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29er / Re: Best/modern dc/xco hardtail?
« on: Today at 07:03:28 AM »
Price should remain important, although it is trending in the wrong direction...

In the last Nero's show, although they were a bit off on the historical timeline of Chinese frames, they presented what they call a "third wave": branded frames aiming to sell for half or less than traditional brands

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29er / Re: Best/modern dc/xco hardtail?
« on: Today at 04:24:57 AM »
Hi - looking at the 1306 from carbonda, I was wondering if there is a better option?

I've built quite a few. They are easy to build, nothing special. And ride well.
Since you are looking for better. What would you change on this frame if you could ?

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Exactly!  Although the shape and geometry stayed rather unchanged, the usage was shifted to more allroad  than bikepacking. As its less strong e.g  it's not having all the mounts.
That's not bad in general , but if anybody wants that for bikepacking, the SL is maybe not the best choice.

Or you can take the new frame with the old fork

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I've built a few gravel bikes with the Transmission system with the CFR-505 from Carbonda.
All the riders are extremely happy!
I'm a bit jealous now, still riding the old Eagle AXS on my gravel  ::)

The chainline of the SRAM gravel/road crankset (wide) is 47.5mm, which may cause chain rub on a couple of small sprockets if your chainstay length is on the short side (420-430mm).

I contacted SRAM to see if I could safely widen the chainline a bit. A colleague of the person who responded to me had the same issue with a mullet setup. I mentioned that the chain rub would cause some noise and lateral chain wear, but they said he was managing it fine...

I escalated the issue and eventually got someone who, after some back and forth, confirmed that SRAM has 47.5mm max only.
If I remember well, they didn't say it directly, but implied that it would be okay to use a wider chainline if found, as MTB setups allow for much more.
I added a 1mm shim on the right side, which solved the rub issue.

In addition, the app from SRAM to know the chain length, and the position of A/B setup key is not reliable.
It stops at around 38T, so add one link per additional teeth.
And it puts the setup key to A while it should generally tell B. Test both options and see which one works better.

Now, I'm about to build another one, and this time I'll try with XX1-Quarq/104BCD crankset with a 49mm chainline

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29er / Re: Build Log - Carbonda hard tail for daughter's birthday.
« on: May 06, 2024, 11:39:59 AM »
ELITA ONE Carbon Saddle MTB/Road Bike saddle Super Light Leather Carbon Cushions 96g
https://a.aliexpress.com/_Exam3oT
Interestingly, the saddles at your link are about 60% cheaper than where I've been buying them for years: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32808616991.html

At first, I couldn't spot any differences, as the shop has the same name.
Now, I'm wondering which one is the official store?  ;D

On my link, they provide excellent communication and replacements in case of a faulty product

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29er / Re: Build Log - Carbonda hard tail for daughter's birthday.
« on: May 06, 2024, 03:56:14 AM »
Love it! I recently built a Carbonda FM1001 for my wife. Your daughter is lucky!

...Elita1 Specialized Power clone...

Do you have the link around ?

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I could find one with 135mm width, but not even on the Lexon Store:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EGk12oF

Did you order it ?
It is confusing if it is 135 or 140mm.

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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Re: 007Bike on AliExpress
« on: May 06, 2024, 03:49:04 AM »
I would say months

Yep. I tried few months ago too, and they were already off.
Too bad, as they were a reliable provider.

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Pretty much an Aethos clone

But with the option to put an integrated handlebar.
The original is 1 1/8 on top.

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Just arrived in the mail. I haven't ridden on it yet but looks nice, very stiff.  Only complaint about it, is the top cap area, there's room for improvement on the fit of that.  Got this for $120 USD.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mrMR6l4

A pity for their top cap...  I'm about to try the gravel version for a new build:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004788375665.html

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After The Ride / Re: How addictive is bike building?!
« on: May 03, 2024, 09:20:10 AM »
I did my first build earlier this year...
...
Am I the only addict?

At only one bike, you can still stop before it is too late  8)

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I've a rockshox Judy TK on my bike. Use it in the Caribbean and in the Netherlands quite often. Hadn't serviced it for 5 years. Decided to do a full service myself. All the seals were still in good condition. Couldn't see the difference with the new ones. I think the lowers were just low in oil; the oil spills ever so slowly through the wiper seals during usage. The uppers were impeccable.
In my case refreshing the oil of the lowers and a change of the wiper seals (half an our job, no special tools, less then 20 euros) would have been enough.

Thank you for your feedback.
I have a couple of SID forks that have about this age if not more, never serviced them.
They were ridden in all kind of conditions, sometimes harshly.
I will try your light maintenance.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO eGR
« on: March 27, 2024, 05:26:54 AM »
Could not resist the eGR offer during the current sales with a 40$ coupon...
Let's see how this works out...

BR Chris

What cassette/chain/chainring do you plan to have with it ?

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Is it easy to install the GP 5000 tubetype on them ? Which one looks better between 23 and 25 mm ?

Just a note about the GP5000 tubeless, the second generation is much easier to put on than the first(was a nightmare in general).
I was even able recently to put them and inflate them using a floor pump, without a compressor.
So maybe you can scout forums to know if the new tube type generation is easier too.

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How about the Maxxis Re-fuse? Does anyone have experience with these?

They are the slowest apparently  8)

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