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Eric B

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I'll start it.

Frame - Medium raw w/ CCDB
Fork - 2011 Fox Float 36
Stem - Thomson 70mm
Bars - Easton carbon dh
Post - Joplin 4
Seat - SMP Glider
Brakes - Avid Elixir CR 185 F/ 160 R
Cranks - Shimano XT 32 w/ Straightline Silent Guide
Wheels - Mavic 823 wtih Hadley hubs
Rear D - Shimano XT
Shifter - Shimano XT
Cassette - Shimano XT 11-36 10 speed
Chain - SRAM
Tires - Changes frequently
Grips - ODI Ruffians
Pedals - Shimano DX
Weight - Don't know
 

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iRider said:
That looks really good! :thumbsup:
Maybe it is the pic, but the BB looks rather high. Do you have an actual measurement?
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Mostly due to the pic, but it's right at 14" in long travel mode and big tires. This bike is freaking fun.
 
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I really like it, easiest guide to setup that I've ever used. Should've ran one on my M9. No crank mods needed, just remove the inner ring and use the 2.5 mm spacers provided with the guide.
pitch08 said:
Eric B
How do you like the straightline silent guide? I bought one and plan to put it on the tracer 2 as well. Did you need to modify the cranks at all?
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Eric B and Ichabod Crane
How long did it take to receive your frame? I just placed my order last night at Jensons. Yeah, I know, there is a long pre-order list. I should've pulled the trigger a long time ago. :madman: Oh, well.
 
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jstuhlman said:
@ichabod-can you post a ride comparison vs. heckler (that's what I'm on now ant trying to decide between uzzi/tracer/sx trail). thanks!
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The best way to describe it is like the heckler but with vpp, the heckler never had very good small bump performance and was just awful with a float shock but the tracer is super plush across the small bumps and even with the float feels bottomless on drops. I loved the riding feel of the heckler and wanted to get something as close to it as possible and it seems I have succeeded in doing so! Like I said it really is a super charged version :)
 
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pitch08 said:
Eric B and Ichabod Crane
How long did it take to receive your frame? I just placed my order last night at Jensons. Yeah, I know, there is a long pre-order list. I should've pulled the trigger a long time ago. :madman: Oh, well.
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Mine arrived around March the 10th and I pre-ordered in January it was one of the first frames in the UK. So really the actual wait time was just for Intense to build the frames which was only a few weeks.
 
#13 ·
Just finished building mine tonight:

Canecreek Anglset -1degree
Hope Moto V2 203/183
Sunline V1 bar
Sunline spacers
Sunline lock on grips
70mm Thomson X4 Stem
Full XT groupset
Superstar Ultra Mags
Fox 36 Talas RLC 160 Kashima
Crankbrothers Joplin 4
Crankbrothers split QR
Selle Italia SLR gel glow saddle
2010 mavic Crossmax SX wheelset
2010 2.4" UST Nobby Nic front tyre
Conti Mountain King 2.4 rear tyre
Weight: Aprox 31.5lbs

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P-townDave said:
1 degree slacker or steeper on your angleset? (Can't tell if -1 is neg one or hyphen one)

How'd you end up deciding on 160 Talas instead of 180? (or maybe the thought never came up?)

P.S. Those pedals are hot!
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It is 1 degree slacker, giving a HA of 66 degrees and and a BB height of about 14 1/8th in the long travel position.

Oh and the frame behind is a battered up Santa Cruz Heckler, we both upgraded to the Tracer 2 :thumbsup:
 
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The Tracer2 had it's first outing this weekend in the Scottish Highlands. :D

Verdict: Descending is just amazingly quick and lively. I demo'd a Rocky Mountain Slayer Carbon back to back with the Tracer2 on a rocky/rooty/loose section. The Tracer2 was MUCH more fun. :D

. With the 66degree HA it is like a mini DH weapon! For the climbs I ran the fork down to 120mm which worked ok. I was running 2.4" tyres so I was never going to be that quick. :p

@zhengki The right leg controls of the 36 clears the frame with about 2mm spare. The left leg with a few mm more.

@P-townDave. 180mm forks apart from being too big for the bike are more than I need for the intended riding of the Bike.
 
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