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ICAN Flyee Frameset
PLA:
yellow would be a suitable colour
sid astig:
Did anyone receive their Flyee yet? I curious to hear your thoughts on ride quality and dynamics.
jonathanf2:
I like this frame if I were looking for an all-arounder. Though for a climbing frame, the ICAN FL1 frameset (Aethos clone) is cheaper and weighs 100g less. It has almost the same features of T47 BB, 32c tire clearance, but no UDH. Also ICAN customer service seems pretty good. I would definitely consider buying from them in the future.
Blueberry:
FLYEE FRAME:
After a bit of a delay, I just got the frame. UPS sent the damaged one back (it was never delivered to me, plus it was nice not to having to deal with a broken frame) and ICAN sent a replacement. Shipping was $128 USD to California but they do ship very fast, it only took a few days.
THE BAD:
They did not face the BB or disc caliper mounts. Also the seatpost cradle is made of carbon, not a huge fan of that. I'd prefer they make it from aluminum even if it adds some weight. Might try to find a different seatpost.
The biggest issue is the front thru axle, I'm going to need to contact ICAN about it. I removed the front thru axle from the fork and it was way too tight in there. When I got it out, I could see the very first thread is stripped. Those threads in the fork will need to be tapped. When I tried to put the axle back in with grease it was taking way too much torque still and I decided not to force it. So... as is, it's unusable. Also the front axle has a 1.5mm thread pitch while the rear has a 1mm pitch which is a little weird. It would be nice if they were the same. (Rear axle threads are good, no complaints there).
THE GOOD:
The seatpost's fit into the seat tube seems decent. It is tight enough that it does not slide on it's own but it also does not scratch it or take a ton of effort to move it up and down. The little clamping wedge seems nice, no burs or anything. I like that the screw is at an angle so it's easier to access.
Paint looks nice. And from what little I can see, the carbon looks pretty smooth on the inside.
I haven't had a chance to weigh frame parts yet but I'll try to come back with weights later today or tomorrow.
FL38 MAX WHEELS:
test rode them on a different bike and they felt fine, no complaints. I put them in the truing stand and was just eyeballing it but the dishing, truing, and roundness all looked to be within less than half a millimeter. I weighted them and the scale said they were exactly 1300.0g (untaped). The tape they sent with the wheels kept tearing so I ended up using some DT Swiss tape I had lying around. Apparently the DT Swiss tape is heavier. I weight an ICAN taped wheel and a DT swiss taped wheel. The DT swiss tape added about 15g compared to 8g with the ICAN tape.
Overall I hoped for slightly better quality from ICAN but I'm optimistic that once everything is put together it will all work fine and the issues will not be noticeable to anyone who did not build the bike.
Blueberry:
Here's a couple pictures
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