I'm in the process of building up a Bfe with a fairly "stealthy" look. I want to swap the forks out for something up to 160mm with adjustable travel instead of the 150mm 32 Floats.
Will I regret it if I go for a set of white forks (on a very good deal)...or should I stop being such a fanny and just get them...?
I'm off the bike for a bit until I get an arthroscopy on my knee, so these trivial things keep me going!
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Cotic Bfe stealth(ish) build - will I regret...
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Posted 6 months ago #
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You sir, have a very nice looking bike. Even with a triple.
Probably still look pretty cool with white forks.
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Why, thank you!
Going double & bash after payday....and new pedals when I can get the old buggers off!
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Being a BFe-ist myself, I fully blew my load at this picture. Nice work fella. WHite forks or not, it looks cool.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Yes, you will regret it. 160mm forks on s hardtail, pointless. Fit some short travel forks, far more fun.
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What the hell, here's mine (plus white Pikes):
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i reckon it would still look great with white forks.
and it looks great now.Posted 6 months ago # -
Also, get rid of the stickers and red bits, its hardly stealthy
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I think you might have just helped me make up my mind to go for a BFe over a Soul. That bike looks very tidy.
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I kind of agree with davidtaylforth; although you will probably just get used to 160mm, it is a little over the top (unless you plan on using the bike for DH only). I went from Lyriks to Pikes and much prefer the experience. I stick the travel at around 120mm for most things.
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no no no... he def need some 40s, Boxxers or Lyriks on there (maybe even Supermonsters if he can find a set). if you are going to have an ugly badly handling pointless bike there should be no half measures.
what a **** mess, I applaud your utterly failed attempt at stealth too.. musta taken some doing
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Spot on. Stick some Boxxers on there. Better yet, stick some 40s on top of the Boxxers and have two pairs of Lyriks for handlebars.
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Thanks guys - still can't make my mind up though!
davidtaylforth - Unfortunately I have pretty severe arthritis in one of my wrists which made it impossible to ride for quite a few years. I've found that by using a good quality, long travel fork, (I've got a 36 TALAS on the other bike), and using snowboarding wrist guards,I can still get out and ride more often than not. If I was riding rock gardens or drop-offs with a 120mm my wrist would be be buggered!
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Wow. I've only glanced at three threads this evening, and in each one GW has come across as an utter arse. Now that musta taken some doing.
Posted 6 months ago # -
A severe case of small man syndrome i reckon.
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do keep up robob
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Grey forks is an option, I run 160mm on my bfe and it's aewsome do t miss my old full suss at all,
especially when there totems Posted 6 months ago # -
I've just built my gritstone BFe up this afternoon, had the choice in my shed of black Pike 454 dual air u turns or coil Sektor u turns, despite wanting a stealth build i prefer the ride of the Sektors so i've gone for those and to be honest it still looks pretty decent. I'll post pics up tomorrow.
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I suppose when I said "stealth(ish)"[notice the ish bit], I really meant black with whatever bits were available off the last bike and in the bits box...sorry to offend any literalists hanging out on the forum
Actually I think the ProII freehub would give me away before I could stealthily sneak up on anyone on my bike.Some good pics there though - those Totems look tasty audicoupedave.
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Picked them up super cheap, there solo airs and just threw an all travel spacer in and hey presto 160mm
Much cheaper than lyrics, vanillas and talas etcPosted 6 months ago # -
Got white forks (Lyriks) on my BFe (blue frame though). Looks lush, would be nice on a black frame too.
I've (permanently) reduced mine to 140mm though and I can't imagine wanting more than that on the BFe, would feel a bit wrong. If you've got wrist issues, fair enough, but going from 150mm to 160mm is definitely want vs need!
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Gritstone stealth-tomorrow it gets black Lyriks and the blackest widest carbon bars around.
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Snakebite - No, no, no - that's not stealth! You've got a red quick-release and a bit of brown on the saddle!
Very noice indeed bud!Steveomcd - Agree with the 150/160mm issue - it's more of an adjustability thing. There may be other solutions but so far the only forks that have not created problems with the wrist are Lyrik U-turns and 36 talas - the larger diameter stantions seem to make a difference. Can't go for Lyriks as it's my left wrist which is most affected and a lot of the time I haven;t got the dexterity/strength to adjust the u-turn on the fly. Talas works well but I can't swap forks from the full sus (Tracer) as they're 1.5 headtube.
If there's a 36 stantioned fork that does 100/140 or similar then I'd definitely give that a go.Posted 6 months ago # -
Here's my new build (only new bits are frame and pedals though). I'm sure it would look better with my black Pikes with black decals as originally planned but i though i'd go for the better fork seems as they both come in around the same weight. Just downsized to a small from an orange medium BFe which i loved, just wanted something a bit more playfull.
Also to add that Cotic have been brilliant to deal with once again, great customer service and always happy to answer my questions.
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coil Lyriks on a gritstone BFe here. They don't usually go above 145mm in practice though.
I run Sektors on my Soul and they are much more lightweight forks than the Lyriks (or Pikes for that matter). Too weedy for what a BFe can do IMO.
You need to go 1x9 for sure albino.
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Sektors too weedy? They didn't do too badly last time they were used at Gawton (where dirt mag do the 1:04)on my old Pitch. Mine are coil, not quite as stiff as the Pikes but not weedy IMO.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Would look good with matte black wotans methinks, like my C456.
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maybe weedy is the wrong word. What I mean is the BFe suits being ridden hard, and rides better with Pikes or Lyriks. If I ran my Sektors on it (as I do on my more-XC orientated Soul) then I suspect I'd feel under-forked. Not suggesting that Sektors are rubbish or anything - I like them on the Soul - but just not quite suited to a BFe.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Sod the forks, what you really need is a new rear Ardent to even up the shocking size disparity between the front and the rear wheels! The front looks like a monster truck wheel ...
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Would look good with matte black wotans methinks, like my C456.
Yeah, I have been looking at Wotans but nobody seems to stock them, especially in black.
As for the tyres - they're just the cleanest ones I had to hand when putting it together
Once I'm riding again I'll be going for high volume all round.
Posted 6 months ago # -
its not a red QR, its a DT Bolt thruQR..
Posted 6 months ago # -
if you are going to have an ugly badly handling pointless bike there should be no half measures
What's pointless about this?
Badly handling in general?Posted 6 months ago # -
reggiegasket - Member
maybe weedy is the wrong word. What I mean is the BFe suits being ridden hard, and rides better with Pikes or Lyriks. If I ran my Sektors on it (as I do on my more-XC orientated Soul) then I suspect I'd feel under-forked. Not suggesting that Sektors are rubbish or anything - I like them on the Soul - but just not quite suited to a BFe.What differentiation are you making between Sektors & Pikes? They're basically the same fork.
Posted 6 months ago # -
White forks will look great, not stealthy but great; but just to warn if you do, you'll then want white rims, bars and seatpost....
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pikes are stiffer, and heavier, than the Sektors George. I've had both.
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