Full Fat or HiLo: an eeb conundrum

Rorschach said:
Had a sneaky idea.
The EXe 9.5 is on sale for 8k. The Trek dealer near work has one in matte black in my size.
I can swap out the wheels, cockpit and forks for the ones on my Prime and get a better dropper, lever, rear mech, shifters and brakes for about 1k, a Bomber CR is $500ish so for under 10k I’d have arguably the nicest looking frame and a killer spec. Thoughts?
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Sure, or you could just ride it and replace the things as they break / wear out.
 
The Reverend said:
I'm pretty sure the spec from the product manager on the 9.5 is just to get it rolling.

The fork is well below par, and shock is just ok.
If you're thinking of getting a coil for the rear, I "ahem" hear that going for extra stroke makes a decent difference..
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Iiiinteresting. How much extra stroke?
Likely I’d pick up some new brakes, dropper and lever and switch out the wheel set, fork and cockpit initially and then the shock later.

Follow-up question - what’s a decent brake set outside of Shimano, and reasonably priced
 
Rorschach said:
Iiiinteresting. How much extra stroke?
Likely I’d pick up some new brakes, dropper and lever and switch out the wheel set, fork and cockpit initially and then the shock later.

Follow-up question - what’s a decent brake set outside of Shimano, and reasonably priced
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If I were looking at an e-bike then probably Magura MT5, or if I had more $$$ then TRP DH-R Evo.
 
Rorschach said:
Iiiinteresting. How much extra stroke?
Likely I’d pick up some new brakes, dropper and lever and switch out the wheel set, fork and cockpit initially and then the shock later.

Follow-up question - what’s a decent brake set outside of Shimano, and reasonably priced
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62.5,mm = 146mm
65mm = 152mm

Both work just fine, so I'm told..
 
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