Workswell WCB-M-062

[bxcc]

There I fixed it. I think....

[Carbon_Dude]

Yep, the pics are working.

[Keldorff]

Ordered the frame through eBay 11/8,  14/8 it shipped and it arrived this monday (24/8) after a few days stop at danish customs. All in all very happy with the speedy delivery! Ordered the 17" which weighs  in at 1184g. More to come on my build 

[lucasbira]

Someone paid taxes to import  frames from china?

[PeterXu]

Someone paid taxes to import  frames from china?

What country are you from ? Different customs from differenr countries charge different taxes. And for some countries, we can declare lower value without problems, such as Canada, the US. For those strict country customs, we usually suggest customers splitting payment to 2 bills, when we ship the package we will declare same value as his lower payment so that he may pay less taxes. When he receives the package he just needs to show the payment proof of lower one.

[carbonazza]

Someone paid taxes to import  frames from china?

In Europe you pay the import tax of about 4%.
Then if your frame is paint, you may get a 48.5% anti dumping.
And finally the VAT of your country. About 20% of the product price plus the whole above.
The same applies for laced wheels.

So if you live in Europe, take a matte black frame, the rims and lace your wheels.

Or you may be lucky if they do not check your package.
But customs like big boxes.

[LHSN]

Finally I finished my build and went for first, but short ride yesterday. This my first 29er so I can't compare it to other brands or geometry. 
Geometry seems perfect.  Still we need to get to know each other little better so ride can be relaxed and fun.
I don't know the exact weight, but it should be around 9 kg (+/- 100g), probably more + than -, haha, but there is still room for reducing the weight (axles, brakes, cassette, pedals, saddle...). But as it requires more investment I'll leave it like this for some time. I had my wish list, but reality was something else Lot of parts I got from sales, crankset, wheels, fork, chainring...

18.5"(L) 1150g just frame without dropouts, screws...
Wheels are Crest/Novatec/DT Aerolite 15mm/142x12mm built by bikestacja.pl, 1500g
XX1 crankset (GXP/BSA), Q156mm which is actually 158mm because of pedal shims you need to install. I came from SLX M660 and this low Q-factor is pure joy to spindle. Wanted the new XTR cranks with 158mm Q-factor but got good deal on XX1
Work Components oval direct mount 32T chainring
Fox CTD Preformance
XTR derailleur/shifter/chain, I went for XT cassette because of steel durability and price. I chose 11-40 range so I can eventually some day put One Up 45t extender, and 34t chainring in front for more range.
Switch old M540 pedals, because winter is coming. For next season I'll put new ones.
Fizik Thundra, ebay seatpost(crbn)/handelbars flat 680mm (crbn)/stem -17°(alu)
XT 785 brakes, Quaxar Axim discs.
I kept supplied headset for now.

And now some word about building experience. 
-Upper hole for rear brake hose was almost impossible to reeve because the frame hose attached to hole was cut to 5-7cm instead off have it ending down at BB hatch. No way I could hit frame hose and pull it outside the upper hole. After so many trials and errors (tried even with NdFeB magnet) I took some cord and pull it down to the hatch, tie it to j-bend spoke and screw the spoke into the brake hose coming/peeping from chainstay direction. I started gently pulling up the cord and somehow the brake hose was out.
-Rear brake postmount wasn't perpendicular to the disc. it wasn't much so I file it down. It's ok by eye, but I'm gonna search for some LBS with ParkTool DT-4 to make it perfectly flat.
-Shifter cable and housing, was nightmare. Any way, if you can try to pull cable housing all the way through the frame from shifter to derailleur, don't combine with those tiny (inner) transparent cable housings.

Sorry for poor image quality, will put some more soon

[cmh]

Looks good - did you start that ride all the way down by the buildings? Looks like you've got a whole bunch of climbing available!

[d34n]

How tall are you LHSN? And what size of stem are you using?

[JohnnyNT]

Maybe not immediately, but I would suggest checking tension on your wheels. Bikestacja has great prices but the lacing skills of the people there are not the highest (I have on set from them for about 6 years now)

[Keldorff]

I've got a problem with my build. The last parts for my build just arrived from Germany, and the headset I ordered KCKC KHS F13 https://www.bike-components.de/en/KCNC/KHS-F13-ZS44-28-6-ZS56-40-Steuersatz-p36388/ doesn't fit the frame. I thought it would being 1 1/8 to 1,5". I didn't get the original headset supplied with the frame, so does anyone know what I need to order for it to fit this frame and my new Rockshox SID XX Tapered?

Any help would be much appreciated  - feeling kind of bummed not being able to put it together tonight as planned

[d34n]

What doesn't work with the headset?

My best guess would be that you are trying to install the headset cups when the frame already has them as a part of the frame. Just need to pop the bearings in?? It is hard to diagnose the issue without pictures..

Hope that helps.

[Keldorff]

First of all I think I made a mistake in thinking I needed a semi-integrated headset, with cups that should be pressed into the frame. What I've now come to realise is, that this is properly a frame that needs integrated headset (I'm not that experienced when it comes to headsets!)

One the lower bearing that came with the headset it says ø52x7, and it seems as if it would fit the frame if I was to gently press it into the frame.

But the upper bearing doesn't seen to be a snug fit in the frame - actually is has a little bit of play when seated in the frame. The big problem though, is the alignment ring on top being to tall - lifting the top outer cap from fully enclosing the top part of the headset and making contact with the frame.

I've tried taking photos illustrating my problem.

[d34n]

The washer that goes inside the bearing, (the silver one that wont go down) can you not push it in further? It is supposed to go down to be flush with the top of the bearing.

[MTB2223]

The silver ring isn't the one you need there. You're missing a part, the lock ring. This silver ring isn't a lock ring.
In my own build topic, there's a clear picture of what you need.

Hmm, couldn't find it in my topic. It's somewhere on this forum, I'm sure.

Yeah, found it: http://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,208.msg1773.html#msg1773
I've got a red lock ring