Its been a full season of riding on my newly built P8. I've seen a lot of interest on this forum regarding Ican bikes, mainly the P8 and P9.  I figured I would outline my build and give my thoughts on this bike since the off season is beginning here.

Build break down:
-Ican P8, large
-Ican carbon 27.5 wheels, 34mm ID, DH layup
-Schwalbe 2.8 Nobby Nic up front and Rocket Ron out back
-Manitou Mattoc Comp, 140mm fork
-Manitou Mcleod 200x57 rear shock (ends up being approximately 135mm of travel)
-Shimano XT brakes
-Shimano XT derailleur
-Brand X Ascend 150mm dropper post
-Chromag saddle

I rode just over 600km this summer on everything from XC trails, bike parks, single tracks in the mountains and everything in between. The bike rode very well and aside from a couple big jump lines in the mountains, I feel like this bike handled everything I threw at it. 

As I'm sure everyone has already read on here, the bottom bracket on this bike is low.  With my current setup its 12.75" to the center of the BB un-sagged.  It took me 2-3 good rides before I was used to how low the BB was. Many pedal strikes later I finally got the hang of it and learned to time my pedaling.  Over extremely chunky climbs I also learned to ratchet up sections where i knew the pedals would hit. After this learning curve it was smooth sailing.  The bike rips and handles well in the turns.

This was my first time riding plus size tires. Although I enjoyed them and they had tons of grip, I think the P8 with a set of 29" wheels and 2.35" tires just might be the hot ticket.  With 140f/135r travel I never felt like this bike was limited.  It pedaled great on the xc trails and handled the mountains just as good.  There were a couple large jump lines we did at Kicking Horse Resort that I felt I could have used more travel, but I attribute that to my sloppy riding style and not the bike itself. 

All in all, I feel this frame is worth every penny.  For someone looking to get into a FS bike for the first time, or just looking to add a mid travel bike to there line up, this is a great option. 

Here are a few pictures from this season:





















 

Hey guys, I am in the middle of building up an Ican P8 and would love some suggestions for the remaining parts I need to finish the build.  This is my first time building a bike from scratch and will be my first full suspension bike. 

For the most part I ride alot of single track trails. I can see hard pack, loose dirt, rooty and rocky all in the same trail.  There are no majour down hills around here but I would like to do a little traveling this summer to a few dedicated bike parks. 

This is what I have so far:
-Ican P8 frame
-Manitou Mcleod rear shock
-Ican AM275-40 wheel set
-Shimano XT 1x drivetrain and derailure
-Shimano XT 160mm front and rear brakes
-Shimano XT 170mm crank set

As the bike sits right now:








Parts still needed:
-Front fork
-Stem
-Handle bars and grips
-Front and rear tires
-Dropper seat post
-Seat

Fork - I am looking at the Manitou Mattoc comp fork.  I would love to make the jump to the Pro level fork, but im not sure its in the budget right now.  What do you guys think of this fork?

Stem - One of the raceface options.  Im not really sure which to choose or how long of a stem should be ordered

Handle bar/grips, seat, and dropper seat post - Open to suggestions

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.