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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 |
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Re: Ultralight hardtails
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).Sounds like we should let you beta test then lol September 03, 2023, 06:30:58 AM |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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