Who owns Crestline 180

[Picard12]

Does anyone own this bike? It is not popular in Canada.

What do you guys think?

 

[Arethustra]

Love mine

 

[Picard12]

Love mine

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How does it perform on climb and twisty trails?

 

[Arethustra]

It’s great on both but thats also pretty dependent on how you build it out. I built mine up from the RS180 frameset and it’s honestly a stupid-expensive build that is focused on a best of everything approach. The off-the-shelf builds are good and will not treat you wrong. I honestly can’t ride the bike to its full potential because its just that good. Very poised on the climb and a dream on the downhill. I don’t even ride my other bikes now.

 

[PJ27]

Love mine

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Hey Arethustra, great looking bike. Great build. I have a RS180 (complete - great bike) I am interested in the skid plate you have - how is the protection? Any rattle? Would you recommend? Can you share where you bought it? Thank you

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[Gnarly Bailout]

I have the RS 180. Mine is the largest size (RH-4) which came as a 29'er that was great out of the box. My local riding is more tight, techy trails that I like to ride as fast as possible. I changed mine to a mullet and installed a slightly smaller (625w watt) battery. Result was a little reduced weight and more agility. It's even better now (for my trails, terrain and riding style). I'd say that it's good going up tight twisty stuff but really shines when moving fast over rough stuff.

 

[Roundbadge]

I love my rs75 so much I ordered the newest S180 coming next month.

 

[Arethustra]

Hey Arethustra, great looking bike. Great build. I have a RS180 (complete - great bike) I am interested in the skid plate you have - how is the protection? Any rattle? Would you recommend? Can you share where you bought it? Thank you

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Protection is awesome; the plate is formed to the frame and lined with an impact foam…it’s tight with no rattle and the composite is almost 1/4 in thick - have put a few scratches and scrapes on it with no issue and have slammed it into a log on occasion when I had a rider error trying to clear a log and it just shrugged it off. Don’t know if anyone else is making something now but it’s definitely the only one I found and it has to be ordered off menu as it was originally a one-off for a long time customer of the guy who owns Amygos.

I bought two thinking I’d surely break it but it’s laughed at all my attempts thus far.

 

[gbcoke]

Hi,
Can anyone share their spring rate and weight for the 180 ?

 

[Arethustra]

I have a Telum with the adjustable spring so not sure if it will translate for you but I’m 195 lbs running a 420 lb spring - it was way lighter than I expected but the ride is plushy mcplushersom.

 

[Lightme]

I’m 95kg running 640lbs Ohlins coil. Good for what and how I ride.

 

[PJ27]

I have the RS 180. Mine is the largest size (RH-4) which came as a 29'er that was great out of the box. My local riding is more tight, techy trails that I like to ride as fast as possible. I changed mine to a mullet and installed a slightly smaller (625w watt) battery. Result was a little reduced weight and more agility. It's even better now (for my trails, terrain and riding style). I'd say that it's good going up tight twisty stuff but really shines when moving fast over rough stuff.

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Hey Gnarly Bailout - Love the photo's and love the bike. I have the RS180 RH4 29/29. In terms of swapping the battery to the 625W where did you get the spacer? Have you had any problems or errors switching to the 625W? Is the weight noticeable and is the performance much of an improvement for agility with the standard 29/29 set-up in your opinion? I ask as considering but its a big investment the 625W battery in Aust is $1,400 then plus a spacer. Thanks in advance

 

[Lightme]

Hey Gnarly Bailout - Love the photo's and love the bike. I have the RS180 RH4 29/29. In terms of swapping the battery to the 625W where did you get the spacer? Have you had any problems or errors switching to the 625W? Is the weight noticeable and is the performance much of an improvement for agility with the standard 29/29 set-up in your opinion? I ask as considering but its a big investment the 625W battery in Aust is $1,400 then plus a spacer. Thanks in advance

I’m keen to know too, also in Aus.

 

[iJak]

I have a Telum with the adjustable spring so not sure if it will translate for you but I’m 195 lbs running a 420 lb spring - it was way lighter than I expected but the ride is plushy mcplushersom.

Hey Arethustra,

Planning on a Telum shock too since they are local to me. Your 420lbs spring is surprising to me too as the recommendation from Crestline states ~450lbs for 180lbs. These numbers puts it in different Sprindex rates, so I wanted to double check with you on what type of riding you do?
Based on your information, I think I would lean towards the same spring (390-430) as I cannot jump very well and prefer a magic carpet planted type of riding.

 

[Robstyle]

It's typical of the telum to use less springrate than Crestline recommends.
When you get one the calculator inputs your riding style weight etc and is pretty bang on with recommended springrate

 

[Roundbadge]

2025 S180

 

[LautSprecher]

The last piece is missing: BikeYoke Poddy to mount the Shifter directly to the brakepump. Gnar.

Think she looks pretty. Stoked to see how she´ll ride.

 

[mrtrinh]

2025 S180

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Beautiful. I wish they sold the white fade in a frameset only.

 

[Roundbadge]

Beautiful. I wish they sold the white fade in a frameset only.

I originally had the gray rhino fade 180 ordered but I decided to do the lighter LS160 white build but do the full travel @ 180mm
I really like this color way