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Well I'm diving into this experiment as well and ordered a 56 size frame, bbright bb, specialized 6.5 headset bearings and compression cap. Airwolf sent a message a few days after ordering asking for stem and handlebar size and I went with 90 stem and 42 handelbar. I am 6' tall. We'll see how it fits. Thanks to all who provided tips along the way. I am going to follow them in the build process.

If you succeed building it up properly, you won't regret. I still enjoying mine  8)
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29er / Re: Epic Evo Clone
« Last post by aeroskiii on Today at 01:07:09 PM »
For replacing the bolt you can probably get one custom made pretty easily if you provide dimensions. For the bearings It surprises me that the bearings are non replacable? Is that true?
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1640g
About how much extra will the new carbon link weigh? Also what's the difference in weight across a frame that's matte black vs raw carbon? Thanks
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Well I'm diving into this experiment as well and ordered a 56 size frame, bbright bb, specialized 6.5 headset bearings and compression cap. Airwolf sent a message a few days after ordering asking for stem and handlebar size and I went with 90 stem and 42 handelbar. I am 6' tall. We'll see how it fits. Thanks to all who provided tips along the way. I am going to follow them in the build process.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: BXT Pro 145 Anyone?
« Last post by jonathanf2 on Today at 12:30:01 PM »
Geo is totally different between the two though.  For me, the geo on the SP is much better.

In terms of weight, T47 BB and 32c tire clearance they're similar. I'm not too picky on geometry, I can adapt to most frames in my size range.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: BXT Pro 145 Anyone?
« Last post by RDY on Today at 12:14:51 PM »
There was an earlier thread about it, but I don't think anyone has gotten their hands on one...at least on this forum:

https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4731.msg55518.html

Specs and price seems in-line with the SPCycle SP-R065, though the BXT comes with free shipping:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806415702077.html

Geo is totally different between the two though.  For me, the geo on the SP is much better.
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29er / Re: LightCarbon 918?
« Last post by ChristEr on Today at 11:52:02 AM »
Just finished building my 918 in crystal red matte, size L
I used the following components:
Their MC932GP-XC rims- 28 holes (320 g each), XC03 handlebar (220g), SP02-31.8 setpost (193g)
Full XT M8100 1x12 groupset (34x10-45)
Kalloy uno stem 60 -7
SID SL Ultimate 110 fork
Monarch RT3 shock
Shock bushings from offsetbushings.com
DT-swiss 350 CL straightpull hubset
Sapim laser spokes
DT-swiss standard brass nipples black 12mm
Schwalbe tubeless valves
Schwalbe Racing Ray and Ralph
Ergon GA3 grips size L

Total weight by adding up all the components: 9,8 kg. Real life weight 11.1 kg.

The paint job looks very nice and I didn't find any imperfections. From a distance you get a darkish red color
Everything went together very well; including headset, bottom bracket and brake mounts. Although the bottom bracket wasn't faced after the paint job and the rear brake mounts were faces just a little, everything fitted perfectly and the crankset spinned smoothly.
I only sanded a sharp edge where the top tube meets the headtube to prevent damage to te brake en shiftlines.
Only drawback of the frame design I think is the limited choice of shocks due to unconventional imperial sizing and standard mount. I actually only found the monarch to fit the frame. The Monarch has been updated through the years and seems like a fine choice. And the hidden cables look nice, but would be more convenient for future service to have the lines routed through the side of the headtube.
All in all I'm very happy with my build. I did a quick test ride and it was very responsive and light compared to my alloy Cube stereo pro 120 from 2018 (13.9kg)
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Has anyone perchaince ever seen a clone of the Avid Rollamajig?




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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: BXT Pro 145 Anyone?
« Last post by jonathanf2 on Today at 11:04:53 AM »
There was an earlier thread about it, but I don't think anyone has gotten their hands on one...at least on this forum:

https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4731.msg55518.html

Specs and price seems in-line with the SPCycle SP-R065, though the BXT comes with free shipping:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806415702077.html
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