I knew I wanted a slacker head tube angle for down hill stability, a short wheelbase or chainstays for sanppy handling and a generous standover for some room. So I put together a comparison chart of selected frame geometry. I used the bike I had already built as a comparison base the gravity p4. So began my search. I looked up retail prices for frame only of the bikes in the comparison list to get an idea of what It would cost. I really wanted the Yelli even though the top tube had an odd shape I thought it gave the bike character. I started searching and found one on Ebay however for some reason I got tight and wouldn't bid over 270.00... well lost that one for 5 bucks. As I continued to research all these frames I learned I was on the right track. These frames would be ideal any one of them for what I was looking for. I found a 2012 Kona Honzo frame on PinkBike. It was used and in really good shape plus it came with the headset and seatpost collar. After haggling back and forth a bit a deal was made.
Monday, June 2, 2014
2012 Kona Honzo
I had been looking to build another bike however I wanted to build something a little unique and fun. I researched a few All mountain hardtails Hona, Transition, Yelli etc. I was looking for steel but, would settle for aluminum.
I knew I wanted a slacker head tube angle for down hill stability, a short wheelbase or chainstays for sanppy handling and a generous standover for some room. So I put together a comparison chart of selected frame geometry. I used the bike I had already built as a comparison base the gravity p4. So began my search. I looked up retail prices for frame only of the bikes in the comparison list to get an idea of what It would cost. I really wanted the Yelli even though the top tube had an odd shape I thought it gave the bike character. I started searching and found one on Ebay however for some reason I got tight and wouldn't bid over 270.00... well lost that one for 5 bucks. As I continued to research all these frames I learned I was on the right track. These frames would be ideal any one of them for what I was looking for. I found a 2012 Kona Honzo frame on PinkBike. It was used and in really good shape plus it came with the headset and seatpost collar. After haggling back and forth a bit a deal was made.
I knew I wanted a slacker head tube angle for down hill stability, a short wheelbase or chainstays for sanppy handling and a generous standover for some room. So I put together a comparison chart of selected frame geometry. I used the bike I had already built as a comparison base the gravity p4. So began my search. I looked up retail prices for frame only of the bikes in the comparison list to get an idea of what It would cost. I really wanted the Yelli even though the top tube had an odd shape I thought it gave the bike character. I started searching and found one on Ebay however for some reason I got tight and wouldn't bid over 270.00... well lost that one for 5 bucks. As I continued to research all these frames I learned I was on the right track. These frames would be ideal any one of them for what I was looking for. I found a 2012 Kona Honzo frame on PinkBike. It was used and in really good shape plus it came with the headset and seatpost collar. After haggling back and forth a bit a deal was made.
Labels:
1 x 10 drive train,
All mountain hardtail,
Kona,
MOUNTAIN BIKE
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Gravity point 4 build update
Build update - Made some changes to the build and lost 2 pounds. See specs below
On the trail!
On the trail!
Gravity 29er build spec's | ||||
Type
|
Brand
|
Model
|
Weight
|
pct. Of weight
|
Front End | ||||
Fork |
Rock shox
|
Recon Silver TK 29er 100mm
|
4.5 | 16.52% |
Stem |
Azonic
|
Barreta
|
0.562 | 2.06% |
Handlebar |
Spank
|
Spoon
|
0.727 | 2.67% |
Grips |
ODI
|
TLD Lock on
|
0.25 | 0.92% |
Shift Levers |
Shimano
|
Deore
|
0.2 | 0.73% |
Front end etc. total | 6.239 | 22.90% | ||
Frame |
||||
Saddle | Sette | Amp | 0.529 | 1.94% |
Frame | Gravity | 29er | 4.1 | 15.05% |
Headset | Crane Creek | Zero 10 | 0.145 | 0.53% |
Seatclamp | KCNC | QR | 0.05 | 0.18% |
Seatpost |
Easton
|
XA70
|
0.6 | 2.20% |
Water bottle holder | Black Burn | competition | 0.1 | 0.37% |
Frame Total | 5.524 | 20.27% | ||
Drive Train |
||||
Pedals |
VP Comp
|
VP001
|
0.776 | 2.85% |
Chain |
Sram
|
PC 951
|
0.7 | 2.57% |
Chainrings |
RaceFace
|
Single Speed 34t
|
0.1 | 0.37% |
Bash Guard | Race Face | Light | 0.209 | 0.77% |
Bottom Bracket |
FSA
|
Mega XO
|
0.9 | 3.30% |
Crankset |
FSA
|
Gravity
|
2 | 7.34% |
Drive Train etc. total | 4.685 | 17.19% | ||
Front Wheel |
||||
Front Tire |
Continental
|
XKING 2.2
|
1.499 | 5.50% |
Tube frt |
Tubeless
|
stans | 0.125 | 0.46% |
Front Brake |
Hayes
|
Stroker Trail
|
0.9 | 3.30% |
Front Wheel |
Easton
|
EA70XC
|
1.9 | 6.97% |
Front wheel etc. total | 4.424 | 16.24% | ||
Rear Wheel |
||||
Rear Tire |
Continental
|
RKING
|
1.65 | 6.06% |
Tubes rr |
Tubeless
|
Stans | 0.125 | 0.46% |
Cassette |
Shimano
|
SLX CS-HG-61 29er Cassette
|
0.7 | 2.57% |
Rear Brake |
Hayes
|
Stroker Trail
|
0.9 | 3.30% |
Rear Wheel |
Easton
|
EA70XC
|
2.4 | 8.81% |
Rear Derailleur |
Shimano
|
SLX
|
0.6 | 2.20% |
Rear end etc. total | 6.375 | 23.40% | ||
Total | 27.247 | 100.00% |
Monday, February 10, 2014
I was thinking about converting from 9 speed to 10 speed
When I built up my 29er I moved my 11-34 9 speed cassette over from my 26er bike. I noticed that my granny wasn't as granny as I thought with the big hoops. I converted my setup to a 1 x 9 which was perfect for simplification and the trails I ride. I was considering going to a 1 x 10 setup mainly for the granny gear then I discovered the 29er specific 9 speed cassette. It gave me the granny gear I was looking for and saved me hundreds of dollars in switching to a 10 speed drive train. The 10 speed cassette provides a higher gear but, that isn't relevant to me.
Front Ring 34T rear 12-36t Cassette
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