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gvhunter98 said on 12 November 2013

nice bike but just wondering what headset you used as im building one of these and realised the head tube is massive

gvhunter98 replied... on 12 November 2013

alright cheers for the advice

gvhunter98 replied... on 12 November 2013

alright cheers for the advice

TANKATOY replied... on 12 November 2013

Hi there I actually used a Fsa the pig 1.5 inch headset bearing and custom made the bearing races on a Cnc lathe at work.
But it is a 1 1'8 semi integrated headset for the frame mate originally designed to be used but I wanted bigger forks in it.

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sidwood said on 29 December 2011

hi
i was just wonderig what bb yo have because i got this frame for christmas and i am bilding it up so i would be gratfull of any info and advice
thanks sam

TANKATOY replied... on 29 December 2011

HI THERE I HAVE GOT A SHIMANO 68/73 SHELL HOLLWTECH 2 SYSTEM IN IT MATE WITH SHIMANO DEORE CRANKSET U AN GET THE WHOLE SETUP FOR AROUND £80. CHEERS

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Emzi said on 27 June 2011

i have 1 of these in black, built on a budget as most seem to do with this frame, its a shame cos it a very good frame, this has to be the best spec'd 1 i have seen to date, how dus it handle with the long travels on it? im only riding 100mm travel at min but i am buying a set of 130mm's for it soon. Nice Bike :)

TANKATOY replied... on 28 June 2011

CHEERS MATE I THINK IT HANDLES BRILLIANTLY WITH THEM I DID THIS TO TRY IT AFTER JUST USING 100MM FORKS ON MY OTHER BIKE AND WANTED SOMETHING A BIT LONGER TRAVEL I THINK THEY ARE STRONG, WELL BUILT FRAMES JUST WATCH THE MECH HANGER THAT COMES WITH IT SLIGHTLY WEAKER THAN NORMAL.

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red panda said on 24 May 2011

really nice bike,,,but i wanna ask u about the frame
is it good?> i m thinkin to buy one..but i didnt found a site with info about raptor...
which size is better for a rider about 183cm tall..?
the sell 2 sizes 14'' and 16'' and i m not sure...:(

TANKATOY replied... on 28 May 2011

HI AGAIN I SEEMED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT THOUGHT FOR HOW CHEAP THE FRAME WAS I COULDNT GO WRONG WITH TRYING IT. SO SORRY I CANT HELP YOU OUT WITH THAT QUERIE. MUST WARN YOU THOUGH THAT IF YOUR GOING TO SLAP A CHAINGUIDE ON IT MAKE SURE YOU GET ISCG OLD CAUSE I HAD NOTHING IN THE PAPERWORK WHAT SAID THIS AND AFTER THREE DIFFERENT ONES I FOUND RIGHT ONE.

red panda replied... on 25 May 2011

hi! thanks for your answer!
so i guess 14'' is also good for me..
recently i bought the saracen amplitude cr2 [still havent riden it],and now thinking to buy something similar like raptor as a second bike [the price is really cheap..]
but what kind of company is SAVAGE? there is nothing to be found on internet :P

TANKATOY replied... on 24 May 2011

HI THERE I AM 6FT AND RIDE THE 14" ONE WITH MANITOU SHERMAN 130-170 FORKS AND USE IT FOR DIRT JUMP AND DOWNHILL AND I LOVE IT HANDLES EVERYTHING YOU THROW AT IT FEELS GREAT RIDING IT AS WELL FEELS GREAT IN THE JUMPS WITH IT YOU CAN THROW IT AROUND LIKE IT AINT THERE.




























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frkev666 said on 28 April 2011

Nice looking bike, What do you use it for because i have just bought this and i was thinking of using 170mm forks for freeriding, do you think this frame could handle that kind of beating?

TANKATOY replied... on 29 April 2011

IT HANDLES IT FINE MATE THATS WHAT I DO WITH IT AND USE THE LOCKOUT FUNCTION ON MY FORKS TO HELP ME WITH DIRT JUMPING FEELS GREAT WHEN RIDING.

