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Re: LightCarbon 918?
Hi. I am interested in this frame. Quick question. Does it use the universal derailleur hanger or some specific one? Maybe a canyon copy?
January 30, 2023, 05:28:28 AM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
Got the frame delivered today. Ordered on eBay from airwolf. Will be slowly building it up.
February 20, 2023, 02:07:49 PM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
what bearings(MAX or not) are used in the frame? what quality are the bolts and axles? Pivot hardware looks fine as well as the axle. I will not be getting into the bearings unless there are issues. February 21, 2023, 11:04:38 AM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
It is generally good practice with chinese frames to strip them down, grease everything and then torque it all properly. I see. I did check the tq and everything was tight at the pivot assembly. This is my first open mold, so I guess I will undo everything and at least grease it. Don't think I will be pressing the bearings out to lock tight them in place unless they fall out. I will post an update here when I get into it. February 21, 2023, 02:38:13 PM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
what bearings(MAX or not) are used in the frame? what quality are the bolts and axles? I don't think they are MAX type bearings, but I do think they are of decent quality. Some of them are stamped "Japan". All hardware is also decent quality. February 22, 2023, 08:05:10 AM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
Upon further investigation, I don't think this is an EVO clone. I think this is a regular epic with a modified yoke to fit a regular shock. The linkage design is very similar to the regular epic. There is a blank hole at the end of the chainstay for the brain unit (plugged with a rubber cap. Also, there are clamps on the chainstay for the brain hose. Its hard to measure the frame size, but I believe that I am getting reach and stack numbers similar to the regular Large epic as well....470 reach, 605 stack. I will try to verify the angles once I assemble the seat post and the fork. EDIT: I will check the reach/stack numbers again when the fork is installed. I do think that epic and epic EVO share the same front tringles. Overall though, the frame appears to be of good quality with descent hardware. Most of the hardware matches the OE Epic sizes, but not all. February 22, 2023, 08:13:40 AM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
Little further research showed that the regular epic has a much smaller leverage ratio at 2:1 vs almost 3:1 on the EVO. I am working to fit the 190x45 shock into this frame to see what the actual rear travel is with this frame.
February 25, 2023, 12:23:57 PM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
Is it worth buying this painting with the brain hole removed? Only if you want to build a regular Epic. With the specified shock (40-50 stroke, unclear in the listing) you will get under 100mm of rear travel. Epic gets 100mm of travel with 52.5mm stroke. I haven't tested to see is that will fit in this frame. Chain stays on the regular Epic are shorter as well, so if you put a longer than 100mm fork on the front, the bike will want to wheelie more on the climbs. Epic EVO combats this by making chain stays longer. It's only worth it if you want a pure 100/100 XC bike. February 27, 2023, 06:11:01 PM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
Having a 100mm travel fork and a 190*40 shock, do you recommend the frame for 100-100 xc travel? With 40mm stroke, you will only get less than 80mm rear travel I assume. Assumption is based on the fact that the regular epic get 100mm with 52.5 stroke, so this makes the leverage ratio less than 2:1. March 05, 2023, 05:34:26 PM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
With the ordinary shock need 190*40, with epic shock 200*50 I tested the frame with 190x45mm shock and got approx 88mm of travel. It is tough to measure, but I definitely wasn't getting anything even close to 120mm of travel. March 06, 2023, 04:03:34 AM |
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