08 575 - question?

[gregster]

Hi all,

Well I'll be joining the tribe in the next few days, 08 575 on the way so have a few questions I hope you can help me out with.

I need a new front mech, will either of these fit? Seems I don't need a specific size now?

wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360030410&n=Shimano%20XTR%20M971%20OE%209%20Speed%20Front%20Derailleur

wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360031033&n=Shimano%20XT%20M771%20Front%20Derailleur

Need a new seat post/clamp so will be selling my current Thompson Elite and replacing it with a 30.9 fitting (correct?). Also will I need a 31.8 seat clamp?

Thanks,
G

[Andrew]

Your frame should come with a QR, mine came with a Salsa one.

The Mech you need is the one with the clamp high up.
And they all come with spacers in the pack, so they work with any frame size these days.

I have one of those XTR mechs on order.

[gregster]

Thanks for the help Andrew,

could you confirm the seat clamp size anyway as I may fancy changing it in the future.

[Eddy B]

The Seat clamp is 35.0

The Salsa ones are so much better than the old ones.

I am building our demo bike up tonight so hope to be ready for tomorrow afternoons first ride.

[gregster]

Cheers Eddy. Can't wait to build mine up. It should be here by the weekend.

Would be good to hear your thoughts on the first ride.

[EddyB]

its finished!!!!!!!! ;D
and it is an object of beauty, plus its super light, i cant get my head around it, side by side with a ASR-carbon there is not much in it, well a bit, but not enough for me to be bothered.

It just feels right, the riding position, everything, tomorrow is its first ride, but not by me, so I will hopefully get a go on sunday.

I will sort pictures.

[gregster]

Well mine arrived today. Pics are in the Yeti talk area.

Not sure if there's another Orange one in the UK yet? Anyone got one?

g

[tribegrandaddy]

Eddy b is right it was light yes I had the first ride and it is some bike so smooth and tracks so good through rocky and rooty bits kept aiming for for the roughest bits ( sorry ed just seeing what it would do ) but it was like a magic carpet ride
big thanks to Ed for building up such a good demo bike