Some may have seen my post a couple of nights back showing off the Inbred I put together for Mrs Druidh.
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Well, it was really just a softening-up exercise for this....
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Still to get suspension sorted and the brakes aren't bleeding properly for some reason (an after lunch job I reckon).
Very very nice! is that the std carbon or the lt?
A bike made out of glue and string for riding off road - are you sure?
You'll be saying that Chinese Titanium is as good as US stuff next 🙄
Very nice though!
Geoff - you've hurt me deeply. Next you'll be accusing me of having a road bike with disc brakes.
Looks great. Very tastefully colour-coordinated!
Geoff - you've hurt me deeply. Next you'll be accusing me of having a road bike with disc brakes.
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So you built your wife a hardtail that though very pretty indeed weighs more than your full sus, dont let her pick your bike up!!!
V swish druid, v swish indeed. NN on the front though? 😯
That looks seriously lovely druid but why did you not build mrs druid a Juliana? His and hers is the way to go 😉
nice. weight? got to be light.
Looks very nice, except for the pedals. Wrong shade of red.
Agreed, pedals stand out as looking a bit wrong.
24.5lbs?
i'd happily have either of those. nice work.
I like the pedals, they the Ti version?
Did you take an apple break before building the SC? 😉
Both looking good 🙂
Thanks for the feedback.
That's the Blur XC Carbon.
Pedals are the red Candy Ti's. I've been using Eggbeaters on the hardtail, so I thought I'd give these a go.
Weight is 23.4lbs as measured on the bike shop scales. I must weigh it on my own to check for consistency. I'm pretty happy with that as I don't think I've sacrificed rideability anywhere to gain a weight advantage.
And the apples are part of my 5-a-day.
That looks fab and it must go like a train, up hill and down. (I know its rude to ask but what cost - was any of it second hand?).
The saddle is off my old Meta (well, it's comfy and "run-in").
The cost was.....
...oh aye. Like I'm gonna post that here 😉
Oh man thats nice and exactly what I am pondering building..damn you
What headset did you fit? I'm waiting on a new hope tapered reducer so that I can fit some 1&1/8th forks to my LTc.
The XCc takes a standard headset. That's actually a Race Face Deus in mine.
Ahh sorry, assumed they did the same ridiculous thing with the Blur XCc frame as well. It's a real custom job for the LTc.
Short travel full susser with 26" wheels? It's a bit niche isn't it? 😉
Looking forward to a good pwning at the weekend druidh 😛
druidh - MemberWeight is 23.4lbs as measured on the bike shop scales. I must weigh it on my own to check for consistency.
Just done that. Comes in at almost exactly 24.3lbs (11.02Kg). Either I remembered it wrong or the bike shops scales are a bit optimistic (I calibrated the home ones).
Very nice indeed - looking forward to seeing it in the flesh. Can you get it muddy yet? 🙂
Swello - it has already been up one muddy hike-a-bike and round Laggan. Possible ride next thu/fri?
Are you running tubeless or not?
hubba hubba hubba - I like that.
Can see where the 3lbs appears from over my bike;
Frame +300g
Fork +300g
Wheels +350g
Brakes +100g
Saddle +100g
Grips +100g
Seatpost +50g
Bars +50g
Rotors +50g
All adds up even with underestimates.
Stunning looking bike though, all good tough stuff. Replied to your poploc + XTR thread, hope it helps.
Did you take an apple break before building the SC?
...which helped him grow a few inches taller by the looks
Oh no I hope hubby doesn't see it, he's wanting a F.S and this does look nice.
Welcome to the ladies on one club mrs druidh. I love mine, but i don't have the white accesserories.
GSI-Man - Yes. I've fitted the standard NNs with a Joes kit. Seems to be holding up OK. Still to experiment with tyre pressures to see if it makes a lot of difference, but really just hoping to reduce pinch-flats.
Dougal - I know there are lighter bits available, but I'm trying to compromise for the sake of some ruggedisation. Thanks for the comment on the Poploc thread - I'll stick up a photo of my solution in a moment.
So far, it's working out just fine. It's light enough to easily shoulder up a non-existent path for 500M of ascent and comfy enough to descend at (my) speed and to take on Laggan red.
I reckon that the 120mm forks are just acceptable when climbing - the front end feels very light but doesn't wander. 100mm was an option but I really wanted the Maxle.
My only issue so far has been with the seatpost slipping. Reading through MTBR, this seems to be a fairly common complaint. Of course, I was also a bit wary of over-tightening given I've fitted a carbon seatpost. In any case, I think I'm gonna give the Gravity Dropper a try-out on it as soon as I get a shim. The frame already has cable stops for a seatpost remote too. I might tart it up with an ano red clamp.