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Needs some retro Totem stickers.

I absolutely love this feature. Keep them coming

I love Sram GXP cranks for BB92 carbon frames. But with the Sram switching to DUB GXP is dead. These will be my next cranks. Now to get my Next G4 warrantied for the second time....

I can confirm the Code R develop the same lever flop.

I test fit DHR ll 27.5x2.8 on i40 rims and it did not provide adequate clearance imo. I am running Sun Duroc rims with i36 and Eliminator Black Diamond 2.6. Grip is ok but I am not a fan or how the casing sticks out past the knobs.

Great write up Andrew.

Any thoughts on the 27.5x2.6 High Grip.

I am looking at them for my Chromag Wideangle. I have read that they are a bit wider 69mm at the knobs and 63 at the casing. That really appeals to me as I find the Minion 2.5 a little harsh with the lack of volume.

I was under the impression it was the seat stay that changed.  I would love to know what they actually change.

As Norco changes their CS length with every size I wish Norco would offer different lengths as aftermarket.  So people could play around and see what works for them

Any updates on real-world service life?

Does anyone make a flat pedal winter shoe????

Posted UFO

I had a quick look at the leverage curve charts. The Range is actually quite progressive and should work well with a coil.  The Patrol is less so, around the same ball park as the Stump evo.

Although leverage curve is very important,  the shock's compression tunes now also add another variable.  

So at the end you need to look at the overall sum of the parts and how they all play together. 

I trust Transition have gone coil because of a defined performance benefit, they as a company are pretty good with not following the trends generally speaking.  I mean at the end of the day they gave us modern slack geo with decreased offset forks which they pretty much cobbled together in their garage to R&D

The new Norco Sights look like perfect candidates for a coil swap. The new Transition Scout too

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Posted by: UFO

If I remember you had the trance 29 as well right?

A 29er Giant would be the last bike I would ever buy. Although I am sure a few of my bikes came out of one of Giants factories. LoL . I come from a BMX background so I love 650B.

I religiously buy Canadian bikes. This is only my second (2012 Stumpy EVO) Yankee bike.  10 Norcos, 1 Brodie, 1 Cove, 1 Chromag, 1 Rocky, 1 Kona, 1 .243 Racing

Posted by: UFO

Geometry wise, I was very much like you preferring a 430-445 reach in my traditional mediums. I also had a medium Range 29 that felt too cramped, so I bumped up to a large which felt great. I was also worried about a 475 reach which sounds crazy long to me, but so far has not felt out of place at all. I'm probably just not a good enough rider to notice the nuance of an increase in 25mm reach

Like yourself I also worried that the sled-like length of the Sentinel and the noticeably harder/slacker steering on the flats would make it cumbersome on trail, but in reality it feels quite reasonable -- just a lot more stable all around as well.

Now I am sure 460 reach is the limit for me. LoL 

I know 430 is my limit for chain stays as I love to manual and play around.

I can't say what my limit of head angle or seat angle will be. With the new short offset forks the 64deg HA feels awesome. The 65HA with 46mm offset on the Range was very flopping and wandering on steep tech climbs. The Sight has 63.5 and I am sure the Scout will be about 63.5 when I bump the bike up to 160/150.

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Does Ms H notice that your bike is lighter than hers. Ms RAH would never let that stand in our house ;)

She definitely knows. As her 2015 Sight we had it down to 28lbs. First time she picked it up she said "somthing is wrong" lol. The funny thing is her climb times are actually faster now. She loves the steep seat angle.

Big year for Mr & Mrs Heathen.

Mrs Heathen got a 2020 Sight C7.3 with a full tailored Ride Wrap, full GX drivetrain, Code R brakes, Chromag Cutlass carbon bar HiFi 40mm stem with ti bolts, Kona WahWah plastic pedals, DT Swiss 350 hubs 18t, 30mm rims, DHF MaxxGrip EXO, DHR MaxxTerra EXO tires. 34lbs.

Mr Heathen got a 2020 Scout GX. Full tailored Ride Wrap, X01 cassette, 40mm Turbine stem, OneUp bar, Kona WahWah plastic pedals, DT Swiss 350 hubs 36t and XM481 rims, Assguy MaxxGrip DD, DHR MaxxTerra DD. The bike will stay 150/140 till fall then I will bump it up at the first suspension service. Action pictures to come. Haven't weight yet but my guess is 32lbs.

Its crazy how geometry is changing.

I had a 2016 Sight with a 66.9HA 415 reach 60mm stem. Loved it but knew I wanted a longer reach and more raked front.

So I bought a 2018 Range. 65HA 430 reach 40mm stem. Hurt my back to climb with a 50mm stem.... The Range was a bruiser!!!! Crushed everything this bike blew my mind. But I knew I wanted a steeper seat angle to alleviate the back pain while climbing. I also figured a reach of 440 or 450 would be about the limit.

As i have owned 10 Norcos (fan boy) so I thought for sure i would get the new Sight. But then I saw the Scout!! Few pounds lighter, threaded BB, best cable routing in the business i knew that was the bike. With Covid-19 demos are hard to come by so I bought the Scout on blind faith. I was worried the 30mm jump in reach might be too much. I have two rides on it and it feels great. Did and 11km mixed XC all marketing ride. 11km enduro steeper ride. The seated climbing position is awesome. And it is stable going down but I can still manhandle it was ease. Running three tokens in the front. Going to add a token to the rear tonight, as I find it way too linear.

I have used Fluid Function a few times and they have been amazing.

I have the new Scout on route and want to run it 160F 150R. (Boutique Sight)

So I need to swap out travel spacers. Sock is 205mm x 57.5mm I need to change it to 205mm x 62.5mm. RS makes no mention of it in their service document but you can see it. I cant find the spacers for sale. I would need the 2.5mm travel spacer.

https://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes_Spur.cfm

For trails on the map for summer DHF MaxxGrip. For off map trails Assguy MaxxGrip. You really can't go wrong with DHF MaxxGrip, it is an extremely versatile tire. As mentioned the Assguy can pack up in the slop. But in dry to hero loam the Assguy is deadly.