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Chinese Carbon MTB => 29er => Topic started by: scourge on January 15, 2022, 01:43:38 AM

Title: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: scourge on January 15, 2022, 01:43:38 AM

https://youtu.be/uTZpPkgLrNM

If not, I would love to see a Chinese version of this frame. It looks pretty good.

Title: Re: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: FullCarbonAlchemist on January 15, 2022, 02:06:03 AM

Don’t see any visible picture here.

Title: Re: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: chetosmachine on January 15, 2022, 05:42:34 AM

Dirtlabs frame, which is the american distributor for https://bikelab-inc.com/ .
I like it and they offer 3 versions with 3 different travels, i guess changing the small lower shock support to adjust for different sized shocks keeping the geometry (only available from the american ones, not the dutch).

Title: Re: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: scourge on January 15, 2022, 12:43:04 PM

So I guess it's not based on a Chinese frame. Too bad. It looks great.

Title: Re: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: Bajker on January 15, 2022, 03:18:30 PM

Also sold as Transalpes C2, this frame seems to be a collaboration between Bikelabs and Trail supply AG/Transalpes.

https://www.transalpes.ch/produkt/transalpes-c2/
https://allaboutframes.bike/

Title: Re: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: scourge on January 15, 2022, 03:37:50 PM

The frame looks fantastic, but seem to be at regular retail prices. I'm here because I'm looking to save money. Otherwise, I'd be all over one of these.

Title: Re: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: endo.alley on January 16, 2022, 06:59:31 PM

Are they ashamed of the geometry?

Title: Re: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: ENEP on January 17, 2022, 03:53:14 AM

Damn, that lower shock mount ain't pretty..

Title: Re: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: scourge on January 17, 2022, 06:45:50 PM

But it seems useful if it let's you adjust the bike's travel. I dig this bike. I just don't $2500 dig it.

Title: Re: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: ENEP on January 18, 2022, 02:58:25 AM

Quote from: scourge on January 17, 2022, 06:45:50 PM

But it seems useful if it let's you adjust the bike's travel. I dig this bike. I just don't $2500 dig it.

Please correct me if I'm wrong but isn't a bikes travel adjusted by the travel legnth of the shock? Changing the lower shock mount will only change the geo of the frame?

Title: Re: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: emu26 on January 18, 2022, 03:03:42 AM

Quote from: ENEP on January 18, 2022, 02:58:25 AM

Please correct me if I'm wrong but isn't a bikes travel adjusted by the travel length of the shock? Changing the lower shock mount will only change the geo of the frame?

Yes but in this case that allows you to use a shorter / longer shock to give less or more travel whilst maintaining the geo.

Title: Re: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: endo.alley on January 20, 2022, 01:15:51 PM

Reach? Head tube angle? Seat tube angle? Chain stay length?

Title: Re: Is this a Chinese frame?
Post by: emu26 on January 20, 2022, 02:58:02 PM

That's the way I understood the video.

Let's say the bridge is flat and takes a 200 x 55 shock. If you replace the bridge with one that has a 5mm bend down in it then you can fit a 205 x 60mm  shock increasing your travel but the bike hasn't changed in the static position,  or a 195 x 50 to reduce the travel if the bridge has a 5mm bend up.

Of course, I don't have the bike and I may have misunderstood the video but that is the way I understand it.