My apologies for not replying to anyone’s comments. Sadly, my mother unexpectedly passed away this morning. Thank you to anyone that comments, but this will be a rare occasion where I don’t respond in some form.
I have that crankset on my old Trek I converted to SS. Piece of junk BB fell apart and one of the hex bolts heads stripped out when I went to remove the left crank arm to replace the BB. I stuck with the stock BB on my Hydro and converted an old 3x crank to 1x. Cheap and easy. I look forward to seeing how those brakes work out.
Incredible build, this is certainly a exemplary example of the potential for this frame set. I would more than expect this bike to perform as a TOP NOTCH TRAIL BIKE. INCREDIBLE BUILD AND BRAVO.
I like that you use value parts on your big box bikes. I have a big box bike from Dicks Sporting Goods and you have given lots of great ideas. I know what I want to with mine now thanks to you. Keep up the great work. This is hands down one of my favorite you tube channels.
Thanks for the update video Kev, and awesome build!! We definitely understand if it takes a while before we hear from you again. God bless you and your family. Prayers are sent your way my man. Keep your chin up.
I think the bike looks so awesome with the custom parts. Jessica bar, Epicson fork, DNM rear susp, IXF crank, Rockbros pedals, Afterpartz breaks. Loved it! And i think the price is fine for what you get. I bet you could make a business out of it.
Sorry for your loss. I would love to see how to upgrade some of the parts you replaced in project hydroform. I think you would be a good teacher. I just bought mine yesterday and definitely looking to upgrade! Best of luck bud and hang in there
Snail make some surprisingly decent parts. I have a set of their floating rotors and I haven't had a problem with those despite running them for a few months on regular descents. Though before buying aftermarket parts online I usually do a quick search to see how other people fare with the parts I want before diving in the deep end. Aside from the drivetrain, nearly everything on my bike is an online aftermarket purchase and so far so good. Keep it up, Kev!
I run those rotors for my bikes. There surprisingly good rotors . Love them no issues with them . Great stopping power wet conditions . Great bang for the buck!
I have a pair of those rockbros pedals. They are excellent. Really high quality. They use a heavy grease in them which makes them spin a little slower at first, after a little bit of use they loosen up and will spin like any other pedal.
Sorry for your loss. Thank you for the video. Real good information in this on value parts . Also is common with high end bikes and low bottom brackets to get pedal strikes. I know I can with my Nomad even with the flip chip on high.
I was going to build a similar model Hyper until I saw that pivot point through the middle of the seat tube. Those pivot points are going to wear out fast on the trails like the Mongooses I built up. I had a blast building them up, especially when bike shops advised me not to do it. Sorry about your loss.
Been waiting a long time for this one, can’t wait to see the trail evaluation! I just got a new bike recently and put RockBros pedals on it instead of the Chesters I had on my old bike, and I actually like them more. I’ve been really happy with the grip and feel.
First my condolences for your mother, that's never easy and I think everyone would be just fine if you took some time off. Ive always wanted to see someone pull this off, very cool idea. That said I would still recommend people to buy used at this price point or stick with a hardtail but I cant wait to hear more of your thoughts on how it performs.
I like the budget builds, as mainly a road bike rider, I like to know that if i ever needed to create a mountain bike, I could build something on the cheap to allow me to keep up with buddies in a pinch.
Really like how this one turned out. I'm a real fan of my rock Bros winter pants. I also tried a snail oval chain ring or of pure curiosity. It felt a bit weird. Especially on the climbs. Went back to my 38t race face after a couple weeks.
Thanks once again Kevin I think I'm starting with a Jessica handlebars and I really like those groups who have I don't go with the petals and then I'll be considering some wheel upgrades I really like the project and I can't wait to see stage 3 I see it's up on my scroll here so I'll get to it as soon as possible
Nice choice of upgrades. My budget has changed since I bought my 2010 Stumpy FSR so I chose the NX setup with the snail chainring and a Sunrace 11-46 cassette. It's worth noting that the snail chainring ($8 on wish.com) is perfect for conversion from a 3x due to the addition of stand-offs that move the middle ring slightly toward the granny gear position. Mine works well with that familiar positive SRAM feel.
