Chinese Carbon MTB > 26er & 27.5 (650b)
14" 26er FM-M001 build
bxcc:
The brakes finally arrived. They were ordered on Nov 11th on AliExpress and arrived on Dec 31st. I did give the bike to her for Christmas, just with out brakes. We installed them last night and threw it on the scale. 21.8 pounds with the RF Chester pedals. I would definitely like to see it under 20lbs but it will most likely stay where it is. She super excited to try it out but it will have to wait.
carbonazza:
Thank you for experimenting again :)
What do you think about the brakes?
bxcc:
I like the brakes a lot. Between all the bikes at my house, I have the new XTR M9020 and 9000's, SLX M675's, XT M785's and M8000's, and the Deore M615's. Other than the feel of the dimpled lever, the only noticeable difference while riding is the XTR Race as they don't have the servo wave feature. All the others perform equally well. I was thinking of going with the M396 brakes but I wanted to keep all bikes sharing the same type of brake pad and bleeding procedure.
Anyway, here is a picture of the maiden voyage. Still waiting on the handlebars but everything else is complete. Final weight is 21.4 pounds as pictured.
http://imgur.com/wbg4ozb
bxcc:
The handlebars finally arrived and we got them mounted and all adjusted. The fit and finish of the frame is excellent and so isn't the customer service of Tideace. 24" wheels would definitely help a bit but once she is on the bike, it fits great. The 26" wheels just makes it a little tall but she should do just fine. The crank arms at 150mm seem like a good fit too.
For the name, her favorite ski trail at Sugarloaf is White Nitro, and since she has been skiing it, she has been calling herself "White Nitro Girl". So I had to add a little personal touch.
Here are some final pictures.
carbonazza:
Wow. Beautiful bike!
I love the colors.
The gold carbon look of the spacers is so cool :)
Are they vinyl stickers?
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