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Bits in blue have been replaced from stock:
Frame - 2019 Rocky Mountain Slayer - 165mm travel. Invisiframe.
Rear shock - Fox DHX2 Factory, Super Alloy Racing spring 375Lb, Fluid Focus bumpstop 45A.
Front shock/fork - Fox 38 Factory - GRIP2 damper w/ Shockcraft custom tune, Vorsprung Smashpot coil 175mm
Handlebars - Oneup Aluminium 35 rise
Stem - Spank Spoon 45mm
Headset - Hope
Grips - Ergon GE1
Saddle - Ergon SM Enduro Comp
Seatpost - Oneup 180mm drop, Wolftooth Light Action lever.
Front brake - Hope E4 - SRAM Centerline 200mm - Organic pads
Rear brake - Hope E4 - SRAM Centerline 200mm - Metallic pads
Cranks - Truvativ Descendant 7K - Alloy, 170mm. Eagle NX (steel) 34T
Chainguide - Rocky Mountain Spirit Guide, OneUp bash guard.
Chain - SRAM Eagle X01
Pedals - Hope Union Gravity
Rear derailleur - Shimano XT 12spd
Rear shifter - Shimano XT 12spd
Cassette - SRAM Eagle GX 10-50
Front hub - Hope Pro 4 boost
Rear hub - Hope Pro 4 boost
Front rim - DT Swiss EX511
Rear rim - DT Swiss EX511
Spokes - Sapim Race double butted
Nipples - Sapim Polyax brass + DT washers
Tyres - Assegai 2.5 Exo+ MaxxGrip / Minion DHR2 2.4 Exo MaxxTerra.
Tubes - Tubeless. Cushcore Pro in rear.
Total weight - 16.3Kg
This is what it is meant to look like out of the box, but I wouldn't know as I replaced heaps of bits before it even touched dirt for the first time:
Being off the dirt for some 10 weeks with an injury gave me heaps of time to slowly build this beast up rather than the usual frantic unbox one day and getting it ready to ride the next day.
Also with not being able to ride gave me heaps of time to read and learn how to build wheels. Here I am building up my first set for my own bike, which makes sense that I should be the guinea pig of my novice workmanship. Thanks to Boom King and DuckMeister for the inspiration and tips:
Picture perfect:
Now I have a collection of bits ready to keep me busy for the following weeks:
Then came the long awaited day to unbox (ok I lied I did have a peek the day it got delivered):
The headset was seriously tight af to press in, even though I stuck the cups in the freezer overnight. Much stress, swearing and sweating at this point:
Some decals from Slik Graphics. Top quality printing and quality of vinyl. I found they were slightly oversized compared to the stock ones so be careful with placement to avoid overlaps:
Whoever designed this cable port thing is an arsehole as they made the slots too narrow to fit brake hoses through... Had to cut and replace the barbs off:
Couldn't get the XD cassette off as the monkeys at the factory did it up way too tight, and the chainwhip I had wasn't long enough to wrap around the 50T without slipping. Ended up going to a shop before I destroyed the lockring.
For future I made this new improved tool which I will name the Enduro Whip (trademark pending):
OK not really that long I ended up trimming it in the end but you can see how it works now:
[fast forward through all the boring shit like shortening cables, putting on decals, frame protection and other stuff]
And tada, it is now finished:
Some closer up pics:
Next update will be about observations and tweaks after having gone for a few rides. Cheers!
Frame - 2019 Rocky Mountain Slayer - 165mm travel. Invisiframe.
Rear shock - Fox DHX2 Factory, Super Alloy Racing spring 375Lb, Fluid Focus bumpstop 45A.
Front shock/fork - Fox 38 Factory - GRIP2 damper w/ Shockcraft custom tune, Vorsprung Smashpot coil 175mm
Handlebars - Oneup Aluminium 35 rise
Stem - Spank Spoon 45mm
Headset - Hope
Grips - Ergon GE1
Saddle - Ergon SM Enduro Comp
Seatpost - Oneup 180mm drop, Wolftooth Light Action lever.
Front brake - Hope E4 - SRAM Centerline 200mm - Organic pads
Rear brake - Hope E4 - SRAM Centerline 200mm - Metallic pads
Cranks - Truvativ Descendant 7K - Alloy, 170mm. Eagle NX (steel) 34T
Chainguide - Rocky Mountain Spirit Guide, OneUp bash guard.
Chain - SRAM Eagle X01
Pedals - Hope Union Gravity
Rear derailleur - Shimano XT 12spd
Rear shifter - Shimano XT 12spd
Cassette - SRAM Eagle GX 10-50
Front hub - Hope Pro 4 boost
Rear hub - Hope Pro 4 boost
Front rim - DT Swiss EX511
Rear rim - DT Swiss EX511
Spokes - Sapim Race double butted
Nipples - Sapim Polyax brass + DT washers
Tyres - Assegai 2.5 Exo+ MaxxGrip / Minion DHR2 2.4 Exo MaxxTerra.
Tubes - Tubeless. Cushcore Pro in rear.
Total weight - 16.3Kg
This is what it is meant to look like out of the box, but I wouldn't know as I replaced heaps of bits before it even touched dirt for the first time:
Being off the dirt for some 10 weeks with an injury gave me heaps of time to slowly build this beast up rather than the usual frantic unbox one day and getting it ready to ride the next day.
Also with not being able to ride gave me heaps of time to read and learn how to build wheels. Here I am building up my first set for my own bike, which makes sense that I should be the guinea pig of my novice workmanship. Thanks to Boom King and DuckMeister for the inspiration and tips:
Picture perfect:
Now I have a collection of bits ready to keep me busy for the following weeks:
Then came the long awaited day to unbox (ok I lied I did have a peek the day it got delivered):
The headset was seriously tight af to press in, even though I stuck the cups in the freezer overnight. Much stress, swearing and sweating at this point:
Some decals from Slik Graphics. Top quality printing and quality of vinyl. I found they were slightly oversized compared to the stock ones so be careful with placement to avoid overlaps:
Whoever designed this cable port thing is an arsehole as they made the slots too narrow to fit brake hoses through... Had to cut and replace the barbs off:
Couldn't get the XD cassette off as the monkeys at the factory did it up way too tight, and the chainwhip I had wasn't long enough to wrap around the 50T without slipping. Ended up going to a shop before I destroyed the lockring.
For future I made this new improved tool which I will name the Enduro Whip (trademark pending):
OK not really that long I ended up trimming it in the end but you can see how it works now:
[fast forward through all the boring shit like shortening cables, putting on decals, frame protection and other stuff]
And tada, it is now finished:
Some closer up pics:
Next update will be about observations and tweaks after having gone for a few rides. Cheers!
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