Kev, I love your channel. You are doing a public service. I learn so much from all this. Keep it up! At some point, you should make a consolidated list of budget upgrade parts and rate them. I think you are great. I'm buying a walmart bike due to you.
Love this build, love the parts list. I have an old Specialized Hard Rock I'm re doing and would like to upgrade the front fork and the crank set. I'll be looking at these
Fooker nylon composite pedals are also a good alternative. They're basically off-brand Chesters. Near identical design and half the price. Mine have lasted for a couple hundred miles so far and survived a some nasty pedal strikes and the only maintenance I've had to do on them is to tighten the gripping pins once.
Very nice. Only a pound heavier than my spesh camber. Regarding your peddle strikes, you might be able to ramp up your suspension a tad and maybe go with a 165 mm crank. That should cut strikes way down. However, in it's present form, I would definitely race it cross country for you. So sorry to hear about your mother.
Same,i have actually been pondering getting one myself for a build im working on because the purple anodized one matches the color scheme perfect but thought it hurt the resale value and for another $40 i could get a raceface crank so still hasn't decided.
Thanks for the close up videos... been keeping an eye out on the progression on the Hypers hoping that they’ll eventually move out of the cheaper market and into the high end especially since they’ve got Eric Carter and Bas Van Steenbergen riding and testing for them...
Why would you want something more expensive with a frame like this for 155 dollars? If you know bikes then with a Slackerizer headset and a 200mm DNM rear shock this bike is a serious XC TRAIL BIKE for about 800 bucks. Hyper is giving the deal of a lifetime with this frameset alone. In 2019 mountain biking this frame is spot on. Downhill bikes will never be sold at Walmart. Kevs build is off the charts good, and there is NOTHING comparable at this price.
I have the same crank-set on my first bike that I rebuilt (got it at Costco)... those things are bulletproof. Mind you this bike has been converted to a gravel bike with drop-bars, so it doesn't see trails as much as the other ones. I had them on the bike for more than a year and they work great :).
just picked up this bike from Walmart for $154. Excited to get going with some similar upgrades. I'd like to see a 3rd video in this series where you've been able to ride it more to get a good feel for it.
Wow... I was looking at so many of these parts to upgrade my commuter and trail bikes, the IXF crankset in particular, to convert to a 1x8 Wide Range cassette.
I have the same chainring setup with the 104 BCD spacing with the 30 tooth chainring and it gets really dirty between the spacer because the chain will rub up against the cranks.
Very sorry to hear about your mother. Project hydro is looking great so far, I have a friend that it just getting into mtb, and have been using your videos to help find him an affordable bike that can be upgraded as he progresses into something usable on the trails.
It looks awesome. For most People it looks like a very expensive Pro Bike. Im not a Fan of extreme expensive Bikes, a Bike like yours makes it perfectly !
Great build when you see questions on bikes on gmbn they always say go for a good frame components are not the main choice. Drive train will wear out shock are easy up grades. But you can't up grade a frame what you have done is follow there lead but rather than do it over a few years you have done it in months.
I do own the same crankset, it's amazingly sturdy. Been beating it around for few months by now and it's still going strong. And I'm no lightweight by any means. I'm way over 100kg at the moment and they did survive all the jumps and drops I did without any sign of bending and stuff. The bottom bracket is also keeping up, no squeaking nothing, and it's really muddy and rainy up here in Europe.
I so hope they seem this bike in UK. I have a hyper detonate (hard tail), the only thing that's the same is the frame.. I've spent over £300 on upgrades and I just live the bike. Would love to buy this full suspension hyper.
