Titanium Charge Blender, new pics , new parts

C0na

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Hey guys and girls, here is my Titanium Charge Blender. This build started out as a decision to repair/upgrade my old 2001 GT avalanche.
As you may notice, things got a little out of hand...This build has taken me the best part of a year to complete, as I constantly kept chaining my mind about what I wanted.
I wanted a DJ and an XC bike, but didn't have the room for two more bikes.... So after a lot of umming and arring I decided to build a bike that could potentially do both. Let me know what you think, and if you have any suggestions that you would like to make, go for it.
cheers,
Freddyy


Frame - Titanium Charge Blender
Front shock/fork - Fox RLC 100 Float - Tuned By NSDynamics
Handlebars - ENVE Carbon DH
Stem - Truvantiv
Headset - FSA Orbit MX Headset with Carbon Spacers
Grips - DMR Zip Grip
Saddle - A Crazy one, and surprisingly comfortable.
Seat-post - Token Pyrotec Carbon Seat-post
Front brake - Hope Tech M4 Evo, Clarks Light Weight Rotor
Rear brake - Hope Tech M4 Evo, Clarks Light Weight Rotor
Cranks - Shimano Saint M810
Chainguide - e-13
Chain - KMC X10 SL Gold 10spd
Pedals - DMR Vault Flat Pedals
Rear derailleur - Scram x0 - Black edition with Goodridge Gear Cable
Rear shifter - Scram x0 - Black edition
Cassette - Shimano XT M771 10 Speed
Front hub - Hope Hoops Pro2
Rear hub - Hope Hoops Pro2
Front rim - Mavic EX721
Rear rim - Mavic EX721
Spokes - Straight ones, hopefully
Nipples - yes
Tyres - Michelin Mountain Dry 2 Reinforced & maxxis advantage.
Total weight - 9Kg

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beardi

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9kg thats astonishing! I love my Blender, only a steel one but easily the most fun bike in my stable. Enjoy!
 
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beardi said:
9kg thats astonishing! I love my Blender, only a steel one but easily the most fun bike in my stable. Enjoy!
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Haha thanks man, they are good fun. It should be even lighter now that I have gone tubeless and swapped out my seat-post for a titanium one. I am thinking of changing the cranks and getting enve wheels too but I will see how the budget goes!:pop2:
 
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Went for a ride this arvo, Took some more Pictures, Added a few new parts to the bike:
- Crank Brothers Iodine 3 wheelset
- Enve/lynskeys Titanium seat-post. Not too impressed with enve's seat clamp design TBH, its very fiddly to set-up and I find that the seat angle slips and rotates!
- New tires, Maxxis High roller 2's

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Damn that's nice. Dare I say its even nicer than the Dreambuild.
But seriously though, when I thought you couldn't pimp it out any more you find a way. Looks insane.
 
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Shredden said:
Its a thing of beauty, I hope to get a steel one to ride around town, and just do skids and wheelies on.
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Thanks man, I wouldn't suggest putting opium wheels on your bike this time, save you having to throw you bike in the bushes again....
 
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Knuckles said:
Is your front tyre on the wrong way intentionally? How does it affect the handling?
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Yep. Basically reversing the tread on tyres provide a sharper bite/more grip; However the tyres may wear a little faster. A worthwhile trade off in my opinion. Some dont believe in it. Some do. Personal prefrence really.
 
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fred the sped2 said:
Yep. Basically reversing the tread on tyres provide a sharper bite/more grip; However the tyres may wear a little faster. A worthwhile trade off in my opinion. Some dont believe in it. Some do. Personal prefrence really.
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I do it with my rear high roller when I know I'm going to be doing a lot of uppy climby stuff, just curious as to how it works on the front.

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Knuckles said:
I do it with my rear high roller when I know I'm going to be doing a lot of uppy climby stuff, just curious as to how it works on the front.

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Same deal as the rear really. I dont usually have a problem with a loss of traction in the back. Then again im not a big climber. I ride a lot of light DH/DJ/singletrack so front end grip is a big thing for me. Ive kept the rear tyre the right way as still want to maintain good rolling ability.
 
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fred the sped2 said:
Same deal as the rear really. I dont usually have a problem with a loss of traction in the back. Then again im not a big climber. I ride a lot of light DH/DJ/singletrack so front end grip is a big thing for me. Ive kept the rear tyre the right way as still want to maintain some what good rolling ability.
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My dream hardtail frame. I have a steel Duster - what the Blender replaced - and love it to bits.
One day with a bit of cash I'd love to see it upgraded to a ti Blender. Looks so pimp, but a seriously tank build for an XC/DJ bike. I'm impressed it comes out at that weight with all the burl! Grats!
 
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