I bought a new frame today – Horsethief content

You’ve got the same shock as me then IA. What do you think of it?

if you spot me on the trails in the south west folk are welcome to a sit on it for size

Anywhere near Swanage? 😀

Has Mr Bike Monger not got one you can try?

No, he had a large Spearfish way back, but that was before l had any interest in 29ers. Got a 29er ht and loved it, thought ooh, Charlie’s got that ‘green fs’ in the shop, but he’d unfortunately sold it. Prob just take a punt on a large Horsethief frame. Just gotta sell my Heckler now 🙂

Anywhere near Swanage?

Bristol at the mo.

You’ve got the same shock as me then IA. What do you think of it?

Bike’s not built and ridden yet, as when I thought the shock wasn’t right I sent it back… d’oh. Can let you know in a week or so…

But I’m not in a position to compare the shock to anything, as although I’ve ridden lots of other shocks, not on the same bike! And suspension design makes as much difference as the shock…

That’s a good point. Providing everything gets delivered sharpish, mine should be finished by next weekend. I like the idea of the CTD, reports on pinkbike of the descend setting being a bit too soft for most stuff though, and that number 1 trail setting is a better choice for most riding, but it’s hard to tell.

Does the CTD replace 123 of the rp23, but still have on/off lever?

CTD means the big blue lever gives you “most lockout”, “some support” or “fully squishy”

For more technical terms, see the fox website 😉

Just collected my forks, just need to get a seatpost and for the wheels to arrive 😀

Looks good sambob. I’ll be scrounging a go on your clown bike next time I see you!

You’re more than welcome too, I’ll have to have a spin on your Meta too. I swear every time I see you you’re riding a different bike!

Um yeah. Speaking of which…new frame coming today…

What this time?

Build update:

Can’t see pic here,is it just me?

Probably not.

Edit: It’s more green than I thought it would be, not so sure the red hubs were a good decision but never mind.

That’s coming along nicely, all you need is wheels, brakes, gears, a chainset, seatpost and saddle, tyres, grips, a hacksaw and a can of spray paint and you’ll be good to go… Can we expect to see it out next Wednesday/Thursday then or will you be going back into hibernation… 🙂

Did you get the seatpost sorted btw? I can lend you a shonked-out USE Sumo and saddle – erm, a Spoon I think – if you need one. Or a good condition KS dropper post, the non-remote version…

Anyway, nice colour. Make sure the post is optimal length if you’re planning on dropping it – that seat-tube looks slightly kinked to me, though it may just be my monitor 😉

May well be out Thursday night, I’ll be riding Wednesday afternoon though if I’ve finished it by then. That KS sounds interesting, will email you.

Ooh shiny, that gets the bigdugsbaws seal of approval 🙂

Ooh shiny, that gets the bigdugsbaws seal of approval 🙂

Twice it seems!

Did you get the revs from crc?

Yup, £270 for the RL’s.

For anyone interested, my 44s came from bike24, £400 which aint bad for 44s. Went for them over revs as I wanted something a bit burlier. They come at 120mm but with the spacer to go down to 100 (or you can remove one to go to 140 as I have).

Right, made my mind up now, Horsethief it is.
Looks like a trip to see Mr Bikemonger is on the cards on Monday 😀

Nice one. Looks like it’ll be 3 Horsethiefs bought/built up on here in the space of about two weeks! Unless IA got his a while ago?

Bought mine on the 10th, but various factors including snow mean it’s not ridden yet.

It is now completely built just waiting on the shock back. Hopefully it’ll ride as good as it looks 🙂

Wheels dispatched, should arrive on Thursday. So close to finishing it, the wait is killing me!

the wait is killing me!

can I have your bike?

Depends how much you’re willing to pay!

Finally got to ride mine at the weekend, here it is after a few laps of Cwmcarn:

Loving it so far. So nice to have a bike that fits properly and doesn’t look like a total gate 🙂

Very stable, effortless speed in the way a DH bike has, not getting caught up on anything. Takes a bit of manhandling round corners, but it’s to be expected and not necessarily a bad thing – feels like my DH bikes in that respect. Also I can’t really pass judgment yet – there aren’t really any corners at cwmcarn! Didn’t have the time to get on the DH track with it, maybe another day.

Only change will be putting spds on it, 1×9 was ok round Cwmcarn on flats, but a little more effort than it needed to be.

Right, made my mind up now, Horsethief it is.
Looks like a trip to see Mr Bikemonger is on the cards on Monday

After two weeks of dithering I’ve finally got round to visiting Charlie, should have it on Thursday or Friday 😀
Now off to CRC to look at forks!

Mine arrived from him today, will get it built next week, need the current bike for a race on Saturday first 🙂

I almost feel responsible for your purchases. I’m proud of that 😀 I love mine, it’s an absolute hoot, just so good pretty much everywhere. Chunky Monkey 2.4 doesn’t feel in any way draggy, brilliant tyre up front.
HTN dlr?

Best bike I’ve ever owned… And that’s an embarrassing long list of bikes! Have mine with a CCDB Air shock and 140mm white bros loops… Xtr… Etc… Super smooth and very fast… Could be lighter and flasher…. Just not better..

I had been thinking about one for quite a while but kept putting it off as I was unsure on the long on paper top tube. Far too stressful so decided just to buy one, if it doesn’t work I move on but at least I will know 🙂

Htn? Heh.? If you mean what race, gorrick xc, using my scandal 29er which is giving its wheels and couple of other bits to the HF afterwards

Thought you might have been doing Hit The North. Surprised the CCDB fits Grace, didn’t think there’d be enough space under the top tube.

Ah nope, I can see the english channel from my bedroom window lol, quite southern

Sounds grim 😉

Chunky Monkey 2.4 doesn’t feel in any way draggy, brilliant tyre up front

It’s a good tyre, very grippy, but really it is draggy compared to something fast! Was on my other bike (with beavers on) yesterday and it flies in comparison.

The CM aint too draggy, but it’s certainly a draggy tyre compared to something fast.

Sambob…mounted the ccdb air “upside-down”…was a great upgrade from the rp23…i occaisonally miss the propedal…especially since experimenting with 1×10…but at least never forget to switch it back 🙂 Anyhow – I’ll switch back to double bash again soon..have had the horsethief for nearly a year now – took it to the Alps (Bikevillage – Les Arcs)etc where it was ace…I nearly always start getting tempted by the latest new frameset by now – but just dont think about upgrading anymore!!