Exactly right right Euroford, I took what you stated and knew it was what i had to do. So I blame you for this and Tequila Joe for putting the bug in my ear to get a Rocky ETSX

Thanks!

Nice Picture and good comments too.... I would like to put on the biggest brakes reasonable, as I like the look of the big rotors. Avids and Maguras are on my short list. The Front chain rings I think I would like to keep 3 rings, as it is a badge of honor amongst my riding buddies to not dismount, and be able to climb the gnarliest steep hill, even if it's at a crawl



KrisA, those hope Brakes look like very nice units, as do most of there parts. They are out of the UK correct? I'll have to check pricing of some of the components. Are the 9 speed systems really that problematic?

The Marzocchi is getting some good love around here, I'll have a look into those. Should I be staying air shock seeing as Rocky designed it as such, or should I convert to oil? My understanding is you want to keep both front and back the same. As such i have only been looking at an Air Sprung fork.


As for Cranks, I'm pretty sure I want the Race Face Deuce. I really like the shape of those cranks and the chain rings spiders. I think in silver they would look very nice as somebody else stated.

I was thinking a set of Chis King Hubs, thoughts? Not worth the expense? What about tubeless tires, do I need special rims for those, and are they a hot ticket?