Santa Cruz Bronson build.

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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    lawman wrote:
    cover the ghastly Orange,

    You have no taste, lol. Orange rocks.

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    Personally, the only thing I find offensive is the gold Kashima coatings, lol. Yuk.
    all about the lime green for me!

    Buy a 5010 then:

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  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    Kowalski675 wrote:
    lawman wrote:
    cover the ghastly Orange,

    You have no taste, lol. Orange rocks.

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    Personally, the only thing I find offensive is the gold Kashima coatings, lol. Yuk.
    all about the lime green for me!

    Buy a 5010 then:

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    The Orange really doesn't appeal to me! :lol:

    The 5010 does look really nice, but ideally I'd want a little more travel. My bikes have to do everything from XC to DH runs, so 140/150mm is ideal. I need to demo both really, but first impressions of the Bronson are insane!
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    lawman wrote:
    The Orange really doesn't appeal to me! :lol:

    I said orange, not Orange, lol. :wink:

    I met a woman a while ago who had a white Orange. It occured to me that it could get confusing if she got together with someone who had an orange Whyte...
    The 5010 does look really nice, but ideally I'd want a little more travel. My bikes have to do everything from XC to DH runs, so 140/150mm is ideal. I need to demo both really, but first impressions of the Bronson are insane!

    Both look gorgeous (I've drooled over them in Stif Cycles a few times), but for my pedestrian riding the 5010 would probably suit better. Can't afford either though, lol. Unless I sold the bike in my previous post's pic.
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Collected my ENVE's so I just need to get home now and they will be going on. For what it's worth they are bloody lovely wheels, went for a standard ENVE build of AM rims, DT240S hubs, DT aerolite bladed spokes and brass internal nipples.

    Hopefully I will have the second GL and the second set of HR II's ready to go as well when I get home although I do have a pair of Hans Dampf's on standby should the HR's not be here :D
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    Do they come with a lifetime warranty?
    "Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes

    Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build

    Trek Session 8
  • Mojo_666
    Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    felix.london wrote:
    Do they come with a lifetime warranty?

    Bearings do yes.
    My 1 and only Bike
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    edited October 2013
    Kowalski675 wrote:

    You have no taste, lol. Orange rocks.

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    yep - nowt wrong with that bike!
    "Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes

    Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build

    Trek Session 8
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    felix.london wrote:
    Do they come with a lifetime warranty?

    If you meant the ENVE wheels they come with a 5 year defect warranty iirc and lifetime crash replacement cover at a nominal cost.

    If you mean the frame it has a 5 year warranty and lifetime warranty on the pivot bearings.
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    Rick Draper wrote:
    felix.london wrote:
    Do they come with a lifetime warranty?

    If you meant the ENVE wheels they come with a 5 year defect warranty iirc and lifetime crash replacement cover at a nominal cost.

    If you mean the frame it has a 5 year warranty and lifetime warranty on the pivot bearings.

    Yeah - meant the wheels.
    "Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes

    Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build

    Trek Session 8
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Oh hello:
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    Will be mounted up later on today :D
  • ej2320
    ej2320 Posts: 1,543
    Rick Draper wrote:
    Oh hello:
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    Will be mounted up later on today :D

    Hate you so much right now! Seriously awesome bit of kit
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Here we go, goth the Enve Twenty7.5 AM rims, laced onto DT240S hubs with DT aerolite spokes and Hans Dampfs:
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    Dropped almost 2lbs in weight over the Flow's, Pro 2 Evos and High Roller II's.
  • ej2320
    ej2320 Posts: 1,543
    Rick Draper wrote:
    Here we go, goth the Enve Twenty7.5 AM rims, laced onto DT240S hubs with DT aerolite spokes and Hans Dampfs:
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    Dropped almost 2lbs in weight over the Flow's, Pro 2 Evos and High Roller II's.

