Workswell WCB-M-062

[RS VR6]

No I did not. I just don't have enough faith in those particular parts...especially the handlebar.

Believe me, there's nothing wrong with these cheap Chinees handlebars, seat posts and stems.

I'm sure there is nothing wrong with them. It's for my own piece of mind.

I don't trust my frame 100% yet. I was honestly freaking out on my first two rides. I've seen the headtube separate on frames before and that's what I kept thinking about.

The QC is still an unknown and these guys have zero liability if a part fails and you get hurt. The handlebar is something I don't want to risk having a catastrophic failure at any speed.

The low price of the frame frees up money that would have been put towards a name brand frame to be put towards other components.

[cmh]

I hope so...i was originally going to paint it like a niner, and use the wording "chiner" in the same niner font (axiom regular)...but i didn't want to buy the font, and it just came off as almost racist to me (from an outsider/non mtn biker perspective), so that got scrapped.

I actually love that idea - but would probably not do it for exactly the same reasons you say. Too bad, because, that's just fantastic.

I see $29 for the font. That's not totally awful, but for something that you might wind up peeling off out of guilt, yeah.

[nsfr1206]

Which size should I get? I rode the large specialized Stumpjumper and it worked well. Is that like the 18.5 in this frame?

[RS VR6]

18.5 would be the large.

[nsfr1206]

Thanks.

[drakiebomb]

Hi!
Any updates about WCB-M-062's performance?
Have you made a solution on internal cable "rattling" in the downtube?
Been following these thread, somehow changed my mind of getting 256 SL due to high cost and 45 days wait.

[RS VR6]

I'm pretty happy with the way the frame performs. I really like the way it handles. Power transfer feels real good when standing up and mashing up short steep sections.

The top coat on the frame seems to chip pretty easy. I was noticing some small stone chips around the chainstay at the bottom bracket area after the first two rides. I just cut up some stickers to protect that area until I can get some protective film on there.

I did buy some pipe insulating foam to slide inside the downtube as done by Vipassana. I haven't gotten around to it yet. The rattling isn't that bad...at least to me. I think its something that I can live with.

[RS VR6]

Went with a wider bar. 710 to 740. Not sure I'm feeling it after the initial ride.

[Izzy]

Did pretty much the same thing. Went from 711 to 740. Clipped far too many trees and just didn't seem to add much if any benefit for my riding style. Sticking with 711mm handlebars for now.

[RS VR6]

I'm going to give it a few more rides. If I still can't get used to it...I'll trim it down to 720mm.

I can't go back to my old bar...because I gave it to my girlfriend!

[nsfr1206]

Well, I've ordered this frame in UD Matte 18.5" BSA. I hope it fits me:-). Probably build it with a 1x setup of some sort.

[d34n]

How big of tires do you think this frame would be able to handle in the rear. Their page says 2.3 inches.. Do you think that a 2.25 racing ralph sized tire with some mud would rub? Is there anyway you could take a picture of the clearance of the rear tire between chainstays? Thanks a bunch in advance..

[RS VR6]

Well, I've ordered this frame in UD Matte 18.5" BSA. I hope it fits me:-). Probably build it with a 1x setup of some sort.

Awesome!

Don't forget to put your build!

How big of tires do you think this frame would be able to handle in the rear. Their page says 2.3 inches.. Do you think that a 2.25 racing ralph sized tire with some mud would rub? Is there anyway you could take a picture of the clearance of the rear tire between chainstays? Thanks a bunch in advance..

I think 2.3 is a bit generous. I recently switched to a 2.25 Racing Ralph. I did measure the distance of the side knobs to the chainstay...and its about 1cm. I would use some frame protection on the inside of the chainstays and behind the bottom bracket area. I had a 2.1 Specialized Ground Control in the rear. That tire throws up a lot of rocks. I found some small stone chips in the chainstay and bottom bracket areas after the first few rides. I still run a 2.3 Ground Control on the front...and I can hear the rocks coming up and hitting the bottom of the down tube.

I think I may put the 2.25 RaRa in the front and put a 2.2 S-Works Fast Trak in the rear. That should be a light and fast rolling combo with some decent traction up front.

[d34n]

Thanks man. So 2.25s work. That is what I was hoping for. I just don't want a hardtail frame if i cant get some cushion out of rear tires.

[RS VR6]

A tire I recently found that has a decent amount of volume is the Specialized Fast Trak 2.2.

At 2.2 it measures pretty close to the 2.25 RaRa at ~54mm.