K2 / Proflex Riders Group
General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: Dennis on August 05, 2003, 07:14:57 am
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just thought I'd let some of you know that I have uploaded a couple pix of Blue Crush with the Fox Talas R installled.
here are the links:
http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album_k2.pl?photo=Dennis/Ozdirty2.JPG
and
http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album_k2.pl?photo=Dennis/Ozdirty1.JPG
enjoy and tell me what you think! I will tell you that it rides like a dream with this fork. Still waiting on bushings for my Astro 5 rear shock. (its been almost a year!)
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Almost a year for bushings??? Unbelievable!!!
If your Astro 5 mounts are 1/2" width and 1/2" holes, Fox bushings should work fine. Fox has great service; mine came in only a few days. Risse should be ashamed.
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Looks great, Dennis. A year for bushings must have you steaming! Also is that a 125mm fork and have you run it at max travel, whatever it may be?
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yea, Risse sent me the wrong bushings twice,and I have been waiting quite a while (over a month) for the , hopefully, correct ones.
anyway, Scott, the Talas is an adjustable travel fork.
it adjusts from 3-5 inches of travel, and yes, I have run it at full travel. the bike works great in all modes.
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That's dirty? It reminds me of the Batmoblie, you should change it's name! How about "Blue Bat". :o You can use oversize (width) bushings and file or grind them to fit your frame if necessary.
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Sure looks great Dennis, but how do those wheels ride?
And what kind of rear derailleur is it (I'm not the best informed person when it comes to bikeparts).
Jeroen.
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Dennis, check this out
http://store.yahoo.com/ird/16gcaboca.html
it's another piece of the "unobtanium" type componentry you have spec'd the Crush with throughout :)
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Jereon,
the wheels ride great, I really like them. alas, they are not disc compatible, so this winter they will be replaced with Aerospoke wheels. also, the rear derailleur is by Precision Billet. I got it from cambriabike.com, not sure if they still have them or not. I will also be putting Precision Billet shifters on this thing once I can get the alu parts anodized the correct color blue.
Scott,
I have already obtained a Woodman carbon cage lat so that I can actually use the bottle cage on Blue Crush. the one on there (Ringle) looks good, but there is not actually enough clearance to put a bottle in!! good thing I use a hydration pack. but thanks for the info.
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Woodman makes some high quality gear-plus they have a black/yellow/red color scheme that matches the standard Oz perfectly. I have a rear fender and pair of shockboots from them.
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Scott,
I have one of those Woodman rear fenders that I was going to use on the Oz as it is considerably lighter than the Mud Machine one I have on there.
The only problem was that it seemed to interfere with my v-brakes and seemed as if my 2.1 tires wouldn't fit.
How do you find yours? does it fit your bike well? how wide a tire are you able to use in the back?
I would be interested to know.
thanks.
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Wow! Great pics. Thanks for posting them. 8)
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Dennis,
My fender will not mount to the brake bosses-it'll work perfectly on Teresa's Marin Rift Zone. For the Oz I plan to cut the boss mounts off and fab an alloy braket from 1/8 stock to "shoe goo" directly beneath the lower shock mount-this will be lighter than the intended mount and still durable. I have a 2.35 tire which appears well covered by the width of the Woodman fender.