jimipolar
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Thanks for taking some interest Mike.What frame is that? it looks familiar.
And you hit the trails with rigid forks? I thought I was being adventurous getting a hardtail, couldn't imagine riding without suspension up front.
The frame is nothing spectacular, it's from an old Shogun mountain bike. Finish came out pretty good on it, ha ha it took me 3 days to strip it all down and hand polish the alloy up to that shine. It's a small frame, super light.
I've been burning around the city on it for the past 3 months, taking stairs and drops with ease. When you hop back on a bike with a rigid fork you feel closer to the ground somehow. I am interested in developing my riding technique so i wanted to rebuild this bike to feel the ground more. Might sound a little unforgiving, but carbon flexes in a ways unlike steel. It feels smooth. On or off the trails.
I spec'd out the bike with a new drivetrain, sticking to 7 speed but utilising a Saint short cage derailleur to minimise chatter, they're sprung tight and it really helps to keep the chain tucked up neat.
Went back to a wide stance on the front end too, still getting used to the extra width, i am taking tight gaps with a bit more care till i work it all out, but it makes it much easier to throw around
It's geared tight, 28 tooth chainring and a 12 - 21 cluster. Just enough to make the climbs and to not spin out on descents.