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Re: Welcome to Chinertown - Introduce Yourself! Hi there, Ludo checking in. After some 25y away from mtb and outside of biking altogether expect for the stroll around one, I am seriously considering dipping back in with a chiner project of my own. I live in Houston so I’ll be going for a hardtail, trying to keep both weight and budget down. Right now leaning toward the SPcycle M06 frame (if/when L becomes available). I’m starting to have a fair idea of what I want to put around that frame with RYET 3D seat, carbon post, one piece carbon stem/bar, probably used Rockshox fork with 100mm travel, some Chinese origin 1x11/12 group set, Chinese brakes, carbon wheels (nova technology hub?)… the sourcing and assembly are just as appealing to me as the end product at this point.
Already found a bunch of info there, thanks to all who pave the way by testing and sharing feedback!
August 13, 2023, 10:05:27 AM 		1
Re: Ultralight hardtails
Quote from: nicklej on September 03, 2023, 01:58:57 AM
I had an airwolf frame in large. I'd need to check the number but that was 786g new. Mine cracked relatively quickly but it was a lively bike to ride. In the end my build was 7.6kg rigid. Lots of others had good experiences with that frame but I never have good luck. Any carbon frame and Ti frame i've owned has cracked somewhere and none of which were chiner (except the airwolf).

I don't come on here often but I think i'll give that SPCYCLE frame a go. I have lots of parts on my cannondale flash which could go over to that frame and i plan to build some 1kg wheels with those carbon/ti spokes to see if they're any good.
Sounds like we should let you beta test then lol
September 03, 2023, 06:30:58 AM 		1
Re: Painting over UD matte finish what kind of carbon weave do you get under the UD if you remove it?
September 06, 2023, 09:24:36 AM 		1
Re: japjoe7 Carbonda FM1001 build thread Yes I can understand the appeal and that was also my approach.
September 07, 2023, 09:37:21 AM 		1
Rockrider ST900 20" upgrade So I got that bike for my son a couple of month ago, great bike at that price
https://www.decathlon.com/products/kids-bike-20-st900?variant=39409795104830

but suffers from the same issues as most of the kids bike:
-rotoshift, but he doesnt have the strength to rotate it (5yo), especially when loading the pedals
-gearing is for kids to mess around in driveway and paved roads, not on the trail

I had him testing mine and my wife bike thumb shifters, and that seems to work for him, so I'll upgrade to shimano TX 30 I think, it seems many people do that. For the chainring, it is currently a 34T I am thinking of changing to 32 or 30 so he can actually use more than the top two sprockets when riding on a trail. I am kind of tempted to move to 30T with shorter crank to gain some ground clearance too (135-140 instead of 145mm).

Anyone's done that and has some feedback?
September 12, 2023, 12:09:19 PM 		1
Re: Rockrider ST900 20" upgrade Thanks for thorough answer! You have me doubting on crank length, I’ll check that when I get home!
September 12, 2023, 06:14:24 PM 		1
Re: Rockrider ST900 20" upgrade So it is 145mm, and square hole crankset. Off to AliExpress to try and find some 30/32T with 120/130mm cranks (10%of his height according to this http://www.bikesmithdesign.com/Short_Cranks/cranks4kids.html) Crankset is one piece so no choice but replacing cranks too…
September 12, 2023, 07:13:40 PM 		1
Re: Groupset News It’s juste the pace at which market moves and investors expected returns. It’s quick and easy to get a product that works 95% of the time, let the early adopters be the beta testers. Look at Tesla, and to a certain extent, bmw/VAG/Mercedes, they are not what they used to be in term of dependability because of that forced development pace…
September 13, 2023, 04:18:11 PM 		5
SP-Cycle M06 build thread Well, that's early in the project but parts are being ordered as I am waiting for the frame to become available in L. This will be my very first built, I have barely touched a bike in 20+ year but that should be the project getting me back into it and first project shared with my son (5yo) who has developed a huge interest for mountain biking.

Here is the component selection so far (in bold what's been ordered, I will add the weight as I receive the parts vs quoted ones), prices is what I paid including shipping, taxes and discounts:
SP-M06 frame - 1050g - $431.91
Syncros Fraser IC SL 740mmx70mm - 270g - $78
Grips, in black no lettering - 26g - $6
Ryet X50 Saddle - 165g - $40
Elitaone seat post - 155g - $24
Toseek bottle cage black - 18g -$9

Zrace X4 silver Brake set - 464g (measured 481g, no mounting hardware) - $73
rotor (180 front and 160 rear) - 241g - $13
front PM 160 to 180 adapter - x - $3.3
Titanium brake rotor bolt kit to get AliExp discount - $8.1
Internal housing noise damper - $3

Crankset with BB92 170mm 32T - 616g (measured 609g, no mounting hardware) - $48
Gub titanium Axis pedals - 225g - $25
Spedao 12S 10-50T Cassette - 375g (measured 380g) - $72
L-TWOO TX 12S Shifter and Derailleur - 414g - $55
YBN 12S chain - 262g - $38

Rockshox Reba RL - 1560g - $220 - used marketplace, like new

Yuan An wheelset 33m width, wing20 spokes, M14 36T ratchet hub - 1290g - $485
Tires SCHWALBE RACING RAY/RALPH 29x2.25 - 1280g - $77




1st time builder tools:
Headset & BB remover - $5.5
Headset & BB install too - $33
brake hose tool - $12
Internal cable routing tool - $4.1
Torque wrench - $17
Brake flushing kit - $11.1
Bike repair stand - $76
Bike basic tool box - $58
Tire sealant injection tool - $1.5



I am going to try and get the data in a table format with quoted weight, actual weight and actual price paid and eventually I will be asking a lot of questions about how to do stuff when the time to get the tools out! wish me luck!
September 19, 2023, 09:22:08 PM 		5
Re: Groupset News Well they seem to be available, just ordered a TX, despite the gold lettering:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mqFzHzY
September 19, 2023, 10:09:10 PM 		1