Litenbror
Eats Squid
So this was a long time coming but ended up being earlier than I expected. I have been wanting to upgrade from the Honzo for some time and was looking a the Banshee Paradox as the replacement. One came up and it was the wrong time so I missed that and then the bike world went crazy and there wasn't a frame to be found in the country. Cue Waltly titanium custom frame builders, about 2 months from starting the design the frame was at my doorstep, hardest part was dealing with FedEx Australia.
The frame is a blend of everything I like about the Honzo with the modern touches of the Paradox. Short chainstays with sliding dropouts, high stack and low stand over make this a very fun and capable bike for going down and I can definitely feel the weight difference from the Honzo when going up. This is my one bike so it was critical it could handle everything from all day and multi day rides as well as fun and steep downhills. So far I have only tested the climbing and downhill capabilities and I chicken out before the bike is out of its depth.
Frame - Waltly Titanium
Front shock/fork - Suntour Durolux RC2 29er set at 140mm
Handlebars - SQ Labs 30X 12 degree 30mm rise (Big thanks ORBO @russthedo and co for getting it to me so quickly)
Stem - DMR defy 50
Headset - Cane Creek Hellbender
Grips - DMR Death Grips
Saddle - Bontrager something
Seatpost - PNW Rainer 150mm
Front brake - Shimano XT m8100
Rear brake - Shimano XT m8100
Cranks - Shinamo SLX
Pedals - DMR Vault
Rear derailleur - Shimano Zee sometimes
Rear shifter - XT 780 sometimes
Cassette - XT 10spd sometimes
Front hub - DT Swiss 350
Rear hub - DT Swiss 350
Front rim - Race face ARC 30
Rear rim - Race face ARC 30
Spokes - DT Swiss comp
Nipples - Unknown
Tyres - Maxxis Dissector 2.6 front and Mitas Highlander downhill 2.45 rear
Total weight - Probably 13Kg and change.
The frame is a blend of everything I like about the Honzo with the modern touches of the Paradox. Short chainstays with sliding dropouts, high stack and low stand over make this a very fun and capable bike for going down and I can definitely feel the weight difference from the Honzo when going up. This is my one bike so it was critical it could handle everything from all day and multi day rides as well as fun and steep downhills. So far I have only tested the climbing and downhill capabilities and I chicken out before the bike is out of its depth.
Frame - Waltly Titanium
Front shock/fork - Suntour Durolux RC2 29er set at 140mm
Handlebars - SQ Labs 30X 12 degree 30mm rise (Big thanks ORBO @russthedo and co for getting it to me so quickly)
Stem - DMR defy 50
Headset - Cane Creek Hellbender
Grips - DMR Death Grips
Saddle - Bontrager something
Seatpost - PNW Rainer 150mm
Front brake - Shimano XT m8100
Rear brake - Shimano XT m8100
Cranks - Shinamo SLX
Pedals - DMR Vault
Rear derailleur - Shimano Zee sometimes
Rear shifter - XT 780 sometimes
Cassette - XT 10spd sometimes
Front hub - DT Swiss 350
Rear hub - DT Swiss 350
Front rim - Race face ARC 30
Rear rim - Race face ARC 30
Spokes - DT Swiss comp
Nipples - Unknown
Tyres - Maxxis Dissector 2.6 front and Mitas Highlander downhill 2.45 rear
Total weight - Probably 13Kg and change.
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