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DummerBoyy said on 5 March 2011

niceee, i might be getting the frame... is it any good?

TANKATOY replied... on 5 March 2011

HI THERE MATE THE FRAME IS ABSOLUTELY INDESTRUCTABLE TAKES WHATEVER YOU THROW AT IT AND IT FEELS GREAT TO RIDE WITH SOME LONG TRAVEL FORKS IN IT.

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mikey burns said on 9 January 2011

what bottom bracket you got mate?

TANKATOY replied... on 5 March 2011

IT IS A SHIMANO HOLLOWTECH 2 IF I REMEMBER RIGHT IT WAS A 68 MM SHELL AS WELL

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andrewlittle09 said on 8 January 2011

what headsets can you get for this frame becuz i just bought one and i can't find a headset for it

andrewlittle09 replied... on 9 January 2011

hmmm ok mate cheers

TANKATOY replied... on 9 January 2011

IF I REMEMBER MATE THE CUP SIZE IS 42MM OR 44MM I THINK IT IS 42MM THOUGH AND I HAVE TRIED ONE OF THESE HEADSETS IN IT AND THEY ARE COOL USE FIT THE BEARINGS INSIDE THE FRAME SO IT ALLOWS FOR A LOWER RIDE OON THE FRONT MAKING IT MORE AGGRESIVE.

andrewlittle09 replied... on 8 January 2011

cheers does it matter about the cup size for the headset and i'll probz buy one off chainreactioncycles

TANKATOY replied... on 8 January 2011

Hi there mate you need an 1“8th integrated headset to run standard forks. But I choose to go another route and made up some bearing races and then used the bearings out of a pig one point five headset to allow me to run bigger forks in it. Hope this helps.

TANKATOY replied... on 8 January 2011

Hi there mate you need an 1“8th integrated headset to run standard forks. But I choose to go another route and made up some bearing races and then used the bearings out of a pig one point five headset to allow me to run bigger forks in it. Hope this helps.

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pitbiker07 said on 1 December 2010

nice job, what forks are they dude??

TANKATOY replied... on 1 December 2010

They are manitou sherman 130-170 lockout

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easilee said on 27 November 2010

thats a cool bike bike

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nathan83 said on 21 November 2010

sweet ride mate, rate mine cheers

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STP_Boy said on 17 November 2010

nice, love the frame, rate mine plz

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dolb10 said on 17 November 2010

Tdy bike there mate

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Linderoff said on 17 November 2010

not so sure on frame shape but looks great with the halo freedom discs and the forks nice ride
rate mine

TANKATOY replied... on 19 November 2010

YOUR GOD DAMN RIGHT THERE MATE THEY ARE ON MY OTHER ONE I'M BUILDING UP AT THE MOMENT THANK YOU FOR NOTICING THIS PROBLEM.

ssg replied... on 19 November 2010

say i'm blind but they seriously look like halo tornados not freedoms ^^

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SAVAGE RAPTOR HARDTAIL FRAME
SHIMANO CRANK HOLLOWTECH 2 SYSTEM
DA BOMB TRIBAL BARS
RACE FACE DIABOLOUS STEM 1.5
MANITOU SHERMAN 130mm-170mm LOCKOUT 1.5
SHIMANO DEORE HYDRO DISC BRAKES 203mm ROTORS WITH GOODRIDGE HOSES
HALO TORNADO RIMS ON HALO PRO HUBS WITH DT SWISS SPOKES
KENDA SMALL BLOCK EIGHT
MAXXIS HOLY ROLLER
SRAM X5 GEARING SYSTEM
RENTHAL GRIPS
HAVE CHANGED FROM THAT FSA CHAINGUIDE NOW TO A E Thirteen SRS+ Chain Guide - Limited Edition


CUSTOM MADE BEARING RACES FOR HEADSET TO TAKE IT FROM SEMI INTEGRATED TO EXTERNAL 1.5 SYSTEM ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT.

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