[AlpineSlayer]

I use flat pedals and love the freedom they give me. Have you looked looked at the Five Ten Freerider shoe? I bought them last year after using a regular hiking shoe and the difference is amazing in terms of the amount of grip which they have. They are a skate style shoe, so they have more of a casual look to them. As for the clip less pedals, I have never used them so I can’t comment on them.

[AlpineSlayer]

I just bought a pair of Giro Remedy gloves for $36, haven’t given them a try on the trails yet but they fit great and look to offer great protection. I also have a pair of Dakine Cross X which I bought back in early 2008 for about $20.

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"element22" wrote

Well seeing that I wrote the article I would have to say that the Ardent mountains that I wrote about were all folding bead single ply. The DH Ardents have all wire beads with 2 plys.

Thanks element for the info on the bead type that was used in the review. 😃 I think that I will give the single ply ardents a try if I can find them for $40 or below. Thanks again to everyone who posted. 😃

[AlpineSlayer]

"8valvegrowl" wrote

Just FYI, 1100 grams is 2.4 pounds (800 grams is 1.7 lbs) so going for the wire bead means 1.4 more pounds overall on your bike, plus it’s rotating mass, so it slows acceleration, etc.

2.4 pounds is quite bit of weight to add. The riding I do is mostly aggressive trail riding but I also am starting to get into light freeride and downhill so I need something which can handle a little bit of everything. My brother has a 2.35 Maxxis High Roller that he runs on the front which he likes a lot, but from what I can see the High Rollers run a bit on the small side. I would like to keep the weight down if I can, but one of the main areas which I look at is the price since I still would like to buy a new set of wheels (azonic outlaw). If anyone has some other suggestions on a foldable set of tires that are relatively low price that would be great.

[AlpineSlayer]

"8valvegrowl" wrote

Actually, the Ardent has a single-ply foldable bead option (and a 2-ply wire bead option).

Thanks for the info! 😃 I was looking at the wire bead version only because I can get a good price on a set of them from Blue Sky Cycling, $25 per tire. The only thing I am a little worried about is the weight of the wire bead version which is about 1100 grams as opposed to the foldable which is about 800 grams. Although, I guess that’s not that much considering that my bike is pretty heavy for an all mountain bike, about 33lbs and adding another 1100 grams on both the front and rear probably won’t make a huge difference.

[AlpineSlayer]

"kbrock" wrote

Also put a set of Azonic Outlaws on the bike which completely change it’s character, if you’re still looking for a good wheel set. They fit great on this bike, and make it a lot tougher.

Has anyone ever thought of putting a dual crown fork on their slayer sxc? Sounds kind of ridiculous, but it seems tough enough to handle that kind of thing. Idk about the head angle though.

I was looking at buying the Outlaws, been looking into the red version. They seem like such a great value for a freeride wheelset. I think that you could put a duel crown on a slayer but would be worried that it would change the geometry of the bike to much or cause more stress on the frame than what Rocky Mountain designed it for. I believe that the slayer has a 68 degree head angle with the stock Fox 36. From what I have read it seems that for every 10mm change in fork travel there is half a degree change in the head angle. It would be interesting to see if you could make the slayer even more of a FR/DH bike. I also have the red slayer, just a great all round bike.

[AlpineSlayer]

I think you guys are right, its probably best to keep the RP23 and use the money towards a new wheelset. Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it. 😃

[AlpineSlayer]

I just checked my shock and it says high volume on the air sleeve. Is this the same as extra volume? If it is, should I keep my current shock and save the extra money?

[AlpineSlayer]

I definitely like the Fox RC4 but the price is a little too rich for my blood and that was my main reason for looking at the other shocks. I would like to keep the price below $350 since I want to upgrade my wheels as well. My RP23 does not have the extra air sleeve, I believe that feature is only available on the DHX 5.0 air. The Van R price point is very attractive although I have seen some DHX 5.0 coil shocks on ebay for around that price as well. One other shock I forgot to mention is the Marzocchi Roco TST R coil shock. Does anyone have experience with this shock? I believe that the Roco has a similar Propedal feature like the DHX line of shocks, although I believe they call it trail selection. Thanks for the responses. 😃

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