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shake_rattle_and_ roll

shake_rattle_and_ roll

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A month into having received the frame & getting her built up, I can safely say that this is the nearest thing to the perfect do all HT I've ridden over the years. There's a few things that I will swap out over time, but for a build done from existing parts (exception being the Chris King headset) I'm incredibly happy with how my Slackline has turned out.

 
MJS

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Nice, another Slackline owner :) They look great in blue, I was umming and ahhing over which colour and eventually decided on the red, if you haven't already, go back a few pages to see mine. Solid build, the old Pikes will suit it with their stiffness.
 
beardi

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Any of you slackline owners also ridden a charge blender? I'm currently on a blender and love how the thing rides except for climbing - wondering if the stanton is the middle ground i've been looking for?
 
shake_rattle_and_ roll

shake_rattle_and_ roll

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MJS said:
Nice, another Slackline owner :) They look great in blue, I was umming and ahhing over which colour and eventually decided on the red, if you haven't already, go back a few pages to see mine. Solid build, the old Pikes will suit it with their stiffness.
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Yeah, truth be told I've looked for excuses to replace my Pike 454s on a couple of occasions in the last few of years, but they're.just.so.good. In need of a rebuild again though. Overall I've got a bit of a fat pants spec happening, but it's reliable as heck. I'll probably change the rear wheel & cranks to something a touch lighter but otherwise this will be its guise till it dies.

Like the burnt cherry red & clean build of yours. Just such fun bikes to ride- but then that's a statement relative to the rider/riding.


beardi said:
Any of you slackline owners also ridden a charge blender? I'm currently on a blender and love how the thing rides except for climbing - wondering if the stanton is the middle ground i've been looking for?
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Only ever done the parking lot & skiddie trick on a Blender (was a consideration for my previous steely) so I'd be speculating as to which is a better climber.

One thing I will say about the Slackline, based on the numbers & my own experience, there's a very high likelihood that if you like a fun, pin your ears back & ride HT then chances are you would consider it a very, very good all-rounder. I'm 5'11, 90kgs when loaded up & am riding a 16.5 with a 55mm stem purely because I wanted that middle ground as something I genuinely could ride everyday, whether blasting a pump/bmx track for giggles, spinning out a local trail ride or blitzing myself on a 5hr mixed bag of climbs just so I can enjoy the rewards of the downs. I literally commute to work on this 5 days a week too- rain, hail or shine. It covers all of those bases in spades. I wouldn't have necessarily though it to be as apparent, but I do really dig the feel of the 853 & bracing placement on the Stanton over the previous steel frames I've owned (which were all varying 4130 chromo- some were cool & fun, others pure boneshakers). I Love the stay, TT & ST lengths. Good headtube & post angles. Rad in the air, supple when putting muscle into it through fast or rough corners & an engaging ride, so in terms of what I'd been looking for it's certainly what I would consider a fantastic bike for the riding that I love to do.

Ultimately I do believe that with realistic concessions (as required with all AM frames) on specific technical climbing/XC performance qualities, then the Slackline is very much a bike which lends itself to an amazing level of versatility.

Ying & Yang. John & Yoko. Bobby & Whitney. Pineapple & hamburgers. Michael Jackson.
Balance cannot be obtained without conflict in logic & reasoning, subject to individual bias, & as such it must be formally acknowledged that the golden do-it-all bike simply does not exist, for this in itself is also relative...

But be damned if the Slackline isn't close to being that golden bike.
 
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MJS

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Just had a look at the Blender's geometry, I'd say the seat tube angle of 66 degrees is what's killing the climbing capability. Slackline's seat tube is 72 degrees. Slackline has a slacker head angle though, their 68 degrees is measured at 25% sag and on 140mm forks. I'm running 150mm, so static head angle on mine would be more like 65-66 degrees I'd say.

Oh and I completely agree on shake_rattle_and_roll's sentiments above, it is an amazing do it all bike, I'm still blown away by it's capabilities.
 
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shake_rattle_and_ roll

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Agreed re the seat post angle.

I've a set of U-Turn Lyriks on my Turner RFX & have thought about how much fun it would be having a pair of the dual-position air RC2Ls on the Slackline! That low BB height & further slackening with the increase in travel at 160mm would make for a reassuring descent, by HT standards.
 
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Some great responses there, thanks for that! Yeah, you're pretty much confirming my suspicions - you're right about the seat angle of the blender, it's ok on short stints out of the saddle but sitting and spinning to the top is hard work......by god it's fun on the way down though. Anyway, looks like i have something new to lust after. Thanks again
 
needaride

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Santa Cruz Chameleon

My AM ride... heaps of fun. Raced XC, Gravity Enduro and done everyday rides.. eats it up!

Frame: Santa Cruz Chameleon 2013 (med)
Fork: Rock Shox Pike U-turn 140mm
Wheels: SUN Rhyno Lites / Novatec hubs
Crank: Gravity Light
Chainring: Hope 36T
Chainguide: MRP G2
Shifter/Derailleur: Shimano XT shadow
Brakes: Formula RX
Bars: Renthal Fatbar Lite 740mm
Stem: Truvativ Holzfeller 60mm
Grips: ODI Cross trainers
Seatpost: Truvativ Stylo
Seat: Charge Knife
Pedals: Shimano SLX
Tyres: Maxxis High Roller II 2.4 EXO / Maxxis Ikon 2.25 EXO 3C

Not sure what it weighs.. fun to ride though!

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b3n

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My mostly standard Ragley Blue Pig x7. I put on ax x9 med cage derailler after the standard one got pushed into the rear wheel (at speed...). Big chainring is soon to be replaced with a bashgard and I guess the brakes will be next on the list.

Anyway... Here it is:
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Gravityfreak

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Thanks fellas

Build list as follows:

Frame: On One 456 Evo II (18 inch)
Fork: Marz 44 RC3 Ti (custom painted / decals)
Wheelset: Mavic Crosssride with Ardent 2.25 rear , Minion 2.5 front - both tubeless setup
Drivetrain: Zee derailleur, SLX crankset with Wolf Tooth drop stop chainring, BBG bashy, 1 x 10
Pedals: DMR Vault
Seatpost: Reverb with Gobi XM seat
Brakes: Deore
Rotors: Ashima
Bars: Funn fat boy
Stem: Transition Temple Light

Total weight is just on 13kgs
 
jackass'd

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Gravityfreak said:
Finished the build today...
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Gravityfreak said:
Thanks fellas

Build list as follows:

Frame: On One 456 Evo II (18 inch)
Fork: Marz 44 RC3 Ti (custom painted / decals)
Wheelset: Mavic Crosssride with Ardent 2.25 rear , Minion 2.5 front - both tubeless setup
Drivetrain: Zee derailleur, SLX crankset with Wolf Tooth drop stop chainring, BBG bashy, 1 x 10
Pedals: DMR Vault
Seatpost: Reverb with Gobi XM seat
Brakes: Deore
Rotors: Ashima
Bars: Funn fat boy
Stem: Transition Temple Light

Total weight is just on 13kgs
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Now that is actual HT bike porn! Well it is to me as that's my kind of (wish) build :first:
 
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