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Ritchey Timberwolf 27.5 rigid build

Old 12-16-19, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by pressed001
I built the new frame up. Used all components from the Timby that I could but had to purchase a new stem, 29er rims, spokes and tires. Optionally I went with new Magura MT5 brakes and black Hope 2 piece rotors.

So the weather is really crap here and I have only ridden the bike in the parking garage. It was steering like a gravel bike with the 460mm ATC fork but that also made the seat-tube angle very steep so decided to get a proper 490mm ATC fork which seems to be a good in-between even though I like the steep HTA of the gravel bikes.

So the bike is pretty much done.This whole project was a big lesson in bike geometry for me. I spent a lot of hours researching nearly every frame on the market and comparing them to the 1995 GT Zaskar. In the end I was torn between this one and the Mondraker Podium Carbon RR.

The Timby is hanging beautifully on the wall and is for sale on ebay-kleinanzeigen.de



Happy riding.
looks great, why did you decide to switch?
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Originally Posted by qclabrat
looks great, why did you decide to switch?
The Timby was just way too small for me and I didn't understand the whole "slack" geometry concept before purchasing it. Now I know what stack, reach and headtube angle I need.
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