Hardtail with silly wheels...Stanton Switchback

[Kevhl]

I ran short stem, wide bars on my bikes all the way back to around 1995/96... ran a set of clubroost XL bars on a 130mm controltech stem on my 1994 eldridge grade but the stem snapped after not so much time. Longest stem I've run in the last decade is an 80mm. I personally prefer it that way, but I've always been about the good bits and braved the climbs!

I could get a frame, forks and wheelset everything else could be ported across; 1x10, saints or M4s, Reverb, etc. Hmmm!

 

[reanimation]

Sorry Mindmap for the slight thread derailment, low BB and longer TT is what I need I think, I can't get my Bfe just right despite being off the trails 2 year and top notch upgrades. (Thread update imminent) It looks ace sat there still gah. A few more tweets but it's close to the chopping block and those coveted Z1's which don't seem so buttery after the break. Initially I was thinking about the several duplicated bikes and what I should sell them for, now I'm thinking of Switchback plus wheels plus forks = new bike albeit a 4 figure spend or a full suss maybe or maybe a Ti fly Stanton just to sell my soul to the devil of flexible friends.

[squote="elPedro666"]

Nice I had a go on a 650b bike, a nicely sorted Norco which flowed and hopped about with confidence and realised I don't like my many bikes! Debating if I'd buy a hard tail or not but one of these still on my lust list.

Silly silly silly - trying out fancy new gear that makes you question all your lovely old gear, elementary mistake! Just bury your head in the sand quick before your wallet suffers the consequences... [/quote]

Isn't it just. Problem is I can't even consider parting with that really old stuff yet in fact that Muddy Fox is getting a utility build soon...


So yeah wonderful thing, wish this was closer for a test ride!

 

[Mindmap3]

I ran short stem, wide bars on my bikes all the way back to around 1995/96... ran a set of clubroost XL bars on a 130mm controltech stem on my 1994 eldridge grade but the stem snapped after not so much time. Longest stem I've run in the last decade is an 80mm. I personally prefer it that way, but I've always been about the good bits and braved the climbs!

I could get a frame, forks and wheelset everything else could be ported across; 1x10, saints or M4s, Reverb, etc. Hmmm!

Pretty similar here really...I've not run anything longer than 50mm for yonks aside from when I went to 65mm on the Slackline.

Do it....they're ace and that be a lovely build!

Check out the latest Stanton vid on the Dirt website.

 

[Mindmap3]

Sorry Mindmap for the slight thread derailment, low BB and longer TT is what I need I think, I can't get my Bfe just right despite being off the trails 2 year and top notch upgrades. (Thread update imminent) It looks ace sat there still gah. A few more tweets but it's close to the chopping block and those coveted Z1's which don't seem so buttery after the break. Initially I was thinking about the several duplicated bikes and what I should sell them for, now I'm thinking of Switchback plus wheels plus forks = new bike albeit a 4 figure spend or a full suss maybe or maybe a Ti fly Stanton just to sell my soul to the devil of flexible friends.

[squote="elPedro666"]

Nice I had a go on a 650b bike, a nicely sorted Norco which flowed and hopped about with confidence and realised I don't like my many bikes! Debating if I'd buy a hard tail or not but one of these still on my lust list.

Silly silly silly - trying out fancy new gear that makes you question all your lovely old gear, elementary mistake! Just bury your head in the sand quick before your wallet suffers the consequences...

Isn't it just. Problem is I can't even consider parting with that really old stuff yet in fact that Muddy Fox is getting a utility build soon...


So yeah wonderful thing, wish this was closer for a test ride![/quote]

I think the sweet spot for the BFe is 130mm forks to keep the geometry good, whereas I thought my Slackline felt funny with short forks on it. I much preferred it with the Z1's (which are hanging up in the garage).

The Switchback feels pretty sweet to be with 140mm forks; not sure I'd run 160mm like some. It'd definitely get you a longer top tube and more reach.

As I said, full suss bikes are ace and modern ones very, very capable but they can take the fun out of tamer tails. The Rune is ace blatting through rooty, rocky chunder but does feel like a lot of bike on smoother stuff. I still love it, just reserve it for bigger stuff.

Drop the guys at Stanton a line because I'm pretty sure they do demo days.

 

[reanimation]

Thanks Mindmap very very helpful as usual. Tempted now! (I've finally added new Bfe pics to me thread BTW)