am i an idiot for wanting to bling up my 27.5" ti ht?

[racefaceec90]

apologies for the post but i have a kinesis sync ti ht that i bought back in 2018 when they were on sale and being discontinued i think (it's a small 27.5" wheel size). my first ti frame.

so far i have had it as i had it built up from my localish bike shop with 11 speed slx hope enduro wheels with pro 4 hubs and also a rockshox yari fork 150mm that was 2nd hand.

until last week everything on the bike has been as above but i now have a new fox float 100mm 32 step fork that was on special offer from bike tarts and i now plan on really blinging up the bike with all my dream components that i cannot afford lol eg chris king hubs and some nice 27.5 xc rims, xtr 12 speed groupset, hope xc brakes, either a ti or carbon flat bar and stem with bar ends (as i miss bar ends). also a cane creek suspension seatpost (these are my goals anyhoo as funds allow etc).

i haven't had a bike with top spec stuff fitted to it since i got a specialized stumpy m2 purple and green frame with direct drive fork and first gen xtr groupset in 1994.

am i being an idiot for wanting to spend out on the bike as it is obsolete in the eyes of the bike industry? ps i know it's a strange question to post here on retrobike also lol.

part of me says yes BUT part of me says no at the same time lol (i know it will be light for one thing and i haven't had a light mountain bike for a long time).

disclaimer i have suffered with long term depression for a long time and don't ride my bike anywhere near as much as i'd like to partly due to said depression and also laziness if i'm being honest.

it just sucks that the bike industry makes all these new standards then drops them (like 26" and 27.5" wheel sizes).

apologies for the long winded post also.

 

[bikeworkshop]

27.5 is still current
Your frame isn't obsolete - it's just not what's being marketed much atm.
It's a practical, usable mtb

Watch out changing from 150 to 100mm Forks though - as a rule 20mm variation is ok, but it's quite a while since much mtb frame geometry was happy with 100mm - probably why they were selling them off.

Check the original spec to see what's acceptable travel.

 

[racefaceec90]

i think the bike could run a fork from 100 to 130 mm from what the kinesis site said if i remember right but was best running a 120 mm fork. from riding the bike back from the shop after they fitted them the bike felt fine to me as they raised the stack height under the stem to compensate for the difference. tbh the position actually feels better now for some reason.

 

[ishaw]

I'd say go for it. If it makes you happy building your dream spec bike then I can't see a reason not to.

It's what I'd do, in fact I am building a 27.5er for me in a fairly decent spec once I'm done, though 11sp xtr not 12 as I just don't see the point of 12sp myself.
You should be able to offset some of your spend by selling the parts you are replacing as they aren't bad.

 

[This-is-my-Field]

I've had my 650B Ti Switchback for five years now and it's morphed into a show pony with Ti bars, seat, Ohlins and 5DEV cranks etc.
I ride it probably more than my other (newer) different wheel sized bikes and it makes me smile like a loon.

Just do it. You'll love it.

 

[PhillB]

Not at all, all my bikes are comfortably obsolete, some by over 70 years.. If you like the bike as it is then you can only improve on something you arleady like, that's a good place to be starting from. The other plus point is that even if you really go to town on bling parts for this, it is only going to cost a fraction of the prices for a blinged out new bike.

Another way to look at it is, the bike industry's job is to keep people buying bikes, your job is to keep enjoying riding

 

[brocklanders023]

If it brings you enjoyment and you can afford it then why not?!