Medium HD3

Finally got to ride it.

 

Some new 741 decals

 

I wasn't a fan of the decals but those look great!

 

Here's my Large X01 works build. First trail ride yesterday and it's a 28.4lbs monster truck, made it up everything and felt soooo confident on the downs. The HD 2.35s are pretty huge on the 741s, running 21f & 23r pressure for now.

I'd like to replace the front derailleur mounting plate with the proper cover at some point, the saddle is still in evaluation phase as is the standard Ibis riser bar. XT brakes are perfect for my needs.

I'm not a fast guy, getting up in age has slowed me down some and the small 28t ring on the front is good for my knees. Some added goodness from Works Components is appreciated :thumbsup:

 

Here's my Large X01 works build. First trail ride yesterday and it's a 28.4lbs monster truck, made it up everything and felt soooo confident on the downs. The HD 2.35s are pretty huge on the 741s, running 21f & 23r pressure for now.

I'd like to replace the front derailleur mounting plate with the proper cover at some point, the saddle is still in evaluation phase as is the standard Ibis riser bar. XT brakes are perfect for my needs.

I'm not a fast guy, getting up in age has slowed me down some and the small 28t ring on the front is good for my knees. Some added goodness from Works Components is appreciated :thumbsup:

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What headset did you use?

 

Sweet ride ^^

Those HD's do look massive!!

I'm running a 30t NW... Thinking of going oval 0_o

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My new HD3

Running Shimano drivetrain and brakes, with the Sram driver and cassette

HD3 Large
Fork: Fox Float 36 RC2 160mm, 650b
Shock: Cane Creek DBinline CS 7.875 x 2.25
Wheels: Ibis 741
Tires: Schawble Hans Dampf/Rock Razor
Brakes: Shimano XTR trail 200/180 Rotors
Cranks: Race Face Next SL, 34t, 175mm
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XTR
Shift Levers: Shimano XTR
Cassette: SRAM X01 11SP 10-42
Chain: PC XX1 with Power Lock, 11 speed
Headset: Cane Creek 40 ZS44/ZS56
Handlebars: RaceFace SIXC (35mm)
Stem: Race Face Atlas 50mm (35mm)
Seatpost: KS LEV Integra, with southpaw remote
Saddle: WTB Volt ti

 

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Running Shimano drivetrain and brakes, with the Sram driver and cassette

HD3 Large
Fork: Fox Float 36 RC2 160mm, 650b
Shock: Cane Creek DBinline CS 7.875 x 2.25
Wheels: Ibis 741
Tires: Schawble Hans Dampf/Rock Razor
Brakes: Shimano XTR trail 200/180 Rotors
Cranks: Race Face Next SL, 34t, 175mm
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XTR
Shift Levers: Shimano XTR
Cassette: SRAM X01 11SP 10-42
Chain: PC XX1 with Power Lock, 11 speed
Headset: Cane Creek 40 ZS44/ZS56
Handlebars: RaceFace SIXC (35mm)
Stem: Race Face Atlas 50mm (35mm)
Seatpost: KS LEV Integra, with southpaw remote
Saddle: WTB Volt ti

How's the shifting?

 

Nice looking build!

 

What headset did you used?

 

Not murdered out

No blood shed, only injury was to bank account...

29.5lbs (13.4kg). Only carbon aside from frame is one headset spacer. Lotsa parts swapped from trusty Reign X, Ride in Peace...

 

Looks nice. Congrats.

 

it shifts really well, as if it was one group. The best part is no more accidental double upshifts, when it gets rough. That was always the part of the XX1 drivetrain that bothered me.

 

accidental double upshifts, when it gets rough. That was always the part of the XX1 drivetrain that bothered me.

Word...
and I miss the trigger finger upshift

 

do you guys feel that the hd3 could handle frequent days of dhing? how does it feel on big jumps and drops?

 

It's a trail bike not a dh bike...

 

i realize that but im looking for sort of a one bike quiver. something that i can comfortably trail ride on, race enduro, and ride soome park and dh. would this work or would i be better suited by a bike like a trek slash?

 

Buy Skellz's Nomad

 

Ordered black large on friday.
couple hours ago i got a tracking number saying it will be here tomorrow.
hope to get it built by the weekend, but think im going to need to buy some longer hose's first

 

ok . thanks for the heads up.
just saw "digitals" page. looks easy.
any links as to where i can get the ports in the UK. just in case
i got some spare helitape so will patch up where needed. for the price i would expect to be able to cover 2 bikes. way more than it was last year when i got some for my nomad

 

Nothing that I've seen online, I got mine from Moose Cycles, speak to Greg he was very helpful. I did mine all over the phone as I'm not London based but they did the best price overall, no one round here wanted to negotiate so they won my business. From memory you will need a double port to drill out (assuming dropper and internal brake), a single port for interrupted routing for the rear mech (but you can drill the existing one if needed), and two single blanking plates assuming you are running a stealth dropper.

If you are in the north west, happy to show you how I did mine

 

Nevermind...

 

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My x01 werx build. Absolutely loving the bike. Swapped the Hans dampfs for some xr4s and have been really happy with their performance on the 741 wheelset.

 

My x01 werx build. Absolutely loving the bike. Swapped the Hans dampfs for some xr4s and have been really happy with their performance on the 741 wheelset.

Med or large?

 

One of the few like me who uses xr4s.

 

XR4 fan too. just as a front tyre. I pick something faster rolling for the rear.

 

Loving the XR4 as well. Paired with an XR3 in the rear, is the best combo I've used.

 

I've been wanting to try this combo...looks really good.

So, on a separate note...I'm finally pulling the trigger on a Large Green through my LBS, Cycle Progression! Woot woot. They surprised me and said it would ship next week....SCHWIIING!
Then somebody else at Ibis said....whoa whoa whoa... 6 weeks buddy!
Awww....Psych!

 

Invisishield is on. i was going to murder out the blue. but after getting my frame and seeing the blue on black, the blue stays i like it.
going to try and get it built up on sunday
i must say , ive never been so excited about a bike. ive had a lot of nice bikes but this is a corker

 

I was more stoked with the XR4 front than I was the XR3 rear. I felt like the XR3 would wash sometimes. Maybe it was just me.

They are both quite high volume and both would benefit from being mounted on a 741 rim!

 

few things to change/tweak. but here it is
better photos when it not raining and i got better scenery

 

I'm building up an HD3 for wifey and looking at the seatpost options. Has anyone directly compared the weight on a KS LEV Integra versus the Thompson Elite Covert?

The reported manufacturer difference is 90 grams (540g vs 450g) which is substantial. If true it makes the more expensive Thompson more palatable. For the gram counters $1/gram is actually rather decent.

 

Nice looking rig skellz.

 

Thanks

Im looking at maybe a Race Face Turbine Cinch Direct Mount with a 34t chainring.
i have a 34 on at the moment with my saint. but with this crankset will i have the same kinda spacing between ring and swing arm.
anyone using a 34?

 

Pretty sure the Thomson is heavier, they are more about reliability than weight. However if you just google the name of the posts and weight you get images of both posts on scales. They look pretty close, the main difference might be the relatively heavy brake style hosing metal cable the thomson ships with, versus the light weight housing and cable the KS ships with. Love it when guys build up awesome rigs for their woman and don't just make them ride ill fitting hand me downs.