Deacon Blues
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Cuz Vinny, congrats on the build. As a looonnnngggg time founding member I can't help but feel a bit jealous. 
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Thanks! Your time will come and the wait will be worth it.Cuz Vinny, congrats on the build. As a looonnnngggg time founding member I can't help but feel a bit jealous.
RandomCrap
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Pushkar stated that the blue frame is NRA Blue, H-171.That first picture of the blue frame above is wow! Please post more when you get a chanceAnd does anyone know the name of the color? Thanks!
What rear shock did you order?
Cathartic Release
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That is a nice looking bike. Seeing this makes me feel better about getting the the plus instead of fat tires.
reed scott
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Stock. But Pushkar is having trouble getting parts and is substituting.
Since I have the Mattoc Pro fork I asked how much it would cost to upgrade to a Mara Pro in the rear. If it’s not too expensive I’m going to do it if its available.
reed scott
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I can't keep up. Early on we saw pics of the rear shock with the small second cylinder that does what I don't know but was supposed to be really good and now the pics are showing a rear shock without that small second cylinder. If the rear suspension does not adequately handle my 200 lbs I'll beg Pushkar to give me a break on a better shock.
Acme
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The extra piece on the side is an oil reservoir. That’s the difference between the Mara and the Mara pro. In truth the oil reservoir simply allows the shock to continue working after being beat on long descents allowing the oil to stay cooler. It doesn’t make any difference unless you are a very hard rider. The Mara pro has always been an upgrade
The Mara Pro has the small second cylinder. The standard Mara does not. Pushkar just informed me the Mara Pro is not available and won’t be until at least December.I can't keep up. Early on we saw pics of the rear shock with the small second cylinder that does what I don't know but was supposed to be really good and now the pics are showing a rear shock without that small second cylinder. If the rear suspension does not adequately handle my 200 lbs I'll beg Pushkar to give me a break on a better shock.
reed scott
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Ya know ... I don't think this whole jamb up and supply fiasco is just about the Rona. There's something else cookin. The industrial capacity of the West combined with all Asia is literally immeasurable. We and they can tool up and make anything in any quantity very quickly. Hell, if it was war they'd be turning out a tank an hour and a destroyer every week. You know, kinda like we did 90 years ago? No. There's something else cookin .... and it stinks.At this point it’s a take what you can get.
reed scott
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Maybe it's just a function of perspective but those tires ( Midnight Bronze bike ) do not look like 3 inch. Hardly even 2.8 inch. So I'm wondering a bit.
The wheels are Duroc 40 and tires Knobby Nicks. I’m assuming they are 27.5x3.0 but I’ll have to wait for Pushkar to confirm that. Hopefully he will chime in here sometime today.
BruceBrown
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Curious if that applies to bike’s already ordered with it? It’s still listed as an option on the website.
Acme
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I believe the tires in the picture are Nobby Nic’s. I don’t see that tread pattern currently but it was available last year. They currently come up to 2.8. The blue color signifies a medium compound. The purple logo are softer. In all the tire reviews I read people preferred to 2.6 to 2.8. Many people say that the 3.0 are bigger than they would like. I’m sure it’s all personal preference I am trusting Pushkar to do whatever he can to get these delivered.
I asked about upgrading my current order which has the standard Mara rear shock.
He may have enough of the Mara Pro for people who chose them in their original order but no extras.
I have a set of ebike rated Eddy Current tires waiting for when my Hydra gets here.
E-MTB - Schwalbe E-Bike-Tires
Ebiker33
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The supply chain for some business is really bad right now, one vendor, is 6 orders behind going back to November 2020, anything we place right now is six months out, they got shut down for Covid for two months and then their business tripled and they can't find workers, this is for Made In America product nothing overseas. It's a perfect storm of stupidity.
