Why oh why have I waited so long to try a nice steel frame out? Anyway I have now and I'm now gobsmacked at how much difference it makes to the ride quality.
My previous xc ride was a alu ss kona caldera 2004 I think. I loved it. Still love it . But done some epic rides on it and it really does hammer your back . Im gonna keep this frame as it's super light and super sharp handling and use it for 4x next summer.
Bought the new ride from here off Elspaniel . (cheers again mate). Swapped bits immediately and here it is.
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Ok so I know not everyone will dig the retro purple. I think it worked better on the Kona but still looks good on the DMR.
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Spec-
18'' Dmr Switchback
426 Revelations 130mm
King purple headset
Thomson elite stem 90mm ( might go to 70mm)
DMR wingbars Purple 710mm ( nice and wide for leverage outta the saddle)
LX disc brakes
Alligator Purple 180/160 rotors
American Classic Front Hub on X717 rim db spokes
Hope XC Rear/Ti freehub (am classic rear is a bit crap)
S-Works Captains (Front ghetto tubeless)
XT 760 cranks
Ti Bash
Surly 32t SS chain ring
SS 16t cog
kmc kool chain
Thomson Elite 26.8x330
Charge Spoon
ODI Long neck lock ons
Carbon Spacers
Nice, I like the purple bits as well 😀
Here's my Trailstar. I recently thought about replacing it but I'm just gonna keep it for now til I get good enough to justify a new, slacker frame.
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It's also going SS soon since the gears are skipping even more than usual and I have all the stuff ready!
ss is the way !!
Trailstar pics as soon as it's finished...
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Still rocking my old Swichback.