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Had a hard time deciding between the Bandit and it's longer travel Covert. Went with the more everyday Bandit with a longer fork and slacked it out with an AngleSet half a degree.

150mm travel with a Cane Creek AngleSet to get the BB back down and keep the reach about the same. The WTB BeeLine's are fast and supple, but have good volume and grip in a lot more places than I expected. When it gets rugged I'll run the Vigilantes.

Love these drop outs and the stoutness of the Zee Derailleur. Industry Nine Trail 32s because I only needed a little more stiffness than the Trail 24s. If I need more I'll swap with the Enduro rims which will use the same spokes.

Endless Bikes make some great narrow-wide tooth chainrings in Asheville NC in the same place as Industry Nine.

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Parts	Brand	Model	Additional info
Frame	Transition	Bandit 27.5
Rear Shock	FOX	Float X CTD
Fork	SR Suntour	Auron	150mm
Headset	Cane Creek	Angle Set	+5º
Handlebar	Easton	Havoc Carbon 750
Stem	Truvativ	AKA 60mm
Grips	Troy Lee Designs	ODI
Brakes	Shimano	Deore XT BL-M785
Brake Levers	Shimano	Deore XT BL-M785
Shifters	Shimano	2014 Saint
Rear Derailleur	Shimano	Zee
Cranks	Shimano	XTR M980
Chainrings / Sprocket	Other	Endless Bikes	32t
Bottom Bracket	Shimano	Deore XT
Chain	Shimano	Deore XT
Cassette / Rear Cog	Shimano	Deore XT 11-36
Pedals	Shimano	XT Trail
Front Rim	Industry Nine	Trail 32 27.5
Rear Rim	Industry Nine	Trail 32 27.5
Hubs	Industry Nine
Spokes	Other	Industry Nine
Front Tire	WTB	BeeLine 2.2
Rear Tire	WTB	BeeLine 2.2
Saddle	WTB	Rocket V SLT
Seatpost	RockShox	Reverb Stealth 125mm