Custom Spesh FSR -- 2013 updates

appy

going to look lovely i think as i love the commencal meta's in that shade of blue

Anonymous

Looking sweet buddy
Ya not thought of getting the decals lacquered over ,
I'm thinking of getting my fox forks sprayed from black to pearl white..

DCR00

raceface gt wrote:

Looking sweet buddy
Ya not thought of getting the decals lacquered over ,
I'm thinking of getting my fox forks sprayed from black to pearl white..

could have done i guess, but after all the frame prep i did, i wanted to crack on

plus it means i can change decals whenever i feel like it

IT66T

I can't wait to see it done as it should look awesome lol 8) .

DCR00

Bolts all tight and locked in

BB, chain guide and cranks fitted







Think the white chain guard works quite well (not that it will look like that for long)

DCR00

Nearly there...



Think the gold handlebars were a top choice



Hoses need shortening next, then pedals, rear mech & chain

Then time to get it dirty 8)

1mancity2

Looks really well, don't go white pedals as they look tired really fast.

pastey_boy

ive got a set of lightly used superstar nano's in red up for grabs if you need any.

DCR00

pedals are white

they have been cleaned up so they look ok, but agreed on them looking tired

thanks for the heads up on the Nanos, if they were black i may well have taken you up on that

1mancity2

DCR00 wrote:

pedals are white

they have been cleaned up so they look ok, but agreed on them looking tired

thanks for the heads up on the Nanos, if they were black i may well have taken you up on that

Look at my Reign, I had white nanos and recoated them black

DCR00

Bike is finally finished

Its been a labour of love, but ultimately worth it

Spec (as a bit diff from first post)

Frame - 2009 Specialized FSR XC w custom paint job (Ultra Marine Blue) & decals (from DHfive)
Forks - 2011 Rockshox Sektor RL 15QR (reduced to 130mm)
Shock - 2012 Fox RP23 w Kashima
Headset - Cane Creek S3
Wheels - Superstar Switch hubs on AM490 rims
Tyres - Maxxis Minion DHF Single ply Wire bead Maxxpro 60a
Stem - Easton Havoc (90mm, 5 degree rise)
Bars - Answer Pro Taper AM (shortened to 710mm)
Grips - Superstar
Brakes - Formula Oro K18 with ti bolts (160mm both ends)
Shifter - Shimano XT (M770) (RHS only)
Crankset - Shimano SLX (running 1x9)
Pedals - Gusset Pinheads
Chain Guard - Superstar XCR BB mount
Rear Mech - Shimano XT 9 speed (M770)
Cassette - Shimano SLX (HG80)
Seatpost - Rockshox Reverb
Seat - Charge Spoon

Now for the pics























Whilst i think the pedals look quite good (now they are clean), they will be going. Apart from that im pretty chuffed with it.

taking it to Healey Nab on Sat morning for a test run 8)

pastey_boy

looks nice and its one of a kind, picking my cannondale up this afternoon and will probably get it built later.

DCR00

pastey_boy wrote:

looks nice and its one of a kind, picking my cannondale up this afternoon and will probably get it built later.

in the same chrome colour as the Giant ?

pastey_boy

DCR00 wrote:

pastey_boy wrote:

looks nice and its one of a kind, picking my cannondale up this afternoon and will probably get it built later.

in the same chrome colour as the Giant ?

not quite the same, its gonna be more silvery yet liquidy :P
will find out later how its turned out. i think more people should personalise their bikes in this way so when you turn up at trail centres you dont see 10 other people on the same bike.

IT66T

I new your bike would look the part when you finished it and those yellow decals and gold bars certainly are great contrast with the blue .

appy

Great stuff im liking that

DCR00

first proper ride today at Cannock. Sessioned the Monkey for a couple of hours.

I adjusted the sag last night to 20% from around 27%. Made a massive difference to the way the bike pedalled. Needed some more rebound adjustment, but once i had it dialled in it just felt right.

Fork def needs the RCT3 damper tho as it was struggling after multiple hits

Apart from that, i am tres happy

sanchez89

i was over cannock yesterday. shame i didnt see you. what time was you over the monkey?

Anonymous

Very nice like the paint job

DCR00

sanchez89 wrote:

i was over cannock yesterday. shame i didnt see you. what time was you over the monkey?

God knows. I sessioned the 1st proper descent for a while, then did the last one twice. Was there for about 2.5 hours.

CitizenLee

Looks soooo nice, like it just rolled out of the factory!

DCR00

Some updates to the Spesh (some were actually done last year)

How it looks now



Changes made to suspension

Travel increased to 140mm. RLT comp damper and dual flow rebound damper fitted (which you obviously cant see from this angle). Also removed the Sektor decals for some generic RS decals. The forks are no longer Sektors, but not really Revs either, so it seemed appropriate.



PUSH tuning for the shock



This is probably the best upgrade ive done to this bike. Totally changed the way it handled. Worth every penny.

180mm rotors (for the next trip to Antur)



E13 chainguide, E13 34T chainring and Superstar nano pedals (looking a bit mashed now)



Very happy with it now

DCR00

Some titanium damper goodness arrived this morning



Blackbox compression damper. I was under the impression that the RLT has a HS circuit, but after much discussion with Supersonic and Jairaj, it would seem that it does not...

Forks and shock need an oil change, so will be fitting at the weekend

IT66T

I love that rear shock and i'd really be interested on how the new titainium damper feels out on the trail ...

DCR00

Ive had to return that one as it was the wrong one - didnt fit

Will be ordering the correct one from Loco once i have my refund

IT66T

Oh dear that's not good so i'll just wait until you've got the correct one ..

garnib

Thats one very sweet build