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Dammit in reply to @TotalShanner

I see… I thought you meant getting a set of dual crown Ohlins to put on the Madonna for laps at Les Gets etc

Contemplating the dh frame that about to be released?

Groupset is easy - single speed.
Or if you must have gears, the updated Saint dh group must be getting a public release this year.

A big bike needs big brakes though… in a related note, I had temporary moment of insanity recently and got a set of Cascade Components brake calipers. My only defence is that I paid less than half of rrp, but it’s still mental for two calipers.
Yet to install them though, will be interesting to see if the increased power claims can be validated.

Yeah, the Madonna was such a big step up in terms of overall performance from the trail bike, for fast and steep stuff, that I'm interested in going to a full DH bike really just to see what it's like.

Saint drive-train would be straightforward, but I Have Opinions about things looking clean and would want to mount the shifter on the brake clamp - current Saint is I-spec B so that would work fine, but I assume a new version of Saint would be EV, which is a pain with Shiftmix.

Anyway, my rough specification would be:

Raaw DH frame, Ohlins 38 DH forks, TTX coil shock
Renthal stem/bars/post/grips
Ergon saddle
Saint shifting and drivetrain
Magura 220mm MDR-P rotors and MT7 front and rear, Oak levers
Pembree pedals
Not sure on wheels
DH casing DHR II and Assegai
Some sort of forklift to put it on the back of the chair-lift

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TotalShanner in reply to @Dammit

I can’t be bothered to find the post but I’m fairly certain I predicted you building a dh bike soon after the madonna.

I think I can sort of agree with the sentiment that owning a dh bike can seem a bit pointless when you have a long travel enduro bike. But I say that as someone with both.
I haven’t used my dh bike for donkeys but I can’t bring myself to sell it because when I do take it to the the uplift, nothing can really compare to it.

I run the 7 speed sram dh groupset. I ran both my nomad and dh bike single speed for a while as gears are sort of redundant at the uplift, but I switched back to gears as I noticed losing speed on flatter bits where I’d normally be able to spin the pedals to get through.
The sram 7 speed groupset works fine but I hesitate to recommend sram too much… Box One have a 7 speed dh drivetrain that’s probably worth considering.

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