HELP. On One Parkwood 29er

martinmtb
martinmtb Posts: 11
edited March 2017 in MTB general
Hello I'm in a market for a new bike. I do a lot of Xc riding. There is for sale a On One Parkwood 29er bike with a rock shox revelation 140mm fork with a 68 degrees of head angle. Can that bike be go at xc?

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Depends what you mean by XC. It's not a racing snake bike, but good for general trails.
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  • martinmtb
    martinmtb Posts: 11
    Will it be good for climbing?
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Define 'Good'? It won't be as good as a racey XC bike (HT or FS) will be slightly better than an Enduro and much better than a DH bike.

    The weight won't be bad but the slack angle and long travel fork will make it harder to keep the front end down and under control. The Frame is designed for 120mm forks not 140's.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • martinmtb
    martinmtb Posts: 11
    I know that the guy who is selling it has replaced the fork
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Personally I'd swapout the airshaft to make it back to a 120,
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • buddy_club
    buddy_club Posts: 935
    I run a 140mm Revelation on mine with around 30% sag.
    Runs fine and climbs reasonably well but not as well as my previous bike with a 120mm fork and steeper head angle. A very confident bike in descents though.
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  • martinmtb
    martinmtb Posts: 11
    buddy_club wrote:
    I run a 140mm Revelation on mine with around 30% sag.
    Runs fine and climbs reasonably well but not as well as my previous bike with a 120mm fork and steeper head angle. A very confident bike in descents though.
    How heavy is yours?

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