Hey @KevCentral! I don't know if you remember, but I gave you an email before asking about the Uding fork's performance. It's a Sagmit fork here where I'm from. Well, I ended up buying a different fork which is the one you've installed here (only in a 29er and mine's a stealth black with no remote). I'm not very sensitive when it comes to difference in bike handling, but this one I really felt the difference. Steering is way more responsive and it takes bumps very well. I'm loving it so far!
Always love Hydro videos. I think I’m going to buy one this year. I’m a little torn between this and the Shimano Axum. Only I think I’m going to go Hydro only because it’s a full suspension bike.
I stopped by my local Walmart and they have a hyper carbon X for $199. Really cool to see it in person after watching your videos. Surprised to see it’s $448 online
Ive used the IXF cranks on a few of my bikes, they are great for the price. take care with the dust covers tho for the bottom bracket as they will wear out, better to go with an actual Shimano one. If your chain ring isn't a narrow wide, id recommend some sort of chain guide if you do any sort of real trail riding.
5:04 Hubs, how are yours performing? mine were junk, bent axle, so I rebuild it with new, but few trips to the grocery store and it was bent, seems like there is bad tolerances.
Hi Kev, i am sorry for the sudden passing of your mother. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Do not worry about the channel for now--your family needs your more than youtube. Grieve and spend time with your love ones while reminiscing and celebrating your mom's life. Without her, there will not be any KevCentral. I don't know her personally but I bet with the way things are going, she would be proud of you - Oom
Watch out for those cranks, I loved mine and ran them for 2 years, but the one caveat is the tensioning bolt. it's nylon, and a fine thread pitch with a large diameter, reason I bring it up is because If you don't have enough contact between the non drive side spindles and crank you risk shearing that bolt. that being said I'd check the spacers behind the cups and try and run the proper amount to make sure you have all the contact you can, otherwise your riding home with one crank.
I recently lost my Dad. I feel for you. One of my friends bought this bike after watching the videos you made on the bike. I’m hoping to get a few jobs paid so I can get a Kodiak 2 But for $150. That’s hard to pass up.
I recommend you get several Sortimo T-boxx 's to sort things in,or do something similar if you got drawers get compartments for them, or get drawers if you odn't hav't, I can't do that, so I went for Sortimo T-boxx.
I have this IXF crankset and it's very good. Machining and fit is excellent. Those BBs lasted only one season though, but that's not a problem. Where I live it is very difficult to buy cranks only, without chain rings. So this makes IXF not only very cheap, but also much more sensible buy than full shimano crankset with all the unnecessary accessories.
You can get a haro bike at my lbs near Portland Oregon for $469 but its hardtail. I was eyeing a specialized stumpjumper but settled on a haro steel reserve 1.1 dirt jumper which is fully rigid but I absolutely love.
Mines almost done, just waiting for the Deore drive train to get here and then some warm weather to get out there and ride. Total cost will be 1085.00 which includes the cost of the bike (200.00). Half the fun is the build and you learn a lot by doing it yourself. Sorry to hear about your mom.
@@donnovicki9771That's a bad sign. I knew it was too good to last. Get your slackerizer and basically you have a Giant Trance or ex 8 for a cheap build. I still cant believe people couldn't see it.
Congrats on the new bike. Be cautious that upgrades can get expensive quick. Also, check the stage 3 video on this bike. There are upgrades I did in stage 3 that didn’t work out.
My apologies for not replying to anyone’s comments. Sadly, my mother unexpectedly passed away this morning. Thank you to anyone that comments, but this will be a rare occasion where I don’t respond in some form.
so sad to hear man. we will all be with you through this
Condolences to you and your family. Hope all will be well. May she rest easy. God bless you.
KevCentral my condolences Kev so sorry to hear about your mom😞!
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Sorry to hear that Kev! God bless.
So sorry to hear about your loss
God bless you and your family
My condolences Kev. Take your time away from TH-cam. We will all be here when your ready to come back.
Thoughts and Prayers to you and your Family !
It’s awesome how you can take questionable bikes and make them something - something that many can afford. This creativity is crazy and addictive!
