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Chinese Carbon MTB => 29er => Topic started by: deucelee on January 20, 2022, 04:44:17 PM

Title: Carbon HT owners, have you tried beating on it decently? & how has it held up?
Post by: deucelee on January 20, 2022, 04:44:17 PM

I'm getting pretty serious about picking up a HT, mostly for XC use.  The one in particular i'm closing in on is the BXT-MTB-056 because of the slackier HA compared to most.  It's 67 degrees.  Most out there are 68.5 or 69.5.

I'm just asking in general though as I don't care which one you have.  Just want a heat check on how durable these HT's have been.

Again, just want to see which one you have and how many miles have you put on it and/or how much abuse you think you've put on it? What are the highest jumps you've done to yours?

I don't plan to do too crazy of jumps but just want to know how they're holding up. At most, it'll probably be 3-4 feet drops.  Again, that's probably on the high end.  What kinda of feedback can you give me? thanks!

Title: Re: Carbon HT owners, have you tried beating on it decently? & how has it held up?
Post by: sim.r on January 21, 2022, 01:57:33 AM

I've had an exact copy of the specialized epic HT (2021 model) for 1 year, don't know the maker since I bought it from a store on Aliexpress, and I can't really complain about it, it's light and held up nicely. I even tried it on trail definitely not suited for an xc hardtail and did small jumps (2-3 feet) and nothing broke ahah

Title: Re: Carbon HT owners, have you tried beating on it decently? & how has it held up?
Post by: Boybiskit on January 21, 2022, 06:03:53 PM

Been riding mine on the North Shore in Vancouver for about 6 months and no problems yet. Airwolf YFM026*. When you're shopping around think about what fork length the geometry is calculated with. My bike currently has a 120mm loaner fork on that takes the head angle to 67 degrees. The slacker seat angle is made up for by seat being moved forward a little.

* It's possible I'm lucky or have an impending failure. Some others have been having trouble with the frame / the manufacturer. For me, both have been excellent.

Title: Re: Carbon HT owners, have you tried beating on it decently? & how has it held up?
Post by: deucelee on January 21, 2022, 10:28:04 PM

Good to hear, guys.  Thanks for your feedbacks.