I decided to upgrade the rear suspension (from a standard RP23 to this beautiful bad boy) and add a stealth Reverb to replace the Specialized Command Post (that was OK, but not great). Oh, and I dropped the chainguide and went to a Raceface Narrow/Wide chainring, which is working admirably in conjunction with a clutch derailleur 😀

2014-01-18 17.13.26 by ten_sim, on Flickr

What did you splash out on for your 2014 riding pleasure?

Bit dull – bearing / seal kit for my ss nanos

Ks lev and renthal bars/stem. Ridden it 6 miles since…

And a nice new evoc pack I’ve yet to use. Putting more miles in in my kayak.

I promised my bike I’d wash it more and lube it’s chain more often.

Have kept my promise so far.

X0 clutch mech, X0 shifter, XT cassette, KMC bling gold chain & Raceface narrow wide. First ride tomorrow on the new set up, can’t wait!!

Also got some black single ring bolts on the way, will look better than red!!

new wheels and a reverb:

Nice shock 😉

a 2×10 SLX groupset, will certainly be an improvement on the current 3×8 deore/alivio setup. should all be here by tuesday, already forewarned the missus the kitchen will become a workshop for the night. 😀

psychle – Member
Nice shock 😉

i concur sir 😀

Started it last year but the 2014 TT build is coming along nicely

What did you splash out on for your 2014 riding pleasure?

😯

Psychle, did you drill out the bottle mount?

A few bits gathered from various corners of the internet to make a remote for my KS i950 dropper (as they don’t sell complete kits anymore). Not tried fitting them all together yet, as bike is in bits awaiting the return of the forks due to a warranty issue.

Psychle, did you drill out the bottle mount?

Yep, the bottom one. There’s also an internal layer of CF that you have to punch a hole through to get a clear path into the seat tube, but it’s thin and surely can’t be structural ha ha 😯 😆

Is there a video/ guide anywhere to do it? Not sure I would be brave enough to do mine…!!!

awaiting delivery:

Dandy horse? It’s a bike

Sorry no pics
Xt brakes, rotors, one up 42t kit
Works 32t ring , hope bash
Ergon enduro grips

Still to fit the works kit & 42t cog