubs 12mm)
823's maybe 400g heavier the pair, maybe burlier, but not necessarily.
AM has lost a lot of the red theme since vie had it now acquiring Saint brakes, black graphics, leaving only the extra love pivots and bearing caps really.
But this question isn't about colour its suitability.
Here is where the parts have been rehomed to, gratuitous pic content.
These are the black wheels/hubs.
I do still have the HS on the AM, loved it so much I got another.
I'm 181 too, but with a 31.5"(82) in seam if that's what SL is? Suggesting you are long of leg and shorter of body?
I ride a med with a layback post saddle central and 50mm stem, 780bars, it's compact and chuckable. I would need my saddle right back on the rails with an inline post, but it would still be ok. I would think large would feel just that, a bit large at 181. The inside leg has nothing to do with it in this case I would offer
I never feel cramped and if its a new AM with 66.5 deg angles you will want to be more over the front when cornering so standing a med and 50-70m stem would be spot on.
I am 182, weight 77 and had the same dilemma a year and half ago. I went for a large and haven't regretted it although I have never tried a medium one. My setup is with widish bars and short stem (730mm and 50mm correspondingly) for all-around riding (not dirty jumping etc.).
I know it is not comparable and it is also too subjective but my large Helius feels way better than my medium Blue Pig (always in terms of sizing) and the latter is supposed to be built large for its size (so according to their sizing chart I was in between a small and a medium frame).
I am now thinking about pulling the trigger on an ION in a few months and I have the same dilemma (because the bike would be intent onto a different kind of riding), but I think the large would be spot on with an even shorter stem and wider bars.
There won't be any long trips, max distance is about 45km.
Technical trails; Enduro; FR; local DH.
Sometimes need to go uphill.
Here i have moment I have the frame size of m + stem 90 mm
I'm 181 on a medium. 60mm stem, 745mm bars, and the saddle forward on the rails to aid techy climbing. I've tried a large FR and it was large, my AM is perfect IMHO.
182 and 87 leg, find the large to be spot on, currently running it with 70mm stem and 660mm bar, will be trying out a 55mm stem and 750-720, am expecting the new setup to feel pretty good once i get into it.
If i was getting a new AM, only two changes to what i have would be, medium ST paired with a large TT and 5mm extra length on the top of the HT if i stuck with 1-1/8 (running with 160 fork and reset HS)
180cm and run a Medium AM, seat fully back on it's rails but still comfy with a 50mm stem.
@ Mario, a medium ion would be way too small for you. As a large fits me fine.
180cm and run a Medium AM, seat fully back on it's rails but still comfy with a 50mm stem.
@ Mario, a medium ion would be way too small for you. As a large fits me fine.
Not sure I want to buy a new Nic frame since I like the one I have, although 2cm on the TT wouldn't go amis with the current med S/T and a 1.5HT but they are minor changes, I'd quite like Matt black ano. Nicolai will do it bur iirc for about £400 or something like that. Still cheaper than a new frame but I would have thought it could be done in the UK for less?
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