Here is mine, great bike, just does it all well.
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^^ Nice!
It's hereThe finish is amazing, looking forward to building it up. Just need the invisiframe kit to land.
Ps big thumbs up to Bikeactive.
Slight thread resurrection!
After you've ridden your Patrol a few times - check your pivot bolts.
I've just spent half a day trying to locate a knocking noise that was driving me mental. Turned out to be the main pivot bolt!
Seat and chain-stay bolts need nipping up every now and then as well!
Read of that a few times now, going to remove them and add a dab of loctite.
Will stick a pic up when I eventually get it built (can't wait).
Yes definitely loctite those pivots!
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That's a great link, thanks jamj 🙂
Second checking pivot bolts I had some that needed some extra loctite which should help that. Just gave the bike a once over before work so it's ready for what looks like a wet ride tomorrow!
How are you all running your reverb remotes in your patrols?
There are two hose guides on the left hand side of the frame and one on the right. If I want to run a reverb remote upside down on the left I can't cross the hose in front of the head tube as my rear brake will take up the only right hand hose guide?
right hand on the left under the bar with the routing going in the right hole
Ahhh now realise the right hand hole is reverb dedicated. Thanks.
So the reverb crosses the head tube, the shifter crosses the head tube but the rear brake won't cross over?
Rear brake in right hole with reverb with rear shifter in left hole
Is yours carbon or aluminium poah?
Only reason I ask is on my carbon the right hand hole leads to a little U bend in the bottom of the seat post to direct the dropper hose up/down.
alloy - it has no internal guides like the carbon does.
The carbon one is annoying - designed for brakes the US way around.
Bloody crack handed Americans!
Looks like the cats due a shoeing.
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The carbon one is annoying - designed for brakes the US way around.
That's be my biggest grip with internal routing.... have an ebay carbon harstail int he shed at the moment and it makes me want to kill
Hob Nob - MemberThe carbon one is annoying - designed for brakes the US way around.
I take it both brakes go down the left side then
Brake and gear down the left, reverb down the right.
Makes me want to poke myself in the eye.
Yep, such a simple thing - so annoying.
Ironically, the Reign you had the choice!
I'd describe the routing on the reign as 'exquisite'. The ironing isn't lost on me.
In the balance of what I wanted it's a small price to pay. And I remember certain people pushing me to the patrol!
The dropper routing had me swearing.
was piss easy to do on the alu version
It couldn't have been any worse than the carbon. 😉
Thanks for letting me know beforehand lads, very stw 😆
To be fair - I had kind of blanked it out!
Did you thread the hose starting from the seat tube or head tube end jamj?
I think you have to do it from the HT end, the chances of hitting the hole on the seat tube end is almost impossible.
I had forgotten the rage of the dropper post routing, it's fine until it hits the underside of the linkage & you can see it, or get to it. I later found it it's apparently possible to remove that whole section to make it easier, no idea if that was the case or not - eventually I managed to get it sorted.
So this internal routing is a good thing, why? 😉
apparently possible to remove that whole section to make it easier, no idea if that was the case or not
Do you mean the little U bend at the bottom? It looks like it's moulded. Will whack the bore scope up there tonight out of interest (the frame that is).
So this internal routing is a good thing, why?
Take your smugness elsewhere!
I did my brake, dropper and gear cable from the back forward.
So this internal routing is a good thing, why?
It looks nice?
Otherwise it's a complete PITA!
The carbon one is annoying - designed for brakes the US way around.
I think it's only the UK that has our brakes around the wrong way isn't it?
Nope.
We ride on the correct side of the road/trail.
It's the rest of the world (bar a few exceptions) that are wrong.
I think it's only the UK that has our brakes around the wrong way isn't it?
Every motorbike on the planet has the front brake on the right, and most cyclists who also ride motorbikes have their bike brakes set up 'moto' style - which is the UK way around.
The backwards approach for bicycles used by countries that drive on the right is due to the (flawed) logic that your dominant braking hand should be the one that isn't used for indicating when turning across oncoming traffic - flawed because the front brake is a damn sight more effective at stopping than the rear brake.
I'd be interested to see the brake set up on all the WC DH pros' bikes - I bet most of them are UK style. Wouldn't fancy switching between MotoX our way around and Euro/US bicycle brakes!
Gwin:
Brosan:
Both ride motocross. All the brits are running as normal, Loic is also left side front brake, minaar is right side.
Blue have you built it up yet? Interested to hear how it is to ride in comparison to the Spitty as I'm trying to decide whether or not to change my Spitty at the moment and the Patrol was something I'm thinking about.
Not yet I'm still waiting for a few bits but should be ready by next weekend.
Had a lot of fun on my spitty so it has a lot to live up to.
I started at the head end.
Windwave have released a video today on Facebook showing how it can be done more easily. Silicon spray into the tune and remove the main rocker pivot to be able to push the cable to help it to locate.. seemed a lot quicker.
Some interesting reading in this thread. Just built up a 2017 Patrol and I'm really pleased with how it's turned out. First ride this weekend 🙂
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^^Very nice!
Thanks matey
The colour coordination of your fork and wheel decals looks ace!
Thanks, have to thank Slik for that 🙂
