Top Fuel 9.7 w/carbon mainframe and aluminum rear end, Fox RP2 w/ remote Pro Pedal, Rock Shox SID RLT w/ remote lockout, SRAM XO cranks and cassette, X9 shifters and derailleurs, RXL inform saddle, RL stem and bars, ESI Racer Edge grips. The wheels that are installed in the picture are the Bontrager RL run tubeless with XR2 tires. To protect my new (and first ever) carbon mountain crank I also used Crank Skins and Race Face end caps. Which I have already scuffed to hell. Thank goodness I didn't leave bare carbon down there!
My dry race wheels will be my hand built wheels (DT Swiss 240s hubs laced 32/3 cross with Competition spokes to XR 4.1 rims) run with tubes and Team Issue XR0 tires. set up for racing she comes in at 23.89 lbs. Once I have the cockpit set up to where I like I will get a slightly lighter/stiffer stem and handlebar.
Now here's the kicker. Today I went out for my second ride on her and it was... wait for it... legend....
not dary. About 5 miles into the ride my chain started skipping. Stretched cables, no big deal. Or that's what I thought. It turns out my brand new X9 rear derailleur tension spring (the spring that keeps the chain tight) had given up the ghost. With less than 10 miles of trail time. Yeah. I'm not happy. So tomorrow I will order a new one and attempt to warranty mine in order to have a backup. Load of rubbish.
And with that, enjoy the trails and your fully functional bikes.
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