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Re: Welcome to Chinertown - Introduce Yourself! Hello all,

First post here - I'm Jeroen, currently living in Germany but originally from the Netherlands. I'm a roadbike kinda guy, but decided to build up a Chiner fully over the upcoming winter as a successor to my old, faithful Klein Palomino.
This will not be my first build, I already own a Lightcarbon LCR004D roadbike (+matching Yishun wheels) and I've been riding and repairing bikes for the last 20 years minimum.
Overall, I must say that I'm very happy with Lightcarbon until now - but let's wait for the next project.

Last weekend, my Lightcarbon LCFS911 arrived and I'm now searching the net for parts. My first question will be around the ofset/rake you guys used for building, but I'll post that in the LCFS911 thread.
After that, I'll be investing some time and money in the paint job for this bike, as I'm a sucker for the old Klein paint jobs. Of course, this doesn't make sense at all - period. But: that's cool with a naked carbon bike, you can make your own dream.

Stay healthy!
December 08, 2020, 02:20:46 PM 		4
Re: LCFS911 full suspension Hello to all,

My LCFS911 frame arrived last weekend and I'm excited to get working on this. Whilst searching for parts, I stumbled over the possibility to play a bit with the rake / offset of the fork.
Now of course I know that this can be a matter of taste and also that Lightcarbon is suggesting a 51mm offset.

What I'm planning, is a light XC bike for longer trails with only a couple of hills and descends. An occasional mountain trip is always fun, BTW.
So basically, for the rear, a Monarch RL would do. The front is a different story, I'm looking at a 100mm Fox 32 with 44mm offset but I'm unsure.

So here's my question: what fork with what offset are you riding on the LCFS911 and what can you recommend in A) 100/120 and B) offset 44 or 51.

Of course, I'll share some pics of the build. Just as a pre-warning: I'm thinking towards an old Klein paint job for this one.

Thanks all.....
December 08, 2020, 02:28:51 PM 		2
Re: LCFS911 full suspension I thought I'd share my experience with disassembling the lcfs911 as I found it a bit uncommon or at least different then expected.
Background:  disassembling for paint, the frame ist still new.

The rear triangle joints obviously mention 10nm and I was wondering why I couldn't open the upper joints. It turned out, that the screw is on the inside of the triangle. The outside is the bushing which (in my case) is solidly fixed with the frame.
The trick i used is to losen the big axle of the rear triangle to get some space, then open the middle joint on one side to get some further room and only then open the upper joints from the inside.
For me, this is uncommon at the least but perhaps someone can use the experience in order to keep the bushing on the outside in one piece (mine now show clear traces of opening attempts).

This led me to (positive) see that the bearings are high quality ones from enduro and (negative) that the main axle of the rear drive uses tiny spacers between arm and bearing where I question the durability.
April 16, 2021, 02:29:31 AM 		1
Re: LCFS911 full suspension Here's an update to my disassemble post after sharing my experiences with lightcarbon.
I must say: immediate, professional reply with a picture of how they've already updated the newer versions of the lcfs911. Perhaps some of you might find this helpful. There will be no more bushings visible on the outside of the rear triangle which is a good improvement!
April 20, 2021, 12:49:11 AM 		1
Re: LCFS911 full suspension Here's a try:

- the 2 upper bolts were easy to remove after increasing from the inside. The lower main bolt was pretty stuck as well and I needed to work around it. I.e. loosening one piece of the aluminium triangle first on one side, remove it. And after that, I could pull the other half of the triangle with nut out. Whilst out of the frame, it was easy to remove also the other side of the bolt.

- my frame is also ,springy' with the damper out. I guess this is meant to be and could also be one of the reasons why it's a bit more difficult to take it apart. There's a bit of tension with the aluminium triangle in place.

My frame has been lying around for a while now. That's the reason why I've got the version  with visible upper joints on the outside.

Perhaps you could share what paint scheme you're thinking?
April 26, 2021, 04:59:01 PM 		1
Re: LCFS911 full suspension After one or the other post on how to build, please find a couple of pics of the final result. I'd like to thank the forum as the ideas and also other detailed pictures helped me a lot.
Of course, this paintjob is very, very personal and surely not everyone's taste. I'm a big sucker for the 90s and always wondered what a modern Klein would look like. This could be it, as a modern tribute to the former world-class brand.
I love it. For me, building this lcfs911 gave me the opportunity to build something unique like this.
Technically, the bike is solid. It features an eagle gx group with a lightcarbon wheel Set and a fox rc32 fork.
Stay healthy!
July 15, 2021, 03:11:41 PM 		6
Re: Chinese Carbon 29er Pic Thread. My lightcarbon lcfs911 with ightcarbon wheels, Eagle gx and fox rc32.
Building this, gave me the opportunity to build a real custom bike, which is certainly not everybody's taste. See it as a tribute to the great brand from the 90s
July 17, 2021, 09:09:00 AM 		5
Re: LCFS911 full suspension Let me try to keep the thread alive with a short word of feedback to the frame after approx. 1000km down on muddy forrest roads. First of all: no knocking sounds ;)
It's my 'winter bike' so it comes in when temperatures go down, roads go wet and with that the roadbike (also Lightcarbon) gets some rest. Furthermore, my former fully was a 90's one with the common 26" wheels underneath. I do admit, I had to get used to a 29" where you have to 'work' the steering more.

All in all I must say, the bike makes me smile. It's fairly light whilst at the other hand  leaves a solid impression throughout. Both handling as well as the overall ride provide that feeling: solid. It's easy to control, not nervous, the suspension with 100mm front and rear is enough for the forrests around here. The front is stiff, the rear follows nicely. There is some bobbing uphill (lockout only front) but it's not much and easy to limit with a bit more focus on your pedaling-
Apart from a flat tyre, I had no issues with the bike (knock on wood) until now.

Keep safe.
December 02, 2021, 09:09:52 AM 		1