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Thread: Feeler: 2023 Evil Offering LS - Dentist Build. Size Small - Bike or Frame

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    Feeler: 2023 Evil Offering LS - Dentist Build. Size Small - Bike or Frame

    Mrs Roxtar's long legs, short torso is causing some issues with her Offering. Bike was built this year and is pretty close to perfect.
    Build was a hair shy of $12K
    Considering putting her in a new Switchblade. This would allow us to go either of two ways; sell the frame or complete bike.
    Gauging interest in both options.

    The build:

    Frameset - Evil Offering LS, Small, Reigning Blood
    Shock - RS SD Ult w/ custom tune by Shock Howse
    Headset - Works Components 1* angelset
    Fork - Manitou Mezzer Pro w/ custom tune and burnished bushings.
    Wheels - I9 Enduro 315 Carbon
    Cranks - RaceFace ERA Carbon 170mm
    Chainring - OneUp Switch 30T
    BB - Chris King
    Drivetrain and Brakes - XTR
    Dropper - Fox Transfer
    Bars - OneUp 35mm Carbon
    Stem - I9 A35
    Pedals - OneUp Alum
    Tires - Hellkat Pro 2.6/Nevegal Pro 2 2.4

    If just the frame, it would include Works Comp angleset and CK BB (and, of course, the rear shock)

    Looking for $7K for the bike / $2800 for the frame.

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    Last edited by Roxtar; 08-07-2023 at 10:09 AM.
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    A little bit of unsolicited advice, but as a not super tall person, I've always felt like Evil, Pivot, and Ibis sizing is way long seated. In particular, their ETT is like a half to full size longer than most other brands. On the other end of the spectrum, Transition (especially the new ones) have quite a bit shorter ETT than average. Doesn't have Dave Weagle's name attached to it, but bike fit > fancy suspension designs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andeh View Post
    A little bit of unsolicited advice, but as a not super tall person, I've always felt like Evil, Pivot, and Ibis sizing is way long seated. In particular, their ETT is like a half to full size longer than most other brands. On the other end of the spectrum, Transition (especially the new ones) have quite a bit shorter ETT than average. Doesn't have Dave Weagle's name attached to it, but bike fit > fancy suspension designs.
    That's basically everyone these days. Specialized frames have been very long for many years, and Giant has definitely joined the club too.

    If you want shorter top tubes, the only options I know of are the cheaper brands who haven't updated their frames yet, like Diamondback, and especially Bikes Direct, whose frames are often comically short. Of course you also get an old-school steep head angle and consequent short WB along with that...but they're cheap bikes and you can buy a Works Components or Wolf Tooth angled headset to compensate. Fezzari is kind of in between.
    Last edited by Spats; 08-13-2023 at 06:13 PM. Reason: typo

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    It is the norm these days but Pivot tends to be a little more conservative on their geometry.
    The Switchblade has about 30mm shorter reach than the Offering. Waiting for her to demo an XS.
    In the meantime, I cut down her bars to 720 and moved the seat a little farther forward to ease the reach issue.
    Quote Originally Posted by Jer View Post
    After the first three seconds, Corbet's is really pretty average.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ian Malcolm View Post
    I mean, it's not your fault. They say talent skips a generation.
    But hey, I'm sure your kids will be sharp as tacks.

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