Also New Bike Day :-). 2024 Crestline RS180

[Sanguinaire]

Got the full build kit. Troydon was super patient and helpful. One really nice surprise was that it came with the new 2025 Grip X2 fork and Float X2 shock.

I just finished the ridewrap and build yesterday. And this morning set up the suspension. Hoping to get our for a ride today or tomorrow.

I moved a couple of things over from my old Levo: OneUp Carbon e-bar and i9 Hydra/Stans Flow EXT wheels.

I changed the tyres to Kryptotal Super Soft, DH casing front and rear. But might change to the Butcher T9 up front.

Have a few bits and pieces in the mail, rotor for i9 front wheel, front fender (it's winter and very wet here) and some Mallet pedals to try (have been on flats for ever, time for a change?)

 

[Onetime]

Nice bike, but what car is in the background?

 

[Arethustra]

Got the full build kit. Troydon was super patient and helpful. One really nice surprise was that it came with the new 2025 Grip X2 fork and Float X2 shock.

I just finished the ridewrap and build yesterday. And this morning set up the suspension. Hoping to get our for a ride today or tomorrow.

I moved a couple of things over from my old Levo: OneUp Carbon e-bar and i9 Hydra/Stans Flow EXT wheels.

I changed the tyres to Kryptotal Super Soft, DH casing front and rear. But might change to the Butcher T9 up front.

Have a few bits and pieces in the mail, rotor for i9 front wheel, front fender (it's winter and very wet here) and some Mallet pedals to try (have been on flats for ever, time for a change?)


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What brakes did you end up running?

 

[irie]

Nice bike, but what car is in the background?

Looks like a Citroën DS

 

[Sanguinaire]

Yes, it's a Citroen DS23 - 1974

I have the Hayes Dominions on there. I will try them for a while. I have just put Hope Tech4 V4s on my Levo, so I may swap them out.

Went for my first ride yesterday. Just a short one. Really loving the bike! Buying sight unseen is always a bit of a gamble but I am really stoked with it. I was really suprised at how quiet the bike is - that's awesome. It's feels just as agile as my 2019 Levo even though it's quite a bit slacker and longer - yay! And it feels more poppy and playful while also being super stable.

Kept me out of trouble yesterday as well. Came over a small jump on a downhill only track to find an old guy bending down with 3 dogs on the track just past the landing. Couldn't see him till I was on the jump itself. Bike landed super nicely and I was able to easily brake before getting too close. Scared the shit out of him though!

The gears aren't shifting great - need to work on the microtune I think. It skips the 6th cog on the way up (in 5th cog, click down , nothing. click again, straight to 7th. Click up and I get 6th). Not completely sold on AXS Transmission yet.

 

[Onetime]

Very cool, the car and bike. And glad you were able to avoid the hiker/dog walker. Where some hikers decide to stop on the trail just blows my mind sometimes. Just totally clueless to their surroundings and potential hazards from bikes on a DH.

 

[Arethustra]

Yes, it's a Citroen DS23 - 1974

I have the Hayes Dominions on there. I will try them for a while. I have just put Hope Tech4 V4s on my Levo, so I may swap them out.

Went for my first ride yesterday. Just a short one. Really loving the bike! Buying sight unseen is always a bit of a gamble but I am really stoked with it. I was really suprised at how quiet the bike is - that's awesome. It's feels just as agile as my 2019 Levo even though it's quite a bit slacker and longer - yay! And it feels more poppy and playful while also being super stable.

Kept me out of trouble yesterday as well. Came over a small jump on a downhill only track to find an old guy bending down with 3 dogs on the track just past the landing. Couldn't see him till I was on the jump itself. Bike landed super nicely and I was able to easily brake before getting too close. Scared the shit out of him though!

The gears aren't shifting great - need to work on the microtune I think. It skips the 6th cog on the way up (in 5th cog, click down , nothing. click again, straight to 7th. Click up and I get 6th). Not completely sold on AXS Transmission yet.

Microtune was a game changer on the XX1 AXS derailleur I run on my Blur. It did take some fiddling but I also ran extra large pulley wheels. Hopefully, it goes about like the last AXS and just requires a bit of tuning and isn't a giant trainwreck...then again I am marrying it (XO Transmission) to an e13 chainring/cranks so there's plenty of room for problems...are you guys running a pure SRAM drivetrain?

