MR. evil
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Built up my 2011 5spot Over the past couple of days, and took it out for its maiden voyage this morning. Except for the headset $ bash guard, all the parts came from my 2008 5spot. I did change the travel on my fork (x fusion Vengeance HLR ) from 140mm to 150mm.*
As for the ride, what a difference!!! I know it's all cliche type stuff but the DW Link pedals amazing and the traction is crazy compared to my old TNT 5spot. The rear wheel feels like it hugs the ground no matter the terrain and pedal bob is a thing of the past. It also rides much higher in its travel making making it feel like the bike has more than 5.5" of travel.
I still need to tweak the rear suspension a bit, but I will wait until the bushings break in before I make any major adjustments. I am also going to be replacing my 60mm stem for a 70mm stem to adjust for the 7mm difference in ETT lengths from the 2008 to 2011 models.
Now I just need to get back into riding shape so I can really enjoy this bike to its full potential.*
The only picture I have is a progress shot of the build taken Friday night.
As for the ride, what a difference!!! I know it's all cliche type stuff but the DW Link pedals amazing and the traction is crazy compared to my old TNT 5spot. The rear wheel feels like it hugs the ground no matter the terrain and pedal bob is a thing of the past. It also rides much higher in its travel making making it feel like the bike has more than 5.5" of travel.
I still need to tweak the rear suspension a bit, but I will wait until the bushings break in before I make any major adjustments. I am also going to be replacing my 60mm stem for a 70mm stem to adjust for the 7mm difference in ETT lengths from the 2008 to 2011 models.
Now I just need to get back into riding shape so I can really enjoy this bike to its full potential.*
The only picture I have is a progress shot of the build taken Friday night.