Stanton Switch9er ti or Chromag Rootdown Ti?

fire_lantern said:

I'm thinking of picking up one of these frames to build up my next bike. Feeling split.

Chromag - BC brand (I know, frame is from Taiwan, but I'm also in BC so nice to support them), people seem to love the Rootdown. Half pound heavier and no internal cable routing.

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Every time I look at a Stanton 29er HT I get excited right until I read the 2.4" max tire clearance. I want a 2.6" tire on a HT.

Nice value and the new model streamlines the seat tube brace.
Depends on if it's a supple or stiff ride.

Here's a comparison between Stanton 853 steel and titanium Sherpa frames.

RSD Middlechild ti is more supple.

Hi everyone, thanks for the feedback. I've looked a bit at the Kingdom and RSD and both are good options for sure. Both have some attributes I don't love, which is why I was looking at these two in particular. That said, I'll take another look. Not as worried about the price - a ti frame is a complete extravagance anyway. The lines and welds on the Stanton look the cleanest to my eye, so for better or worse that matters.

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Well, decided to go for the Stanton. Will ship out in 2-3 weeks, can't wait to build it up! Pics will follow...


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I've been told that the Sherpa can fit 2.6 in the rear. It was unclear if the Ranger or Vigilante 2.6 can fit since those measure out to 2.7. I think the max on the Switch9er is 2.5, but not clear if a UK 2.5 or desert 2.5.

Gorgeous! That's going to be a fun one.

BadgerOne said:

Gorgeous! That's going to be a fun one.

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Thanks! Super happy with it, but if just keep snowing here so going to be a while before I get out on the trails.

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fire_lantern said:

Thanks! Super happy with it, but if just keep snowing here so going to be a while before I get out on the trails.

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Go ahead and send it down to the desert. I'll give it a shakedown run, break it in, and send it back with a full ride report and a little bit of free dust.

That is a nice ride man. Well done.

Awesome, that looks really mint. Absolutely sexy. Care to run us through the specs? Cheers!

Oh and a Tannus tubeless insert in the rear wheel.

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Once you go Ti for bars, you'll never go back imho

fire_lantern said:

Oh and a Tannus tubeless insert in the rear wheel.

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How you liking that so far? How was install?

Hey @fire_lantern now that you're through a full season with the switch9er, what do you think??

Still in love. Fantastic bike all around. I settled on 150mm as the sweet spot for my rising. A lot of local fast flow trails, but also rode Sun Peaks, Silver Star, etc. and raced an Enduro on it. No problems at all. I might try to lighten it up a bit for next season and just stick to the FS for parks and really rough stuff.

Only a couple minor gripes. I find no matter how I clean the stem interface and torque correctly, I still get a bit of pinging/creaking. The ti bars are amazing though. Frame can be noisy too, but thats just the material transmitting anything and the fine dust here is brutal. For me, the fit, the quality, and the feel is everything I was looking for. I'd buy it again in a heartbeat.

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