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The BikeThis is where I can rant on about my fantastic bike, a Santa Cruz Superlight, with SID 100 forks, Crossmaxes and mostly XT gruppo with Hope Mini brakes. Most recent spec incarnation is listed below. Oh, and the mags have reviewed various versions of the Superlight, read what they say here |
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| Frame | Santa Cruz Superlight, size Medium | Shorter than my old K2, a bit lighter and an all round great bike |
| Fork | Rock Shox SID 100 | 4" F&R - about perfect for my type of riding. The SID 100 may not be the stiffest, but it's light and eats the bumps |
| Headset | Orbit XLII | Its a headset |
| Stem | Race Face SyStem | Cool looking and much stiffer than my old Control Tech thing |
| Handlebars | Club Roost Go Fast Comp II Riser | Risers are cool - Just go FAST! |
| Grips | Titec | Nice 'n' comfy |
| Seatpin | Club Roost Aluminium | What I could get - nice finishing for £40 |
| Sadddle | Flite Kelvar | Comfy, lite and tuff (good spelling huh?) |
| Gear shifters | Shimano XT 9spd | Workhorse standard |
| Front Mech | LX | ditto, couldn't get XT in a hurry so had to settle for LX |
| Rear Mech | XT 9spd | standard stuff |
| Chainset | XT | New Style 9 speed XT with splined BB, so much better design, stiffer than the old style ones too, way light!! |
| Pedals | Shimano M545 Platform types with alloy cages | Nice, but I'm not sure about the bearings quality... |
| Chain | Sachs PC91 | Way cool with slotted links, but I'm not sure of its long term durability with the full sus frame, snapped a couple now, but I guess they were past their sell by date, so I keep buying them.... |
| Bottom Bracket | XT | Standard stuff, splined now for 9 speed |
| Brakes | Hope Minis | I wanted some new wheels, so why go for rim brakes when you can upgrade to discs. Had to re-mortgage the house, but it was worth it!! Superior stopping performance and no comparison with V's. |
| Wheels | Mavic Crossmax UST Discs | These have to be the coolest wheels money can buy. I used to have a pair of the old crossmaxes, and when it was time to upgrade, there is no option - once you've ridden crossmaxes there is no alternative! |
| Tyres - Front | Currently I'm running Panaracer Fire XC's 2.1 in the summer and Tioga Mud's in the winter. | Seems like a good combination as the Tiogas are brilliant in mud but have crap rolling ability and the Panaracers roll well but hate the wet. Can get fun when you have the wrong tyre on though |
| Tyres -Rear | Paired with front | See above |
| Cassette | XT | Standard stuff |
