AM Salsa redpoint

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Daniel Hale

She fid, he fid, I fidn't
Frame - salsa redpoint L 19” 27.5 carbon front, alloy rear triangle, boost (i tried to avoid but have relented)
Rear shock - fox float dps 150mm
Front shock/fork - xfusion slant dla 160/130..will b staying at 160
Handlebars -funn alloy
Stem - thomson 50mm x4
Headset - cane creek , think 40s low profile
Grips - esi xtra chunky
Saddle - spec stumpy nose, old version
Seatpost - easton ec70, still deciding if i need dropper or carbon post
Front brake -tektro md300 (bought off a burner, taken off kids bike)
Rear brake - tektro hd-m745 4 pot..still bedding in
Cranks - old xtr 175mm 24mm spindle, has 36/26 setup
BB - rotor pf92 41mm to 24mm spindle
Chainguide - still coming
Chain - kmc 8 spd
Pedals - look s track
Front derailleur - have a sram x7, still looking fo mounting kit...pls help if you can find salsa mount
Rear derailleur - not likely..am still a SS’er at heart, but has a paul melvin tensioner
Front shifter - freeby off @DMan
Rear shifter - who the fuck shifts gears in the rear?
Cassette - last used late eighties for playing music, sound quality so-so..does have a generic 19t cog
Front hub - slx
Rear hub - slx
Front rim - stan’s rapid 30
Rear rim - slx
Spokes - shimano rubbish
Nipples - yes keep mined waxed regularly
Tyres - dhr II front 2.4, rear was a spec butcher 2.3 got off @DMan didn’t mind it, rode well in dry
Tubes - best to get the wife to tie them, r=too many kids means very few bikes
Bottle cage - lezyne side loader
Total weight -12?
HA about 66.5, SA about 74 -i have 0 setback & saddle forward to help with climbing, i like being upright
stack 630 reach 460
 
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Daniel Hale

She fid, he fid, I fidn't
pretty happy with how it rode on the short run, don’t have anything to compare directly too, is smoother but feels a bit more tractor-ish than the 140mm turner 5 spot, similar tyre feel to my norco torrent ht with 2.8, but not as draggy. i was nappy with how well it picked up spd when pointed down, havn’t sourced the front der. bracket yet so was in a highish ratio for SS, climbed ok..will compare when i run easier gear. handled tight corners well, we have some skinny gaps in the wombat, wheelbase is about 40mm longer than my other hardbtail bikes. i went 27.5 as i’m too slow on tight stuff on 29, i pedal it fine & gain time both up ‘ down...only on flat fire rd is 29er quicker for me.
the fox dps went fine, frame seems it have very little pedal bob, much better than the turner, set at about 190psi, when i hit a couple of jumps it seemed to flow thru the travel smoothly, maybe rebound was a bit slow?
forks need a service, ordered kit, getting a bit slow

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