One one park wood

buddy_club

Hi, I've cracked the frame on my Voodoo again, so it's time to move on to something new, thinking of doing a build of an On-One Parkwood 29er, and moving the wheels and finishing kit onto the Parkwood so the Voodoo can become a nice wall ornament
This would be the build:
Wheels: off the voodoo till I have money for something better
Tyres: rubber queen and mountain king off the voodoo
Finishing kit: El guapo ancho bars, 70mm stem, decathlon dropper and charge spoon off the voodoo
Pedals: SPD's off the voodoo
NEW STUFF:
Parkwood frame £199
Zee crankset £70.49
Zee 1x10 bundle £127.84
Deore brakes £62.99
Überbike cassette expander: £29.99
Fork?????????????
Rockshox sektor 29 140mm 15mm axle £269.99
Any other suggestions fork wise?
That takes build cost to £760 therabouts - how does this sound? Is there anything I have missed?
Has anyone ridden the Parkwood?
Also are there any other similar frames around for about the £200 mark is should consider?
Cheers

The Rookie

Any reason for changing the crankset?

I'd also look at Epicon forks.

rockmonkeysc

Don't waste money on the Zee cranks. Deore cranks are virtually identical and much cheaper. The Zee short cage mech will need a RAD cage to work properly with an expander. I would go for a mid cage SLX. You would also need an XT cassette to fit the expander ring. i would go for SLX shifter as well because they're nicer than Zee and cheaper.
Epicon fork is cheaper and better than the Sector.

supersonic

Sektor RL is a decent bet. The Turkey (sorry, turnkey) is not so good.

rockmonkeysc

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19685025#p19685025]supersonic[/url] wrote:

Sektor RL is a decent bet. The Turkey (sorry, turnkey) is not so good.

It has the rigidity of a wet noodle and a crap damper.

supersonic

Still better than the totally unadjustable standard Epicon compression damper then, and still stiffer.

rockmonkeysc

The Sector compression adjustment is pointless anyway. It only works fully open, set it to any other position and it gets really harsh. It's effectively just a lock out

buddy_club

Right might need to reconsider the forks then - going to keep an eye out on eBay for a decent deal

As for changing the crankset - the threads inside the octalink crankset on the voodoo are shagged and also want something a bit nicer for it.

Cheers for the advice, the XT 1x10 bundle on CRC isn't much more than the Zee bundle I just presumed Zee was better for single ring applications

buddy_club

The forks are the sektor RL solo air 2016 - if that makes any difference but I haven't ordered anything yet so still open for any advice.

rockmonkeysc

Go for Deore cranks. Cheaper than Zee and virtually the same. Very good cranks.

buddy_club

Yep swapped the zee for Deore crank now, also changed drivetrain to a Deore shadow plus mech and an XT shifter instead. Would rather have 140mm travel on this - but is the Reba RL a lot better than a Sektor RL?

supersonic

The Reba is a slightly higher model than the Sektor, but shorter travel - lighter, more XC oriented. They have the same Motion Control compression damper, though you can adjust the blow off valve with a 2,5mm allen key. Also gets a rapid recovery rebound damper.

It is the TK dampers you need to avoid if you can.

buddy_club

Cheers - so better off with the Sektors as they have more travel?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/rockshox-sektor-gold-rl-solo-air-forks-15mm-2016/rp-prod109679
These are the forks in question.
There is no mention of Turnkey - only Motion Control damping.
Also, when buying forks do they come with a crown race or do you get one when buying a headset?

supersonic

The crown race comes with the headset.

This is the fork I'd get:
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.RockShox-Revelation-RCT3-29-MaxleLite15-Solo-Air-140-Motion-Control-DNA-Crown-Adj-Alum-Str-Tapered-Disc-2016_80674.htm

More adjustablity, refined damping.

buddy_club

Cheers - would have had those but the lowest price I could find was £399 - those will go in the shopping list total is now £750

buddy_club

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19685192#p19685192]supersonic[/url] wrote:

The crown race comes with the headset.

This is the fork I'd get:
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.RockShox-Revelation-RCT3-29-MaxleLite15-Solo-Air-140-Motion-Control-DNA-Crown-Adj-Alum-Str-Tapered-Disc-2016_80674.htm

More adjustablity, refined damping.

Just to check - will these definitely fit the wheels off my Voodoo - it says options: "RockShox Forks with Boost 110 compatibility also fir 27.5 Plus wheels (27.5" x 3.0 tires)" does this mean it only fits Boost hubs?

Antm81

If they are boost compatible I doubt they'd fit a standard front hub. The listing isn't completely clear, only mentioning it half way down the page. I'd check which model they are with Tredz.

buddy_club

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19690644#p19690644]Antm81[/url] wrote:

If they are boost compatible I doubt they'd fit a standard front hub. The listing isn't completely clear, only mentioning it half way down the page. I'd check which model they are with Tredz.

Yeah i will check with them - although i think it is just saying that if you buy 29" rockshox forks which have Boost compatibility then you can use 27.5+ wheels. I hope so - surely if they were Boost 110 then they would make things clearer on the listing.

Antm81

Can't see how they'd be compatible with a 110mm hub and a 100mm hub though. From what I've read RS are saying that their 29" boost forks will work with 27.5+ as there'll still be sufficient clearance. If it is a boost fork a standard front hub would be too small

buddy_club

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19690650#p19690650]Antm81[/url] wrote:

Can't see how they'd be compatible with a 110mm hub and a 100mm hub though. From what I've read RS are saying that their 29" boost forks will work with 27.5+ as there'll still be sufficient clearance. If it is a boost fork a standard front hub would be too small

Yeah that's what I read too - sorry my post wasn't very clear. So hopefully its not saying they are Boost forks. Anyway I have sent them an email and if not I will just find out when they arrive!