Old Skool Monster (well i think so...)

This is my long awaited Diamondback XSL 2001.
It is my second frame as my first xsl is still awaiting paint.
I'll put a parts list up later.
Just a frame shot first

Anyway here it is in almost finished form.



Thanks,
Neil.
It is my second frame as my first xsl is still awaiting paint.
I'll put a parts list up later.
Just a frame shot first


Anyway here it is in almost finished form.



Thanks,
Neil.
If you cant race it, and you can't take it to bed, what is the point?
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I can't wait to get her finished up and a big TY for the link for transfers not sure on black or red though?
I need to trim the seat pole down but not to far just an inch or maybe 2 as im 6ft 5 and its still too tall for me.
Another thing thats confused me a little is that the xsl almost complete weighs a lot less than the sintesi built up, must be down to components.
The main xsl will have to wait for a while now before i can do anything with it as its gonna cost a fortune to part it out.
The XSL club sounds good, just for us v.i.p old skoolers
Thanks again,
Neil.
Apart from that its pretty sorted, looks rather nice!
Why does he need to change the forks, the whole marzocchi 'bashing' is a pile of shite, and he may not be able to afford to! Not 'every' pair of 55's etc are shite... just because someone in a magazine said so....... they are OK. If he is happy with them cest la vie
On a different note, I ran one of these frames circa 1999/2000 (when I was 26) and it was awesome. Bombproof to a degree. Paid about £600 for it give or take, they ran the same frame on low to top end models, very long wheelbase I thought.....
great, fun rides. Don't get bogged down by stiffness, tolerance and all that techy nonsense shite. Enjoy it...... I did
obviously we do
It does look very impressive mind you!
Roll on the new year then i can injure myself some more
Not another 55 hater..
They surely can't ALL be that bad........ sure they may have omnre problems than most but surely someone muct have some positive feedback
I've had mine repaired 4 times now.
In fact, the last time I sent them away to be repaired, I replaced them with Fox 36s.
The curious thing is that they have been sat in the box since they came back, never used - but when I went to fetch them to lend to a mate, they'd broken again, all on their own - the damping has locked up again, even though they've just been sitting there :shock:
Same thing happened during a week in Glentress. 1st day was fine, went back to the B&B, and stored the bikes for the night. When I got the bike out in the morning, they'd locked up of their own accord overnight.
Thing is I reckon this is true, I reckon I may have inadvertantly seized up my 22s whilst out last week. Thank f*ck I've got three jobs now.
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... o-09-34190
Oh well!!!!
The 55s are so bad, that I refuse to sell them cheap on ebay, because my conscience couldn't bear dumping them on another rider.
Heres how she looks...
And both together...
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Man you need to mow your patio
Depressing, I've just had mine sent away for repair, that said I've learned a lot about downhilling with 30mm travel.
Giant Trance
Radon ZR 27.5 Race
Btwin Alur700
Merida CX500
What damper is it? if its a TST2 and your not fussed about keeping the warranty... its a really easy damper to self service... PM me for details... I used to do it all the time on my 44's...
Thanks for the offer though
Giant Trance
Radon ZR 27.5 Race
Btwin Alur700
Merida CX500
Are you the one who was asking for my 55s a while ago, and I said I was waiting for an answer from Windwave?
Someone on the forum did, but I've lost the PM :?
Ah... funny, my Damper went funny a few times, but the spring was fine.... (though mine were 44's...)
It was me.... I'll PM you now...