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[Zaf]

Is that your shapeshifter on right hand above bar?
Also, you've still got the plastic protective sticky on the derailleur and chain suck guard.

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[Ivan]

Quick photo before I cover it in muck.


Canyon service deserves a mention. The reverb hose barb broke during delivery; within about 2 hrs of reporting it a Canyon chap had driven a van from one end of Melbourne to another to pick up a replacement, then dropped it off to my front door. Massively appreciated effort to allow me to get riding this weekend.

That is such a fast, good looking bike mate. Congrats. I need to figure out a way of getting one past the minister for finance.

 

[angrybadger]

Is that your shapeshifter on right hand above bar?
Also, you've still got the plastic protective sticky on the derailleur and chain suck guard.

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Yeah, still trying to find a place for the ss lever. I like the dropper on the left and they didn't work too well next to each other.

I also need to remember to shapeshift back to DH mode after climbs. Took my first run down cressys in uphill mode with the shock lever in the wrong place too. Still set a PR....

Awesome bike. Managed to bend my derailleur hanger within about 30 mins. Feeling invincible is different to being invincible apparently.


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[Zaf]

Yeah, the spec hurts with the Shapeshifter. The Guide brakes and Reverb lever work seamlessly together, sharing a clamp, they have nice proximity to the grips, etc. If you run the shapeshifter in between the grip and the dropper, your thumb defaults to its lovely big paddle over the reverb button, if you mount it on the other side, you have to reach over the reverb to get at the shapeshifter,and if mounted too close, it hits the reverb.

I swapped my Thompson post with a mate for his Command Post IR, thinking I might buy a Triggy, get the dropper on the "under the grip" position. But for anyone reading, if you need a a good quality dropper post lever, hit up Canyon for a Shapeshifter lever spare, it's seriously well designed and would work admirably on a dropper! Even has neat routing.

Ill get a photo later of my setup.

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[Spike-X]

Speaking of kinky frames, I think we have a winner:



Stumbled across this monstrosity just now while helping a friend look at possibilities for a new bike.

 

[Zaf]

Speaking of kinky frames, I think we have a winner:

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Stumbled across this monstrosity just now while helping a friend look at possibilities for a new bike.

Seems the only reasonable response to that. It's wrong on EVERY level, they even chose the wrong name for the company.

 

[Knuckles]

Speaking of kinky frames, I think we have a winner:

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Stumbled across this monstrosity just now while helping a friend look at possibilities for a new bike.

Assuming this went straight to the top of the list?

#hashtag

 

[Spike-X]

It certainly went on a list...

 

[Twelve]

Speaking of kinky frames, I think we have a winner:

Stumbled across this monstrosity just now while helping a friend look at possibilities for a new bike.

I'm going to buy one, put a Monster T fork on it and take it off the jaw drop.

 

[Zaf]

Not a Monster T!!! There's only ONE fork that can go a bike that kinked.

 

[Martin.au]

What the hell is that?

 

[Minlak]

Not a Monster T!!! There's only ONE fork that can go a bike that kinked.

What the hell is that?

They have about 60mm of travel but still classed as a ridgid fork. Seen a few sets on Fat Bikes lately.

http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/07/11...m-trail-racer-29-leaf-spring-suspension-fork/

[video=youtube_share;X5qYm_0qVbs]https://youtu.be/X5qYm_0qVbs[/video]

 

[Twelve]

Not a Monster T!!! There's only ONE fork that can go a bike that kinked.

Oh yes, nice choice. Those monstrosities go hand in hand.

The shit you would cop if you owned a Flanders with that fork, good gracious.

 

[BT180]

Quick photo before I cover it in muck.
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Canyon service deserves a mention. The reverb hose barb broke during delivery; within about 2 hrs of reporting it a Canyon chap had driven a van from one end of Melbourne to another to pick up a replacement, then dropped it off to my front door. Massively appreciated effort to allow me to get riding this weekend.

Nice! Have you changed tyres, or are they shipping with the combo you have now? Zaf's and mine came with the HRII Minion SS combo.

 

[angrybadger]

Nice! Have you changed tyres, or are they shipping with the combo you have now? Zaf's and mine came with the HRII Minion SS combo.

Thanks! It came like that. I'm fairly happy with the double HRII; I'm not a big fan of Minion SS's.

 

[BT180]

Thanks! It came like that. I'm fairly happy with the double HRII; I'm not a big fan of Minion SS's.

The SS is better than what I was expecting, however it's pretty ordinary scrambling up wet or damp rocks. I'm definitely keen to try something else. Probably will look at the Aggressor.

 

[mitchy_]

The SS is better than what I was expecting, however it's pretty ordinary scrambling up wet or damp rocks. I'm definitely keen to try something else. Probably will look at the Aggressor.

If you like the minion side knobs; then go DHF up front, DHRII on the rear. I swapped my SS for a DHR when things got a bit wet, and I'm not sure I'd go back.

 

[angrybadger]

If you like the minion side knobs; then go DHF up front, DHRII on the rear. I swapped my SS for a DHR when things got a bit wet, and I'm not sure I'd go back.

Another vote for DHRII here - great tyre on the front or the back. If you like semi-slicks, I'd argue Specialized Slaughters are a better choice.

 

[BT180]

I'm quite happy with the HRII on the front, so will be either the DHRII or Aggressor on the rear I think. A few locals swear by the Aggressor.

 

[SDA]

How is the Aggressor on 30mm internal rims?

I noticed Ritchie Rude was running one with a 25mm internal rim on the rear, but then a 30mm internal rim on the front with a 2.5" DHF.