seand
08-03-2005, 05:33 PM
Somwhere back in feb of '04, I became the proud owner of my very own special banshee chaparral. I built him up in a way I thought would work great for us both....
fork: slider
bars: planet X
stem: onone retard
headset: pig dh
wheelset: 24/24 trailpimps front diatech swinger, rear w00dman bill extreme
tires: highrollers
brakes: 8" fr/rear avid mechs
cranks: raceface nsdh
bb: rf sig fr
guide: none...used front lx derailleur
bash: evil supercharger
shifting: lx shifters w/105 derailleur
shock: fox vanRC
post: stock praxis
saddle: azonic
grips: odi lockons intense
pedals: aframes
http://gallery.autisticpig.com/albums/old_gallery/bike%20shots%20misc/normal_banshee_5.jpg
wow, i cant believe I remember all that.
Over the year and a half I have had Chap; everything but the frame and rear triangle, saddle, odi's, and post has broken; including the rockerplates. I meticulously replaced everything as it broke learning what was better and what was worse for him and how he rides.
The shock was my biggest issue. I kept blowing it up. It was suggested a handful of times to look into getting it pushed. This was a viable option, but not one I felt like taking. I grew really tired of sending it back to fox on a regular schedule. It was not fox's fault, but man did it suck.
The fork was another issue. I had 3 rebuilds and eventually got it right. Lessons learned with a first year fork. I replaced it with something I planned on only riding for this season, affording me the resources to get the fork I wanted for Chap this winter.
The brakes were wonderful; for mechs. I needed to go back to hydros. I had sworn off hayes (for reasons not worth mentioning in this post) as well as hopes (same thing goes here as well). The juicys were supposed to be amazing, but did I dare play with a new technology again? *sigh*
We went to whistler and I realized just how bad having 24" wheels were on that bike. Those had to go as well. While at whistler, my der blew up...another item to replace!
Kamloops brought the need for a new bar/stem after folding my bar in half over my stem and cracking the stem :)
I take it back..the pigDH never broke either...
I thought I had a solid build underway and chain-suck started to happen and happen bad. So I went with an SRS and cracked the boomerang at seymour. Another option was needed.
Long story short, this brings me to today...
I just got back from the shop after getting my steer tube cut down a bit and having some brake work done....I am beyond pleased with how 1.5 years of trial and error has turned out.
http://gallery.autisticpig.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_chap_side_05.jpg
Frame: small banshee chap
no reason to replace it :)
fork: jrT
temporary for the season, and thus far has out performed my slider
cranks: rf nsdh
fresh warrenty brought me new ones. i do enjoy these cranks
bb: fsa platinum
so far so good; lasted much long than my sig fr bb
guide: envy doubleE - 34/22
long story here. so far, no chain loss, no guide to worry about, and I get a granny gear. Well worth the 22 bucks.
pedals: wellgos; sealed
Light, sturdy, and the pins can be taken out from the bottom
rear wheel: 26" mag30 laced to red Ti 108 hadley
best rear wheel I have ever ridden
front wheel: 26" mag30 laced to red hadley
best front wheel I have ever ridden
tires: 26x2.35 nevegals - folding
mr mulletron was onto something with his kenda review.
shifting: sram x9
my only complaint is that one piece on the bottom of the der that cant be replaced. I have cracked two of them forcing me to get new derailleurs. Worth the cost though for how these perform.
brakes: juicy7s
I had 5s a week ago and look forward to the 7s enhancements
headset: red king
it matches the bike, was a gift, and its a king :)
bars: tioga oversized
so far so good.
stem: serial killa
heavier than I would like, but I dont worry about it failing on me
grips: same ole' odi lockons-intense
tried and true
post: same ole' stock praxis
I thought that would be the first thing to break...guess not?
saddle: same ole' azonic
ugly as hell, but functional all the same. I will toss it when it breaks
Shock: avalanche chubie w/Ti spring
Hands down the best shock I have ridden. I love it to death!
