My Reign.

[dmwill]

New clamp arrived in the post today...Need a new seatpost to compliment it now. 30.9 posts are proving hard to find...leaning towards a Thompson at the moment (will just have to take lunch to work for a week rather than buy from the bakery in order to save ).

[Backdoor]

That is some good machining!
Thompson all the way, they rest of the rig looks good, why spoil it with anything less

[Jagman]

That clamp looks sweet! What is it?

It never even occurred to me that there might be good looking quick release seat clamps out there.

[Bradley]

KCNC, they make a bunch of random stuff. You can't beat salsa or hope though.

Great looking bike, reigns are mad.

[mike]

I actually thought it was a Hope seat post clamp at the first glimpse.

[dmwill]

A Hope clamp crossed my mind - but for the price, I could not let the KCNC get away.

Unfortunately it is not the same shade of gold as the Kronos top cap and bottle cage bolts - but it shall do

[dmwill]

Thomson post ordered today

Was going to get a matching stem as well, but holding off for a few weeks.

[Tony]

Where you at the Servo in Mundaring on Friday by any chance. I had my Tranny out and was pumping the tyres up and swear this bike drove past in the back of a ute.

[dmwill]

Heh...not me. I was working on Friday.

[dmwill]

Thomson post and Raceface bars arrived today.

Sitting around as pretty desk ornaments for the time being though....Hurry up weekend. 

[dmwill]

Update:

Kronos Gold top cap - I purchased a red anodised one for another little project, then saw the gold and could not resist 


Race Face Evolve 690mm bars - Much lighter, 50mm wider than the existing bars - and I notice the difference!


Thomson Post - Engineering and Machining goodness!


As a result I have shed a little more weight off the bike. Not sure how much - still awaiting some scales to arrive. Also need a Thomson stem to match

[dmwill]

Further update...

As I mentioned earlier, I initially fitted a cheap 50mm stem to try for size. Whilst it was great for sharp steering, I found I was a bit too cramped up and thus feeling somewhat sore at the end of a long ride. Ended up getting a 70mm Thomson X4 stem. It's hard to believe that just 20mm extra length can make a huge difference in relation to comfort. Climbing hills has become a little easier again too

The forks have started to have a little play in them, more than likely to be the bushes. Also had some fluid come out of the valve when letting a bit of pressure out of them last week - I assume the seals have gone? So it seems the forks need some TLC - suggestions of where I should go? I would prefer somewhere with a quick turnaround time.

It did cross my mind to upgrade the forks, but this in most cases would require a new front wheel as I run standard QR hubs and most new forks have QR15 or 20 dropouts. I can't afford to upgrade both right now.

The rear shock also has a light knock when you lift the bike from the seat - as with the forks, the bushing (lower DU) has gone. I am awaiting a new Fox RP2 shock to arrive however.

The brakes are starting to feel pretty bad - require more force on the levers than usual. Going to have a shot at bleeding them myself (collecting a bleed kit on my way home this afternoon). This will give me an opportunity to finally shorten the hoses as well.

[phillywa]

nice build mate, very nice...

[dmwill]

To match the seat post clamp 

[dmwill]

Bushings, mounting hardware and the bushing tool arrived today, so went about fitting the RP2 shock this evening.

Quickest and easiest job I have ever done on the bike....still needs to be tweaked to suit my weight - but there is a huge difference!