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mattpage
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by mattpage

Finally got around to buying and building up my new SS in time for SSUK and SSWC later in the year. First ride on a 29er and I am really impressed.

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At the moment its a touch over 20lbs. With a few different bits I'm waiting for it will be just under, and with new wheels in a few months and other bits it will be under 19lbs.

Spec:
Voodoo Aizan 17" scandium 29er frame with adjustable dropouts
White Brothers 29er carbon fork
Bontrager wheels with Jones XR tyres and 700x44 tubes
King headset
Shimano saint brakes, 160mm Hope floating rotors
Race face Deus cranks with e-thirteen 32t guidering and Dura ace BB
Eggbeater 3 ti pedals (although with Candy Ti in picture)
SRAM PC951 chain
USE alien post
SLR XP saddle
SMICA 90mm stem
Easton EA70 bars
Cane creek ergo bar ends
Bontrager x-lite grips
Basic 16t cog

Can anyone suggest a really strong, but fairly light skewer? Currently running a Shimano deore as the FRM ti I had wasnt strong enough for the dropouts. How tight can spin stix be done up?

So who else from WW is going to be at the SSUK champs at Bristol?

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by EuroMack

Very cool bike!

For strong skewers, you can't beat Shimano. Also, Mavic used to include some heavy, strong skewers, but I don't know the current ones.

Avoid ti and use chromoly or stainless for the rear. IMHO, it's worth the 10-20g to prevent frame damage.

If you want to use a bolt-on skewer, you can replace the aluminum nut with one from a cheap Shimano set. Shimano has steel threads, so you can really torque them down. The cheap plastic nuts with steel insert are pretty light. If you don't have one lying around, then your friends or shop would probably give you one.

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by 520 Dan

matt,

If you are gonna be doing any riding around the SSWC course, could you post which tires hook up well there? I live in the freakin' desert and will be riding with no real idea what pattern or width to run.

Great bike BTW.

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No idea sorry. Live hundreds of miles away.
But I'd bet it will be fairly rocky and mostly singletrack.

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by LloydP

I'm going to try and be there, but it's not guaranteed as I waited too long to get my entry in...

I live in Weston, so not far away at all. I'm going to be on 2.1" UST Nobby Nics, which work just fine for the trails around here. Might even go for the 2.25" Racing Ralphs if it looks to be bone dry. I would add the disclaimer, though, that I've never ridden at Ashton Court/Leigh Woods and am only going from my experience of the Mendips/Quantocks/Cheddar etc. I'm going to try and ask the Technology manager at work about it, as he used to live around there until recently and rode it fairly regularly.

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by chrisxc

Cool bike!

The SS and 29er part only helps ;)

Tell us what you think of the big wheels!
ride it fast

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by bespoke

Matt
Lovely!

I have a 29er SS Eriksen coming soon
I will have to ask you for advice :D
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by LloydP

mattpage wrote:No idea sorry. Live hundreds of miles away.
But I'd bet it will be fairly rocky and mostly singletrack.


finally managed to prise the info out of the guy at work...close, but not quite. Definitely mostly singletrack (depending on how they lay out the course), but more roots than rocks and it can get pretty nasty (think DEEP mud) if it rains. so far the weather looks good for it, though!

I'll be on a blue Curtlo with a red SLR saddle and OUCC kit if you see me and want to say hi--I'll be looking out for that Voodoo!

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by LloydP

Congrats on your 3rd place Matt!

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