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Deleted member FN2187
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Getting right back into the swing of things. I picked this up last week and saved a heap of cash during the bicycles online sale. I have never seen so much bike for the money. It's like buying a build kit and getting a frame thrown in for free. Haven't had a chance to ride it yet but this weekend it will have its first outing.
I've spent my time modifying the bike with my preferred components. Typical things like bars, stem, cranks, pedals, seatpost and saddle. I also replaced the disc rotors as I had some XT ice tech rotors laying about. Strangely the stock rotors were both 180mm. I put a 200mm rotor on the front because I'm a big rig. I'm not a big fan of sram components but the GX eagle 12 speed will stay on the bike until something goes wrong, and then it's Shimano time. The TRP Slate 4 piston brakes will stay put but I might upgrade to some sintered Shimano Saint brake pads as they are compatible.
The paint on the frame is really thin as a few other people have already reported. I took a tiny chip out of the frame putting it into my bike rack. So as a precaution, I have covered all of the major tube surfaces of the frame with Gorilla clear protection tape. It's not to everyone's taste but I've also put a mudguard on the down tube as an added bit of stone protection, because Canberra.
There are a lot of overviews online about these bikes but I don't feel like anybody has truly expanded on what they are like to ride. once I have a good feel for the bike I'll do a write up in the product reviews section.
Spec list is as follows:
Frame: XL Polygon Siskiu N9
Fork: Fox 36 Rhythm
Shock: Fox Float DPx2
Brakes: TRP Slate 4
Wheelset: Entity XL2
Tyres: Schwalbe Magic Mary Soft 2.3
Drivetrain: SRAM GX Eagle
Cranks: Shimano SLX
Pedals: Shimano DX
Seatpost: X fusion manic 150mm
Saddle: Specialized body geo
Stem: DMR Defy 50
Bars: Shimano FRS 800x40
Grips: ODI Sensus
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