2012 Alpine

alpinerider26

Orange Alpine 160 2012

best bike i have ever owned


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spec is as follows
frame orange alpine 160
rear shock FOX rp23 kashmir coat
forks - marzocchi 66 rc 2006
rim mavic EX729
f/hub superstar switch evo
r/hub superstar trizoid DH
rear mech saint M810
cranks race face ride DH
chain guied MRP G2
pedals DMR vault
breaks saint M800

thats it for now i am thinking of going with marzocchi sus set up so 2012 marzocchi 55 micro TA switch on the front and a marzocchi roco coil TST R with a TI spring.

i hope to be hitting the enduro and gravity enduro season but first i need to be drving
any way be nice this is my first ever bike build, so yea just let me know what you think.

thanks
marcus

WebbyM3

Looking very nice The saddle looks out of place though? not sure why but it just does :P

Ashweee

Very nice! did you build that up from a frame only?

If you check out the link below you can see my 2012 alpine 160 I also love the bike, by far the best bike I've ever ridden!

viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=12828876

Cheers,
Ash

alpinerider26

sweet new bars and seat post
so spec is as stands
frame orange alpine 160
rear shock FOX rp23 kashmir coat
forks - marzocchi 66 rc 2006
rim mavic EX729
f/hub superstar switch evo
r/hub superstar trizoid DH
rear mech saint M810
cranks race face ride DH
chain guied MRP G2
pedals DMR vault
breaks saint M800
bars superstar Flatland 780 Bar
seatpost superstar Simple Seatpost layback



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still more to come so watch this space

MountainMonster

Those bars and seatpost are such a funky color! Very cool.

alpinerider26

picture of my two wheeled monster out in the snow,

abit of an update i shall be moving to a 1:9 speeds drive chain will be installing a saint m810 shifter, Shimano HG53 Chain 9 Speed, Shimano Saint/SLX Cassette 9 Speed HG80 11-32.

i had the whole idea of maybe going to a marzocchi suspenstion set up, but i have decided to go with fox as i already have half the set up there, in the form of the 2012 rp23, so will be getting fox talas 36 with kashmier coat and amy move the a dhx air on the back.

ilovedirt

is it not 1x9 already??

Ashweee

alpinerider26 wrote:

will be getting fox talas 36 with kashmier coat and amy move the a dhx air on the back.

If you're interested I'll be selling my 2012 Fox 36 talas forks soon, they'll be really cheap but thats because they need a new crown, steerer and stanchion assembly & a low speed compression dial (The stanchion isn't too bad and you could even run them by just replacing the low speed compression dial.). I'm only selling as they are being replaced by my insurance company and will be surplus to requirements. Once they've had those parts they'll be as good as new. If you think you'll be interested let me know and i'll let you know when and how much they'll be for sale.

Cheers,
Ash.

bennett_346

Ashweee wrote:

alpinerider26 wrote:

will be getting fox talas 36 with kashmier coat and amy move the a dhx air on the back.

If you're interested I'll be selling my 2012 Fox 36 talas forks soon, they'll be really cheap but thats because they need a new crown, steerer and stanchion assembly & a low speed compression dial (The stanchion isn't too bad and you could even run them by just replacing the low speed compression dial.). I'm only selling as they are being replaced by my insurance company and will be surplus to requirements. Once they've had those parts they'll be as good as new. If you think you'll be interested let me know and i'll let you know when and how much they'll be for sale.

Cheers,
Ash.

You're really selling this deal... :roll:

Ashweee

bennett_346 wrote:

Ashweee wrote:

alpinerider26 wrote:

will be getting fox talas 36 with kashmier coat and amy move the a dhx air on the back.

If you're interested I'll be selling my 2012 Fox 36 talas forks soon, they'll be really cheap but thats because they need a new crown, steerer and stanchion assembly & a low speed compression dial (The stanchion isn't too bad and you could even run them by just replacing the low speed compression dial.). I'm only selling as they are being replaced by my insurance company and will be surplus to requirements. Once they've had those parts they'll be as good as new. If you think you'll be interested let me know and i'll let you know when and how much they'll be for sale.

Cheers,
Ash.

You're really selling this deal... :roll:

What does that mean?

Don't you think £50-100 is cheap for a set of fox 36 talas RLC fit forks that'll need £300ish of parts?

bennett_346

Ashweee wrote:

bennett_346 wrote:

Ashweee wrote:

alpinerider26 wrote:

will be getting fox talas 36 with kashmier coat and amy move the a dhx air on the back.

If you're interested I'll be selling my 2012 Fox 36 talas forks soon, they'll be really cheap but thats because they need a new crown, steerer and stanchion assembly & a low speed compression dial (The stanchion isn't too bad and you could even run them by just replacing the low speed compression dial.). I'm only selling as they are being replaced by my insurance company and will be surplus to requirements. Once they've had those parts they'll be as good as new. If you think you'll be interested let me know and i'll let you know when and how much they'll be for sale.

Cheers,
Ash.

You're really selling this deal... :roll:

What does that mean?

Don't you think £50-100 is cheap for a set of fox 36 talas RLC fit forks that'll need £300ish of parts?

