Graeme Spreadbury
The Maxlight was more of an evolution of my original Scott Expert Racing, which I bought in 2003. I upgraded various bits on that bike, until I damaged the frame beyond repair. After searching all the magazine and websites for reviews I chose the Maxlight XC Pro. I purchased it in early 2004 and swapped over the components from the Scott. I have since upgraded every part since then, so no part thats now on it was ever on the Scott. It has had 3 forks on it, starting with a Rock Shox Judy (80mm), then a Rock Shox Duke XC (100mm) and now a Rock Shox Reba Team U-Turn (85-115mm). The best upgrade I made was the Hope Mini Mono brakes with braided hoses and floating rotors. This came about after a trip to Chamonix running V-Brakes. It also has some bling bling Nokon gear cables which really are the best you can get, I have never had to change the inners since using these and they shift effortlessly when paired with XTR deraileurs. I have changed most of the "bits" for custom blue ones, ie chainring bolts, brake caps, bottle cage bolts etc. It was my only mountain bike for a couple of years and in doing so has done many a trip to Wales, Scotland, down to the Alps 4 times and raced loads. Its a brilliantly light bike (23lbs)considering its size but tough enough for a trail machine. It rides almost perfectly but it does have a rather harsh rear end on it that isn't the best for Endurance racing. Its now my backup race bike and winter trainer.
Frame |
Maxlight |
XC Pro Scandium |
Fork |
Rock Shox |
Reba Team U-Turn |
Wheelset |
Hope/Mavic |
Hope XC/X717 |
Brakes |
Hope |
Mini Mono |
Seatpost |
Kore |
I-Beam Carbon |
Saddle |
SDG |
Bel Air I-Beam (cow print) |
Stem |
Smica |
110mm * 8deg |
Handlebar |
KCMC |
Bone Lite |
Grips |
Specialized |
Enduro |
Mech (F) |
Shimano |
XTR M960 |
Mech (R) |
Shimano |
XTR M971 |
Shifters |
Shimano |
XT M960 |
Cables |
Nokon |
Silver |
Crankset |
Shimano |
XT M960 |
Pedals |
Crank Bros |
Egg Beater S |
Chain |
Shimano |
XTR |
Headset |
Race Face |
Deus |
Cassette |
Shimano |
XT |
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