Well well well...I did change the stem to 40mm just recently. I also made a lot of other changes, so hold onto your hats and get some popcorn!
- shock service
- new stem: samox 40mm
- new bar: samox 750mm, small rise...maybe an inch
- new grips: dmr death grips, black
- new pedals: dmr vault, magnesium
- new chain: Shimano xt
- new cassette: Shimano tiagra 11-32t
- new jockey wheels in my derailleur
- new forks: x-fusion vengeance 110x20
- new wheel: nukeproof nutron 27.5
- new tyre: Kenda Nevegal 2 pro 27.5 x 2.4 (folding).
That's right! The bike is now a fucking mullet! I got out on the dirt for a bit this afternoon and it will take some getting used to. Plus my test turf hardly yearns for this set up. I threw it around the dirt lumps and some trails... generally very happy with the feel and am eager to get on some different trails next week and see how it feels.
Here's a blurry arse picture I drew on the way to the trails.
I was thinking about the mullet today, and I think in the glorious days of 26 inches I had maybe 4 bikes built up as 24:26 mullets. I used to love the zippy little back wheels.