Chinertown
Chinese Carbon MTB => Metal Frames => Topic started by: kwantani on July 01, 2023, 01:30:36 AM
-
Hi first time posting here...
Ordered a ti gravel frameset from this outfit called King Whales Titanium/KWIT based in Shaanixi province about 5 months ago. Finally arrived last week.
I just picked from their standard geometry size S.
https://k-whale.en.alibaba.com/ they also has Aliexpress presence.
shipping box almost break into 2, scary. But all is well, workmanship is decent given the price point.
-
Looks really nice! What's the weight of the frame?
-
around 1500g
-
Final finished build, but not without hiccups. Seller send the wrong fork, they send me road instead of gravel fork, can only took up to 700x30 tires. They admit the mistake and going to rush me a gravel one. Not very knowledgeable nor professional as a bike seller. The outfit is more like a titanium parts/products shop instead of a dedicated "bike" shop. They're still learning though have to give them credit for that. I decided to go ahead and finish the build and ride it the way it is with 700x28 Gravel King tire in the front, til the new gravel fork arrived.
I'm generally happy with the frameset workmanship and finished build. Let's see how it rides.....
-
Nice looking bike. What's the build specs? Looks like a mix of shimano and chinese parts?
-
some low end tiagra with chinese crankset, Hunt Gravel Race wheels. nothing fancy. I plan to gradually upgrade to fancier stuff.
Nice looking bike. What's the build specs? Looks like a mix of shimano and chinese parts?