All Things Bikes and Tacos! (...and every vehicle imaginable)

The Offering is a 29er...

 

Giggidty

 

Well boys, she’s home. Some more signs of use than I thought, but oh well. It’ll happen eventually. This thing is...amazing. Rode it a bit after I picked it up. Fits like a freakin glove. Here are the build specs.


2018 Transition Sentinel
27.5” WTB wheels
Maxxis Minion F/R
Enve handlebar
2019 Performance Series 36 FLOAT 29 170mm conversion
Fox Float X2
Level Ultimate brakes
Truvativ Descendant crankset
Box two cassette
Box two derailleur
XX1 chain gold
Absolutele oval chain ring
Rockshox 170mm dropper post
Shimano rotors
ODI Troy Lee grips
WTB saddle
OneUp Pedals

 

Single Pivot Trail bike... 26" for life!
The DH bike... Commencal Furious

 

She's a beautiful beast! Looks like the owner took good care of it too. My only recommendation is to get a new stem with zero rise maybe 35 to 40 mm long to begin with. Will greatly improve your handling in corners.

 

One of the first things on my list! Looks a bit goofy if you ask me. It’s in pretty good shape overall. Biggest travel bike I’ve owned at this point.

 

benefit of also the van with bike storage is secure storage. out of sight, out of mind kind of thing. Don't get me wrong, I love myt ruck and camping with it. Need to get a setup like your's with the camper topper. but alas, that's more money down the line.

dude, that sucks. today seems to be "shitty day at work" day because I rage quit around 2. lol.

 

I have secure storage for 2 bikes on a sliding platform, just like the vans. They're also completely out of sight with my window covers. Get a wedge camper, keep your truck!

Oh man, I need to rage quit one of these days. That sounds kinda nice.

 

Curious that it came with 27.5 wheels on a 29er bike. You basically have a patrol. Guess they had a wheelset and fork they liked since that's 10mm longer too?

 

Right? Yeah I think the stock setup is 160mm Fox Elite.

 

Anyone have success with the thru axle Rocky Mountain driveshaft track and not flipping the bulkhead? I worry having it that close while off roading

 

Yep, 160 performance or performance elite depending on trim level

 

Gotta say, for how tough the Aggessor looks and feels, my previous Exo set gave me a lot of headaches with pinholes and ripped sidewalls. Specially compared to my new Vittoria Aggaro that’s blown me away so far. What happened to yours?

 

Good stuff. Rode to work this morning and all felt pretty dang good. Just need to adjust the cockpit a bit and find a bolt that fits the shifter lever clamp. Now I'm wishing I kept my RaceFace Atlas stem..

 

Rode one for about six months. Ultra progressive frame so it is a bit harsh in the chatter but pedals great. The bike has tons of playful character but at the expense of stacking up in the rocks. If you ride jumps/flow then yes; if you ride gnarly shit then no

 

Is that an inno platform rack? How do you like that? I'm starting to look into different platform racks.

 

Ha! Yeah, it is. Rest of the advice stands though. Either get the super nimble Following, or the bigger Wreckoning (my current bike), or wait for the frame update. Honestly think you'd be really surprised by the DH performance of the Following, and the uphill/pedaling performance of the Wrecker.
That Following only really gets upset by super fast or super chunky stuff. And the Wrecker is out of its element on the greenest of trails.

 

Those of you running tubeless - which repair kit are you rolling with? On the bike I just sold, I had the Granite juicy tubeless valves and saw they have a repair kit now. I know many carry a repair kit, tube, or both.

 

I went with the Yakima Bedrock cross bars combined with the Yakima Front Loader bike tray. Totally happy with this setup. So fast putting the bike on and off which leaves plenty of storage space below.

 

The cross bars are the Yakima BedRock system and the bike rack is an Inno Bike tray, the INA389 model I believe... I liked the system a lot as it was really easy to load and secure the bike. The cross bars itself aren't that robust but I think Yakima makes a Heavy Duty Bedrock rack now that can support more weight.

I don't use the cross bars or INNO rack anymore as I put a camper shell on the Taco... I've been waiting to pull the trigger on a 1Up hitch mount rack