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Ninh.The gearset/crankset/derailleurs were '98 XTR, the discs were from the new XTR. Cost me a pretty penny.
I wouldn't be so pissed if not for the new components. The XTRs definitely piss me off, but it also had one of my favorite WTB saddles.
Thank God he didn't borrow my Ellsworth. I seriously think I would've hit him!
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Ohhh!!!
that's a nice frame!!
I plan to get my hands on the new XTR groupo! Maybe in a few years with a Seven Cycle Hardtail.
How do you like the new XTR?
Wilderness saddle is very good. I've always liked the Flite. However, recently, I installed a WTB for my ex-gf. I like the saddle more than the flite. It's heavy though...
that's a nice frame!!
I plan to get my hands on the new XTR groupo! Maybe in a few years with a Seven Cycle Hardtail.
How do you like the new XTR?
Wilderness saddle is very good. I've always liked the Flite. However, recently, I installed a WTB for my ex-gf. I like the saddle more than the flite. It's heavy though...
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The new XTR is nice, but as I learned (the hard way), they are not a componentry designed for downhill! I had an XTR crankset on my Ellsworth, and after catching some sick air off the library stairs, I snapped the crank arm! Now I use the sturdier XT crankset (as per Brant's advice 
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As for the rest, I really had trouble shifting even while under mild pedal pressure. It did not like shifting under power at all. Moreover, the chain just wouldn't stay on! It needed a chain guide badly, especially for the the kind of riding I used it for. But the XTR brakes are killer. Impressive stopping power, and of all the systems I've tried, they have the best lever feel; they're the easiest to modulate, and thus the easiest for stoppies.
Yes, both Jekylls are Lefty's - love it. Not that much of an increase in performance, but the looks are killer! The Jekyll 800 was my first; I bought it at a GREAT price. Then I got another killer deal on the 1000 because it had the hideous "fake wood" paint scheme. I loved the 800 so much I had to have it. I've since sandblasted it and painted it jet black.
). As for the rest, I really had trouble shifting even while under mild pedal pressure. It did not like shifting under power at all. Moreover, the chain just wouldn't stay on! It needed a chain guide badly, especially for the the kind of riding I used it for. But the XTR brakes are killer. Impressive stopping power, and of all the systems I've tried, they have the best lever feel; they're the easiest to modulate, and thus the easiest for stoppies.
Yes, both Jekylls are Lefty's - love it. Not that much of an increase in performance, but the looks are killer! The Jekyll 800 was my first; I bought it at a GREAT price. Then I got another killer deal on the 1000 because it had the hideous "fake wood" paint scheme. I loved the 800 so much I had to have it. I've since sandblasted it and painted it jet black.
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Hmmm...
I would never have that problem of breaking the crankarm...
I don't ride hard enough. Afraid of breaking my hands - then I have to quit work for a few months perhaps forever. Not worth the risk.
But I'm surprise the shifting is not smooth! Mine is faultless. Maybe you need a new chain?
I would never have that problem of breaking the crankarm...
I don't ride hard enough. Afraid of breaking my hands - then I have to quit work for a few months perhaps forever. Not worth the risk.
But I'm surprise the shifting is not smooth! Mine is faultless. Maybe you need a new chain?