Bionicon Edison (ver 2.0)

sheepsteeth

Had some work done recently by the UK rep for Bionicon at his gaff in Bristol.

It now looks like this





Frame: Edison, 140mm travel
Fork: Double agent 150-70mm Upgraded lowers giving 15mm axle and adjustable compression, ne twin lock clamps for 31.8mm bars
Bar: Answer pro Taper 780
Grips: Sunline
Shifters: SRAM X9
Brakes: Shimano XT
Saddle: Specialized Henge
Seatpost: Gravity Dropper
Cranks: SLX
Pedals: MG-1
Wheels: Specialized Roval Traversee
Tyres: Specialized Eskar 2.3

plan is to upgrade the suspension to the g3 stuff and apart from that, im very happy with it.

mike hunts alpine

Absolutely love the look of these bikes.

sheepsteeth

thanks.

I think they are great looking and ride really well. the fact that this model isnt made anymore probably shows what i know about anything though!

The Northern Monkey

Nice to see its still going strong!

sheepsteeth

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19609209#p19609209]The Northern Monkey[/url] wrote:

Nice to see its still going strong!

I have been having a blast on it recently. Only very basic stuff but im gaining confidence and enjoying being back on a bike.

I have updated the original post with some pictures of the upgrades.

The new lowers are excellent. they allow for a 15mm axle and include the "gravilube" ports. These unscrew and allow you to put oil in to the fork whilst forcing out the old lube. This means lovely plushness and extended service intervals.

on the subject of servicing, this can be done at home with anallen key and some grease.

The twin lock stem has been changed for oversized clamps to allow the fitting of the new bar.

The new damping cartridge now allows for adjustable compression and rebound damping. The old system only allows adjustment of the rebound as compression was automatically set with the air pressure. The beauty of this new damper is that you can actually feel the diffrernce with each click meaning you should be able to dial it in very easily- a huge upgrade in performance.

the general action is still lovely and plush but the forks are now much more supple and i feel much more in control. funny thing is; i didnt think there was owt wrong with the old set up.

Another bonus is that with the new bulging lowers and very nicely machined adjusters, the fork feels like a much more quality object.