AM Hightower LTCc

[foxpuppet]

Officially joined the syndicate - picked up this LTcc on Sunday. Built up by Brad Kelly at Driftbikes (Bryn Atkinson and Jill Kintner’s SoHe mechanic) so it’s running primo!

First ride and bettered a long standing PR on a local segment by 4 seconds without even pushing and I’ve hammered at that one for a long time. Going to be a lot of fun had on this big wheeled rig coming off a ‘11 sworks stumpy evo 26”

Large hightower LTCc - Wicklow Green
2018 Fox 36 factory HSC/LSC with Vorsprung Luftkappe
Fox DPX2
Xx1 drivetrain
Bikeyoke Revive 160 dropper with BY lever
SRAM Guide Ulitmates
Dtswiss m1700 30mm
Enve rsr 760
Raceface Aeffect Cranks with 32T RF ring
Wolftooth chainguide
Specialized butcher 2.6 front & rear

Gotta give a massive shout to the lads at Drift. Above and beyond for the service I got. I sent my old drivetrain and brakes off the stumpy to the to get the price down a bit on the build. Turns out my brakes had issues with the levers so they gave me a new set and kept the old ones to swap under warranty. I hadn’t even noticed the lever feel but in the capable hands of BK he spotted it straight away. Also got the cranks and ring & enve bars tossed in. Pretty chuffed overall!

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[hifiandmtb]

She is udderly purdy.

Congrats!

 

[Mr Crudley]

Uber schwanky. Bound to be lots 'o fun

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[The Reverend]

Precious little in life as sweet as NBD. Nice rig!

 

[foxpuppet]

New tyres this arvo.
Been pushing this beast more and more but found the butcher 2.6, while being ultra grippy to just be a bit too much tyre for most of what we ride locally.

Both 29x2.5 EXO TR
DHF front
Aggressor Rear



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[foxpuppet]

Is weighing in your bike still a thing?


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[Nambra]

Nice ride - saw a couple of your pics on the mtbr SC forums and thought I recognised the Aussie bush in the background. How tight is the Aggressor in the rear triangle - I didn’t think there was much clearance on the HTLT?

 

[foxpuppet]

Nice ride - saw a couple of your pics on the mtbr SC forums and thought I recognised the Aussie bush in the background. How tight is the Aggressor in the rear triangle - I didn’t think there was much clearance on the HTLT?

Let’s just say it’s better clearance than the butcher 2.6, but still snug. I don’t think I’d drop to 2.3 tyres though.

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[Nambra]

You’ll probably want some protection on those chainstays - that is pretty tight!

 

[foxpuppet]

You’ll probably want some protection on those chainstays - that is pretty tight!

Swapped to the new Dissector 29x2.4 today....
Hot damn it’s fast!

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[hellmansam]

Where can the Dissector be bought ? I've only had a quick look on MTB Direct

 

[foxpuppet]

Where can the Dissector be bought ? I've only had a quick look on MTB Direct

A few LBS have it. I got this at Drift bikes who are pretty close to Lusty who distribute Maxxis. They had the DH version as well.


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[oliosky]

Which do you find rolls better, dissector or aggressor?