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Re: Ican S3 XC Frame
Quote from: marcocpl on June 16, 2021, 10:07:18 AM
Damn, I just found some quality issues with my frame while I was wrapping protective films on it.
The carbon finishing near the CS Axle pivots looks pretty bad. I'm not sure if I should continue building with this CS.
You can see the CS Axle Pivot Right Side - Low is perfect but others aren't.

I've sent ICAN an email. Let's see how it goes..

Looks like normal unfinished carbon. Frame would cost a whole lot more if you wanted it to be finished perfect.

I'd send it.
June 16, 2021, 03:02:54 PM 		2
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts Placed my order May 5th, frame was shipped June 15th, arrived at my door in Chicago, June 24th via DHL Express. Wing said they had BSA-L-Normal Weight frames in stock and that the painting took longer than expected.

Obviously I spent my entire weekend building up







Initial Impressions
-Cable guides are directional, one is larger for brake hose and one is smaller for cables
-Rear Linkage is carbon
-Bolt hardware is cheap feeling
-No Internal cable Guides
-Cutout at the bottom in the BSA 73 bottom bracket is a bit small
-No large removeable section at bottom of down tube
-Size feels good for me at 5'11"
-Oneup V2 150 can be slammed to the collar
-Some Pivots were dry, some werent
-Paint was chipping near some pivot surface
-Optional headset has good bearings but feels cheap and doesn't have seals, would probably work fine
-Cables can be routed under the shot but may cause brake bleeding problems
-Can't go full lock on Deluxe RT3 because lever hits the frame on lock position
-One chip at the front of the frame

Ride Impressions
-Reach is a little more aggressive than my trail but nothing uncomfortable
-Head angle is slacker than I was used to
-51mm Offset fork wasn't too quick steering
-Hasn't cracked on me yet (have taken it off some kickers, drops, some tech, maybe a crash or two)
-Have hit my cranks a couple times (175mm)
-No noticeable pedal bob, maybe after a long ride when the shock was hot
-Seat height feels fine
-Dropped seat is just right

Still messing around with my suspension settings. Shock is from a Giant Anthem and it feels good. Took a bunch of video during assembly and plan to do a build thread and a LoveMTB style video series.
July 15, 2021, 09:12:29 PM 		6