Height: 4'8"
Riding Style: 4-8 mile groomed single track snow bike routes, he rides well, but isn't terribly motivated to ride technical terrain.
Bike Model & Size: 2016 Trek Farley 9, XC (15.5)
Changes to Bike: KHS Carbon Fork (EBAY) replacing Bluto, 165mm SRAM GX Crankset 0 offset ring replacing 170mm RaceFace Turbine (not pictured). 700mm carbon flat bar replacing 760mm alloy flat bar. 40mm stem replacing 70 mm stem. I changed out wheels and tires for what I had in the garage and dropped some weight. It's 25.5lb.
What's Worked and What didn't:
The fork, bar, and stem were great changes to the bike. The fork is a fairly short (480mm) axle to crown, so it lowered the front end significantly. The reduced head and seat angle didn't seem to have any negative impact. It actually looks like a natural fit.
The only issue is that 165mm cranks are as short as could be found for a PF121 shell. They are still a bit long for him as he seems to have better control and rides longer more comfortably on 152mm cranks that are on his trail bike. It's not a showstopper though, and overall it works well for him.
Dropouts are adjustable, so we will experiment with position to see if he likes either better.
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I've found FB Marketplace is a good source to find some really great bikes at reasonable prices, this one was a NOS complete bike.
Riding Style: 4-8 mile groomed single track snow bike routes, he rides well, but isn't terribly motivated to ride technical terrain.
Bike Model & Size: 2016 Trek Farley 9, XC (15.5)
Changes to Bike: KHS Carbon Fork (EBAY) replacing Bluto, 165mm SRAM GX Crankset 0 offset ring replacing 170mm RaceFace Turbine (not pictured). 700mm carbon flat bar replacing 760mm alloy flat bar. 40mm stem replacing 70 mm stem. I changed out wheels and tires for what I had in the garage and dropped some weight. It's 25.5lb.
What's Worked and What didn't:
The fork, bar, and stem were great changes to the bike. The fork is a fairly short (480mm) axle to crown, so it lowered the front end significantly. The reduced head and seat angle didn't seem to have any negative impact. It actually looks like a natural fit.
The only issue is that 165mm cranks are as short as could be found for a PF121 shell. They are still a bit long for him as he seems to have better control and rides longer more comfortably on 152mm cranks that are on his trail bike. It's not a showstopper though, and overall it works well for him.
Dropouts are adjustable, so we will experiment with position to see if he likes either better.
I've found FB Marketplace is a good source to find some really great bikes at reasonable prices, this one was a NOS complete bike.