I have that crankset on my old Trek I converted to SS. Piece of junk BB fell apart and one of the hex bolts heads stripped out when I went to remove the left crank arm to replace the BB. I stuck with the stock BB on my Hydro and converted an old 3x crank to 1x. Cheap and easy. I look forward to seeing how those brakes work out.
Incredible build, this is certainly a exemplary example of the potential for this frame set. I would more than expect this bike to perform as a TOP NOTCH TRAIL BIKE. INCREDIBLE BUILD AND BRAVO.
I like that you use value parts on your big box bikes. I have a big box bike from Dicks Sporting Goods and you have given lots of great ideas. I know what I want to with mine now thanks to you. Keep up the great work. This is hands down one of my favorite you tube channels.
Stay strong brother have faith she is in a good place now and is watching over you. Prayers to you and your family.
Walmart has this bike on clearance in many stores for $69 right now. Just picked one up today.
Thanks for the update video Kev, and awesome build!! We definitely understand if it takes a while before we hear from you again. God bless you and your family. Prayers are sent your way my man. Keep your chin up.
I think the bike looks so awesome with the custom parts. Jessica bar, Epicson fork, DNM rear susp, IXF crank, Rockbros pedals, Afterpartz breaks. Loved it! And i think the price is fine for what you get. I bet you could make a business out of it.
Sorry for your loss. I would love to see how to upgrade some of the parts you replaced in project hydroform. I think you would be a good teacher. I just bought mine yesterday and definitely looking to upgrade! Best of luck bud and hang in there
Hi
Sorry for your loss and thanks for making a video of the hyper hydroform
Just got the notification. I'm excited to watch! Sorry to hear about your mother.
Snail make some surprisingly decent parts. I have a set of their floating rotors and I haven't had a problem with those despite running them for a few months on regular descents. Though before buying aftermarket parts online I usually do a quick search to see how other people fare with the parts I want before diving in the deep end. Aside from the drivetrain, nearly everything on my bike is an online aftermarket purchase and so far so good. Keep it up, Kev!
I run those rotors for my bikes. There surprisingly good rotors . Love them no issues with them . Great stopping power wet conditions . Great bang for the buck!
Sorry to hear that,my condoléances to you and yours,lost my mom in 2002 to cancer she was 53 take care and be safe
Very sad to hear that. Still can't believe you still put out a video today. My condolences.
I have a pair of those rockbros pedals. They are excellent. Really high quality. They use a heavy grease in them which makes them spin a little slower at first, after a little bit of use they loosen up and will spin like any other pedal.
Sorry for your loss. Thank you for the video. Real good information in this on value parts . Also is common with high end bikes and low bottom brackets to get pedal strikes. I know I can with my Nomad even with the flip chip on high.
People that dont actually ride have no idea that this bike has VERY good geometry for a trail bike and a 27.5. Looks pretty spot on from here.
I love it! It’s not for me but for those on a lesser budget you have given them something worthy for the trail. Bravo! And keep up the good work!
It’s nice to see someone running components i didn’t know existed 🤘🏻
My condolences to you and your family. Be sure to take the time you need and want. My thoughts are with you during this very difficult time.
I was going to build a similar model Hyper until I saw that pivot point through the middle of the seat tube. Those pivot points are going to wear out fast on the trails like the Mongooses I built up. I had a blast building them up, especially when bike shops advised me not to do it. Sorry about your loss.
Thanks Kev for another very enjoyable video, good edit! I find your work invigorating and relaxing at the same time.
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I never thought about this till now. Excellent comment and observation. I feel the same way
Man this bike is just looking amazing after the upgrade
Yeah, looking pretty dope! Sick color scheme.
@@bryankennedy4408 what's ur bike @Bryan kennedy
sorry about your loss,all the best to you and yours.
Been waiting a long time for this one, can’t wait to see the trail evaluation! I just got a new bike recently and put RockBros pedals on it instead of the Chesters I had on my old bike, and I actually like them more. I’ve been really happy with the grip and feel.
