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Less than a Beasley, more like a Beastey...

3038 Views 17 Replies 9 Participants Last post by DeeEight, Sep 6, 2010

DeeEight

Discussion Starter · Jun 9, 2009 (Edited)

so after experimenting with a 650B conversion in the fall, I saw the new Haro Beasley 1x9
frame colour on their website and decided the Cherry Coke would go great with the rest of
my parts and the colour scheme I wanted in a final 650B bike. Not to mention it had
proper mud clearance for the NeoMotos. So when the brand rep came into the store a
couple months ago, out came my visa and he staff-deal ordered me my Beasley.

Got the bike within a week, built it as it comes in the box, rode it maybe ten minutes,
then stripped it apart down to the frame. When time allowed in my schedule (wrenching
full time in a shop, my own projects have fallen a bit behind schedule) I transferred the
parts from my previous build to the beasley frame. Also ordered in some newer parts for it
(like the red hygia elite disc brakes, and new pedals) and this is how it exists currently.
IF I find a better matching set of cranks I'll be changing them but for the moment the
powdercoat red on the Next LP's matches at least the red in the Velocity stickers on the
blunts. As built and pictured, she's 26.8 pounds of 650B trailbike. Running a 2x9
drivetrain with 11-32 cassette and 22/34 rings. Oh and the weight includes the mud on the bike when I photographed it.

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Wish I Were Riding

· #2 · Jun 9, 2009

Looks good and the weight is too. Nice job. Did the fork A-2-C change the angles much?

DeeEight

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 9, 2009

None at all, the stock beasley fork is 484mm in length. That's longer than most 29er forks, hell more than most 29er suspension forks. The Psylo Race, when it sags down 20% is exactly the same length so the angles are the same.

Wish I Were Riding

· #4 · Jun 9, 2009

DeeEight said:
None at all, the stock beasley fork is 484mm in length. That's longer than most 29er forks, hell more than most 29er suspension forks. The Psylo Race, when it sags down 20% is exactly the same length so the angles are the same.

I bet that's sweet then. :thumbsup:

I put a 650B wheel on my Rocky ETS-X, but I still don't like the 26" rear or the way I fit that bike. It did make it better, just not good enough...

Kirk Pacenti

· #5 · Jun 9, 2009

Monster!

That is one [email protected]$$ looking bike! We'll be looking forward to some in depth ride reports...:thumbsup:

Cheers,

KP

DeeEight

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jun 9, 2009

Well it eats up roots, rocks and the edges of 2x8 planks (lots of boardwalks on some of the trails I ride) just fine. I'm running 26psi front / 28psi rear currently. I generally get fork travel around 110-120mm (out of 125) on most of my rides. Its been such fun that I've pretty much decided that most of my riding this summer will be on big wheel bikes with suspension (which is why i'm replacing my rigid 29er with a DosNiner). I think I'm going to try and convert one of my 26er full suspensions which appears to clear the NeoMoto (if only just, there's barely leaf clearance to spare) next to see how the big wheels work with rear suspension. Fortunetly now I have a spare wheel/tire set as I kept all the stock bits from the Beasley. Normally with my bike fleet (I have eight or nine ready to ride at any given time) I do a couple rides in a row on a bike, then change bikes. But its been the beastey continuously for the last six or seven rides.

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muddybuddy

· #7 · Jun 9, 2009

Very cool. I've always liked your builds. A bit acclectic but pure function.:thumbsup:

jupiter

· #8 · Jun 9, 2009

How tall are you and what size frame is that, 16" or the 18". I'm 5'9" and am having difficulty deciding which size to go for, no chance of a test ride.

MMcG

· #9 · Jun 9, 2009

jupiter - I'm 5'9" and had a Beasley test bike for a while - get the 18" size.

I gotta do a formal write up on that bike. Similar to what was done here - I also experimented for a couple of rides using a 100mm Reba 29er fork up front and it ROCKED with some suspension up front.

Thanks for sharing your Beas with us.

DeeEight

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jun 10, 2009

I'm 6'6 and its a 20" size frame. There wasn't a 22" available when I ordered mine and besides, that size is less than one third of an inch longer in toptube, an inch taller in standover and half an inch of wheelbase. It also would have been several ounces heavier.

DeeEight

Discussion Starter · #11 · Jun 23, 2009

Well after another week of riding nothing but this thing, I have a further observation to report. It inspires such confidence in being able to attack rocks and roots and just keep rolling over them (more so than my 26er FS bikes do in fact) and gets up to speed so quickly, that I found myself carrying TOOO much speed lastnight. As I pinballed from one edge of the trail where I'd just brushed the edge of my helmet and pack into a low branch... to the other side where I clipped the bar into a tree, spun the wheel (doing about 20mph), and augered my body towards the ground. Missaligned the stem and bent the derailleur hanger inwards. This is the FIRST time I've ever bent a derailleur hanger on any of my bikes, in nearly 20 years without a branch or stick into the spokes being involved.

Kirk Pacenti

· #12 · Jun 23, 2009

DeeEight said:
Well after another week of riding nothing but this thing, I have a further observation to report. It inspires such confidence in being able to attack rocks and roots and just keep rolling over them (more so than my 26er FS bikes do in fact) and gets up to speed so quickly, that I found myself carrying TOOO much speed lastnight. As I pinballed from one edge of the trail where I'd just brushed the edge of my helmet and pack into a low branch... to the other side where I clipped the bar into a tree, spun the wheel (doing about 20mph), and augered my body towards the ground. Missaligned the stem and bent the derailleur hanger inwards. This is the FIRST time I've ever bent a derailleur hanger on any of my bikes, in nearly 20 years without a branch or stick into the spokes being involved.

D8,

I'm glad to hear your OK.

Too much speed can be lots of fun! And you know what they say... "If you don't crash once in a while, you're not going fast enough!".

Cheers,

KP

Rillburgher

· #13 · Jun 26, 2009

Sweet bike! I'm drooling and don't think I've seen a nicer major-brand hardtail in at least 10 years. I love it. How would you like these cranks?
http://www.bikeradar.com/gallery/ar...of-the-most-exciting-new-kit&mlc=news/article

DeeEight

Discussion Starter · #14 · Sep 3, 2010

Update : I re-did the photos now that I found the final crank (raceface deus goldmembers) and went with a KMC X9SL Gold chain also. In the future upgrade pool are probably an Origin 8 headset in red annodized, and possibly either a Recon 9 speed 11-32 Ti cassette (whose spacers are red annodized) or a Recon 10 speed 11-36 Al cassette which is gold TiN-coated. Its still the same 26.8 pound weight including everything pictured (the minor chain weight saved offset the increase of going to the external bearing crank/bb setup).

scottybinwv

· #15 · Sep 4, 2010

Maroon and gold, are you a ******* fan? Nice bike BTW.

DeeEight

Discussion Starter · #16 · Sep 4, 2010

I hate football.

SSteel

· #17 · Sep 6, 2010

Where did you get the Hygia brakes from?

DeeEight

Discussion Starter · #18 · Sep 6, 2010

Ebay. I'm the originator of the popularity of Hygia brakes on mtbr.

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