maxlight xc120 (update 14/02/12)

lawman

my dirty maxlight ...... i can rarely be arsed to clean it, i am a student after all had it about 2 years now. still goes great








Frame: kinesis maxlight xc120 - kinisium superlight hydroformed tubing
Forks: rockshox tora 318 coil u-turn (rather bad tbh)
Bars: ritchey pro 27.5"
Stem: ritchey comp 100mm (need a shorter one)
Headset: fsa intergrated
Grips: odi x-trainer lock on


Front Brake: magura louise 180mm
Rear Brake : magura louise 160mm


Shifters: shimano xt
Cables: clarks and shimano xtr
Front Mech: shimano hone
Rear Mech: xt

Seat: charge spoon
Seat Post: a very scratched ritchey pro
Seat Post Clamp: hope qr

Cranks: xt
Chainring(s): xt
Chain: sram pc991
Cassette: shimano xt 11-34
Pedals: shiamano dx flats
Bottom Bracket: raceface deus

Rim: mavic xc717
Spokes: dt comps
Hub: deore
Tire: intense system 4 ex dc lite 2.25

Rim: mavic xc717
Spokes: dt comps and 3 random silver from another wheel
Hub: xt
Tire: intense system 4 ex dc lite 2.25

Weight: 28.6 lbs

lawman

how the fudge do you get bloody images up!!!!!!!

f'in hellll :evil:

Anonymous

simple, take the @ and "?action=view&current=" out!!

Basically, if you right click on a picture on the web and click on properties, you can find the adress of the image, copy and paste it in between tags, and hey presto








Pretty nice bike, you need to clean it though, it's worse than mine usually is!

Anonymous

oh, and you should consider cutting down your fork's steerer tube, looks a bit long and dangerous!

lawman

well, ive finally got round to giving my steed a much needed clean up and blinging up, just fitted a set of 2010 revelation races and have been running some white goodridge cables for a few months, bit dark to take some pics so will post some up tomorrow.

next on the list are new wheels, shorter stem, new seatpost, new mechs and possibly new brakes good job i work in my LBS

lawman

new pics of the upgrades.

the forks are amazing, the best ive ever used, barring super expensive fox's, the cables are brilliant, havent touched them in nearly 6 months,









overall im pretty chuffed with it atm, still think it needs som more blinging up, new wheels etc, i reckon some more white kit woukld look ace on it

thekickingmule

Looks ace! Considering it's age, you've really got it looking brand new again!

I will echo YeeHaa's (What happened to him?) message from June that the steerer could lose an inch or so as it looks a bit like a death trap.

But it looks good

lawman

thanks dont know how i managed it tbh it hasnt been cleaned literally all winter

as for the steerer i put the forks on saturday night and spent sunday messing around the spacers, ill cut it down sometme this week hopefully, altho amazingly i never had any ball to bar contact in three years

lawman

new wheels on the way custom red dt swiss rims and black spoke. think i might upgrade the rear at some point to a superstar superleggera instead of the standard shimano one and im looking at going tubeless and ditching 2 rings at the front. need a white spoon now to match better with the wheels. aiming to get the weight down to around 25lbs ill post some more pics when the wheels come

Splottboy

Like it! Been looking on the web/mags to find a frame suitable for longer travel forks, and this seems to be one-of-not-too-many.

Why do all the XC frames/bikes have 100mm travel ?
This was ok in 1980 - 90's, but with "real" trails everywhere, it's too short for me anyway.
( A few butt-over-tit experiences have "reinforced" this, LOL.)

So, I'm considering this as an option, but have also read that the Ltd Ed Zaskar could take up to 5in forks. Would love one if they're still available.

I like my Norco Bigfoot, but the rear end is Haaaarrrrrssshhh....
With a Thudbuster it's ok sitting, but on rougher/ledged descents, it tends to throw you a bit.

Da Mighty Chicken

Hey Lawman,

Nice bike, looks better clean

How do you find the tyres, & do they wear well?

