RTS spares box build

been trying to build this for ages , been down the period correct route
ans it wasn't happening ,the idea being a black build to counter the
polished one i already have , black painted mag21's and black lx and syncros parts
never got there always thought i didn't look right
so a few weeksa ago i bought a (meriln) rock lobster fitted with
mxc's and juciy 5's along with sram drivetrain stuff ,i only bought it to help
a mate out
so (stay with me it makes sence) i bought a 656 proflex frame last week
and thought i'd build it with the lobster parts ,only the elastomers are
dead so until i get some new ones thats on hold
so the rts with the lobster bits it is then
so spec as of today is
93 GT rts frame , the us built one with the flat end cap as per a zaskar
marz mcx 80mm travel forks
xt 4 pot front brake
alex commencal front wheel
orange supercross bars
easton stem
kona seat post
sdg bel-air seat
lx 4 bolt chainset
sram x-9 mech and shifter
no front mech/shifter (yet)
lx /max (?) rear wheel

the tyres are going as is the stem and bars and possibly the seat post

:shock: risers :mrgreen:



looks ok mikee......wolif man

risers
yup its gonna be my trail park bike
well that or my sv dale

wooof btw

hi mikee how you doing?
always fancied one of these but i dont get on with single pivots (pingers) with the pivot point beeing half way up the seatstay does it work like the "atlas" type rear ends ,how does she ride ?
Lee

it rides like a hard tail to tell the truth ,in that it dosent feel like a full suss
but it softens the ride
must admit i prefer a single pivot design like a super vee
and i like the i-drive bikes too

try one you might like it

my other one looks a lot nicer

Mikee do the i drive ride better than these?.

Just about finished my first full build

1995 S-Works Specialized FSR so looking forward to my first full sup experience.

Passiflora

i think they do ,but thats progress
the thing is full suss bikes are a bit marmite
some like your early fsr and others are really fun to ride
the first gen epics are good too
i dont have a modern full suss bike (carbon h/t tho ) as i find them
detached from the riding experience
tho, granted they are very fast ,the i drive is a gen on i think and heading to the efficent modern bikes ,very fast but thats what they do
they dont for me involve you with the trails
returning to the RTS its a nice bike to ride
still prefer a hard tail tho
might be a seperate thread in this tho
do like early f/s bikes too

Tar 4 the info mikee...I must get out on the trails this weekend

Nick