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Looks great. I like the cable routing on the top tube. On my 99 the cables run down the underside of the downtube and under the pivot. Gets full of mud that flings off the front tire and requires alot of maintenance. Is that a 19 inch frame?
The Risse shock seems to work great, better than my short time with the Fox 4 before it collapsed. The entire bike is a big change from my 95 KHS Team FXT. Much more responsive and a better ride.
Always wondered if theFS Homegrown bike bounces much when you are climbing and off the saddle. I’ve ridden my friend’s Cannondale FS Super V that bounces a lot.
When off the saddle you are essentially standing on the URT, so only about ¼ of your weight is transferred to the rear suspension. I don’t think there is very much pogoing when climbing either, but I have mine setup really stiff…Seeing this build come together makes me want to do a disk brake conversion on my HGFS and bring it out of retirement.
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Always wondered if theFS Homegrown bike bounces much when you are climbing and off the saddle. I’ve ridden my friend’s Cannondale FS Super V that bounces a lot.
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Out of the saddle the bike acts more like a hardtail. Much better climbing efficiency than the Super V, but also shock setup has a lot to do with it. I also tend to run my shock a little stiff. But I think the best thing about uphill riding on a Homie is you can sit on the nose of the saddle on longer grinds, and the suspension acts completely differently.[quote=”ingum86″]
When off the saddle you are essentially standing on the URT, so only about ¼ of your weight is transferred to the rear suspension. I don’t think there is very much pogoing when climbing either, but I have mine setup really stiff…Seeing this build come together makes me want to do a disk brake conversion on my HGFS and bring it out of retirement.
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If you have a ‘99, you’ve got disc tabs already on your bike? You’ll need a 22mm adapter, but at that point you can use any standard brake/wheel combo.[url]http://www.gtgtandems.com/parts/pics/San1010.jpg[/url]
I’ve got that part and tried it on my son’s 19” frame. The calipers I had wouldn’t fit. I assume I would need a small caliper to work. I’m sure somebody on this forum would know what to use.
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I’ve got that part and tried it on my son’s 19” frame. The calipers I had wouldn’t fit. I assume I would need a small caliper to work. I’m sure somebody on this forum would know what to use.
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Do you mean the rotor wouldn’t fit? Here it is running a 160mm rotor with a standard XTR IS hydraulic disc. The clearance on the rotor to the rear triangle is REALLY tight—you can’t go much bigger.Disregard the missing bolt. 🙂
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