Airwolf / YFM026 boost / santa cruz highball

[noodle soup]

160mm or 180mm rear disc? complete bike weight?

My frame has been delayed until 1/23, but I'll post photos when it arrives.

The frameset came today, and was well protected for shipping.


 
I'll have more time to fiddle with it tomorrow, but here it is so far.

[courtman]

Where did you source the fork?  Model#?

[Schumo]

Looks nice with the red!

[noodle soup]

Where did you source the fork?  Model#?

I ordered directly from the Airwolf store on Aliexpress.  They offer the same frameset on eBay, at a lower price, but the projected shipping date is much sooner on Aliexpress.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001666589517.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.3a3c4c4dPQJrOl

[dopestar]

looks good!

[kreisel]

Yeah, looks good! Hope to see more pics!

[Schmell]

Does anyone know if this frame is going to fit 27.5x2.8 tires?
I know that the manufacturer says max tire is 29x2.4 but still
Would love to build it on plus setup

[RobinRLS]

Nice with this white paintjob and red components !
For me, this is 160mm front and rear.
Total weight is around 8.5kg, and 8.3kg with the light wheelset that I have on the full-sus.

[dopestar]

Nice with this white paintjob and red components !
For me, this is 160mm front and rear.
Total weight is around 8.5kg, and 8.3kg with the light wheelset that I have on the full-sus.

What wheelset did you put on it?

[RobinRLS]

Windvane rims of 27mm internal width, and 360g per rim.
ZTTO M1 hubs.
Pillar X-tra aero 1420 spokes.
Blue Sapim polyax nipples.

And my other wheelset is exactly the same but with light version of these rims (310g per rim).

[noodle soup]

Yeah, looks good! Hope to see more pics!

I'll post some more pics when the build is complete. Right now it's becoming a source of frustration. I thought I had a plenty of Jagwire braided shifter housing, but it was brake housing. It'll be about a week for that to arrive,

The rotors should arrive today, so tomorrow I'll run the brake lines, and bleed them.

[blackcaz]

Windvane rims of 27mm internal width, and 360g per rim.
ZTTO M1 hubs.
Pillar X-tra aero 1420 spokes.
Blue Sapim polyax nipples.

And my other wheelset is exactly the same but with light version of these rims (310g per rim).

Hey man, I read that straight gauge spokes like the ones you are using isn't recommended for carbon rims and will void warranty. Is it true?

[carbonazza]

Hey man, I read that straight gauge spokes like the ones you are using isn't recommended for carbon rims and will void warranty. Is it true?

Lightbicycle build carbon wheels with them.
My only complaint is about the Pilar nipples that easily get galvanic corrosion.

[RobinRLS]

Hey man, I read that straight gauge spokes like the ones you are using isn't recommended for carbon rims and will void warranty. Is it true?

I never heard that, I don't see why it would be a problem? For the rim, there is no difference between a straight spoke and a j-bend, the 2 types arrive the same in the nipple, the tensions are supposed to be the same, etc.

[RobinRLS]

Lightbicycle build carbon wheels with them.
My only complaint is about the Pilar nipples that easily get galvanic corrosion.

I also noticed the poor quality of the Pillar nipples, I have never built wheels with them so as not to have a problem, that's why I mount all my wheels with the Sapim Polyax which are excellent.