Aggresive Hardtail Thread!

petriodet

Finally took my meta out to do some proper riding and boy it is good to be back on a hardtail i'm not really sure why but i think it is the rawness of riding, no rear suspension to help so you feel everything and when you're thundering down a hill you're always on the edge. The x-fusion velvet forks are excellent.

Herdwick

Nairnster wrote:

I am building up a 45650b just now, and i think when i have all of the bits, thebuild should come in at around £1100, with SLX/XT 1 x 10 Drivetrain, Deore brakes, Sektor forks, answer, truvativ and crank bros finishing kit, hope wheels, so pretty good imo.

pics :?:

Petriodet, nice machine there mate!!!
Frame build or complete buy? specs?

Nairnster

No pics yet as i am still buying parts and building it.

RevellRider

Herdwick wrote:

Steel is a great for frame building, springy and stiff, not to much around because is outdated though.

Steel can be either springy or stiff, just like any other material. It's all down to how you use it. As for it being outdated, steel has progressed on massively in the last couple of years. It has gotten stronger, there has been air hardening steel, even stainless steel tubing coming on to the market for cycle frames. I suspect that you don't see much of it around because it is easier and cheaper to mass produce a hardtail frame from aluminium in the far east.

petriodet

Herdwick wrote:

Petriodet, nice machine there mate!!!
Frame build or complete buy? specs?

Complete buy with a few upgrades bought it for £800 and the upgrades came off the bike it replaces
FRAME New 2014 META 650b, alloy 6061 triple butted, top tube hiden cable path
FORK XFUSION velvet RL, 15qr lockx, 130mm
HEADSET NECO semi integrated, tapered zs44/56, 1”1/8 lower washer ball retainer
STEM ALPHA, alloy 2014 forged, 60mm, 0° rise, ø31,8mm

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UPGRADED - nukeproof warhead 50mm
BAR ALPHA, alloy 6061db, 0.75”rise, 750mm, ø31,8mm

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UPGRADED - nukeproof carbon
GRIPS COMMENCAL 2014 lock on, outside ø30mm, soft compound
BRAKES TEKTRO HDC330

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UPGRADED - shimano xt
SHIFTERS SRAM x5 2x10 speed
FRONT MECH SRAM x5 2 speed
REAR MECH SRAM x5 10 speed
BOTTOM BRACKET NECO isis bb 92mm sealed bearings
CRANKS SAMOX isis 24/38t, alloy 38th chainring, 170mm xs/s , 175mm m/l/xl
CHAIN YABAN SH10C, with quick link connector
CASSETTE SRAM pg1030 11-36t
RIMS JALCO 650b 32h double wall, 24,5mm, pin joint, vb version
HUBS JOYTECH 32h, loose ball
SPOKES Steel 1,8mm black - brass 12mm black
TIRES MAXXIS High Roller II EXO 650bx2.3 front, ardent 650bx2.25” exo rear, 60tpi folding bead
SEATPOST KINDSHOCK ETEN remote, 125mm travel 31,6x385mm
SADDLE COMMENCAL meta by Velo, CrMo rails

i had factored in fork and wheel upgrades but the forks are a lot better then anticipated and i'll upgrade the wheels when i find a decent set at a reasonable price hopefully the january sales can help me out there

wilkij1975

Herdwick wrote:

Russyh wrote:

Check out the bird zero, I have one and it's epic! Also 10% discount at the moment so a zero 2 which will be better spec'd the all of the above for less then £1500

This


Maybe the best looking alu frame and top spec for their price!!!

What ever the fork you have, will fit with the appropriate headset.

I'd go Bird too. Had mine since the end of the summer and it's great. Great service from Ben and the boys and girls too.

Herdwick

@petridet right choice binning the tektro brakes, had them on my ghost (different model though) and sucked. Weak, leaky, and only gave you the chance twice, then nothing :shock:

@RevellRider, well it is outdated as not many mass produce steel frames for mtbing, I meant marketing wise outdated. We all know a good bike is about the whole and one factor doesn't guarantee a winner.
Bad 29ers
Bad carbon frames
Unrideable alu frames
and harsh steel rides,

Well you get the point....

The Northern Monkey

Imo, a hardcore hardtail should be steel.

Herdwick

why? because you own one?

D4V1D

This isn't the most aggressive hardtail, but it's mine :roll: so far it's had a new set of forks Rockshox Reba RL twin air (due to bending the top brace). new wheel set, new chain & rear cassette, Rockshox dropper seat post, currently tubeless, spd's



I've looked at buying a FS but I don't think I really need one, This year I'm going to replace the BB, go 1x10 or 1x11 with a wide rear cassette. and may update the master brake coupled with a rear gear shifter.

Twelly

D4V1D wrote:

This isn't the most aggressive hardtail

Aggressive colour scheme at least

paul.skibum

D4V1D wrote:

This year I'm going to replace the BB

Dare to dream.........