 

[Robstyle]

Transmission is a real fussy barstard I found, nice when it's working well.
It seems crazy to me you can't individually tune gears too, someone from sram told me why that was but I'd had too many beers to remember now
I've had mine move under super heavy compressions, just need to reset it all and it's good again.

 

[Sanguinaire]

Had a play with the microtune again yesterday seem to have got it pretty good. Out for my second ride and had a ton of fun!

My KS Lev circuit keeps unpairing the remote. Will have to work out what is going on. I was having to reach behind me to the button on the top of the seat post to activate the post. Must have looked hilarious, like I had a really itchy ass!

 

[Sanguinaire]

I've been for more than 1/2 a dozen rides now. Loving the RS! I'm rubbish at setting up suspension so I grabbed a Shockwiz and am using that to get into the ballpark. Seems to be good. Just about finished tuning the fork, I had to wait to get a spacer, have added that now. Will check everything out on the next ride and the shift the shockwiz to the shock and tune that.

I reached out to the KS Lev dealer here in NZ and they are replacing the remote, which is great. I have to send the post back to them so I need to wait until I have a week with no riding

Have shifted my Hope brakes over from my old bike (just the front, waiting on a couple of parts for the back). I think I prefer them to the Dominions, but can change them back easily if I dont.

Turned up for a ride at my local hill about a week ago and straight after me another Crestline turned up - it was awesome - so much trick stuff on it. Upside down forks, coil shock, Maxima brakes (maybe?). Cool to see another in the wild

 

[Robstyle]

Hahaha hey bro that was me

 

[Sanguinaire]

Hahaha hey bro that was me

Nice - your review on here tipped me over the edge to order mine! So thanks for that . What forks are you running - they look trick AF!

Can't wait to get the bike to Queenstown - but might have to wait till Spring. My next few trips to QT will be all about snowboarding

 

[Robstyle]

They're intend flash forks. I'm glad they lived up to the hype haha.

I was pretty surprised how dry signal was the other day, I managed to crack a rim that day

Keen for a qtwn bike mission in the spring

 

[techm8n]

Yes, it's a Citroen DS23 - 1974

I have the Hayes Dominions on there. I will try them for a while. I have just put Hope Tech4 V4s on my Levo, so I may swap them out.

Went for my first ride yesterday. Just a short one. Really loving the bike! Buying sight unseen is always a bit of a gamble but I am really stoked with it. I was really suprised at how quiet the bike is - that's awesome. It's feels just as agile as my 2019 Levo even though it's quite a bit slacker and longer - yay! And it feels more poppy and playful while also being super stable.

Kept me out of trouble yesterday as well. Came over a small jump on a downhill only track to find an old guy bending down with 3 dogs on the track just past the landing. Couldn't see him till I was on the jump itself. Bike landed super nicely and I was able to easily brake before getting too close. Scared the shit out of him though!

The gears aren't shifting great - need to work on the microtune I think. It skips the 6th cog on the way up (in 5th cog, click down , nothing. click again, straight to 7th. Click up and I get 6th). Not completely sold on AXS Transmission yet.

I had the same issue with my Crestline, where the AXS transmission would intermittently skip gears. What I did to resolve this issue was I went through the setup procedure as shown in the video below. Start at 7:50 of the video.

https://support.sram.com/hc/en-us/articles/13819063203611-How-do-I-install-SRAM-Eagle-AXS-Transmission

 

[Sanguinaire]

I managed to get it working with microtune and have had no problems since .

Sending my is lev off for a new remote this week and they are going to update the clamps. Looking forward to not having to or as new battery in every ride!!

Just been for a ride with a spacer added to the fork to continue tuning with shock wiz. The fork is feeling so much better now! Have it pretty much dialed in. Time to move the shock wiz to the back and sort that!

Good times!

 

[Chedhead]

The car and bike are amazing,

 

[1809]

Had a play with the microtune again yesterday seem to have got it pretty good. Out for my second ride and had a ton of fun!

My KS Lev circuit keeps unpairing the remote. Will have to work out what is going on. I was having to reach behind me to the button on the top of the seat post to activate the post. Must have looked hilarious, like I had a really itchy ass!

I'm a little late here, but I've had the same KS Lev unpairing issue that resolved itself after I replaced the remote battery and did a full overnight charge on the seatpost battery (even though it supposedly wasn't low).

 

[Sanguinaire]

The battery was running flat after a day and I was replacing the remote battery for every ride, so the unpairing ended up being a secondary issue. All fixed now, sent it back to the distributor and they replace the remote. They also upgraded the seat clamp, though I can’t workout what has changed there.