Yep, great option and great product. Along the same lines, if you're trying to put together a capable build on a budget for a wife/girlfriend/son/daughter, these things can really help take a bike that's a few years old, and make it more capable and confidence inspiring.
Recently picked up a mint 2015 Kona Precept DL, and using the vast assortment of excellent parts available on the used market + this S-works angleset, my wife now has an awesome set-up complete with a modern 1x drivetrain, dropper, and modern HA. A good home service to the suspension while I keep my eye on that market as well and her bike rips! It's even 27.5! Spent $1100 on the bike + $400 on parts = $1500 for what has turned out to be a bike that is just as good and capable as any $3500 to $4500 new modern entry level trail bike.
Another note about using the angleset... I found while playing around with geometry calculators that when you slack the HA while you increase fork travel, most of the numbers remain very similar to stock (except obviously HA and wheelbase).
April 2, 2019, 9:09 a.m. - IslandLife
Yep, great option and great product. Along the same lines, if you're trying to put together a capable build on a budget for a wife/girlfriend/son/daughter, these things can really help take a bike that's a few years old, and make it more capable and confidence inspiring. Recently picked up a mint 2015 Kona Precept DL, and using the vast assortment of excellent parts available on the used market + this S-works angleset, my wife now has an awesome set-up complete with a modern 1x drivetrain, dropper, and modern HA. A good home service to the suspension while I keep my eye on that market as well and her bike rips! It's even 27.5! Spent $1100 on the bike + $400 on parts = $1500 for what has turned out to be a bike that is just as good and capable as any $3500 to $4500 new modern entry level trail bike. Another note about using the angleset... I found while playing around with geometry calculators that when you slack the HA while you increase fork travel, most of the numbers remain very similar to stock (except obviously HA and wheelbase).