Cheers

lawman

the tyres are the best ive ever had. period. they've lasted well over a year and a half and have done a fir few road miles as well, grip like turd to a carpet in most conditions and are just generally superb. they are abit heavy tho at around 800g each, but punctures are rare so its a good compromise

Da Mighty Chicken

lawman wrote:

the tyres are the best ive ever had. period. they've lasted well over a year and a half and have done a fir few road miles as well, grip like turd to a carpet in most conditions and are just generally superb. they are abit heavy tho at around 800g each, but punctures are rare so its a good compromise

Cool, thanks, just the kinda of thing I was wanting to hear

lawman

new wheels arrived today, absolute bargain imo





rear hub makes a nice clicky noice, not too loud, but just loud enough imo, and about 200g lighter than my current set the rear hub is a custom shimano so when it it inevittably needs to be serviced ill swap it for a superstar superleggera

xtreem

Nice wheels.

Anonymous

what hubs are fitted to those new wheels?

lawman

cheers xtreem im really chuffed with them, a bargain at 120 quid imo

sheeps the hubs are a spesh hi low front and a custom shimano rear. the wheels were taken off a 2010 stupmy comp ht.

getting some nobby nics next so more weight will be lost and when the weather improves ill swith to single ring at the front

Anonymous

i was just wondering how come they are lighter than your xt/717 combo as the spesh hubs are basicly deore and the rims are heavier than 717s too. 200 g is a fair chunk of weight to save.

lawman

tbh i have no idea lol the spokes are better on the spesh wheels and the front is only 28 hole rather than 32, which is where alot of the saving is from. as i said before ill swap the rear hub for a superstar or si9milar to drop abit more weight when the deores need servicing.

Anonymous

was just curious.


bike looks superb, especially cleaned up!

lawman

cheers it looks even better now the wheels are on, and first ride out tomorrow will be good, plus ive just found out the LBS where i work can order in the tyres so ill save a nice chunk of dosh to go towards a new white saddle

teacherman

Looks great

Looks much better muddied up a bit though IMHO. Like a real MTB

lawman

well its definitely muddy now i have to say the change of fork and wheels have transformed the bike, its now a bit slacker and lighter and was an absolute riot today, bloody marvelous will post pics later, but is till need a white saddle

Anonymous

I like almost everthing! but i really hate your seat and pedals

lawman

updated spec:

kinesis maxlight xc 120 (2007)
magura louise brakes 180/160mm
XT drivetain
ritchey pro/comp stem bars and post
charge spoon saddle (soon to be a white one )
custom specialized dt swiss wheels with RWS
2010 Rockshox revelation race qr
intense sys 4 2.25 (will be 2.25 nobby nics after tuesday)
around 25/26lbs

thanks for all the comments guys

well its neither really clean nor really dirty now im loving its looks tbh and the ride is superb, forgot to mention that dt RWS skewer has really tightened up the forks, and as i said before its a real blast to ride now, even more so than before, hoping to drop the weight abit more with a set of nobby nics, and will get round to cutting the steerer down this week after this i reckon its about sorted

lawman

RichardJiles wrote:

I like almost everthing! but i really hate your seat and pedals

the seat is abit of a love/hate thing but im swapping it for a white one this week. and wahts wrong with the pedals???? they're frickin awesome imo

Da Mighty Chicken

I was just gonna post and ask for updated piccies.

The new wheels really tart up the bike (in a good way) 8)

I too have the same pedals for my new build, IMO they look really nice, but also as strong as houses

lawman

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

I was just gonna post and ask for updated piccies.

The new wheels really tart up the bike (in a good way) 8)

I too have the same pedals for my new build, IMO they look really nice, but also as strong as houses

yer the pedals are superb ive been running them for two years now with out ever touching them. tbh i think it looks even better in the flesh, the red matches with the decals great

i think big cheese's tart syndrome is rubbing off on everyone

xtreem

120 quid for those wheels? :shock:
Lucky man, with a kickass looking bike.

blister pus

those red wheels turn it into a sexy dirty girl hooker type. A vamp tramp even.

bobpzero

yep nice red rims.
now mine just looks "safe"
my "safe" xc>120