Well, after a 20 odd year hiatus from the MTB scene, I've got the bug again. Not sure how much my body can handle and if I'll just end up urban biking so I recently picked up a Talon 1 to test the waters.
I figured I'd install a dropper post so I checked my measurements and picked up a Giant Contact Switch 150mm. Got it on Friday last week and was stoked to install it. I spent about an hour Saurday morning trying to fish the dropper cable through the downtube and up the seat tube. I'd ordered a pickup tool with a little claw at the end to help fish it up but it did not arrive on time. I ended up making a jig using a wire hanger which worked out pretty good actually.
That's when I found out that the stupid welded on water bottle nuts on the inside of the seat tube limits how far I can install the dropper. Fortunately I eye-balled it before physically installing it or I wouldn't be able to refund it due to scuffs etc. I only needed to seat it 1" below the nut. ARGHHH.
If someone happens to be in my position later down the road, if you're 5'10" with a 31" inseam and ride your seat at 37.5" to the saddle rails, you'd probably want to get the 125mm Giant dropper instead or if your 150mm dropper has a 261mm insertion depth to attain your seat height. How disappointing.
Anyone know if Giant uses a caged or cartridge bearing in the Talon 1 headset, is it a taper or straight steerer and what's the inner diameter of the head tube? I was going to put my 2019 Rockshox Recon RL (installed on another bike earlier this year) on it since I started riding with that and figured I'd run that to the ground first. I also have a FSA Orbit MX headset that I was going to use in my old bike (for 34mm head tube) but if that's an upgrade to the factory headset, I'd probably install it while I'm switching forks.
I figured I'd install a dropper post so I checked my measurements and picked up a Giant Contact Switch 150mm. Got it on Friday last week and was stoked to install it. I spent about an hour Saurday morning trying to fish the dropper cable through the downtube and up the seat tube. I'd ordered a pickup tool with a little claw at the end to help fish it up but it did not arrive on time. I ended up making a jig using a wire hanger which worked out pretty good actually.
That's when I found out that the stupid welded on water bottle nuts on the inside of the seat tube limits how far I can install the dropper. Fortunately I eye-balled it before physically installing it or I wouldn't be able to refund it due to scuffs etc. I only needed to seat it 1" below the nut. ARGHHH.
If someone happens to be in my position later down the road, if you're 5'10" with a 31" inseam and ride your seat at 37.5" to the saddle rails, you'd probably want to get the 125mm Giant dropper instead or if your 150mm dropper has a 261mm insertion depth to attain your seat height. How disappointing.
Anyone know if Giant uses a caged or cartridge bearing in the Talon 1 headset, is it a taper or straight steerer and what's the inner diameter of the head tube? I was going to put my 2019 Rockshox Recon RL (installed on another bike earlier this year) on it since I started riding with that and figured I'd run that to the ground first. I also have a FSA Orbit MX headset that I was going to use in my old bike (for 34mm head tube) but if that's an upgrade to the factory headset, I'd probably install it while I'm switching forks.
