Dannihilator

First the frame.



Fork


or..



Drivetrain.

Of course it is going to be SS. E13 bash gaurd.

Wheels:
Front and rear.

Thomson Seat Post, Diabolous Stem, tires will likely be Continental Diesels. In other news, got my Pike back and I'm early back on the Kona.

mtnbiker66

What is that second fork?

Dannihilator

Rock Shox Totem

mtnbiker66

The fork would be a hard decision. I've seen that frame set up 6" fork and that looks nice. That boxxer would be sweet as well.

trevor

mmmm that frame is awesome, If I had enough money to build up a bike I would defantly buy an imperial.

cryptid01

How about brakes? Avid Codes?

mx_599

is that a 1.5 steerer?

i don't recognize 2nd fork...is it a new model?

trevor

personally I think the totem only looks good on certain bikes.. almsot to beefy lol. It does have 40mm stanchions right?

Flak

Thought you became a roadie?

redallerd

The Totem is a sweet fork, and yes, 40mm stanchions. That would be bigger than some bikes' tubes lol

ed 

Edit: I was wrong:

Rockshox Totem The Totem is a 180mm travel, super tough single crown DH/freeride fork. It is available in air and coil-sprung versions, and the air version is available with the 2-step air system that allows travel to be adjusted from 135mm to the full 180mm! It also features RockShox’s new “Mission Control” damping system which makes adjustments to low and high speed compression, floodgate and rebound all possible on the fly.

We were able to try the Totem out on some DH runs on the 2nd ride of the 1st day. Once I got the fork set up to my weight we were off and running. The trail was very rocky with tons of square edged hits and drops to flat. The Totem has all the adjustments of the Lyric and because of the massive legs and stanchions more stability and handling at high speeds. The huge 40mm upper tubes along with the “Power Bulge” make this one of the stiffest 7in single crown forks on the market. Once again the ease of use on the compression adjuster made an impact on my riding. At first Jeremiah Boobar (the father of the Totem) told us to run our High Speed compression all the way out to see the difference in the ride, I did and man did it make the ride harsh, my front end was deflecting of every loose rock in front of me. Then we tried the opposite and ran it all the way in… This felt great but my fork was using too much of it’s travel on the bigger high speed hits. I settled in at 4 clicks of high speed and it felt great.

Huge 40mm upper stanchion tubes made of 7000 series aluminum
1.5 or 1.125 inch steer tubes (1.5 is lighter)
"Power Bulge” to increase bushing durability, stiffness and rigidity
20mm “Maxle” lower, thru-axle system that uses a 360 degree lever instead of having to use a tool
Comes with 5 pages of stickers to customize the look of your fork, fork body comes in galvanized or black
Weight:
Totem Solo Air: 5.9 lbs
Totem Two Step Adjustable Travel Air: 6.3 lbs
Totem Coil 6.3 lbs
The 1 1/8 inch steer tube versions are 0.2 lbs heavier than the 1 ½ inch versions

MSRP:
Totem Coil: $995
Totem Solo Air: $1,060
Totem 2-Step Air: $1,150

scr1be

in my opinion, the totem would look much better on the imperial.

FF 6800

thatll be one SICK ride

Pheard

Who cares what would look good.

DylanTremblay

My vote is for the totem...but that probably doesn't mean much to you since it will end up being personal preference. Thats gonna be a SICK ride though!

scr1be

i think many people care what would look good.


regardless, i said "in my opinion."

EJ123

MX's and Kona's frame totally pwn my Loki LOL.

Pheard

It's stupid for someones first concern to be looks. Thats not why he's building the bike, to rub his fingers through those sexy spokes and spank its rear wheel.

Jason222

If there are two high end forks, why not choose the one that looks better? It's probably an all round better fork anyway.

Looks matter.

Defiance

Wow, you don't stop do you?

My vote is for the totem if you're doing for FR, but if you're going to slam it around on DH I vote for the boxxer.

Pheard

Nope, never. Just saying my opinion, sorry if its too off the wall for you folk. Of course I do agree with Jason, I'd pick the sexier one, and the totem would be my choice. But that's because I don't know the different between his two choices other than the fact the totem looks cooler.

Defiance

I'm not disputing your opinion. If you're going to be a recommendation on something, why don't you research it a little? Your own statements discredit yourself

Jason222

LOL

Jason222

He's not saying get it just because it looks better. He just said what you said in the next quote.

Nice. You've contradicted yourself.



...I'm sorry, I had to do it!

Defiance

So did I.