commencal and e13.

[dhkid]

so what happened to those mods that the dropmachine team using? so does it work? and what about the wide e13?

[merrrrjig]

I know sanjay is using an e13

[Heath Sherratt]

I know sanjay is using an e13

That maybe the one I rigged. I just modified the back plate and changed teh upper guide. It's pretty easy with a grinder and a hacksaw.:thumb:

[J5ive]

All the problems come from the bloody swingarm. The frames should of had an 83mm bb and 150mm rear end. Pretty stupid stuff up really, but yes, they ride really nice.

To fit the e13 you need cut off a portion of back plate. Theres two slots which carry the nuts for the top guide. Cut between these two slots down around 50mm and remove the left material. Now the backplate can rotate enough to put the top plate where the commencal one sits. The top mount holds fine with just one bolt, but you could add another- counter sunk in the thinner top plate material. Even with this removed you need 4-5mm of ISCG spacers to get the back plate far enough over to mount the top guide.

Then top the top guide plate I had to remove a fair bit of material on the back. Its reinforced after it goes past the back plate normally. You need to remove this material so that the plastic can sit flat against the pivot bolt on the frame. This bolt doesn't spin so its fine for it to sit against it.

Oh. I almost forgot. Don't go smaller than say a 40T. Smaller rings put the chain really close to the chainstays, its fine with a sram system as theres heaps of tension on the chain, but with XT my stays were getting beat quick smart. I also recommend using an e13 chainring or something else nice and thin, anything fatter is going to increase the amount you need to space the cranks over.

Good luck. Its well worth it. Ditch the roox.

heres some pics of someone elses mod, same as what I did.

http://www.dropmachine.com/media/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1239

Jonny....

[dhkid]

one of the riders choped off the top of the e13 guide and made his own top guide which mounts to where the roox top guide mounts. anyone done this before?
do you need to space out the cranks its self? i would most probably be using a shimano saint or xt. no one has tried a lg-1? and about the chain ring size, does it effect the pedal feedback much? i most probably would be running a 38/25-12 set up.