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After The Ride / hambini recommends a Hongfu frame
« on: October 25, 2019, 07:52:24 AM »
hambini, aerospace engineer and critic of all things frame related, says just get a Hongfu if you want an aero bike. 
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After The Ride / Where can I get my generic Chinese frame a cool paint job?
« on: May 19, 2019, 09:25:08 AM »
I got one of the gloss black frames. It has no soul. Where can I get something like this and how much?
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29+ & 27+ / M06 27.5+ build April 2019 (updated with pics)
« on: April 11, 2019, 11:02:29 PM »
I ordered one of these frames off the bay during one of those sales. It's still being put together. Observations so far:
The recommended fork is 500mm axle to crown. For the 19" with a 105mm head tube, this is seems way too short. I may put on a 120mm fork with a 520-530mm atc.
The bearings were well greased and fit tightly in the frame. Overall build quality seems fine.
Cable routing is terrible. They put the rear shifter and rear brake cables through different sides of the head tube which is stupid. There's no versatility on how to run the cables. The dropper and shock lockout are on different sides of the frame. This makes no sense. I ended up stuffing the rear brake and rear shifter housings through the same hole. But I want to convert an XTR front shifter to shock lockout duty and the lockout routing is on the left side of the frame, causing a tight bend. I can't route through the other side because the housing run has a closed path. If I like the frame a lot (and decide to never sell) the drill will come out, gents!
I put a Mcleod shock on it with RWC bearing kit. The lower (rear) mount measured 22.8mm on my calipers but took a 21.85 RWS kit with no modification required. I have some shims but it seems pretty tight.
The recommended fork is 500mm axle to crown. For the 19" with a 105mm head tube, this is seems way too short. I may put on a 120mm fork with a 520-530mm atc.
The bearings were well greased and fit tightly in the frame. Overall build quality seems fine.
Cable routing is terrible. They put the rear shifter and rear brake cables through different sides of the head tube which is stupid. There's no versatility on how to run the cables. The dropper and shock lockout are on different sides of the frame. This makes no sense. I ended up stuffing the rear brake and rear shifter housings through the same hole. But I want to convert an XTR front shifter to shock lockout duty and the lockout routing is on the left side of the frame, causing a tight bend. I can't route through the other side because the housing run has a closed path. If I like the frame a lot (and decide to never sell) the drill will come out, gents!
I put a Mcleod shock on it with RWC bearing kit. The lower (rear) mount measured 22.8mm on my calipers but took a 21.85 RWS kit with no modification required. I have some shims but it seems pretty tight.
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