New sled for 2016 - Morewood Makulu 27.5

[dh.demon]

So my Makulu arrived Thursday and got the day off work Friday to build it up. Pretty keen to roll it on some dirt! Ride report will follow and specs are below for those interested.
Brake cables are cleaned up now too...

Frame - Morewood Makulu 27.5, medium size
Shock - Cane Creek Double Barrel Coil, 380lbs steel spring
Forks - Rock Shox Boxxer Teams, firm blue spring
Headset - Hope Pick N Mix
Wheels - Spank Spike Race28 wheelset
Tyres - Maxxis Minion DHF, 2.4" (I've got the High Roller II and Shorty's to play with too)
Rotors - Hayes 203mm front and rear, blue rotor bolts
Handlebars - Spank Spike Team Vibrocore bars, 800m wide 15mm rise
Stem - Kodex Strata stem, 50mm reach with 4mm spacer underneath
Brakes - Avid Code
Grips - Oury, go fast pink... with orange clamps
Shifter - SRAM X0 9 speed, (pinkslip colour is on it now)
Derailleur - Shimano Zee 10 speed
Cassette - SRAM PG 970, straight block 11t-21t
Chain - KMC 10 speed (Might go gold later)
Chainring - FSA 38t (Only one I had, but might change down the track)
Chainguide - cSixx 150gm
Chainstay protector - cSixx
Cranks - SRAM X01 165mm, Raceface Rubber boots
Pedals - Spank Spike
Bottom Bracket - SRAM GXP threaded
Seatpost - Thomson Elite
Saddle - Funn Skinny RL (Might put my SDG Ti-fly on)
Seatclamp - Loaded X-lite, Blue Ti bolt
Steerer Spacers - Loaded X-lite
Weight - 17.5kg on my shitty Chinese scales...

My old man is building up his new 26" Makulu in the next few weeks so it will be good to give it a back to back comparison. Ride report soon! Feels like a winner though!

 

[T.3]

Looks great and good to see a new dh bike in pyr. Looking forward to the 26 to 27.5 comparison too.

 

[dh.demon]

Looks great and good to see a new dh bike in pyr. Looking forward to the 26 to 27.5 comparison too.

Cheers T.3! Always prefer something different and boutique rather than the common Specialized, Giant, Norco, Treks and Yeti's...

First ride today and I can tell you it did not disappoint!
Will give a full ride report soon if people want to read it...
Quite interested to compare it to the 26" version.

 

[aanon]

She finally arrived, the canoe must have sprung a leak.? looks killer, it'll be fast.
I thought you would certainly be on a large, how do the M and L compare numbers wise?

 

[dh.demon]

She finally arrived, the canoe must have sprung a leak.? looks killer, it'll be fast.
I thought you would certainly be on a large, how do the M and L compare numbers wise?

Hahaha must have! Definitely worth the wait, so fast straight away. The GoPro footage shows how much faster it is over the rougher terrain and it tracks insanely well.

As for numbers;
Makulu 26"

Medium: Horizontal TT - 605mm Reach - 405mm
Large: Horizontal TT - 635mm Reach - 435mm


Makulu 27.5"

Medium: Horizontal TT - 624mm Reach - 415mm
Large: Horizontal TT - 659mm Reach - 450mm


Rode a medium 26" Makulu previously and I think a large 26" would have made me feel too stretch out and body weight too far forward.
With the 27.5" being my first, I was unsure how the size would compare to the 26". After the first ride i think i made the right decision on size!

P.S I'll probably pop down tomorrow and tell you how good it is! :dance: