XP-X FINISHED ?

[fyrstormer]

I know, I know, but on my 756 I had to cut the seatpost to get it low enough.

[royboycv]

OK ,long seat post it is ,BUT ,i have an animal ,the frame i mean,(do all the animal frames suffer from cracked head tubes ?) it seems bigger ,the only problem is the length of the steera tube on the fork (220mm long ) can you get longer ones ? ps i am starting to like the way it rides ,


Sorry more FLAG POSTS
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[Spokes]

I know, I know, but on my 756 I had to cut the seatpost to get it low enough.

Yes but I'm starting to wonder if you are one of the Seven Dwarfs, lol. 

Chris

[Spokes]

OK ,long seat post it is ,BUT ,i have an animal ,the frame i mean,(do all the animal frames suffer from cracked head tubes ?) it seems bigger ,the only problem is the length of the steera tube on the fork (220mm long ) can you get longer ones ? ps i am starting to like the way it rides ,


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From your previous photo I'm sure I can see that your Animal frame is a '57 frame and the Way big size in these frames are taller than the '56 way big's. '57 way bigs have a longer head tube as well as the extended seat post tube.
The only difference in the frame sizes in the '56 range were in the top tube length. Small frame excepted as they are completely different.  So if you want a bigger frame the 857/Animal frame is the biggest you can get.


Chris

[fyrstormer]

I know, I know, but on my 756 I had to cut the seatpost to get it low enough.

Yes but I'm starting to wonder if you are one of the Seven Dwarfs, lol. 

Chris

I'm 5'6". *shrug*

[Spokes]

5'6" is ok, a little short but ok. Don't feel bad. 

Chris

[royboycv]

ok i need help  daddy long legs (thats me) has taken the new XP on its fouth ride ,,two off road and two to work  (total of about 45 miles) it feels good apart from the rebound on both front /rear shocks ,sounds like ive got a wood pecker on my flag post ,i am going to try 20wt fork oil or a NR4 shock  on the rear ? any body got one ?

[Spokes]

I ran a NR4 on my 4000 for years and it was a excellent shock. Set up correctly it worked great.

[royboycv]

i was hoping you would say that about the NR4 ,i am still running the ODS shock .

[Spokes]

The ODS shock was all that was available in there day but it is old and basic technology which has long been superseded. The noleen NR range replaced it first and now some people replace those with air shocks from various makes with the addition of home made adapters. Go for the NR4 first, you don't regret it.

Chris

[royboycv]

Any body got a NR4 shock for sale ?

[Spokes]

No not me. I kind of thought you had a NR4 lined up but obviously not. You can buy them new from Noleen J6, but they first came out with the 957 and Animal. But make inquiries you never know someone may have one laying around?

Chris

[royboycv]

thanks for that Spokes ,yes that NR4 i had lined up didn't happen ,but it seems the 15wt fork oil might work ,hope to take it out on my normal 15 mile loop off road tomorrow night  here's hoping 

[fyrstormer]

I use an NR-4 on my 756. It is an excellent shock, especially if you can score a titanium spring for it. I bought mine from Noleen J6. No regrets. I instantly gained about 1mph on average because the adjustable compression-damping significantly reduced pedal-bob. (The NR-2 I previously used already had rebound damping, and I'd upgraded straight from the elastomer shock to the NR-2, so it's hard for me to say exactly what the benefit of the rebound damping was. I'm sure there was one, though.)