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Sort-of finished the Cube. Cartridge in the dropper is probably blown, does not hold my not-so heavy backside, so it is rigid for now. Got a Monacrh RT3 for bargain as the old Fox was way too pricey to service.

The bike is... well interesting. Will go on a proper (idk what is really proper for this) maiden ride on Wednesday.

Also fit a new bike rack on the van, I'll take the Cube to the climbing trip to the Austrian and Swiss alps next month. Will need some DIY fine tuning tho.

Got this, but wont fit. Could not find any smaller that this.
https://www.bike-components.de/en/Kind-Shock/Cable-Clamp-for-Dropzone-Supernatural-i900-p34749/

This is gonna be interesting. Too bad that neither the lockout, nor the dropper levers wont fit the road bars. I'll try to get a dropper with reversed cable routing, and actuate it with the left Sram lever.

Turned to be too much, so selling a MTB Cycletech Traverse Rival
Size 54
Full carbon frame and frok, 12mm thru axles
Lots of mounting points - bento box, fork side mounts, next to BB etc
Rival HRD 11 groupset, 1150 cassette
FSA Gossammer cranks, 172,5,,38T NW chainring
DT 370 front, 350 reat with ratchet freehub, eyleted rims
With the original WTB saddle, and slightly flared drop bars (40cc on hood), and w/o pedals

Few nicks of paint, freshly serviced mechanics.

Asking 1700 EUR, shipping from Hungary

Picked this up for a bargain. May or may not will be a keeper. I was planning something more of a downgrade.

Could You figure it out?
Also I'd love to see a pic about the build, planning something similar

I had Apex PM, and Force PM and flat mount versions.
Never really had issues with the brakes itself, bleeding takes some time tho. Friend had PM rivals, those were a bit airy.

Valid question, yep.

I only had issues with a quick connector / splitter with faulty seals. Sound like the rear system is blocked somewhere - what type of fittings did You use? I think officially Sram advises to use grease for the screw-in type, but that may block the hose.

For the front, I'd check the calipers. If the pistons are stuck, pulling the lever can over pressurize the system.

Shifters sold?

Potential dibs.
Any chance for shipping to Hungary?

Pickenflick is gone. I think I had this bike the longest time (apart from the Duell, so the one I've actually used). In search of something similar, but lower tier.
Parts for the Cube are delayed. BikeComponents estimated the delivery to 28th of August... And seems the 2x10 Force brifters are lost in transit (among with some car parts, quite a pricey loss).

Selling some leftovets from my build. Shipping from Hungary.

•Sram Force 170mm GXP cranks + 38T FSA MegaTooth chainring / 520+73g / 150EUR
•XPedo Mforce Ti pedals / 217g a pair / 80EUR
•Carbon compact drops, 40cm cc, 69mm reach, 120 mm drop + ProCraft ST2 90mm stem/ 200+83g / sold
•Carbon seatpost 31.6mm x 350mm / 135g / sold

Still hanging on the wall, in it's own flat. I dust it every couple of month, clean and re-lube the chain, and wonder how I could ever daily-drive it. I've got soft with all these shifters, brakes, and wide supple tires...

Sure, its equipped with 3x9 XT shifting and magura louise brakes. Sram levers are still in transit anyway (if not lost aready #covid), so for now I will start with a cleaning and basic service.

Drops in general or Venturemax specifically?
Drops cuz... I cannor really get used to risers. And a may or may not have a spare sram levers.
Venturemax, because of the shallow drops, the slight backsweep and price comapred to Salsa stuff.

Nakamura is gone, AMP fork is still in "broken".
So I bought a Cube Stereo. I never really had a proper suspension MTB before... Aaand I wont.

Plan is Ritchey Venturemax bars (still debading on width, 44 or 46), the 10spd Force set that is still being shipped from the states for over 2 months now, Scwalbe Billy Bonkers, and a dropper post, cuz why not. So finally I'll be able to tag along with my friends when they whip out their high end carbon fully 29ers. Ofcourse I'll be far behind, but still.

I have with the ceramic version. Used it for GXP with the supplied shim / diameter reducer. Now this lil' piece is soft aluminium and warped after less than a hundred kms, and stuck the spindle. It was excellent when new tho, they may have improved it ever since (year+ old story).

Ahh, good tip, totaly forgot about him.

But first, bodging!
Original thread in the clamp is 8mm in diameter, so I'll try to chase it up to M10, and use standard brake bosses.

For plan B, I was searching for some similar clamps like these for instance:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pace-brake-bosses-v-adapters-RC35-RC36-RC37-RC38-trials-switchblade-retro-RC-evo/233512593256
But size is questionable, and would cost as much as the forks.

So yeah, Máriusz is a better shot. Now if I think about, I could even go discs...

It was so promising, and went surprisingly easy compering to rebuilding 9 speed shimano STIs, infinite bleeding leaky hydro brakes, re-lacing wheels after a lousy LBS job - just to mention a few recent building sessions...

AMP fork upgrade failed.
Moral of the story: dont buy old aluminium stuff. The left brake boss snapped upon fixing the brake bolt. And obviously the bosses are non standard.
Maybe it can be saved... Not sure.

Are the WildGrippers tan/green by any chance?

Upgrades coming for the Nakamura.
Got my hands on an a pair of AMP Research F2. Weighting in at 1180g, travel of 2"

Sram STIs are still in transit from USA...

This build shall be the ultimate oldschool 26" mostercross - gravel conversion.

Beauty!

My friend (weighting in about 107kg) got a pair for his Spacechicken. Used for about 6 months till he sold the bike. No issues, seems to be one of the best g/$ upgrade.