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[Closed] U Turn . . . and boy does it feel good ๐Ÿ˜€

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Massive apologies for all my whinging 'I need more travel' posts of late ๐Ÿ™„ . Sure, more travel is great and my new Bullit was an absolute blast on the downhills but I missed my old Tazer like crazy (even tried to buy it back but it had been sold on while I was on holiday ๐Ÿ˜ฅ ). Anyway, no more tears as I decided to advertise the Bullit while still virtually new and make a rather expensive U turn . . .

[img] http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yzukm7&=1&nostamp=1&quality=70 [/img]

that's it . . . I'm done!! Yeah, funnily enough none of my family believe me either despite being treated to a lovely rendering of the 'final bike build' all afternoon courtesy of the band Europe ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 14/08/2009 11:52 pm
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haha! oh dear! i'm glad i'm not the only one I have a new style chameleon I loved the original lizard plus i'm a santa cruz fanboy thought it would be the bike to end all bikes . . . but the front end is just to high, I'm gonna try reduce the forks but can't find a proper how to guide. And I've been eyeing up charge blenders. Wish there were more normal hardtails out there the all seem to be made for 140 - 160mm forks at the mo.

good luck with your bike, you tried the yeti 4X ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 15/08/2009 12:04 am
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Never ridden a Yeti (they all seem to be too big for me, even the 4X according to the online geometry) - it's probably for the best. What forks do you have? I've had to lower mine for the Tazer - there's an online guide for Marz forks over on [url= http://www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=15445&pagenum=1 ]mtbr.com[/url].


 
Posted : 15/08/2009 12:10 am
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๐Ÿ™„


 
Posted : 15/08/2009 12:12 am
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oh really how small are you!! though it probably is for the best.

i have revelation 426 dual airs want to drop them to 120mm then if that doesn't work and i buy a charge 100mm, they come as 140mm


 
Posted : 15/08/2009 12:20 am
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why'd you not buy a blur 4x over the bullit? hope the hit wasn't to bad


 
Posted : 15/08/2009 12:23 am
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courtesy of the band Europe

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Posted : 15/08/2009 12:26 am
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because they don't make a blur 4x anymore?

Tazer for the win. Especially in white, looks great.


 
Posted : 15/08/2009 12:33 am
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is it not, shame that. yeah get that built i want pics


 
Posted : 15/08/2009 12:37 am
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Blur 4X is probably a lot more than I paid for the Tazer too. I think things started going pear shaped when I swapped my 130mm Bombers on the old Tazer for shorter travel bolt-thru forks - it felt fantastic - loads more pop but suffered on the downhills so after a year I felt it was time to give longer travel a go again . . . but I forgot how much harder work it was on the climbs and commute ๐Ÿ™„ . I don't regret having tried the Bullit for one minute - it was an absolute riot - but I have to admit that at just 5'2" and 120lbs I don't need anywhere near that amount of bike although I'd like to think I could've done it justice eventually ๐Ÿ˜•

Shame there aren't too many test bikes available in my size - this is getting expensive ๐Ÿ˜

Already built and looks fantastic btw ๐Ÿ˜› . I'll get some proper pics done when I take it out this weekend.


 
Posted : 15/08/2009 12:44 am
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You only had the Bullit for about a month didnt you? Even my Reign lasted longer than that. ๐Ÿ˜‰
The Tazer is lovely, cant wait for them to release the HT version.
Im still looking at Tracers.......mmmmm


 
Posted : 15/08/2009 8:58 am
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Yep, less than a month old and I was on holiday for half of that so only two weeks' really . . . long enough to realize I'd made a rather expensive mistake ๐Ÿ˜ณ . It'd be an absolute cracking uplift or occasional use bike but just far too beefy as an all rounder for someone of my size.

The last I heard the Tazer hardtail was not going into production but who knows, there do seem to be a lot of folks after one so maybe it'll happen. I tried a small Tracer at one of the demo days . . . lovely. The Tazer is a pretty similar frame to the small, aside from the shorter travel.


 
Posted : 15/08/2009 9:30 am
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That's it, I'm done!!! It's been a blinkin' long road (not to mention the expense) but wow, this bike rocks!!!, I mean really rocks!!! [img] [/img]

[img] http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yzwcym&=1&nostamp=1&quality=70 [/img]

Cwmcarn today was absolutely amazing - x/c, jumpy stuff, d/h - perfect!!

Confiscate my visa card, disable my fotopic account and papadirt - you can have your ebay account back just as soon as I've sold all my other worldly goods to pay for the Tazer ๐Ÿ˜‰

Amen [img] [/img]


 
Posted : 18/08/2009 10:06 pm
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What travel is it? Does look nice.


 
Posted : 18/08/2009 10:07 pm
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4" at the back (adjustable to 3 1/2") and I'm running 5 1/2" up front - recommended travel is 100-120mm but the forks feel spot on - not too slack (probably because of the short headtube and internal reducer headset).


 
Posted : 18/08/2009 10:11 pm
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looks lovely though.


 
Posted : 18/08/2009 10:12 pm
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i give it 3 weeks till you realise you need a little HT for 'messing' on

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Posted : 18/08/2009 10:52 pm
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Ah, but that's the thing RD. This one is tiny so perfect for messing on too. First full-sus bike I've had with standover clearance ๐Ÿ˜›


 
Posted : 19/08/2009 8:47 am