I decided the deals on the 9.5 were good enough that I could pull together my own build kit and have a bunch of take-offs left over for the same price as the higher end specs.
I broke my shoulder snowboarding like 6 weeks ago and this has been my sanity saver while recovering, to research and buy and build up from random parts until it became my dream trail/enduro rig.
I tore it down to the frame and rebuilt it with:
- Frame
- RideWrap done by the pros at their Golden, CO office (the only install I refused to do myself)
- Suspension
- Marzocchi Z1 Air 160mm fork
- Marzocchi Bomber Air 205x62.5
- Cockpit
- OneUp carbon e-bar, cut to 780mm
- Spank split stem, 35mm length
- OneUp EDC tool (threaded, so I can use the big capsule to hold link pliers)
- OneUp grips
- OneUp dropper post lever
- Drivetrain
- SRAM GX AXS T-Type derailleur
- SRAM AXS pod shifter
- SRAM GX T-Type cassette
- Wolf Tooth TQ T-Type 32T direct mount chainring
- GX T-Type chain, waxed using Silca chain wax
- PINND crank arms, 145mm (!!)
- OneUp aluminum pedals
- Brakes
- SRAM Maven Ultimate Expert, red launch edition
- 200mm rotors front/rear
- Organic pads (giving those a try first as recommended)
- Seat
- Oneup v3 dropper post, 180mm
- WTB Volt Titanium saddle
- Wheels
- Reynolds 309/347 (mullet) carbon enduro rims, upgraded the freehub body for SRAM
- Specialized Butcher T9 front/rear
- CushCore eMTB front/rear
- Miscellaneous
- Peak design OutFront v2 phone mount
- Lezyne Hecto Drive 500XL headlight
- Specialized Stix taillight
- Lezyne GoPro adapter (for phone mount)
- Invisiframe red Trek decals
- Ordered spare battery, screws, and mounting hardware from Trek, and had to procure the battery handle install screws from Amazon
All this and I still haven’t ridden it one inch,
for good news at the ortho in a couple weeks so I can get my season going!
