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Thread: Santa Cruz
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10-01-2019, 03:08 PM #26
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10-01-2019, 05:03 PM #27www.dpsskis.com
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formerly an ambassador for a few others, but the ski industry is... interesting.
Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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10-01-2019, 11:40 PM #28
Hmm, actually my plastic SC bars are showing some unusual surface wear in the clear coat after 3-4 seasons. Maybe I’ll send some pics their way ...
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10-02-2019, 08:43 AM #29
My bars are raceface. I bet a lot of these guys are using the same clearcoat product.
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10-02-2019, 09:04 AM #30
Plastic bars?!?
YOU GUYS GON' DIE!!!
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10-03-2019, 08:38 AM #31
Well, one submission and an email later and we're moving forward with replacement.... wow, that's amazing service. And since it's cosmetic, it sounds like I just need to donate my existing bike. Replacement will need a 160mm 29er fork though... so, anyone interested in a FOX 36 Float Performance Elite 150mm
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Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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10-03-2019, 11:41 AM #32Registered User
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Just get a new air shaft assembly? It's like a $40 part and 1 beer job.
Also, interesting to see these issues with the paint. The Nomad I used to have had a bunch of what appeared to be fading up around the head tube. I had the "stealth" color, and it looked like the gloss finish had dissolved off. I wondered if the previous owner had gotten some DOT fluid on it, but didn't think so because the bike came with XT brakes. I never used any particularly strong soap, just Muc-Off.
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10-03-2019, 02:57 PM #33www.dpsskis.com
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formerly an ambassador for a few others, but the ski industry is... interesting.
Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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10-29-2019, 01:27 PM #34
Santa Cruz
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Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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10-29-2019, 01:40 PM #35
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10-29-2019, 02:50 PM #36Registered User
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If you plan on keeping the Super Deluxe Air, consider a retune as it comes stock Med/Med and that's what seems to be mostly responsible for the 'harsh' ride of the Megatower. I believe this is what either Vorsprung or Fluid Function (Whistler custom tune shop) promote...worth talking to anyway.
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10-29-2019, 03:17 PM #37
I wouldn't have it done for a few weeks, and don't own the tools, and can help keep a mechanic employed while it snows.. but thanks anyway for the fucking advice.
That's what the MTBR crowd has been squawking about. Seems like there are a dozen people complaining and a few thousand not, so we'll see if I fit within that things sweet spot or not, if not megneg or whatever has been discussed. I'd rather put my money into a better set of wheels/upgrading the hubs.www.dpsskis.com
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Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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10-29-2019, 03:33 PM #38Registered User
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MTBR info is generally useless IMO on the Megatower, same few dudes spewing misinformed verbal diarrhoea. I'm speaking from my experiences riding the Mega and the multitude of friends, tuners, and shop peeps around Western Canada who ride the bike with the general consensus seemingly:
Coil shock=good
Stock Air shock=not so good
Megneg does NOT seem well suited to this bike as it's progressive enough and doesn't require the added progressivety of the Megneg can. The Hightower runs nice with the stock air can as it comes with a Low/Low tune where the Megatower is more 'race' tuned with the Med/Med. Anyways, just adding a datapoint and personally would send my shock into Vorsprung for a change.
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10-29-2019, 04:47 PM #39
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10-29-2019, 04:55 PM #40www.dpsskis.com
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formerly an ambassador for a few others, but the ski industry is... interesting.
Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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10-29-2019, 04:55 PM #41www.dpsskis.com
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formerly an ambassador for a few others, but the ski industry is... interesting.
Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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10-30-2019, 09:58 AM #42Registered User
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Just curious: what pushed you towards the Mega vs. any number of other good enduro bikes right now?
I ask because I've had incredible experiences with SC in the past, but have been really reluctant to even bother trying the Mega because it's so much bike (and the stock tune is bad). Hightower would probably be enough for me, but no coil = no go.
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10-30-2019, 02:45 PM #43
- Impulse
- Warranty (they warrantied my Hightower LT and the only thing I didn't love was the STA). This is bigger, better STA and supposedly climbs better
- It may very well be too much bike, but thought that I could flip this at the bike park faster than a Hightower if I didn't like it.
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10-31-2019, 10:21 AM #44Registered User
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All very good reasons. Last point on it's own is a pretty good reason to try a new Santa Cruz, as they're pretty easy to sell.
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11-22-2019, 06:18 PM #45
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05-26-2020, 12:41 PM #46
I just got offered an upgrade on a minor warranty claim. Super impressed with Santa Cruz. I really like my Bronson2. Anyone have experience with the Bronson3? Even better if you can compare it to the 2. Should I upgrade? And if I do should I take the offer to get a select plus shock for little $$ over my current monarch?
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05-26-2020, 01:20 PM #47
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05-26-2020, 01:26 PM #48yelgatgab
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Assuming the new Bronson got the same (mostly) progressive suspension upgrade as the 5010 and Nomad, I'd call it a no-brainer to get the V3.
Remind me. We'll send him a red cap and a Speedo.
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05-26-2020, 02:34 PM #49Registered User
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Bronson 3 is not very progressive. But Cascade Components makes a new link that LTs it and makes it progressive. A buddy has it and says it's great.
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05-27-2020, 12:32 PM #50
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