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call me Mia
Bike number two, as requested by my boss, for his sons 10[SUP]th[/SUP] birthday. Started life as an partially upgraded Talon 4 (1x10 drivetrain, XT cranks and Maxxis HR2’s), care of the AWESOME Redline 316, who more often than not solves my problems before I know I even have them. Thanks buddy. :hug: Bike was bloody heavy though, mainly due to the lead stock forks and wheels (and the HR2’s).
Was initially determined to keep it 27.5, so bought Dmans XC30’s and a headset to run the tapered steerer forks in the 44mm head tube…..but before even fitting them, decided to run it 26, as I had nice wheels handy, and a 100mm fox fork (that I [Stoo] extended to 120 (ta Nigs)
All was going well, collecting parts, stewing on the build…Checked with the boss Tuesday, about when it was needed to be finished….End of June/Early July…..all good. Just a few remaining small parts in the mail, and the forks to extend to 120. Them Wednesday morning, he texts me in a panic that his son’s birthday was actually Friday (today), so he would need the bike Thursday. Anyhoo, bit of a panic, but ducked out of work a bit early to get Stoo’s assistance in lengthening fork travel, then a long evening, and into the night, tracking down the remaining pieces from my own parts pile to get it running in time. The good news though, he got it this morning, and is over the moon with it, as is the boss and his wife. :woot:
Its A true bitza, running 26” forks and wheels in a 27.5” frame. The fork lengthening, shorter cranks and bigger tyres were necessary to get the cranks and BB up, after ditching the taller forks and wheels. Its only sitting about 15mm lower than it was when stock, which is actually ideal for a kid.
Frame – 2015 Giant Talon 15” (27.5”)
Front shock/fork – 26” Fox RL F series 120mm
Handlebars – Giant connect 690mm
Stem – Dabomb 50mm
Grips – Jetblack lock on
Saddle – Giant Connect
Seatpost – Raceface Ride Zero offset
Brakes – Currently Tektro Auriga. Will probably swap for shimano when I find some.
Rotors – XTR Centrelock 180/160
Cranks – SRAM S1000 170mm
Chainring – Praxis Works NW 32t
Chain – XT 10sp
Pedals – Currently Jetblack, swapping when new red ones arrive.
Rear derailleur – Deore Shadow +
Rear shifter – Deore 10sp
Cassette – XT 11-36
Hubs – DT340 Classic
Rims – Stans Arch ZTR 26”
Tyres – Nobby Nic 2.4”
Tubes – Black ones
Total weight – 11.5kg. Could easily knock 500-700g if I set it up tubeless, and tweaked a few parts, but it’s a sensible, bomb proof build for a kid whose dad isn’t overly mechanical.
Was initially determined to keep it 27.5, so bought Dmans XC30’s and a headset to run the tapered steerer forks in the 44mm head tube…..but before even fitting them, decided to run it 26, as I had nice wheels handy, and a 100mm fox fork (that I [Stoo] extended to 120 (ta Nigs)
All was going well, collecting parts, stewing on the build…Checked with the boss Tuesday, about when it was needed to be finished….End of June/Early July…..all good. Just a few remaining small parts in the mail, and the forks to extend to 120. Them Wednesday morning, he texts me in a panic that his son’s birthday was actually Friday (today), so he would need the bike Thursday. Anyhoo, bit of a panic, but ducked out of work a bit early to get Stoo’s assistance in lengthening fork travel, then a long evening, and into the night, tracking down the remaining pieces from my own parts pile to get it running in time. The good news though, he got it this morning, and is over the moon with it, as is the boss and his wife. :woot:
Its A true bitza, running 26” forks and wheels in a 27.5” frame. The fork lengthening, shorter cranks and bigger tyres were necessary to get the cranks and BB up, after ditching the taller forks and wheels. Its only sitting about 15mm lower than it was when stock, which is actually ideal for a kid.
Frame – 2015 Giant Talon 15” (27.5”)
Front shock/fork – 26” Fox RL F series 120mm
Handlebars – Giant connect 690mm
Stem – Dabomb 50mm
Grips – Jetblack lock on
Saddle – Giant Connect
Seatpost – Raceface Ride Zero offset
Brakes – Currently Tektro Auriga. Will probably swap for shimano when I find some.
Rotors – XTR Centrelock 180/160
Cranks – SRAM S1000 170mm
Chainring – Praxis Works NW 32t
Chain – XT 10sp
Pedals – Currently Jetblack, swapping when new red ones arrive.
Rear derailleur – Deore Shadow +
Rear shifter – Deore 10sp
Cassette – XT 11-36
Hubs – DT340 Classic
Rims – Stans Arch ZTR 26”
Tyres – Nobby Nic 2.4”
Tubes – Black ones
Total weight – 11.5kg. Could easily knock 500-700g if I set it up tubeless, and tweaked a few parts, but it’s a sensible, bomb proof build for a kid whose dad isn’t overly mechanical.