Because it makes it sound like you wrote your bike off. If those parts of the fork got damaged, there may be structural weaknessess in the chassis etc etc and it was mostly a joke really

Russ-Tyson

Hi I would recommend the HG93 chain if using the saint R-mech and cassette,bit more money but I found it works better.Nice bike

Ashweee

bennett_346 wrote:

Because it makes it sound like you wrote your bike off. If those parts of the fork got damaged, there may be structural weaknessess in the chassis etc etc and it was mostly a joke really

Its only one stanchion with a couple of light scratches on it but unfortunately you have to replace the stanchions and crown as one piece, theres no structural weakness because they're not even that bad and if I didn't have them replaced by my insurance I'd still be using them. Its comments like yours that make people including myself not want to use forums like this......

bennett_346

Ashweee wrote:

bennett_346 wrote:

Because it makes it sound like you wrote your bike off. If those parts of the fork got damaged, there may be structural weaknessess in the chassis etc etc and it was mostly a joke really

Its only one stanchion with a couple of light scratches on it but unfortunately you have to replace the stanchions and crown as one piece, theres no structural weakness because they're not even that bad and if I didn't have them replaced by my insurance I'd still be using them. Its comments like yours that make people including myself not want to use forums like this......

Don't use it then

chez_m356

Ashweee wrote:

bennett_346 wrote:

Because it makes it sound like you wrote your bike off. If those parts of the fork got damaged, there may be structural weaknessess in the chassis etc etc and it was mostly a joke really

Its only one stanchion with a couple of light scratches on it but unfortunately you have to replace the stanchions and crown as one piece, theres no structural weakness because they're not even that bad and if I didn't have them replaced by my insurance I'd still be using them. Its comments like yours that make people including myself not want to use forums like this......

you really need to read what you wrote in the original post, you make it sound as if the entire fork needs replacing, to be honest, i thought you were having a joke

chez_m356

MountainMonster wrote:

Those bars and seatpost are such a funky color! Very cool.

if only you could get fork stanchions to match

bennett_346

Ashweee wrote:

bennett_346 wrote:

Ashweee wrote:

alpinerider26 wrote:

will be getting fox talas 36 with kashmier coat and amy move the a dhx air on the back.

If you're interested I'll be selling my 2012 Fox 36 talas forks soon, they'll be really cheap but thats because they need a new crown, steerer and stanchion assembly & a low speed compression dial (The stanchion isn't too bad and you could even run them by just replacing the low speed compression dial.). I'm only selling as they are being replaced by my insurance company and will be surplus to requirements. Once they've had those parts they'll be as good as new. If you think you'll be interested let me know and i'll let you know when and how much they'll be for sale.

Cheers,
Ash.

You're really selling this deal... :roll:

What does that mean?

Don't you think £50-100 is cheap for a set of fox 36 talas RLC fit forks that'll need £300ish of parts?

And no, i don't actually.

MountainMonster

Youn can pick up used 36's here in Austria for 400 euros, and our new prices are alot higher than your prices in the U.K. even I wouldn't pay that much.

alpinerider26

Ashweee wrote:

alpinerider26 wrote:

will be getting fox talas 36 with kashmier coat and amy move the a dhx air on the back.

If you're interested I'll be selling my 2012 Fox 36 talas forks soon, they'll be really cheap but thats because they need a new crown, steerer and stanchion assembly & a low speed compression dial (The stanchion isn't too bad and you could even run them by just replacing the low speed compression dial.). I'm only selling as they are being replaced by my insurance company and will be surplus to requirements. Once they've had those parts they'll be as good as new. If you think you'll be interested let me know and i'll let you know when and how much they'll be for sale.

Cheers,
Ash.

cheers for the offer dude, but got alot i need to do befor i upgrade my sus on my alpine got another bike build to do before i start looking at my suspension set up, but thanks anyway.

bluechair84

bennett_346 wrote:

Ashweee wrote:

bennett_346 wrote:

Ashweee wrote:

alpinerider26 wrote:

will be getting fox talas 36 with kashmier coat and amy move the a dhx air on the back.

If you're interested I'll be selling my 2012 Fox 36 talas forks soon, they'll be really cheap but thats because they need a new crown, steerer and stanchion assembly & a low speed compression dial (The stanchion isn't too bad and you could even run them by just replacing the low speed compression dial.). I'm only selling as they are being replaced by my insurance company and will be surplus to requirements. Once they've had those parts they'll be as good as new. If you think you'll be interested let me know and i'll let you know when and how much they'll be for sale.

Cheers,
Ash.

You're really selling this deal... :roll:

What does that mean?

Don't you think £50-100 is cheap for a set of fox 36 talas RLC fit forks that'll need £300ish of parts?

And no, i don't actually.

Bearing in mind that a local bike shop probably wouldn't touch a full fork rebuild and recommend you send it off to Mojo, where you'd be charged 100 pounds plus. It seems a lot of hassle for virtually no saving. I'd just give them away as spares to someone (which I did with a pair of Pace RC41 which only had cracked brake mounts).

downtime

I have a 2009 alpine (with spring shock for alps work) and was thinking about a 2011 Marzocchi Roco air TST R for UK work.
Has anyone used one and what are your thoughts compared to DHX5 coil shock