Flyxii FE-02 Build

[mirphak]

Do they still sell the FE03? In the past they named with that the carbonda 696 mold.

[twicecookedpork]

Do they still sell the FE03? In the past they named with that the carbonda 696 mold.

yes they do.

https://www.flyxii.com/page5?product_id=180

[00Garza]

yes they do.

https://www.flyxii.com/page5?product_id=180

Oh wow. Didn't even know that was a thing. Can't seem to find it on Ali though.

[twicecookedpork]

Oh wow. Didn't even know that was a thing. Can't seem to find it on Ali though.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806501538867.html

Looks to be really close to the 696 geo. I'm debating whether to pull the trigger.

[TidyDinosaur]

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806501538867.html

Looks to be really close to the 696 geo. I'm debating whether to pull the trigger.

I have a 696 and I could not tell you the difference based on those pictures 
Be sure to take the BSA bottom bracket and not the press-fit.

[BHC1BCN]

I pulled the trigger on the FE-02. Should be here in 2 weeks. I'll post up some pics when it gets here. This'll be my first full carbon bike. I'm going to put a dropper and some 29x2 tires on it.

[mirphak]

yes they do.

https://www.flyxii.com/page5?product_id=180

Ah no no, that is not the carbonda. They used to sell the 696 mold under the name FE03. This frame is different, weird the named it the same way !

[mirphak]

I pulled the trigger on the FE-02. Should be here in 2 weeks. I'll post up some pics when it gets here. This'll be my first full carbon bike. I'm going to put a dropper and some 29x2 tires on it.

The fork will not allow you I think. There is in reality not that much space. I would say 45mm max
On the frame side there is more space, easily fitting a 50mm I think.

[mirphak]

Mine (well one of the two, the other I am still repairing it after a Car made it fly a few meters) in road mode

[frnchy]

The fork will not allow you I think. There is in reality not that much space. I would say 45mm max
On the frame side there is more space, easily fitting a 50mm I think.

I've had 700c x 52 mm (measured width) tires front and rear on my FE-02 with no problems, though I wouldn't go any wider as the clearance would only be like 1.5 mm per side

[00Garza]

Mine (well one of the two, the other I am still repairing it after a Car made it fly a few meters) in road mode

Nice. Where did you get it painted? Flyxii only offered matte or glossy black.

[mirphak]

Locally, a friend who is a cyclist and paints cars .

The second one I will try to get it painted with something inspired in the Crux.

[coffeebreak]

Mine (well one of the two, the other I am still repairing it after a Car made it fly a few meters) in road mode

This is a nice build. How do you like those wheels? Despite being out for quite some time and at reasonable price I don't see many of those. In fact I have never seen one on the road, only on forums.

[mirphak]

They work like any other wheel to be honest. I wouldn't buy them again as they do not provide any benefit okz there is one, spoke breakage is unlikely on the road, and no need to true the wheels). With these in particular (beskardi), there are two minor annoying things:

The pawls are very very small and the spring system so weak it is not up to the task, to the point that they require regular cleaning, relubing and re-tensioning, otherwise they start to slip. And second, both wheels came with a very annoying and noticeable play, and had to install two shims to remove it. Costing me something around 800€, I classify this as a very poorly chosen design a low performance/cost ratio, so I would not recommend them.

[coffeebreak]

They work like any other wheel to be honest. I wouldn't buy them again as they do not provide any benefit okz there is one, spoke breakage is unlikely on the road, and no need to true the wheels). With these in particular (beskardi), there are two minor annoying things:

The pawls are very very small and the spring system so weak it is not up to the task, to the point that they require regular cleaning, relubing and re-tensioning, otherwise they start to slip. And second, both wheels came with a very annoying and noticeable play, and had to install two shims to remove it. Costing me something around 800€, I classify this as a very poorly chosen design a low performance/cost ratio, so I would not recommend them.

Thanks for honest review. Elite has similar model but don't think it sells well (or sells at all?). Other advantage that I can see is easier to clean but not that it matters much.