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gfeldy
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by gfeldy on Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:10 am
the_marsbar wrote:Very nice
Generally I'm not really a fan of the Epic's suspension design, but your bike looks great.
Get some other wheels too, and it'll be even greater (e.g., AX Lightness' wide XC clinchers with Tune Hubs to match the other Tune parts).
I have to run Rovals this year, but they are lighter and wider then my M50's
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gfeldy on Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:21 pm, edited 1 time in total.
~GFeldy~
S Works Tarmac w/ EPS
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bensales
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by bensales on Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:21 pm
Love the colour!
Just got my 2016 Epic WC. In off the shelf trim with some rubbish old 520 SPDs it's 23lbs for a Large.
Next weekend it's getting converted to tubeless and gaining some XTR race SPDs, but putting on a pound as I'm fitting a KS Lev Integra dropper. It'll probably still be 23lbs I reckon. I'd like to get it under 20lbs, but that'll take some serious cash on top of an already large amount I forked out already.
Maybe I should just ride the thing
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gfeldy
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by gfeldy on Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:53 pm
Weighed the bike a few weeks back with the crummy tire setup. It was 22.4 w/ a SWorks Power saddle, 34T Oval Woolftooth DM and ESI FitGrips. Today I'm prepping for Sea Otter and I will be removing my Enve bars and replacing them with MCFK's and replacing the seat collar. I've also put new tires on for this weekend, renegade 1.95 and Fast Trak 2.2 both SWorks. That should save some weight as well. New number coming shortly.
~GFeldy~
S Works Tarmac w/ EPS
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Kitsbow
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FS-i - Sold
Scalpel custom - Sold
EVO - Sold
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gfeldy
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by gfeldy on Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:19 pm
Did a few upgrades over the last couple months.
MCFK 720MM 9 degree
Matching MCFK 400mm 0 offset seat post and Tune post collar
SLF Motion ceramic TDF special edition pulleys
RS1
New chain coming soon.
~GFeldy~
S Works Tarmac w/ EPS
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Kitsbow
S Works Epic Blurple tuned - Sold
FS-i - Sold
Scalpel custom - Sold
EVO - Sold
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CGT
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Krypt0n1te
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by Krypt0n1te on Mon Jul 11, 2016 3:28 pm
Firstly love the bike! Secondly, would really love to hear your view/comparison of the Cannondale Lefty vs RS1.
I'm considering a nice HT build, but simply can't decide between Fox 32 SC, Lefty or RS1.
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gfeldy
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by gfeldy on Wed Jul 13, 2016 2:29 pm
Krypt0n1te wrote:
I'm considering a nice HT build, but simply can't decide between Fox 32 SC, Lefty or RS1.
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Thanks a lot Krypt0n1te, I have experience with all three of these forks. To he honest if I could choose one fork for XC it wouldn't be any of those. The Fox CTD damper should only be used for trail bike applications. If they had a open or closed only damper it would be a perfect application for XC. The Lefty is very stiff but very one dimensional (meaning it gives very little trail feedback). The RS1 is heavy, not stiff at all, but has the best trail feedback. My RS1 has the brain so it's different then most other RS1's but I like it the best out of the bunch.
In my opinion the best fork for XC is the new Rock Shox SID World Cup. It's light, stiff, and should give great trail feedback.
Cheers
~GFeldy~
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scant
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by scant on Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:23 pm
gfeldy wrote:Krypt0n1te wrote:
I'm considering a nice HT build, but simply can't decide between Fox 32 SC, Lefty or RS1.
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The Fox CTD damper should only be used for trail bike applications. If they had a open or closed only damper it would be a perfect application for XC. The Lefty is very stiff but very one dimensional (meaning it gives very little trail feedback). The RS1 is heavy, not stiff at all, but has the best trail feedback. My RS1 has the brain so it's different then most other RS1's but I like it the best out of the bunch.
In my opinion the best fork for XC is the new Rock Shox SID World Cup. It's light, stiff, and should give great trail feedback.
Cheers
hi there
did you consider the new fox 32 step cast fork? its a lot lighter than the old ctd, the dampening is better & it has full lock out.
cool bike. as I said earlier, I love the colour.
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gfeldy
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by gfeldy on Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:28 pm
scant wrote:hi there
did you consider the new fox 32 step cast fork? its a lot lighter than the old ctd, the dampening is better & it has full lock out.
cool bike. as I said earlier, I love the colour.
My comments reflect all the latest models including the new Fox32, and Lefty 2.0. It's just not something I'd personally put on my XC bike unless they were a sponsor.
Thanks again for the kind words. Cheers.
~GFeldy~
S Works Tarmac w/ EPS
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Kitsbow
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LeDuke
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by LeDuke on Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:54 pm
The "new" Fox forks don't use the CTD cartridge. Fit4 is much, much better than the previous CTD.
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gfeldy
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by gfeldy on Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:03 pm
The Fit still has the three position (CTD). I agree it is much better than the previous CTD but still not my cup of tea for XC racing.
~GFeldy~
S Works Tarmac w/ EPS
S Works Epic HT Blurple tuned
Kitsbow
S Works Epic Blurple tuned - Sold
FS-i - Sold
Scalpel custom - Sold
EVO - Sold
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gfeldy
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by gfeldy on Mon Aug 07, 2017 7:19 pm
Klaster1 wrote:@gfeldy, what was the final weight after latest changes?
In it's prime it was 22.4lbs
~GFeldy~
S Works Tarmac w/ EPS
S Works Epic HT Blurple tuned
Kitsbow
S Works Epic Blurple tuned - Sold
FS-i - Sold
Scalpel custom - Sold
EVO - Sold