Any mountain bikers out there 2.0

[HPIguy]

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It's not light... 38# as it sits. It's a full 2 pounds heavier than my old bike and most of that is in the frame since i moved components over. I am running a dorado up front (bought a used one, then the used frame. I'm killing the classifieds game) so dropping maybe a pound and a half or two is really all I could reasonably cut if went to a single crown and a mixed wheel setup.

I really wanted a gearbox bike, but the maintenance of the pinion smart shift being service center only put me off this time. Between that, and not having ridden a bike with geometry newer than 2014 made me jump on this deal as a couple year in-between while I figure out what I can live with. Riding a full 29r around the neighborhood still gives me early days "I'm sitting IN the bike not ON the bike" vibes, and that's with the high BB shock mount. We'll see.

Ditching that dual crown fork would likely shave a few pounds.

 

[TheOfficeT-Rex]

Ditching that dual crown fork would likely shave a few pounds.

It's less difference than you'd think, on my scale it's 2850g with the steer cut and leg guards on, where a comparable 170/180 single crown ZEB is advertised at 2450g.

I'm well past my XC race days, I'll gladly trade a pound for the increased tracking and zero chance of CSU creak. The couple rides I have on it, the feel and traction over slick roots is unreal. It's even better than the old dual spring/dual damper Super T Pro I had in the early 2000s

 

[HPIguy]

It's less difference than you'd think, on my scale it's 2850g with the steer cut and leg guards on, where a comparable 170/180 single crown ZEB is advertised at 2450g.

I'm well past my XC race days, I'll gladly trade a pound for the increased tracking and zero chance of CSU creak. The couple rides I have on it, the feel and traction over slick roots is unreal. It's even better than the old dual spring/dual damper Super T Pro I had in the early 2000s

Interesting, I would have thought it would have been much more than that.