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Re: Airwolf YFM-026 - 1 month in
Quote from: carbonazza on September 28, 2021, 11:13:18 AM
Nice bikes ! I love the design of this frame.
None of you had the problem of interference with the fork hitting the down tube when you turn ?
My Rockshox SID (boost) hits the downtube on my size S Airwolf.
Anyone have any solutions here?
November 06, 2021, 10:06:07 AM 		1
Re: Stumpjumper clone After reading here about soft bolts ... I went through the threads in the frame with a tap and cut out tight bolts under the resulting thread ...

All bolts make for 6mm key. Bolts in Front triangle without trough hole. Make a space for install some rubber seal. Main tread M12x1mm.
January 05, 2022, 07:44:42 AM 		1
Re: Stumpjumper clone
Quote from: naeTech on March 16, 2022, 01:57:26 AM
How you solve quest with hole in front triangle where cross brake and rear derailear tube? What fitting needed?
My solution :)
A piece of protective film, and soundproof tubes (they fit into the rear triangle very tightly, so they are inserted there for a short length).
March 16, 2022, 05:59:31 AM 		1
Re: Epic Evo Clone These are photos pre assembly
June 29, 2023, 10:04:39 AM 		1
Re: Hongfu FM098-19"SL - 2024 XC/XCO race frame That was some real ugly paint work :) UD Gloss looks better....
November 13, 2023, 02:39:32 AM 		1
Re: Epic Evo Clone Hi

This frame was the second I have built up. I made the following notices:


Rear axle was fine, put grease there (green like Shimano, but NLGI 1).

I disassembled all the pivot hardware and put grease.

The shock bushings that came with the frame were useless, because the part which goes inside the eyelet is too small. I bought new bushings. If you have no hurry you can measure the frame first.

The shock bolt hole in the rocker link may be a little too big for the bolt so keep eye on it. It is metal against metal. A thin plastic coating would help I think.

Shock mounting on the main frame is better. The paint and carbon are softer materials than the bushings so people may put something between them so the bushings won´t damage the frame. I used car wrap and grease.

The headset was easy to assemble (grease) but did not work first. The bars wouldn´t turn. The culprit was the the upper cover or plate which touched the frame (my first language is not English). I put a 2,5 millimeter thick carbon headset spacer between the upper bearing and the plate and made the headset work like a charm.

The BSA bottom bracket was easy but before that you have to route the cables through the frame.

Gear cable is the easiest.

Dropper and brake cable are harder. I had to disassemble the main pivot to route the brake cable. The hardest part was to get the last, third, cable out though the same hole in the main frame. Do this before the headset.

The dropper post was easy to assemble (used carbon paste there).

Rear derailleur and brakes were easy to do.

The bars can usually hit the main frame on Evos so check it out before crashing (saw it on LoveMTB channel). I made small frame protectors using 2,5 centimeter wide Gorilla tape where the bars made contact with the frame.

Buy a downtube protector or make one. Certain tires in certain conditions bomb this area.

During the first rides I noticed two things. The frame made big clanks on the downhills and the mud liked to use the internal brake cable port and make friends with the bottom bracket. No good..

The clanking came from the chain hitting chainstay using smallest sprockets. I had a protector there but it was too thin, so I put a dense foam like stuff above the chainstay (about 1 cm thick) and wrapped it with electrical tape.

I saw a selfmade mud protector in Carbonda-forums and made one using duct tape. It won´t last a season but is easy to replace and works. I try to put a picture of it soon.
November 30, 2023, 02:47:26 PM 		1
Re: Epic Evo Clone Picture of the mud protector:
November 30, 2023, 02:52:16 PM 		1
Re: ZOOM HB-910 - another trickstuff clone dh & enduro I've got a set of these sat in customs at the moment.
Will report back with detailed pictures n feedback once they arrive.

Scar
December 03, 2023, 07:29:07 AM 		1
Re: EDS electronic rear Derailleur Took my MTB out this morning for the maiden voyage with the WT EDS.

Ride was 16 miles, temperature varied from 28 to 40 degrees.

The battery reading in the garage before loading up was 100% after the 2 hour long ride and drive home, 85%.

System seemed to work almost flawlessly the entire ride.

Towards the end of the ride the system was deciding it didn’t want to go into one of the middle gears coming down, but would gladly pop right back up to it on the next UP button push. An inconvenience that I will investigate that later on.
December 03, 2023, 01:12:31 PM 		1