Mr Stinks
DCR00
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Evening all
I was going to put this off until we have moved house, but since that fell through last year, and i have been doing well at work, i figured it was time for a DH rig.
Picked it up this afternoon. Needs a good clean/lube, and the forks/shock need servicing, but apart from that its ready to go. Appreciate its technically a FR bike, but geo wise, its pretty similar to the Demo/Big Hit/Sunday crowd (all of my shortlisted bikes), and it was only £420.
Spec wise, its pretty standard, apart from Ultegra mech, XTR shifter, new bars, Van R shock and Maxxis tyres
This is the advert pic. WIll post more once its been spruced up.
I was going to put this off until we have moved house, but since that fell through last year, and i have been doing well at work, i figured it was time for a DH rig.
Picked it up this afternoon. Needs a good clean/lube, and the forks/shock need servicing, but apart from that its ready to go. Appreciate its technically a FR bike, but geo wise, its pretty similar to the Demo/Big Hit/Sunday crowd (all of my shortlisted bikes), and it was only £420.
Spec wise, its pretty standard, apart from Ultegra mech, XTR shifter, new bars, Van R shock and Maxxis tyres
This is the advert pic. WIll post more once its been spruced up.
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Nice one, saw this advertised on ride.io - bloody bargain! It's a decent rig for a first 'big' bike, nice and solid. Enjoy
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Nice
Was wondering what sort of funky Reverb type thing you were running, then realised it was the outside tap! :roll:Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!0 -
I'd leave it as is if I were you for now, looks like it's in good nick to me. Reason I did mine is because the paint was absolutely shagged. It's hard to get a really good finish on it if you want to strip it - mine certainly isn't great, but it's better than it was.
I don't think Stinkys look as good rawed anyway, for some reason. It seems to suit Sundays pretty well.0 -
Really nice :-)0
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Stripped down tonight, ready for cleaning
All seems well, apart from the seatstay pivots. Seems to be a lot of friction there. When these have been unbolted the remaining pivots are all moving freely. Instead of bearings, there are only bushings in there. Seems an odd design to have where you want min friction, although it works fine for shocks. Perhaps a good clean and some lube will sort it.
Cleaning starts tomorrow0 -
Aye those stinkys use bushings on the chainstay/seatstay pivots, not sure why. Maybe time for new bushings?0
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Could you just order bearings the same size as the bushings?
but still been looking at coil fun bikes a for a while there good bargain that.0 -
Might be able to get needle bearings to fit them, you wouldn't get standard bearings small enough though.0
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potential option that
if lube doesn't work, then i may look into that
Shock is going to Loco for service. I've spent days trying to find a guide to servicing it (Fox Van R), but it seems that its inadvisable due to the nitrogen charge in the piggyback. TBH i may replace it purely for that reason, maybe for a Vivid coil. Lets see what its like after the service.
Servicing the Bombers tomorrow (provided the oil turns up from CRC on time)0 -
looks like a lot of bike for £400
66s - coil?0 -
Quick update
This afternoon i put the rear mech back on with new Goodridge cable, and put the front brake on so i could take Mr Stinks out for a mooch up and down the back lane.
Things i have learned
1. The brakes are sheeeeite. They may need a bleed, but even then im not happy about using them to stop. Short term fix will be to take the Formulas off the Spesh and use them until i have the cash for some new Deore M596.
2. I need a stiffer rear coil. Even with no armour or pre-load i was still getting 50% sag, so thats no use.
3. I may need a new coil in the front. I was getting 30% sag in normal clothes, but i had to put some air into the fork. Only 1.5 psi, but it stiffens the fork up loads. Without it i was getting around 40%. Have read quite a few negative reports about having to use the air pre-load, in that it makes the fork overly harsh. I can prob get 30% with armour, but will have to see how the forks feel as ill have to add prob another 1 psi.
Bike is getting its maiden test on the 23rd at Healey Nab. Then Stile Cop on the 27th (my birthday), and then again on the 1st at Antur.
Happy birthday to me
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Jealous. I wish I had the time/money/ability/local trails to justify getting a bargain FR bike like that to mess around on. Look forward to seeing it built.
Where was it advertised?0 -
Just looking at the thru axle for the rear, is it a 150mm hub, or 142/135?
Still think this is an awesome bargain, you lucky so and so...0 -
First outing today at Stile Cop
TBH this is going to be a pretty boring post as there isnt much i would change about this bike. Its awesome. Maybe switch the rear tyre for another DHF, and change the rear mech as the shifting is insanely tight, but apart from that it rocks. I was hitting jumps i would never have done previously (ok not that high, but high for me), and its so maneuverable. Wasnt that impressed with the first run, but as i started to speed up, the bike came alive.
If it wasn't dark and i wasnt f*cked from pushing the bike back up that blasted hill, i would still be there.
Roll on Friday and Antur
* Edit - the Deore brakes are brilliant. No bleeding needed, epic power straight out of the box.0 -
Dude,
What size is it out of interest? Looking around i see alot of small 15" for sale, and tryign figure if i can ride them, being that i nomally ride a medium sort 17" bike hmmm
Ps most jealous was thinking of having a punt and i thought it went 0 -
Glad you're enjoying it, big bikes really do come alive when you start pushing them a bit more! Heavy beasts though those stinkies, but pretty reliable, few mates have them and they're tanks.0
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Spent the day at Antur. Great way to spend a Friday.
No crashing this time, and did the Blue and Red all day (cant decide which i like more, the speed of the blue, or the technical element of the Red).
Things of note
The DHR is going. It was all over the place under heavy braking, and def compromised handling at times.
The forks are pretty good, to a point. Very similar to my Sektors (before i tweaked them) i.e. great until things get dicey, then they start to give up. Repeated hits created quite a harsh ride on the last hit, which i think is a rebound issue. The Comp adjustment works, but the circuit seems more suited to high speed as even when it was "locked out", i was still getting brake dive, and when i loosened it off, it became far more compliant on bigger hits. Will be looking into getting the RCV dampers for them. Also struggled to get full travel, but that's prob more my riding than the forks...
Chain snapped just before lunch (on the links i think) and then skipped for the rest of the day, so chain and cassette are going.
Rear shock is really very good. Was going to replace (since i couldn't service myself), but its actually quite good, so i may suck it up and spend the money to get it serviced.
All in all this is an epic bike. So stable at speed, and even had me doing the jumps at the end (turn right after the bridge). Counting the hours till i can ride it again.
I'm aching all over 0 -
Bargain steed, looks good too! Glad you are abusing it. I have had 2 Stinkys in the past, both very capable machines0
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bit off topic, but saw this on Pinkbike, looks like a pretty similar specced bike as yours, but for almost double the price!
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9324194/0 -
DCR00 wrote:TBH this is going to be a pretty boring post as there isnt much i would change about this bike....DCR00 wrote:The DHR is going.
Will be looking into getting the RCV dampers for them.
chain and cassette are going.
spend the money to get it serviced.
Welcome to the world of DH bikes
Have to let us know when your next over the cop.0
