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Anonymous Tue 06 Nov 2018 14:48:12 No.1254015 View View Reply Original Report

Recently picked up a nukeproof mega frame and I'm looking for good suggestions for buliding it up.
I already have
>sram nx drive train
>good set of bars
>Shimano xt brakes
I'm really interested in the came creek helm but I'm a bit lost because I ran into this purchase without really thinking.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Nov 2018 16:24:11 No.1254029 Report

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Nice dude. Just got myself the mega 290 as my first fully. Pretty great bike so far.

Its kinda hard to suggest parts without knowing your budget and riding style or terrain. Its pretty hard to go wrong these days with most higher end components... everything is getting quite dialled. Mine came complete but swapped out some stuff to my liking.

Its a low bike and I ride a lot of chunder so i went with 165mm cranks. 26t front ring and eagle 10-50t cassette if you wanna climb just about any grade with a nice cadence. 28t front would be fine with the smaller wheels.

I prefer rims a touch wider. I tried some i30 but prefer these i34 Ibis wheels. Running the Minion DHF/DHR II combo is a solid and reliable combo for aggressive riding. Tons of good tire options out there tho from brands like Specialized, Bontrager, Schwalbe, etc.

Running Cushcore f & r as they came with the bike. Happy with them. Great bottom out protection and sidewall support.

I'm getting a bash with a top guide as I've already bashed my chainring on rocks 3 times. I ride a lot of natural terrain though.

Rocking an MRP ribbon fork. Seems pretty solid.. still playing with the tuning. Dual air is cool but takes more time tweaking. Im a bit partial to coil though from my old bike. Smoother with less seals and more consistent but less adjustable and 200g heavier. I may convert to coil but not sure yet. Helm was just lowered in price and has a coil version as well. Lots of other fork options, Pike/lyrik/yari, Fox 36 etc can't go too wrong with any of those.

Get a good dropper. I just threw on the One-up 170mm and I'm pretty stoked on it. Super easy to adjust the travel without any tools besides a knife to cut the shim. The 170 won't drop fully into my frame tho as it hits the seat tube bend at about 10mm above slammed. Ended up lowering it to 150mm travel anyway.

The nukeproof pedals are pretty good. I prefer composite as they slide on rocks during strikes, whereas alloy tends to grip them more.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Nov 2018 23:32:55 No.1254182 Report

Quoted By: >>1254275 >>1254276 >>1254291 >>1254294

>>1254015
make a troll bike
>rigid fork
>tt bars
>comfort saddle
>belt drive
>dingle speed
>carbon deep section on 19s

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Nov 2018 05:29:20 No.1254275 Report

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>>1254182
>dingle speed

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Nov 2018 05:33:01 No.1254276 Report

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>>1254182
>belt drive
>on rear suspenshun
>without a way to tension the belt
You moran

Velo Uber Alles

Velo Uber Alles Wed 07 Nov 2018 07:11:04 No.1254291 Report

Quoted By: >>1254297 >>1254341

You have no idea of what fork and wheelset anon? It would be silly to suggest anything based on what you've told us, as we really don't know enough about what you're riding, your needs, your conditions.

Do you have enough riding experience to really know what you want?

>>1254182
Another frame to weld on top to make a stoopidtall FS bike. Two other frames to weld to the left and right, one with an angel motif, the other with a devil one.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 07 Nov 2018 08:17:00 No.1254294 Report

Quoted By: >>1254300

>>1254182
>make a troll bike
hold my beer

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Nov 2018 08:36:17 No.1254297 Report

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>>1254291
>Another frame to weld on top to make a stoopidtall FS bike
>double squish for twice the travel
Genius, downhillers will be envious

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Nov 2018 08:39:58 No.1254300 Report

Quoted By: >>1254386

>>1254294
That's no troll bike, that's a top tier cruiser

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Nov 2018 12:46:53 No.1254341 Report

Quoted By: >>1254382

>>1254291
Sorry about my absence, I've been riding for a good 3 years now, I'm very aggressive on downhills and meander my way uphill from what I've read and why my friends have told me the cane creek helm is best for that. I ride all over north Carolina (conditions ranging from smooth single track to very intense and rocky mountain trails). Budget wise I'm fine going all in as I still have my actual bike (2014 giant trance 3) as of now I'm pretty much just looking at wheelsets and trying to figure out BB compatability with my cranks (Shimano Deore m800 I think)
I know what I like I'm just new to buliding up frames.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 07 Nov 2018 17:32:03 No.1254382 Report

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>>1254341
Don't worry about it. The difference in price between the expensive headset and the cheap one is small, and the cane creek ones are known and good.

>BB
that's a hollowtech 2 crankset, bottom brackets have greatly expanded so I'd double check this in case of a curve ball, and I don't usually do dirt.

The Shimano XT 800 or something similar should work.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Nov 2018 17:42:12 No.1254386 Report

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>>1254300
Maybe if it wasn't a 1x with a tiny chainring in front.

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