5-Spot overhaul

[dstepper]

In keeping with my resolution not to buy a new bike this year I have decided to overhaul the 5-Spot. It tired, has tons of thousands of miles on it, over the last 3-4 years. It still has the original un-serviced Romic shock and Maverick DUC Fork has only seen oil changes.

So the Romic gets replaced with a DHX 5 Coil and the Maverick DUC gets replaced with a 06 Marzocchi Z1 Light ETA. Years back I would not have bought this fork because of the color (white)... but things have changed I don't really care what my bike looks like...more concerned about the performance and this shock had what I want.

I need a new through axle wheel built. I was thinking of the new Hope Pro Hub, but after holding one it just does not have the feeling of quality. I have always bought King in the past but this time I am going with DT Swiss laced to a Mavic 721. I am also going to try a Hopey steering damper this time around. I know this is not a light build...this is my exploring bike and dependability wins to weight.

Besides summer is near so that means....Mammoth, Lake Tahoe, and Flagstaff. I also would enthusiastically encourage a So-Cal Trailriders roadtrip to Sherman Pass/Cannell Pluge...do you hear that Mike!

 

[LBmtb]

What about a hope bulb for the hubs? I really like mine although haven't had them long enough to speak of the durability but so far so good.

 

[dstepper]

Looked at it. It was a tossup between, Hadley, Chris King and DT Swiss.

If you put a high value on price Hope will win. I respect Tani at the Path he has never steered me wrong. The Path sees the broken stuff so they know what holds up and what doesn't.

 

[Pain Freak]

Mammoth, Lake Tahoe, and Flagstaff. I also would enthusiastically encourage a So-Cal Trailriders roadtrip to Sherman Pass/Cannell Pluge...do you hear that Mike!__________________
Heard you loud and clear. Why not start a thread in the trailhead section and see what kind of response we get. This is a trip where we should have somewhere around 10 riders. It'll be a camping trip, but the place does have showers and there's food close by if you don't feel like full out camping. Last year I put together a ride from MTBR and we ended up with about 20 guys. It was a blast.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=100359