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New Bike Day - Lapierre XR 529

Pure roadie, deciding to get a little dirty! I rode a 26 inch Trek Fuel back in 2010, and couldn't believe how far suspension has come since then. This bike feels incredible.

Http://imgur.com/17ulmLu

Lapierre XR 529 full carbon frame

Rockshox Reba RL 100mm fork

Fox Float CTD

Formula Crap***

Elixir 7

EA50 seatpost/EA90 stem, Lapierre handlebar

King BB

Geax AKA 2.2 F/R

Swapping out the wheels for XT hubs, DT Revolutions, and Crest rims, which should take off about 1.5lb.

Swapping the brakes for some Formula R1s, and handlebar for EC70.

Any thoughts or recommendations on build?

Posted Jun 2, 2014, 2:45 PM UTC · edited

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cecole1•

I'd go with Shimano XT brakes instead of the Formula R1s.

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embsOP•

I was planning on going XT, for the power and maintenance, but ended up picking the formulas up for a song.

Jury is still out though. Why would you go XT?

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cecole1•

Mineral oil won't mess up your paint/frame/fork if it leaks (I'm not a fan of DOT systems, I'm looking at you SRAM!). Proven reliability as well.

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Im_an_antelopeCalifornia•

Cheaper alternative is the SLX brakes. Same as xt in power and modulation but no free stroke option. I never use the free stroke and I haven't ran into someone that does so I kind of wish I went with SLX and saved a bit of money. But you already got brakes, but just some info for the future.

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embsOP•

WHat does the free stroke do? Thanks for the info... I'm building up a second bike with spare parts, so I might be picking up a pair of SLX per your advice. Haven't decided... I'll probably stick with the Avid I took off the lapierre until they sufficiently agitate me.

Broke college student = I can only buy so many parts!

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Im_an_antelopeCalifornia•

Yeah I was in your situation less than a year ago. Then I graduated and got a job and built an awesome bike! Avids have something similar I think but I forget what they call it. The free stroke just let's you adjust the amount of pull before the pads engage. From what I read online, people who actually use the option don't even notice the difference. I haven't messed who it because my brakes came perfectly how I wanted it when I got them. My favorite thing about newer shimano brakes, aside from the face ripping stopping power, is the shape of the levers. Very easy to one finger pull and comfortable.

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Aquipy•

I've never seen a rear suspension like that before, but god damn that is sexy!!

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Rathminer•

Definitely an awesome bike but im not quite sure you posted the right picture. Gratz on the bike anyway.

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embsOP•

Hahaha, wow, thanks for the catch. I have no idea who that photo was, but it's the right bike now!

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Fixshit•

That bike is very xc looking, I guess that's good if you're coming from road riding.

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embsOP•

I've got a hard tail that's a bit closer to a trail bike, but I'm a huge pansy, so I figured xc was best . And being in the Midwest United States, trail bikes suck: they're slow for XC, and we have no terrain to ride them.

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neutron_star•

Have you thought about getting a remote lockout for your rear sus? Super-handy when climbing, though i'm sure you'd notice that with how handy the front lockout is :)

Other than that, all the equipment you have is already top-notch. Any modifications will come as fairly big cost with decreasing benefits imo. Awesome bike!

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embsOP•

I've definitely thought about it. The way the rear shock is positioned, it's super easy to flick the lever, built handlebar mounted would be better.

But to have the remote, doesn't it need to be the ctd with boost valve? I don't have a boost valve

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HefertiSpecialized•

Ride the damn thing. You'll have to replace parts when you start crashing. I wouldn't make it such a sick bike from the get go.

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[deleted]•

Avoid Shimano hubs. Go for DT Swiss 240s instead. Welcome!

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Vairman2011 Hardrock 29er•

I've been running XT for over a year now with no problems. I ride XC only pretty much. I like 'em and they weren't expensive at all. Unless you just don't like loose ball bearings? They don't bother me much.

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[deleted]•

That's good to hear. How is the freehub body (and its inner workings) holding up?

EDIT: its

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Vairman2011 Hardrock 29er•

I've been riding with it for about a year and it's doing fine. I ride 2-5 times a week (2 in winter, more in summer - depending on rain) and each ride is usually around 7 miles or so and like I said, it's XC riding. I'm not fast but I'm big and I ride a 29er so I don't think I'm particularly easy on components. I know some poo-poo XT rear hubs but mine has held up well so far. I have the FH M756A version which supposedly has the freehub from the 29er-specific SLX hub. So far so good. It's very quiet though so if you like noisy hubs, you will be disappointed.

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