Mind is set on a Heckler when i can afford/justify it. £899 as opposed to £1400 for a Five seems a no brainer imo. [b]Will be on 0% finance btw[/b]
The idea would be to keep the MmmBop and swap the parts over as and when (which i know in reality will mean starting buying the parts for a second bike 🙂 )
What size frame/stem are you running and how tall are you?
Only forks i have are 150mm Revs - will they be ok or are adjustable travel required?
Pics and specs would be cool please
Any other similar travel single pivots for cheaper would be considered - must have a 30.9mm+ seat post though for a dropper (already got it so this is a must)
Oh and if anyone knows of a large heckler frame going begging??
I have a Heckler - LOVE IT!
I was running it with a 90mm stem a Thomson Layback (as pics), but I have just added a Joplin, so have changed the stem to a 100mm - I am 6' dead on. I find either set up perfect for me?
The fork range I would say 140mm-160mm - I run 140mm (u-turns) and find the adjustment useful on the ups!
Spec:
Medium Ano Black Frame
Rock Shox Pike 454 U-Turn Air 95-140mm
Fox RP23 Shock
Hope Tech M4's with floating rotors
Sram X0 Shifters & Mechs (with Matchmaker clamps for the Hopes!
XT Crankset
DMR V12 Mag Pedals
Crank Brother Iodine Wheels (just changed from the XT776's show in Pics)
Joplin 4 Seat Post
SDG Ti-Rail Saddle
Pics:
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These are the new wheels:
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Large 07, black anodized. Its my one bike does it all. 70mm stem. I'm 6ft 1.
DHX coil (pushed). 160mm Lyriks in pics. Its built tough but still pretty light.
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Now running a pair of 2011 Vans (coil). Dont need the travel adjust.
I can't rate the bike highly enough.
[Solved the garden/yard mess by moving house.]
Fox 36s
Full XTR with XT shifters
Hope M4s with floating rotors
E13 Bash guard
Hope Pro IIs
Thomson 50mm X4 Stem
Thomson inline seatpost
Fizik Gobi
Straitline Pedals
Nukeproof low rise warhead bars
Ragley Grips
CK Headset
Kenda Tyres ( to be replaced with Conti Rubber Queens)
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Nick you were the one i hoped would pop up - yours looks ace!
What sort of weights are people achieving?
Mine was 32lbs (ish) with XT776 wheelset (NOT LIGHT!) and Maxxis Minion Dual Ply (ALSO NOT LIGHT!) - I should have shaved a couple of pounds off with new tyres and wheelset, so hopefully down nearer the 30lbs, but wouldn't want trade any of the heavier duty parts to go any lighter, for the use I put it through!
I built this up for my mate, although it's now sporting some hope brakes. It's pretty much xt, air pikes and some hope hoops. I have no idea how heavy it is, but having borrowed it whilst he was away in china for a couple of months I was supprised by how sprighly it was, and I'm a bit of a light weight. Oh, and it was a blast to ride, it didn't quite win back to fs'ers, but it made me grin alot.
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would my stans 355 rims be man enough?
Only one way to find out 😀
Bout time you got the RQ's Nick
First One, till some scrote nicked it.
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Med Anno Black with Pushed RP23
Revelations dual air u-turn 150mm
Hope M4 tech with 180 discs F&R both braided hose
Joplin 3 & SDG saddle
Sram X9 shifters and rear mech
Sram Chain and cassette
XT front mech
XT chainset
Middleburn inner and middle rings
Nevegals on Pro II/DT 5.1
Mallets
CK headset
Hope BB
According to my digital scales just 31lb (when clean)
You still wanting to try out the ride Rob??
Carl
yes please
racing_ralph - Member
Nick you were the one i hoped would pop up - yours looks ace!
Cheers Rob, it took me a while to love it, & don't get me wrong, I still sometimes think I got the wrong size? It's a Large..
And I never have ridden a large frame before.. But SC sizing is odd.. 😐
But yeah, the harder you ride, the more fun it is...
Houns - Member
Bout time you got the RQ's Nick
Aye, I know.. Next month, eh??
too big or too small nick? you are 6ft plus right?
Any other single pivots around the same price
ltheisinger - you really do love that bike.
racing_ralph - Member
too big or too small nick? you are 6ft plus right?
Too big Rob.. 😐
6ft but with à 30" inside leg..
It just felt, dunno.. Cramped I guess??
Felt like I was perched on it, and when I was going downhil, felt like I was gonna go over the bars?
Dunno, it's weird...
Teetosugars - Memberracing_ralph - Member
too big or too small nick? you are 6ft plus right?Too big Rob..
6ft but with à 30" inside leg..
