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Here is my El Kaboing up on Monte Sano in Huntsville, AL.
The bike is built with SRAM XO RD and Shifters, X9 FD, Race Face Atlas AM Crank, Race Face Evolve Seatpost. I am running an older Pike coil U-turn fork, Juicy 5 brakes (really starting to dislike these), Specialized Adrenaline pro 2.2 Tires, Salsa Loco bar, and a FSA stem.
I like the pike fork for this bike as I prefer a slacker ride. I can always dial it down for extended climbing.
I have had some terrible chain suck on this bike. I have had the FD adjusted but today I figured out the issue. When the rear suspension hits full travel and the chain is on the granny ring, the chain will get stuck on top of the chainstay. I can actually keep pedalling as the chain is still on the granny ring. The first time this happened I had to break the chain, as I had no clue how it happened. Well now that I was paying attention, I noticed the next time it happened, and could compress the suspension to get it to clear. I have the shock pumped up to the high end of the suggested pressures for my 225#. Any suggestions on how to prevent this. I had a local shop check it out, and he seemed to think it should be okay.
The bike is built with SRAM XO RD and Shifters, X9 FD, Race Face Atlas AM Crank, Race Face Evolve Seatpost. I am running an older Pike coil U-turn fork, Juicy 5 brakes (really starting to dislike these), Specialized Adrenaline pro 2.2 Tires, Salsa Loco bar, and a FSA stem.
I like the pike fork for this bike as I prefer a slacker ride. I can always dial it down for extended climbing.
I have had some terrible chain suck on this bike. I have had the FD adjusted but today I figured out the issue. When the rear suspension hits full travel and the chain is on the granny ring, the chain will get stuck on top of the chainstay. I can actually keep pedalling as the chain is still on the granny ring. The first time this happened I had to break the chain, as I had no clue how it happened. Well now that I was paying attention, I noticed the next time it happened, and could compress the suspension to get it to clear. I have the shock pumped up to the high end of the suggested pressures for my 225#. Any suggestions on how to prevent this. I had a local shop check it out, and he seemed to think it should be okay.
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