Since mine Stevens S7 bicycle has seen its better days I decided to build a new 29er and reuse some of the parts from the bike. Since I´m a student it was important to keep the costs down.

My choice of frame ended up in the Flyxii FR-216 19" UD matt. I liked the geometry and design much better than the IP-057. When the sum ended up at 500$ for the frame, fork, seatpost and handlebar it was a easy choice.

I was thinking of reusing the brakes from the Stevens. Since I´m going for a details in red, including brake hoses I ended up to buy a set of SLX-M675 brakes that had been taken of a new bike for 80$.

I got the frame on my door in Norway 7 days after I ordered it from China, with free shipping. I also bought Shimano MT66 wheelset with tires used once for 240$. The wheelset is the first one to be upgraded when I can afford it.

So I ended up to just reuse my drivechain(casette, crank, front gear and rear derailleur) and disc brake rotors from my old bike. The total cost will end up around 900$.

Following is some pictures of the receieved frame and accessories. Rest of the parts are scheduled to arrive in the coming week. So I hope the bike will be ready in 2-3 weeks.

A question I`ve noticed:
- The headset has plastic bearings. How durable is plastic as material in headsets?



 

Just got my FR-216 UD matte frame from Flyxii today. It was suprisingly light, and i felt like plastic Of course am I a little skeptical about chinerframes. But can anyone else confirm the plastic feeling when touching the frame? I have never touched a carbon frame before, so I don´t have any preferences.

I´m considering buying a FR-216 frame from Flyxii to my budget built. Does anyone have any experience with the vendor or frame? Price is an issue here as I am an student. I´ve got prices from Flyxii and Iplay for frame, fork, seatpost and handlebar. Flyxii is 200$ cheaper than Iplay incl shipping, and that is a big amount of money to save.