It just felt, dunno.. Cramped I guess??
Felt like I was perched on it, and when I was going downhil, felt like I was gonna go over the bars?
Dunno, it's weird...
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN! I had the same until I got the longer stem and it sorted that feeling out completely!! From 70mm to 100mm
carlos, the black one looks nice. i have short legs - 5.11 but 30.5 inside leg. medium or large?
Sell me the frame and buy a medium nick?
RETRO HECKLER!
Was this build, then stripped to build up my 5 spot.
enjoyed the bike but it isn't fair to compare the two, completely different ride on the 5 spot.
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Ended up a bit more retro for selling, currently at my local lbs, £650 ish?
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Got an old one, large, 70mm stem I'm 6'2". Used to have a 100mm stem on it (!) I should really try a 50 but would probably be a bit short for pedaling then. Got some 150mm bombers on it, lockdown is useful for climbing cause the front gets very light.
Weight...erm chunky! 34lbs ish before I put the (heavier than fox vanilla) zocchis on.
355s? I really wouldn't, maybe on the front if you're careful.
More retro Heckler:
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1998 frame. And no, I don't know what the Maxle lever's doing down there.
Large frame, Lyrik coil u-turn, DHX5 coil shock, 50mm stem and some chunky wheels with 2.35 StickE Nevegals. A bit lardy at 34.5lbs but just lurves going downhill.
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racing_ralph - Member
Sell me the frame and buy a medium nick?
Hmmm, that could work... 🙂
have a think and let me know.
1st one
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2nd one
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Which got radderised but then sold to pay for a DH bike
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Which I regretted so bought a last gen old model off classifieds.
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PJ - It looks better clean
Best to sling a leg over both sizes if you can.
I'm 5'9 with 32" inside leg and they were/are Med with a 90mm stem. I could have gone Large but a shorter stem apparently but opted for the Med as it just felt better for me. I suppose its about torso length and reach too.
Carl
I am 6ft 1 1/2 with a 33" inside leg so i am definitely a large i reckon.
Comparing TT length with my Ragley they are both 23.5"
please stop showing pics of your hecklers.
it makes me itch.................. 😉
Any more so i can look how you have them cockpit set up?
Some changes to mine since the last time...feels much better now! 90mm stem, no layback post anymore and set up with the Remote Joplin for the downhills which the Heckler loves!!
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is your seat lower than your bars?
The nice man at 18bikes is trying to sell me a nice black heckler in large, and i have run out of reasons not to buy it. help.
Fractionally lower - the seat matches the height to the top of the stem, but the rise of the bars puts the 'grip' level slightly above the seat height.
porter_jamie - MemberThe nice man at 18bikes is trying to sell me a nice black heckler in large, and i have run out of reasons not to buy it. help.
NO! You know you [s]want[/s] [b]need[/b] it!
how does that climb?
It climbs very well!
I do wind down to 110mm (which sticks the back end right up in the air!) for the seriously steep stuff & sometimes I'll wind down to 120mm on the prolonged climbs, but not always.
If I could afford to change the forks though I would definitely be going for the 2011 Talas 32 FIT RLC (2 Position - 120mm & 150mm version) - giving me a bit more for the more serious downhill, but keeping the 120mm which I use most of the time when climbing (I could live without the 110mmm).
I'm riding a bog standard factory set-up Heckler from 2010 and it rides like a dream. Revelation fork and assorted bits n bobs from Truvativ. Will look to pimp it over time but needed something a little harder hitting for those bits of Wales that needed extra travel (Yeti ASR was too little and Cove Stiffee was too Stiffee for an all day out session). So it sits in the garage waiting for those days when I need that little extra travel which, overall, inspires confidence and huge grins when you clear things that you would not normally get over/down/through/etc. Took me ages to decide which bike to get in this area of travel but the price/brand/ride all make sense so definitely gets my thumbs up. Sorry - no pics though......
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http://wenanwhere.pinkbike.com/album/riding-pics
2006 large
dhx 4
Rs rev u-turns (that dont bloody return to full travel so have sent that back for a second time!)
1x10 xt setup with e.thirteen XCX guide
slx brake levers, xtr calipers, ashima rotors
stans flow on hope pro2, high roller/vertical
easton dh carbon bars
thomson 50mm stem, thomson post wtb rocket v seat
Custom mudguard 🙂
weighs 30lb ish
love it.
i've got an old style small one. Pikes and DHX5 coil, FR wheels and DH bars 50mm stem etc on mine. Love it. 😀
Good to see some on here with coil shocks, they're well suited to them IMO.
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This bike is something like 7 years old now (was one of the first heckler's in the UK) and still going strong!