Long time ago, D.


Interesting turn of events...Raceface makes an inferior crankset to Shimano in my opinion. The Atlas was slightly flexier than my Hone when it was in the Komodo. Just barely. That in itself wasn't enough to kill the deal.

The Raceface Atlas has a rubber preload washer on the non-drive side. When I install the crankset and torque it, the right arm is a little closer to the Swingarm than the non-drive side arm. Close enough that when I stand up and honk on the pedals, there is enough Swingarm flex and crank arm flex that the arm comes in contact with the Swingarm. The Shimano Hone crankset does not do this...therefore the Hone will be on this bike. I like the bling of the red Atlas, but theHone is lighter (by an oz), stiffer, better designed pedal inserts, and stronger arm/spindle interface.


Preload washer



Slight contact



Hone clearance


All I'm waiting for now is my rear brake line and fluid. I rode around a bit, mucking about with the rebound and presets. It's early, but promising. Very smooth...like cruise'y. It will most likely spend most of its life in the "trail" setting, but the lockout and descend mode are pretty ******.





What I should do is suck it up and ride it with the PIKE until I can afford a Fox 32 CTD fork to match. Then I could order the bar mounted lever that actuated the shock and fork CTD functions simultaneously. Quick flip would actuate full-on lockout, medium damped low speed compression, or wide open plushness.

Can also attach to the Fox dropper post too. (I think) I'm not going to piss away 4 bills on a post though lol.