New black rockerplates - I cracked my silver ones badly:
http://gallery.autisticpig.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_avy_black_plates.jpg
I hope this summer never ends; many more trails to be ridden :)
-sean
ps - this thread serves another purpose too! if, during my next trip to whistler, my bike gets stolen, I have recent shots to post up and a thread I can easily sticky :P
fork: slider
bars: planet X
stem: onone retard
headset: pig dh
wheelset: 24/24 trailpimps front diatech swinger, rear w00dman bill extreme
tires: highrollers
brakes: 8" fr/rear avid mechs
cranks: raceface nsdh
bb: rf sig fr
guide: none...used front lx derailleur
bash: evil supercharger
shifting: lx shifters w/105 derailleur
shock: fox vanRC
post: stock praxis
saddle: azonic
grips: odi lockons intense
pedals: aframes
http://gallery.autisticpig.com/albums/old_gallery/bike%20shots%20misc/normal_banshee_5.jpg
wow, i cant believe I remember all that.
Over the year and a half I have had Chap; everything but the frame and rear triangle, saddle, odi's, and post has broken; including the rockerplates. I meticulously replaced everything as it broke learning what was better and what was worse for him and how he rides.
The shock was my biggest issue. I kept blowing it up. It was suggested a handful of times to look into getting it pushed. This was a viable option, but not one I felt like taking. I grew really tired of sending it back to fox on a regular schedule. It was not fox's fault, but man did it suck.
The fork was another issue. I had 3 rebuilds and eventually got it right. Lessons learned with a first year fork. I replaced it with something I planned on only riding for this season, affording me the resources to get the fork I wanted for Chap this winter.
The brakes were wonderful; for mechs. I needed to go back to hydros. I had sworn off hayes (for reasons not worth mentioning in this post) as well as hopes (same thing goes here as well). The juicys were supposed to be amazing, but did I dare play with a new technology again? *sigh*
We went to whistler and I realized just how bad having 24" wheels were on that bike. Those had to go as well. While at whistler, my der blew up...another item to replace!
Kamloops brought the need for a new bar/stem after folding my bar in half over my stem and cracking the stem :)
I take it back..the pigDH never broke either...
I thought I had a solid build underway and chain-suck started to happen and happen bad. So I went with an SRS and cracked the boomerang at seymour. Another option was needed.
Long story short, this brings me to today...
I just got back from the shop after getting my steer tube cut down a bit and having some brake work done....I am beyond pleased with how 1.5 years of trial and error has turned out.
http://gallery.autisticpig.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_chap_side_05.jpg
Frame: small banshee chap
no reason to replace it :)
fork: jrT
temporary for the season, and thus far has out performed my slider
cranks: rf nsdh
fresh warrenty brought me new ones. i do enjoy these cranks
bb: fsa platinum
so far so good; lasted much long than my sig fr bb
guide: envy doubleE - 34/22
long story here. so far, no chain loss, no guide to worry about, and I get a granny gear. Well worth the 22 bucks.
pedals: wellgos; sealed
Light, sturdy, and the pins can be taken out from the bottom
rear wheel: 26" mag30 laced to red Ti 108 hadley
best rear wheel I have ever ridden
front wheel: 26" mag30 laced to red hadley
best front wheel I have ever ridden
tires: 26x2.35 nevegals - folding
mr mulletron was onto something with his kenda review.
shifting: sram x9
my only complaint is that one piece on the bottom of the der that cant be replaced. I have cracked two of them forcing me to get new derailleurs. Worth the cost though for how these perform.
brakes: juicy7s
I had 5s a week ago and look forward to the 7s enhancements
headset: red king
it matches the bike, was a gift, and its a king :)
bars: tioga oversized
so far so good.
stem: serial killa
heavier than I would like, but I dont worry about it failing on me
grips: same ole' odi lockons-intense
tried and true
post: same ole' stock praxis
I thought that would be the first thing to break...guess not?
saddle: same ole' azonic
ugly as hell, but functional all the same. I will toss it when it breaks
Shock: avalanche chubie w/Ti spring
Hands down the best shock I have ridden. I love it to death!
New black rockerplates - I cracked my silver ones badly:
http://gallery.autisticpig.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_avy_black_plates.jpg
I hope this summer never ends; many more trails to be ridden :)
-sean
ps - this thread serves another purpose too! if, during my next trip to whistler, my bike gets stolen, I have recent shots to post up and a thread I can easily sticky :P