love this. i've gone through a similar process with the the last couple (used) bikes i've owned - contemporizing & extracting maximum bang for the buck. i upsized a v1 (alu) bronson, added a -2 headset & vorsprung air can to (help) overcome a shitty leverage curve. my xprezo benefits from offset shock bushings and a coil shock (to help plushify an aggressive end stroke ramp). with an occasional sprinkling of fresh bits when things wear out, it's really quite impressive how effective carefully curated not-new bikes can be.
Feb. 12, 2020, 6:41 a.m. - Perry Schebel
love this. i've gone through a similar process with the the last couple (used) bikes i've owned - contemporizing & extracting maximum bang for the buck. i upsized a v1 (alu) bronson, added a -2 headset & vorsprung air can to (help) overcome a shitty leverage curve. my xprezo benefits from offset shock bushings and a coil shock (to help plushify an aggressive end stroke ramp). with an occasional sprinkling of fresh bits when things wear out, it's really quite impressive how effective carefully curated not-new bikes can be.