    :O That's stunning! Love the Enve blue graphics too
    Bet that's a dream to ride!
  • russyh
    russyh Posts: 1,375
    Man o man I love this bike, the only thing that's not for me is the wheel decal colour but each to everyone's own. Thanks for sharing.
  • jrduquemin
    jrduquemin Posts: 791
    I hate to ask, but how much did all that cost? :-)
    2010 Lynskey R230
    2013 Yeti SB66
  • ej2320
    ej2320 Posts: 1,543
    Seeing as you're in the same 650b tyre situation as me.. HDs or High Roller?
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    ej2320 wrote:
    Seeing as you're in the same 650b tyre situation as me.. HDs or High Roller?

    I will let you know when I have managed to get some miles in on the Hans Dampf's. I did like the High Rollers II's though, they will take some beating.
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    jrduquemin wrote:
    I hate to ask, but how much did all that cost? :-)

    You don't want to know! It was almost as much as this:
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  • ej2320
    ej2320 Posts: 1,543
    Rick Draper wrote:
    jrduquemin wrote:
    I hate to ask, but how much did all that cost? :-)

    You don't want to know! It was almost as much as this:
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    I'll put my guess in at £5.5k for the complete Bronson..

    In my eyes though, worth every penny
  • peter_booker2003
    peter_booker2003 Posts: 566
    Lovely looking Bronson! My guess is more toward the £8k mark with wheels and everything all in.
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    peter_booker2003 wrote:
    Lovely looking Bronson! My guess is more toward the £8k mark with wheels and everything all in.

    :shock:
  • jrduquemin
    jrduquemin Posts: 791
    ej2320 wrote:
    Rick Draper wrote:
    jrduquemin wrote:
    I hate to ask, but how much did all that cost? :-)

    You don't want to know! It was almost as much as this:
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    I'll put my guess in at £5.5k for the complete Bronson..

    In my eyes though, worth every penny

    Closer to £10k with the spec on that Venge :-) Damned nice bike, that.
    2010 Lynskey R230
    2013 Yeti SB66
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    Some folk have way too much money. Unfortunately I'm not one of them. :(
  • ej2320
    ej2320 Posts: 1,543
    Rick Draper wrote:
    ej2320 wrote:
    Seeing as you're in the same 650b tyre situation as me.. HDs or High Roller?

    I will let you know when I have managed to get some miles in on the Hans Dampf's. I did like the High Rollers II's though, they will take some beating.

    Awesome, I'm leaning towards the HDs cause of avaliablity and price
    But I've heard they roll when run tubeless, can you comment on this at all?
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    ej2320 wrote:
    Rick Draper wrote:
    ej2320 wrote:
    Seeing as you're in the same 650b tyre situation as me.. HDs or High Roller?

    I will let you know when I have managed to get some miles in on the Hans Dampf's. I did like the High Rollers II's though, they will take some beating.

    Awesome, I'm leaning towards the HDs cause of avaliablity and price
    But I've heard they roll when run tubeless, can you comment on this at all?

    I will let you know tomorrow as I am going to try to get a big ride in. I ran them on my 26er Mojo HD130 and it led to a funny sensation on the rear wheel, kind of like I had a flat or a lot of play in the rear triangle bearings. That was at 30psi and a tubeless pacestar in the rear. My HR'II's never felt like this despite been on the exact same width rim and been ran tubeless as the Hans were.
  • ej2320
    ej2320 Posts: 1,543
    Well I've ordered everything I need except the tyres.. so I'm waiting to see what you think
    Where did you get you highrollers? even on bike discount they're too expensive :(
  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    Looks like somebody else didn't like the black and orange Bronson!

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    http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Strai ... etup,23676

    I reckon Slik Graphics would be able to sort something out for most bikes!
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    That's lurvely. Wantit wantit wantit...
  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    I actually totted up a build on a Bronson as I'd build it, at the price anyone could get components for, Pike RCT3's, X01, Xtr brakes, Reverb, Easton Carbon bars and Stem and Stan's/Tune wheels and all that jazz and it came to £5500... which ain't bad really!
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    In what version of reality, lol?

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