I’m so sorry for your loss!
First my condolences for your mother, that's never easy and I think everyone would be just fine if you took some time off.
Ive always wanted to see someone pull this off, very cool idea. That said I would still recommend people to buy used at this price point or stick with a hardtail but I cant wait to hear more of your thoughts on how it performs.
I like project hydro since 'how far can you take an off the shelf budget bike when you're actually ON a budgetbuying a part here and a part there.'
I like the budget builds, as mainly a road bike rider, I like to know that if i ever needed to create a mountain bike, I could build something on the cheap to allow me to keep up with buddies in a pinch.
Really like how this one turned out. I'm a real fan of my rock Bros winter pants. I also tried a snail oval chain ring or of pure curiosity. It felt a bit weird. Especially on the climbs. Went back to my 38t race face after a couple weeks.
Thanks once again Kevin I think I'm starting with a Jessica handlebars and I really like those groups who have I don't go with the petals and then I'll be considering some wheel upgrades I really like the project and I can't wait to see stage 3 I see it's up on my scroll here so I'll get to it as soon as possible
Nice choice of upgrades. My budget has changed since I bought my 2010 Stumpy FSR so I chose the NX setup with the snail chainring and a Sunrace 11-46 cassette. It's worth noting that the snail chainring ($8 on wish.com) is perfect for conversion from a 3x due to the addition of stand-offs that move the middle ring slightly toward the granny gear position. Mine works well with that familiar positive SRAM feel.
I have the same crank set and chainring. And I have no complaints about them. They just work.
Kev it looks amazing!! I'm sure it's a blast on the trails. Well done 👍
Kev, I love your channel. You are doing a public service. I learn so much from all this. Keep it up! At some point, you should make a consolidated list of budget upgrade parts and rate them. I think you are great. I'm buying a walmart bike due to you.
I like this upgrade approach using budget gear. That's what we need for our big box bikes.
Love this build, love the parts list. I have an old Specialized Hard Rock I'm re doing and would like to upgrade the front fork and the crank set. I'll be looking at these
Fooker nylon composite pedals are also a good alternative. They're basically off-brand Chesters. Near identical design and half the price. Mine have lasted for a couple hundred miles so far and survived a some nasty pedal strikes and the only maintenance I've had to do on them is to tighten the gripping pins once.
Very nice. Only a pound heavier than my spesh camber. Regarding your peddle strikes, you might be able to ramp up your suspension a tad and maybe go with a 165 mm crank. That should cut strikes way down. However, in it's present form, I would definitely race it cross country for you. So sorry to hear about your mother.
Sorry for your loss
Thanks for the update, looks nice. I have been seeing those cranks on eBay and I have wondered how they are
Same,i have actually been pondering getting one myself for a build im working on because the purple anodized one matches the color scheme perfect but thought it hurt the resale value and for another $40 i could get a raceface crank so still hasn't decided.
also looking for a budget 1x9 on my 2019 trek marlin 7
I've been using those cranks for about 6 months now and they have been working great.
Hunter Wright the Deore 2x10 works great on my X Cal 8 no dropped chains and it climbs like a beast!
Thanks for the close up videos... been keeping an eye out on the progression on the Hypers hoping that they’ll eventually move out of the cheaper market and into the high end especially since they’ve got Eric Carter and Bas Van Steenbergen riding and testing for them...
Why would you want something more expensive with a frame like this for 155 dollars? If you know bikes then with a Slackerizer headset and a 200mm DNM rear shock this bike is a serious XC TRAIL BIKE for about 800 bucks. Hyper is giving the deal of a lifetime with this frameset alone. In 2019 mountain biking this frame is spot on. Downhill bikes will never be sold at Walmart. Kevs build is off the charts good, and there is NOTHING comparable at this price.
Awesome! I want it so much more now. Thanks a lot Kev. Now to start saving my pennies.
I have the same crank-set on my first bike that I rebuilt (got it at Costco)... those things are bulletproof. Mind you this bike has been converted to a gravel bike with drop-bars, so it doesn't see trails as much as the other ones.