D4V1D

paul.skibum wrote:

D4V1D wrote:

This year I'm going to replace the BB

Dare to dream.........

I put off replacing the BB all last year, it now has a little bit of play, so need must & all that....

FoldingJoe

My finished Shan - well, almost.

Need to change the grips for something more co-ordinated; trim down the dropper seatpost cable, and switch the Easton wheels over to my Stans Arch Ex which arrived after the initial build.

IMG_20141220_151052 by lee_st0kes, on Flickr

frankspencer1979

Stanton Slackline 631

X-fusion Slant rl2 DLA 160/130
1x10 with Superstar 32t/SRAM 11-36/one-up 42t/SRAM x9 type 2
SLX brakes 203/160
Arch ex on hope pro 2 with Hans dampf tubeless

Finished today and as yet unridden. I've only ever had a 120mm rockshox recon prior to this so should be interesting. I'll see how I feel at 130mm for most riding with 160 as an option for big lake district descents, but the fork can be adjusted to somewhere in between if necessary.

Planned upgrades include new, lighter bar/stem once I've know what riding position I want. New crankset as ruktion cranks and bb weigh a ton. New saddle as the scoop is pretty hard. Reverb eventually.

buddy_club

Love that!

kahunajb

My Slackline also unridden other than around the block.
Spec:

X-Fusion Slant - Set to 140mm travel
Mavic XM719 on Superstar hubs
Chunky Monkey 2.4 single ply rear dual ply front ghetto tubeless
SLX brakes 203/180
SLX cranks with Superstar N/W 32t
XT cassette 11-36
Reverb and Charge Spoon
Zee rear mech and shifter
Renthal Fatbar Lite 38mm
Funnduro stem 60mm
Wellgo MG1 pedals
Bell

frankspencer1979

8)

Twelly

Herdwick

Honestly I can't pick one!

Perfect builds there guys!!!

russyh

Sorry about the crappy Iphone image.

Here my Dirty Bird Zero. Now with Zee Brakes, XT cranks, New saddle (how do you boys live with Charge Saddles) superstar Silicone grips which I love! Forks set up properly now its an absolute rocket ship both up and down hill. Next up I have a zee rear mech which i will fit with a Rad-R cage. Maybe some slightly narrower bars the Atlas 780's feel to wide for me.

skmark

glasuni03 wrote:

Thanks for that. I will have a look at the Bird Zero. What size of frame? Are they big made for sizing? I have already bought the Rockshox Revelation RL 150mm and would this fork be compatible?

Looks like the Bird's are getting more and more popular.....here's mine;



I ordered it with the Revelation forks as shown but had a few issues with a blown seal. Ben was great at sorting this out for me and it's now upgraded to Pike on the front.....I'm loving it . Mine's a medium and just right for me at 5'8".

Mark

russyh

Mines a medium at 5'9. It feels a little short as i am very long in the body. I actually wish i had ordered a large. I have plenty of seat post out on the medium. I will take some better pics of mine when I finish it off. Few more tweeks needed

BloggingFit

Three's a charm!



Another medium at 5'9. If it were my all year bike then I would have gone up to a large but I preferring the smaller sizing for chucking about in the Winter conditions. I often forget there is no rear travel throwing it downhill at times as it goes so well.

warpcow

Realised a few months ago that I basically had a whole bike's worth of spares, so figured it'd be silly not to have an extra bike. You know, for emergencies and such. Ended up with an old Mmmbop frame, which I'm actually quite pleased with. The old Pike is being treated to some fancier dual-flow internals, and I just picked up a -2 degree headset from Works' seconds sale too. No real plan for it, just wanted to play about with something resembling the geo of a BTR Ranger.

2015-01-04 09.36.00 by warpcow, on Flickr

The Sov is still here and well-loved. Not much updated apart from a Hope TRex, F20 pedals and a taco bash. This was last week (the Mmmbop pic is actually only 2 days later):
10277461_10153527042007788_7428374981242648927_n by warpcow, on Flickr

BoredHousewife

I like that Mmmbop, looks far better than a 'spares' bike has any right to lol

andrewangus

Gary Fisher GEd 2006 still going strong completely unmodded

pesky_jones

You must have looked after it well - well done

andrewangus

Pesky Jones wrote:

You must have looked after it well - well done

Not used much to be honest!! :oops:

FoldingJoe

FoldingJoe wrote:

My finished Shan - well, almost.

Need to change the grips for something more co-ordinated; trim down the dropper seatpost cable, and switch the Easton wheels over to my Stans Arch Ex which arrived after the initial build.

IMG_20141220_151052 by lee_st0kes, on Flickr

Just realised I only had the forks at 140mm in these pics. WIll get some up in the more aggro style, in 160mm.