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29er / Re: Full Suspension Chinese Carbon 29er - Under $2,000 USD
« on: June 22, 2014, 06:44:41 AM »
Quote from: Carbon_Dude on June 16, 2014, 10:58:13 AM
Not yet.

That's why I usually just skip messing with Alibaba. Hard to tell which sellers are good and which ones suck. I ordered a sizable amount of moneys worth of kiosks from them about 3 years ago.. Was not the best buying experience. Maybe I just had bad luck, not sure, but I don't plan on buying through that website anytime soon.

2k would be a really good deal though, I'm like SN I tend to think that it's probably more than that.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Help Iplay Design Carbon Fat Bike Rims...
« on: June 21, 2014, 05:43:22 PM »
Funny this topic came up.. I was just thinking about how I so badly wanted some mag wheels when I was a kid. I remember them being popular, but now they are basically extinct. You would think carbon fiber manufacturing could change that, no? I guess there's just no way around 26 spokes being lighter than three big composite spokes? What about two composite spokes though.. wonder if carbon is capable of that?

Either way mag wheels just look cool, and I would love to see some type of improved variation of the design.

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29er / Re: IP-256SL Build: Three times the fun.
« on: June 20, 2014, 08:54:02 PM »
That second build with the rigid fork is exactly, and I do mean exactly the bike I'm planning to build - from the tyres to the Ritchey grips, that's my planned build (hopefully by winter, which sucks but whatever).. I want it to basically look like the one below, which apparently a lot of people seem to like that color scheme - think I can do without the red hubs though:






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29er / Re: Chinertown's 1000th Post Giveaway - Win FREE Hookless Carbon Rims!
« on: June 20, 2014, 08:24:20 AM »
Sweet! Enter!

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26er & 27.5 (650b) / Re: Smallest Carbon HT Frame
« on: June 17, 2014, 01:35:37 PM »
I think it's somewhat surprising that custom options aren't available for these frames yet.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Iplay newest 35mm width 27.5er hookless rim IP-HR735C
« on: June 11, 2014, 11:10:45 PM »
Hey Peter, can I ask how much they cost?

Look nice but one thing I noticed is they are the same weight as the 29er 30mm hookless. Shouldn't the 27.5 rim weigh less than the 29? Even if ever so slightly?

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29er / Re: Real nice build from Weight Weenines
« on: June 09, 2014, 09:52:41 PM »
Quote from: Carbon_Dude on June 09, 2014, 08:23:08 PM
If I changed out my fork to a SID Worldcup, grips to foam, and tires to 520g Rocket Rons,  my bike would weight less than 18.7 lbs. 

The added cost of the fork would have only been a few hundred dollars so it's not difficult to get below 19 lbs.  What would be interesting is to see a bike at or below 18 lbs while still being as durable as mine has been.

hmmm...good point, I suppose. I'm sure there's some sub 18 and maybe even 17 (?) pound bikes out there. Durability is of course to questionable for my 205 pound frame. Although itd probably be fine.

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29er / Re: My IP-056 build....W.I.P
« on: June 09, 2014, 06:31:34 PM »
Really nice looking build there.

In my experience at 200 lbs yuo ight want to step up to the flow rims - for anybody may be trying to make that decision.

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After The Ride / Re: Movies you've seeen lately
« on: June 09, 2014, 06:29:41 PM »
Ha! That pic is awesome!

Good movie lately? "Out of the furnace" with Christian Bale, and "12 years a slave". Both great movies that seem to be part of what is hopefully a new trend in hollywood where the big budget movies aren't all about explosions and car chases and happy endings but rather gritty, sometimes painful human emotions.

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29er / Re: Real nice build from Weight Weenines
« on: June 09, 2014, 06:26:33 PM »
I've seen that thread. I agree that it's probably not with the extra money for most but yeah, that's the weight weenie game, no doubt. Lol. Still tho, 18.71 pounds is pretty freaking cool for a mtb.

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