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Chinese Carbon MTB => 29er => Topic started by: Sack87 on September 18, 2019, 05:45:05 PM
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Been lurking on here for a while deciding whether to take the plunge and buy a 160/150mm travel charbon enduro.
After research online, finding out about Evolve Bikes in Canada and YEEPYEEP putting me onto to Jordan Boostmeister I was sold.
Bought a frame and shock from ICAN for $1500AUD to my door and spec'd it up to what I wanted. The original plan was to use all the bits off my Specialized Enduro but I decided I had had enough of paying "SRAM tax" for parts.
Specs of the build:
ICAN P9 frame unpainted
Rockshox 160mm Lyric RC2 with debonair @51mm offset (converted my Yari to new Lyrik)
Rockshox 210x55mm Super Deluxe Shock
Box One Extra Wide derailleur
Box One Shifter
Raceface Aeffect 24mm cinch crank with 165mm arms
Raceface 30 tooth cinch chainring
Shimano Hollowtech 68mm BSA BB
Novatec boost hubs with Shimano driver
Raceworks 11-50 tooth cassette (China)
Magura MT5 brakes
Oneup 150mm dropper post and remote
Deity 35mm stem
Deity 800mm bars
DT Swiss EX511 rear wheel
Roval Control front wheel (temporary until EX511 hoops are back in stock)
Custom 3D printed downtube bash guard (will be available for purchase soon if enough interest)
Only been on one ride but this thing absolutely rips. Plush yet playful and has minimal pedal bob. Very responsive on direction change but my only gripe is the BB is too low and I pedal strike a fair bit.
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Sick build!!!! keep us posted with the 3d printed bottom bracket protector :)
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Assegai on rear wheel, while Hans Dampf on front... hmm
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Nice looking bike, and may fall in my budget. What was the final weight?
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Assegai on rear wheel, while Hans Dampf on front... hmm
Lol ya that's backwards.
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Assegai on rear wheel, while Hans Dampf on front... hmm
Lol ya that's backwards.
I was running two Hans and I couldn't be bothered taking the Hans off the front when the rear tyre ran out of life. I'm running Assegai front and rear now.
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Nice looking bike, and may fall in my budget. What was the final weight?
15.4kg which is about 2kg heavier than what I anticipated. It's all in the wheelset though so carbon hoops could pull that down a bit
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Why take down the pics?
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Very nice build, Sack. Something along the lines of what I would build if I were to do so currently.
also... nice grass!
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Hey sack any feedback on how the p9 has held up? thinking of building one up myself.
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Mind sharing how much (approximately) the entire build cost? Thanks!
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For the rockshox rear shock what size bushes did you order to fit it
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Mind sharing how much (approximately) the entire build cost? Thanks!
$3200AUD all up. Would have been closer to $4500 if I didn't resume the fork or rims
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For the rockshox rear shock what size bushes did you order to fit it
No idea, I bought the shock with the bike through them
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Almost 2 years have passed since building this up and it's been bulletproof. Many a huge crash and it's only got a few small scars.
Finished 15th then 16th overall in elite class for our state enduro series the last 2 years.
And a pic incase anybody is wondering how strong it is.
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Custom 3D printed downtube bash guard (will be available for purchase soon if enough interest
I'd be interested, sounds great! Would you be willing to share your files in case you're not going to print for others?
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Gave my bike a bit of an update 2 years on.
Repainted in Grey with black rear end and forks
Added a chain guide with tensioner as the chain was slapping on the swing arm
Swapped out the Super Deluxe for a Marzocchi Bomber coil
Put a 170mm airshaft in the forks, up from 160mm
Ordered custom Lyrik decals then got my mate to design me up some new ones to match.
Now for a PSA. Check your lower swing arms as they may be cracked. Mine looked to be cracked at the thinnest points inside and outside. ICAN are sending me one for free luckily.
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I'd be interested, sounds great! Would you be willing to share your files in case you're not going to print for others?
Here you go. Print in TPU at 30% infill
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Chainstays cracked yeah?
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Chainstays cracked yeah?
Can't be 100% sure, it may have been the top layer of epoxy separating at the thinnest points.
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Been a while but here's an update on the bike.
- I finished 11th in elite last year for our Enduro Series, just missed out on a top 10 due to a mechanical on the last round.
- Snapped the top tube clean in half due to flat landing from 3m up on a blind jump. (I don't think any carbon bike would have survived)
- Bought another frame from ICAN which was easy as and still beat on it hard every ride
- Swapped to a Marzocchi Bomber Z1 coil fork yesterday and it's like it was made for this bike.
So it's a full coil bike now and the suppleness is amazing yet it still takes the big hits rarely bottoming out.
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My opinion is get yourself a Slack-R headset slacker to get the front end down to about 65 degree head angle. I put one on my P9 and it was a great game changer on this bike.
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My opinion is get yourself a Slack-R headset slacker to get the front end down to about 65 degree head angle. I put one on my P9 and it was a great game changer on this bike.
That's the plan. Going from a 51mm offset to a 44mm offset fork has made the front end a bit twitchy.
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Might be interested in a slack-r myself to bring my seat angle forward a bit as I've a 180fork on my p9. Which version did ye buy? Is42/is52
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Might be interested in a slack-r myself to bring my seat angle forward a bit as I've a 180fork on my p9. Which version did ye buy? Is42/is52
IS42 then whatever head stem length is on your size frame
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IS42 then whatever head stem length is on your size frame
Is42 top but what about bottom?
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Is42 top but what about bottom?
https://9point8.ca/collections/slack-r-kits/products/foxtrot-slack-r-kit?variant=41077932720279
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https://9point8.ca/collections/slack-r-kits/products/foxtrot-slack-r-kit?variant=41077932720279
Thanks will give it a try
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https://9point8.ca/collections/slack-r-kits/products/foxtrot-slack-r-kit?variant=41077932720279
I think it defaults to an integrated 56mm for the bottom cup. Main thing is to get the head tube length correct. You still need headset bearings.
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So what do you have to order for this to work (outside of measuring the headtube length) with the p9 frame, all I can select is is42 for the top cup and length
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That is all I did.