I had them on the bike for more than a year and they work great :).
Really! Love what you did with this bike, nice job! 👌, SORRY ABOUT YOUR LOSS 🙏
Sad to hear about your loss Kev, condolences to you and your family
Great update 👍 thanks Kev.
KevCentral I am so sorry to hear about your Mother my prayers are with your family during this time we are here for you if you need anything
Condolences...we will all be here when you come back...New Fan.
just picked up this bike from Walmart for $154. Excited to get going with some similar upgrades. I'd like to see a 3rd video in this series where you've been able to ride it more to get a good feel for it.
Which store in mountain view CA?
Love your channel. Keep up the great work.
Wow... I was looking at so many of these parts to upgrade my commuter and trail bikes, the IXF crankset in particular, to convert to a 1x8 Wide Range cassette.
I have the same chainring setup with the 104 BCD spacing with the 30 tooth chainring and it gets really dirty between the spacer because the chain will rub up against the cranks.
Very sorry to hear about your mother. Project hydro is looking great so far, I have a friend that it just getting into mtb, and have been using your videos to help find him an affordable bike that can be upgraded as he progresses into something usable on the trails.
It looks awesome. For most People it looks like a very expensive Pro Bike. Im not a Fan of extreme expensive Bikes, a Bike like yours makes it perfectly !
Incredible transformation!!
Another Velvety smooth bike upgrade vid.
Great build when you see questions on bikes on gmbn they always say go for a good frame components are not the main choice. Drive train will wear out shock are easy up grades. But you can't up grade a frame what you have done is follow there lead but rather than do it over a few years you have done it in months.
Glad to see you riding a bike without a kickstand "applaud". Put the 29 inch wheel back on the front, make it a "mullet" and you'll be set!
I do own the same crankset, it's amazingly sturdy. Been beating it around for few months by now and it's still going strong. And I'm no lightweight by any means. I'm way over 100kg at the moment and they did survive all the jumps and drops I did without any sign of bending and stuff. The bottom bracket is also keeping up, no squeaking nothing, and it's really muddy and rainy up here in Europe.
I so hope they seem this bike in UK. I have a hyper detonate (hard tail), the only thing that's the same is the frame.. I've spent over £300 on upgrades and I just live the bike. Would love to buy this full suspension hyper.
This bike looks awesome!
Hey @KevCentral! I don't know if you remember, but I gave you an email before asking about the Uding fork's performance. It's a Sagmit fork here where I'm from. Well, I ended up buying a different fork which is the one you've installed here (only in a 29er and mine's a stealth black with no remote). I'm not very sensitive when it comes to difference in bike handling, but this one I really felt the difference. Steering is way more responsive and it takes bumps very well. I'm loving it so far!
i've been waiting so long for this
Same here. Kev channel is so addictive!!
Always love Hydro videos. I think I’m going to buy one this year. I’m a little torn between this and the Shimano Axum. Only I think I’m going to go Hydro only because it’s a full suspension bike.
Thoughts and prayers to you and your family 👏👏
I stopped by my local Walmart and they have a hyper carbon X for $199. Really cool to see it in person after watching your videos. Surprised to see it’s $448 online
Please tell me which store is it. Carbon x is my fav bike and i really want it for 199.
Oregon, probably not where you live :/
Already looks beautiful, it would be better to see a manitou fork for trail but the epicxon color blends perfect
Wow, that thing looks pretty sweet!
The upgrade videos are my favorite, also sorry about your mom😔
It sounds like a great bike drive train too as always great video and thank you
Ive used the IXF cranks on a few of my bikes, they are great for the price. take care with the dust covers tho for the bottom bracket as they will wear out, better to go with an actual Shimano one. If your chain ring isn't a narrow wide, id recommend some sort of chain guide if you do any sort of real trail riding.
5:04 Hubs, how are yours performing? mine were junk, bent axle, so I rebuild it with new, but few trips to the grocery store and it was bent, seems like there is bad tolerances.
