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After The Ride / Chinertown logo
« on: July 10, 2020, 04:16:06 PM »
I like to wear hats. I like to make logos so I have custom hats to show support for things I like. I took a whack at the chinertown logo to make it more embroidered patch friendly, mostly to see if it would make a cool hat.

I've gotten so much help and info from this forum, so I'd like to give back if I can. After the ride, with a cold beverage, it'd be fun to wear a chinertown hat to rep all you good people and the bikes built around here. Would be fun to run into chinertown members in real life too.

I kept the black and gold, put a bunch of chinas in the chainring, and took liberty with the text. Here's what I came up with.



Sitar_Ned, I in no way mean to offend anyone (though I do understand the internet :P ). I don't know the history of the current logo, I just know it would make a difficult patch.

Love it or hate it, I'm not personally offended - I do design work for a living so rant your heart out. If anyone else would want to go in on something to rep the forum, I'm happy to put an order together and/or work a design to please the greatest number of people. If not, I'll make a hat, wear it, and see you on the trails.

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29er / Another Tan Tan FM10
« on: June 05, 2020, 10:10:07 AM »
Pulled the trigger on the FM10. From Alibaba (not express) it was actually quite reasonable: $641 shipped to Massachusetts.

I'm migrating a bunch of parts over from my current bike to make sure I can feel how the frame is, but I got some fun chiner parts that I'm excited to try out on my old frame.

The build is gonna go something like this:

Frame           Tan Tan FM10
Rear shock    rockshox deluxe rt3 debonair 205x57.5 (trunnion)
Fork              lyric 160mm 27.5 boost
post              x fusion manic 150 31.6
wheels          27.5+ Duroc 40mm boost (because I have them. Debating moving to 29x2.3/4)
groupset       Shimano SLX 1x11 groupset
cranks          Simano SLX grpst
brakes          Shimano SLX grpst
rotors           Shimano SLX grpst
bb                Shinamo bb92
tires             Maxxis Recon 27.5 x 2.8
bars             Chiner carbon
stem            Chiner carbon
seat             Chiner carbon

My rear shock is just a touch longer than the frame asks for, so I'm hoping that with proper sag accommodation, and running the lyrik at ~155mm I should have the geometry close to spec. Hoping it makes a somewhat more playful enduro bike than a hill slayer. I'd have preferred the 21" frame but the mold isn't open yet, so I'll be maxing out the 19" frame and I'll gift it to my brother when the 21" opens up. Or if I hate it I'll try something new.

On to some of the chiner parts I bought to flesh out my old frame once I strip it down.

I bought the LTwoo AT12 groupset (with the carbon fiber derailleur bracket) and I can't wait to see how that plays out. Cranks and all for $200
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32988332452.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.7ffa4c4dWd6tIO

I also bought these super sketchy looking Deore M8000 clone hydraulic brakes! I'll admit this sounds like a bad idea on paper, and it may be in practice as well, but for $50 and a pile of good reviews I couldn't stop myself (and they may not be able to either).
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000176894248.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.7ffa4c4dWd6tIO

Still investigating the carbon wheel market, I'm not sure if I want my next set to be 29ers, narrower 27.5s, or what have you, so if you have any strong opinions, I'm game to hear about wheels you like.

I figure it'll take at least a month to get here, if not two with the way things are moving from China these days, so no rush, but I'll update as parts show up.

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