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29er / Re: IP - 036 by Sussed.
« on: July 08, 2014, 06:56:11 AM »
It looks good indeed. Thanks for sharing your build!

My HM-256 should have been(or was) shipped today.
When it reaches Hong Kong the tracking number should be ok.

If you dig a bit in this forum, you will find it is the same as an IP-256 but built by Honsen Bikes.

An XX1 set, a Lefty, Hope brakes and carbon rim's wheels will all wait I come back from vacations to start.

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29er / Re: IP - 036 by Sussed.
« on: July 08, 2014, 05:37:03 AM »
I will start my build with a gripshift too in a couple of weeks.
Could you post a picture on how this looks assembled?
It will alleviate my impatience :)

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29er / Re: Should I get the 057 or 256??
« on: June 25, 2014, 07:44:43 AM »
Wow... Hidden websites, frame clones, military vs. aerospace grade carbon, etc.
Buying a X-256 is definitely a much more entertaining experience than simply opening the door of our LBS.

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29er / Re: Should I get the 057 or 256??
« on: June 25, 2014, 05:36:10 AM »
Peter, the light-bicycle.com web site is public, they do not hide anything.
http://www.light-bicycle.com/the-more-detail-about-hubs-MTB-hub-and-road-hub.html

I related what happened, as it may help some people know there is a lefty compatible wheel builder.
Don't worry, you are by far the darling of this forum. It just didn't work between us.

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29er / Re: Should I get the 057 or 256??
« on: June 24, 2014, 03:34:39 PM »
What? We can't ride over molten steel with the 256!
That is a clear advantage for the 057.

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29er / Re: Should I get the 057 or 256??
« on: June 24, 2014, 12:05:41 PM »
Quote from: Carbon_Dude on June 24, 2014, 06:57:18 AM
The Honsen website is also terribly slow.  Looks like just another me too trading company that also posts false information if they say they are using T1000 carbon when, according to Peter, is unlikely since no Chinese manufacturers have access to T1000 carbon.

May be we can give Honsen the benefit of the doubt.
Until we see what kind of frame I get.
So far, everything looks to go well.
Ok, the moment of truth will come after my first big jump, ending on a sharp corner.

T1000 and T800 is just the stiffness of the carbon fiber.
The fiber/resin fraction, and how the sheets are layered in the various parts of the frames are more important.

My choice may look odd today. But end of May, I was turned off by Peter when he told me there was nobody building wheels with Lefty's hubs in... China.
This didn't give me a trusty image as I just saw a couple of hours later that light-bicycle was building them.

Then from the posts on mtbr at that time, the leading time for the IP-256 was quite worrying.
They did not even reply to the people who ordered them anymore.
So I tried Honsen as Leo was responsive and very competent too.

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29er / Re: Should I get the 057 or 256??
« on: June 23, 2014, 03:41:07 PM »
The HM-256 http://honsenbikes.com/product_list.asp?id=371
Which is very similar to the IP-256 discussed here.

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29er / Re: Should I get the 057 or 256??
« on: June 23, 2014, 02:05:07 PM »
One big step today.
The wheels were sent last Friday from China and arrived this afternoon in Belgium.

29er - 30mm hookless, in 3k matt.

The front with a Project321 Lefty hub.
The rear with a Hope Pro2 Evo to put the XX1 on it.
The set weights 1530g.

I'm very happy of light-bicycle.com

First as they were the only one to provide this combo without asking me to provide the hubs.
Then Nancy was very patient, and answered all my, and sometimes stupid, questions.
And Kartrin did all the administration and shipment details.
And finally the set looks perfect.

The only missing part now is the frame.
But Leo ( from Honsen Bikes ) told me it should be shipped very soon, as planned.

The bad news, is I didn't care about dates, and have some vacations planned for early July.
So I'll have to leave all this sleeping for a couple of weeks :(

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29er / Re: Would you pay someone to build a Chiner for you?
« on: June 23, 2014, 05:26:00 AM »
Quote from: charlesrg on June 22, 2014, 08:11:10 PM
I've spent well over $400 USD on proper tools but I built 5 so far.
Different types of grease, anti-seize, brake fluid for shimano, hydraulic fluid for RockShocks lockout.
$500 for a build is fair. At the end an experienced builder will help you avoid issues with things that are not placed properly.
You miss a bearing gasket and you ended up replacing a bearing earlier. You leave your chain to long and it will be jumping out of the chain-ring.


Now if you want to race I would recommend you do your own build. This way you will know every little detail of your bike. Specially for race day when you need to identify and fix something fast.

Hello Charles, what are the grease and anti seize that you use?

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: What not to do to your carbon wheels...
« on: June 20, 2014, 01:55:40 PM »
That is a sad lesson. I'll check my car the next time I put the bike on.
Thank you for sharing this.

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29er / Re: Chinertown's 1000th Post Giveaway - Win FREE Hookless Carbon Rims!
« on: June 20, 2014, 09:05:38 AM »
Enter

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: SRAM XX1 1x11 Discussion
« on: June 13, 2014, 01:53:28 PM »
Thanks. When ordering parts few weeks ago, I used an online gear ratio calculations to compare with my current Shimano M970.
http://www.gear-calculator.com/#KB=28&RZ=10,12,14,16,18,21,24,28,32,36,42&GR=DERS&KB2=22,32,44&RZ2=11,12,14,16,18,21,24,28,32&GT2=DERS&UF2=2160&TF=85&UF=2295&SL=2

The not very brave 28T came at the same ratio for the low speed, while loosing the 3 top speeds.
Being unsure I took that one to try first. I'll see mounted how it goes.

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29er / Re: Considering building my first bike... could use help!
« on: June 13, 2014, 11:23:06 AM »
Quote from: Aoiree on June 12, 2014, 11:58:55 PM
I assume no substantial difference between light-bicycle and xmiplay for the wheelsets?

I see light-bicycle is a popular choice.

xmiplay does not build wheels with Lefty hubs. At least for now.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: SRAM XX1 1x11 Discussion
« on: June 12, 2014, 02:43:10 PM »
Quote from: Carbon_Dude on June 12, 2014, 11:06:01 AM
But the SRAM advantage is having the greater range of the 10-42 cassette which Shimano does not give you.

Which chainring did you select (28T -> 38T)?
Do you have several of them?

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29er / Re: Considering building my first bike... could use help!
« on: June 12, 2014, 02:37:12 PM »
Quote from: Aoiree on June 12, 2014, 01:32:37 AM
XMI wheelsets... the hubs any good?

If I'm thinking about trying to acquire a lefty fork down the line... is it worth it to purchase the wheelsets if I might need to rebuild the front wheel for the lefty hub? (never built my own wheel... but willing to try! and fail!)

Also which xmi wheelset should I be looking at for XC racing&road racing (I adventure race... ends up road riding a lot at times). I'm thinking the skinnier rims for long road jaunts.

Thoughts?

I dropped the option to build wheels myself, at least for this first build.
And ordered a wheel set from light-bicycle.com
30mm hookless. With a Lefty project321 for the front. And Hope hub for the rear.
I'm waiting for them.

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