Production Privee Shan build

ilovedirt

Got a bit fed up of my Ariel frame, for mechanical reasons (it rides great though), so I got myself a PP Shan frame for the winter, and built it up with the kit off the ariel. Looks good so far.

This is the limited 917 colour, and looks absolutely stunning in the flesh Think I got no.26 or something



First ride was this last weekend, and it rides as good as it looks. Took it to Ae and Glentress and rode a mixture of trail centre stuff and steep techy off-piste. I've gotta say, this thing shreds! Apart from obviously being a handful on fast, rocky stuff, it's amazing everywhere else. It excels on steep, tight techy trails, and absolutely rails corners. I love this thing! Though I think my wheels are going to get a bit battered...

jolmes

Love that colour scheme, infact love the bike! very nice

mike hunts alpine

What was up with the ariel? That was a brief encounter, a small love affair if you will.

steve_muzzy

great to see another one !love mine

ilovedirt

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19722806#p19722806]mike hunts alpine[/url] wrote:

What was up with the ariel? That was a brief encounter, a small love affair if you will.

Problems with shock bushes and generally getting fed up/losing faith with it. I still have the frame, but decided to build all the components onto a hardtail. I figured winter riding would only exacerbate the issue.

mike hunts alpine

Warranty? You only had it two months if I'm correct.

ilovedirt

Yep, awaiting warranty parts. I suspect the new pivot and bushings won't make much difference to the longevity though.
Hardtail frame just eliminates any faff and keeps me on the trails for the time being, though I think I'm having some fork problems now too...

ilovedirt

After the CTD damper gave up the ghost at glentress the other week, I finally managed to get the fork sent off to Mojo. Top notch service from them - posted them out on tuesday, they arrived back at the shop yesterday. No quibbles on the warranty at all, just did the job and sent them back. They even fitted the new 2016 FIT4 damper instead. Safe to say I'm a very happy boy! It's not often you get such great service, and even less often that people shout about it. So I'm shouting about it. Big up to Mojo!

ilovedirt

Had lots of new parts recently, mostly due to me breaking them.
New rear wheel - Stans Arch EX on SRAM X9 hub (issues with quality of the Kore ones)
Zee rear mech (smashed one at dyfi race)
Been through a couple of rear tyres - now on a conti mountain king black chili running tubeless F+R. Trails round here keep putting holes in my tyres.
New Reverb. Long story but a riding buddy bust the remote so I decided to buy a new one.
SLX rear brake - Deore one started pissing fluid the other day, needed it sorted in a hurry. Will fix the Deore later.
Mudhugger front fender - well worth every penny.
Raceface Half Nelson grips.

ilovedirt

Some more changes -
Crashed the other night so Deore shifter has been upgraded to SLX. Cheap but functional.
Also ruined my seat, had an SDG Bel Air 2 (nice seat, so that was annoying), went for a regular bel air cromo in snazzy blue
Also Shimano DXs have gone on there, as those M530s just don't cut the mustard. Bearings wear out way too quickly and aren't replaceable.



As an aside, those RaceFace Half Nelson grips are supremely comfy and have lasted AGES. They've been on there since before christmas and are still going strong. Well worth the money over any shite from Superstar.

theraggyone

Lovely bike. Ive been a fan of these for ages. Also ran raceface halfnelsons on my old banshee , very nice grips