beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Frame - Waltly Custom Titanium Hardtail Frame "Evo" 3
Front shock/fork - Marzocchi Z1 Coil, 160mm travel, 44mm offset, Grip damper.
Handlebars - Spank Spike 800 Vibracore (cut to 760mm, but +10mm or so in use due to running single-clamp grips)
Stem - Spank Split 48mm
Headset - Cane Creek 'Hellbender' 70 series
Grips - ODI Elite Pro
Saddle - Ergon SME3 with Titanium rails
Seatpost - Vecnum Nivo 212mm, 4-position indexed (mechanical mechanism, air sprung)
Front brake - Hope Tech V4 with 203mm rotor
Rear brake - Hope Tech E4 with 203mm rotor
Cranks - Shimano XT M8100 with 30T chainring
Chainguide - One-Up
Chain - Shimano XTR 12sp
Pedals - Chromag Dagga
Rear shifter - Shimano XT SL-M8100 12sp (bar clamp type)
Rear derailleur - Shimano XTR RD-M9100 12sp
Cassette - Shimano XTR M9100 12sp
Front hub - Project 321 6-bolt Boost 32h
Rear hub - Chris King 6-bolt Boost/Microspline 32h
Front rim - 29" Nextie Premium Trail 40mm (36mm internal)
Rear rim - 29" Nextie Premium Enduro 36mm (29mm internal)
Spokes - DT Swiss Comp
Tyres - Maxxis Assegai 3C 2.5" EXO+ front tyre, e*thirteen LG1R Semi-slick "DH" casing rear
Tubeless Sealant - Stans Tubeless
Total weight - Don't know, don't care. Feels light enough in use, doesn't feel so light I'm going to break anything. I'd say that's about right...
Extras - Black adjuster screws and pivot pins on Hope brake levers, Hope seat clamp, WolfTooth Dropper Remote with Hope brake lever mount kit, Marsh Guard mudguard and "moustache", and hand moulded Sugru chainstay protection.
A little bit moto inspired, but the fit feels right:
Enabling/upgrading my OCD, one black anodised sub-part at a time:
The "go forward" bits (also visible is the hand-molded Sugru chainstay protector):
A close-up of the chompers:
If it all goes pear-shaped, there's a 203mm rotor with Hope V4 caliper up front:
...and another 203mm rotor out back, but with the smaller E4 caliper:
Keen to take this for a spin, EXO casing Aggressor have not been cutting it lately!
No excuses about rolling resistance here:
Crouching tiger, hidden seatpost. Trialing the indexed version of Vecnum's Nivo this go round. 212mm of travel is still pretty sweet:
Did I mention my OCD? Yes, I'm the type that'll fuss over 2mm increments of stack height either way. The big stack of spacers up top are to allow use of lower rise bars if needed, and/or preserve steerer length for other bikes if desired in future:
...and the "Keep me rolling" kit. One-Up tyre pump with multi-tools stashed inside. Tyre levers (if you'd mounted that e*thirteen rear tyre you'd understand!), and chain-link pliers (and spare links). The upside-down Wolf-Tooth "B-rad" plate is the perfect option to Velcro-strap a spare tube to the frame if needed:
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