Hi Kev, i am sorry for the sudden passing of your mother. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Do not worry about the channel for now--your family needs your more than youtube. Grieve and spend time with your love ones while reminiscing and celebrating your mom's life. Without her, there will not be any KevCentral. I don't know her personally but I bet with the way things are going, she would be proud of you - Oom
Watch out for those cranks, I loved mine and ran them for 2 years, but the one caveat is the tensioning bolt. it's nylon, and a fine thread pitch with a large diameter, reason I bring it up is because If you don't have enough contact between the non drive side spindles and crank you risk shearing that bolt. that being said I'd check the spacers behind the cups and try and run the proper amount to make sure you have all the contact you can, otherwise your riding home with one crank.
OMG I THOUGHT YOU FORGOT ABOUT THIS THANKS KEV FOR UPLOADING THIS
I recently lost my Dad. I feel for you.
One of my friends bought this bike after watching the videos you made on the bike.
I’m hoping to get a few jobs paid so I can get a Kodiak 2
But for $150. That’s hard to pass up.
That Kodiak 2 is pretty sweet!
I recommend you get several Sortimo T-boxx 's to sort things in,or do something similar if you got drawers get compartments for them, or get drawers if you odn't hav't, I can't do that, so I went for Sortimo T-boxx.
Turned out nice 👌👍
looks great tbh, but pedal strikes can lead to disaster. gotta get that clearance back
I have this IXF crankset and it's very good. Machining and fit is excellent. Those BBs lasted only one season though, but that's not a problem. Where I live it is very difficult to buy cranks only, without chain rings. So this makes IXF not only very cheap, but also much more sensible buy than full shimano crankset with all the unnecessary accessories.
Wow...I actually have the same crankset bought from eBay. I went with a 38t and have a 11-42t sunrace cassette... All under $60.
Big Buggabear I have the cranks with a Blackspire oval chainring. So far it’s been great!
OMG ... FINALLY I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VID FOR SOO LONG...😁hehe l liked this One ! Stage 3 ( i AM WAITING 🤣) regards!
His mom died
You can get a haro bike at my lbs near Portland Oregon for $469 but its hardtail. I was eyeing a specialized stumpjumper but settled on a haro steel reserve 1.1 dirt jumper which is fully rigid but I absolutely love.
I fell in love at stage 1
Nice! Looking Good!
Will all these parts fit on the mongoose XR-Pro as well?
Btw. How sturdy does the frame feel? Do you think it could be the base of a good cross country bike leaning a little more on the aggressive side?
is the mongoose xr pro and the carbonx project still going on?
Well it looks like you got a little room to play with if you added a slightly longer rear shock which would raise up the bottom bracket
Check out the Fooker pedals. They are clones of the RaceFace Chesters. But only about $25.
Sorry for your loss. Prayers for you. God bless and have faith in the lord because he'll guide you.
Im getting the same handle bar but getting a really short stem
Mines almost done, just waiting for the Deore drive train to get here and then some warm weather to get out there and ride. Total cost will be 1085.00 which includes the cost of the bike (200.00). Half the fun is the build and you learn a lot by doing it yourself. Sorry to hear about your mom.
Yeah totally agree with you. It gets very addictive awesome hobby!
Don Novicki I think you need to know your bike intimately in order to be a great mountain biker!
Slackerizer the bike and its full modern geometry. Go to their website.
Now no longer listed on tbe WM web site.
@@donnovicki9771That's a bad sign. I knew it was too good to last. Get your slackerizer and basically you have a Giant Trance or ex 8 for a cheap build. I still cant believe people couldn't see it.
I have those exact cranks that i bought for my cross bike build and they are great.
I love the color of the bike
i’m getting this bike and following ur upgrades :)
Congrats on the new bike. Be cautious that upgrades can get expensive quick. Also, check the stage 3 video on this bike. There are upgrades I did in stage 3 that didn’t work out.