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29er / Re: My 256SL build
« on: March 30, 2016, 12:16:53 PM »
i got some really bad news. After about a year and 3 months the frame has a crack on the wishbone. Sent some photos to bert at xmiplay to see what we can do.

What do you guys think? i'm really sad about this as i was happy with both the frame and the bike. I'm not felling like ride it like this  :-[








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29er / Re: CS-041 built from Portugal
« on: February 21, 2016, 07:11:56 AM »
Hi, i'm from Portugal too, i got a 256SL. How has your experience with customs?

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29er / Re: 256sl rear thru axle problem
« on: November 23, 2015, 03:10:15 AM »
ok thx

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29er / Re: 256sl rear thru axle problem
« on: November 22, 2015, 05:18:03 AM »
my problem is with the configuration of the dropout, i don't get why we need the nut, wouldn't it be simpler to just bolt into the dropout? :(

See if i can explain myself ;) I was thinking of buying one like the 2nd one you mentioned, but then to screw/unscrew it i imagine it would be a pain, because the nut is not fastened to anything, it would just turn on itself. You would have to turn on one side and secure the nut on the other somehow. Or am i seeing it wrong? Would that little side screw hold the nut?

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29er / 256sl rear thru axle problem
« on: November 22, 2015, 04:06:11 AM »
Hi guys,

i'm asking for the proud owners of the 256sl like me for some help. My thru axle from xmiplay is not bolting properly. Besides that i lost the nut :(

What do you recommend as a replacement for the thru axle?

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29er / Re: IP-256SL Build: Three times the fun.
« on: March 28, 2015, 12:46:57 PM »
thanks will try loctite 641.. it's BB30, original SRAM bearings

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29er / Re: My 256SL build
« on: March 28, 2015, 12:44:42 PM »
thanks..

the BB is BB30 (just 2 bearings really) from SRAM original.

the bearings aren't tight and there's lot of noise  :-X

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29er / Re: My 256SL build
« on: March 28, 2015, 04:48:03 AM »
ok so i need some help...

regarding the BB... on one side the bearing sits there and problem solved, on the other side (non drive side) the bearing moves outwards (it does not get out of the frame, but comes out of place) just by removing the arm, so i guess is not very tight there.
Now i have some noise coming from the BB. In your case how's it going? any suggestions?

locktite 641?!

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29er / Re: IP-256SL Build: Three times the fun.
« on: March 28, 2015, 04:46:28 AM »
can i ask you a question... my 256sl and x0 cranks like yours i guess... did you used any washers mounting the crankset?

another thing on one side the bearing sits there and problem solved, on the other side (non drive side) the bearing moves outwards (it does not get out of the frame, but comes out of place) just by removing the arm, so i guess is not very tight there. I read you come up with something like that... now i have some noise coming from the BB. In your case how's it going? any suggestions?

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29er / Re: My 256SL build
« on: March 22, 2015, 05:39:53 PM »
for those who doubt this frames quality.... roman roads uphill and downhill for more then 30 minutes up and 30 minutes day today.... it must have been more them 6 enormous sections of rough treatment  8)

resting after conquering one of the 4 castles of the day


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29er / Re: My 256SL build
« on: March 20, 2015, 03:39:15 AM »
yes Bert it is, no complaints from me i guess.

Sad to see that you and Peter left Xmiplay :(

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29er / Re: My 256SL build
« on: March 19, 2015, 01:21:13 PM »
so i was absent for a while...

the Chinese is still riding strong, over 1500kms now, no tarmac. I'm loving it.

Problems: just some craziness with the cable noise inside the tube, at 1st no noise, then it started i cannot find out why... not major, but a little noise and only on the small gear (front)!

Fun: lots and lots of fun... i love the geometry, climbs very well, descends even better

Getting on my nerves: loads of envy... oh my god so much envy.... amazing bike, beautiful, great weight for small euros... gets them crazy... and then the envy starts to morph into disapproval. F*** you i say, people spent upwards of 3000+ euros and not even close to my bike, i spend about 1500€.


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29er / Re: IP-057 Project has begun (Completed Pics on Page 4)
« on: February 07, 2015, 05:45:27 AM »
OMG that paint job is inanely beautiful.... great bike you got there

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29er / Re: My 256SL build
« on: February 07, 2015, 03:28:50 AM »
So i found the hole for the screw, used the screw yesterday and will be testing it some more...

Now i'm getting the hang of the SID, tunning here and there, but i still have to take here out just to try all the settings

Really loving the handlebars, but i had to turn them because the natural angle for them just does not work for me

I'm also loving the frame, climbs like a goat, really comfortable (got the tyre pressure finally figured out), the size is spot on for me and i can get a real good control even in tight singles.













got to clean it and remove the wheel for a better picture of the FD... but i used some helicopter tape on the frame and a bit of pipe fome cut to fit the cable end made a hole in the midle and voila ;)


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29er / Re: My 256SL build
« on: February 04, 2015, 10:25:17 AM »
thanks, i found the hole, but it did not bring no screw, but i have 3 sets of dropouts so i have no shortage of screws ;) I already used one to do the trick

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