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i looked into the tune cranks but was able to find nothing but poor reviews plus the cost factor too drove me off. i read the extralite wasn't very stiff but for lightweight riders it wasn't much so i went that route.
are you going with the raceface cranks for looks? Wouldn't a set of sram xo cranks be lighter and stiffer?
are you going with the raceface cranks for looks? Wouldn't a set of sram xo cranks be lighter and stiffer?
To be really honest about Tune and Extralite, yes they aren´t stiff a Tune is quite expensive because of the Sixpack BB...And I want some change and for now I´m not that much into weight hunting as I was some time ago I want to have original unique bike under 9kg, I don´t need superlightweight - ride once repair twice rocket ... There´s no problem for me to built 6kg bike, but I don´t see any reason to do that
And about RF and XX cranks, don´t like carbon that much, wanted 2 chinrings setup and when I found out that TA specialities and FRM makes 40/27 double chainring for that ridiculous 80/120 BCD the RF was the right choice, yes, they´re maybe not as light as XX but waaaay more beatiful for sure!
And about RF and XX cranks, don´t like carbon that much, wanted 2 chinrings setup and when I found out that TA specialities and FRM makes 40/27 double chainring for that ridiculous 80/120 BCD the RF was the right choice, yes, they´re maybe not as light as XX but waaaay more beatiful for sure!
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after folding a chainring in a race i realized a 33g 42t chainring was way to light. i also snapped a one piece seat/post combo descending after doing a series of drops off railroad ties!
there is a point of to light for rough riding i do agree
there is a point of to light for rough riding i do agree
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It is, but how about some other than Ti/pewter accents? Some black would look good perhaps?
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MSC Koncept Carbon Di2 - 6955g
Leichtkraft Team Carbon - 6868g.
MSC Koncept Carbon Di2 - 6955g
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There will be lot of black and pewter already is on front and rear Chris King Iso
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Still waiting for new cranks.. FRM rings on the way... and finally Hope Race assembled (Gold Stem will be black)
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i was considering the hope's but ordered the kcnc.. hope i didn't make the wrong choice!
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One of my favorite hardtails ever.
very nice!!!
where did you buy the race face turbine crank?
where did you buy the race face turbine crank?
RF are from Chainreactioncycles.com
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jever98 wrote:Nice bike tjk. Can you comment on the Kilo fork? I couldn't find any feedback
Sure
I´ll start with stifness, I can compare with Fox F32 and RS Sid 2009 both with standart QR and it seems to be way more stiff than SID a bit stiffer than FOX, about sensitivity it´s completely different level, not quite progressive as FOXand SID (with extra low preasure you can get it easily to hard stop) but the way it handles even small humps is amazing... I´ve never ridden stock XC fork with classic construction that works even close like kilo... well now I get to the lets say "strange" thing you have to realize that thanks to paralelogram construction fork dives not up side down, but it all moves "under" the frame ... it feels really strange at first but you can easilly get used to it, it does not respond to the pressure on handlebars it responds on terrain humps, but in the moment you sit on bike and fork dive to SAG it´s ok. I have Kilo 1.2 version simple Air shock with one air chaimber, sou you just inflate it on "right" pressure (I want it softer, so i use 95 PSI for my 85KG) and than you can only adjust rebound... thats all... it doesn´t have high speed compression but I don´t think it´s necessary on XC forks. Weight with uncut steerer is 1284g. well I couldn´t say if its better than classic constructed Forks (thanks to very high price), but i know one thing.. if you have mony and if you want it.. just buy it! you can only be surprised and pleased haw good it works... and secon most important thing, there´s no way you meet another one so easy
(I have one Kilo 1.2 for sale if you´re interested )
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