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Chinese Carbon MTB => Fat Bikes => Topic started by: grebnet on February 01, 2016, 07:58:34 AM
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At the suggestion of others I am going to start a thread for my build
I ordered frame , 100mm wheels with SRAM hubs, stem , handle bars and seat post from Carbon Speed. Just got notice that everything has shipped.
Plan is :
XX1 cassette, chain, derailleur
190 mm Race face hub and 28 chain ring , probably turbine cause next is so much xtr a
Shimano XTR trail brakes and 160 rotors Front and Back
Will go tubeless ( have it on My mountain bike without problems)
Tires ? Anyone know if snowshoe 2XL will fit ? It's a fat bike .. Wanna be fat !!
Comments and criticism welcome. ???
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Whatever tire you're getting, make sure you look up the actual size mounted on the rim width you've got. Looked up the Schwalbe 4.8"s and discovered they only measure 4.4. Guess that matches up with my 4.5" Snowshoes which only measure 4.0". Gotta love what a wonderful work of fiction tire sizing is - and has always been.
I hear the Specialized fat tires are really good. If you value traction above all else, then the Bud/Lou combo is supposed to have phenomenal amounts of traction, but they're heavy and roll slow. This is just what I heard when I was looking for myself. I want to try _big_ tires to see if getting closer to 5" helps with this "flotation" promise, considering the 4" tires didn't help me ride anything that I wouldn't have been able to ride with the 29x2" tires. Figuring my weight needs more width, but at this point a pair of tires close to 5" are gonna run well over $200. Yikes.
So, dunno on the tires... good luck! :D
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Almost everything is ordered. Nothing has arrived
19" CS-N019 frame
Carbon fork
Wheels : 100 mm NSS-FHR 100C , 150x15 through axle front,197x12 rear with XX1 driver hub
FSA headset
B8 riser handlebars 720 mm
ST2 stem 80mm
SP7 seat post no setback , clamp
RaceFace Next SL crank for 190 mm rear, direct mount chainring 28 teeth, crank boots,BSA 100mm bottom bracket
SRAM XG-1199 cassette,XX1 derailleur,pc XX1 chain,XX1 trigger shifter
Shimano XTR M9020 trail brakes, SM RT 86 160 mm rotors
Haven't ordered Surly Bud/Lou tires, pedals , valves
SRAM
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Should be a great build! Based on rvc's experience with the same frame, you should be really happy!
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grebnet, I look forward to seeing your build. You are going to really like the SRAM XX1 1x11 setup.
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Pieces are rolling in.
Still waiting on Surly Bud/Lou,Cromag Pedals,XTR Trail brakes and knowledge on what the hell i do with all this ???
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Like. 8)
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mmmm ::)
looking forward seeing the bike completly built
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In looking at my headset , peter Xu tells me that my carbon fork has an integrated crown race such that the carbon fork sits right against the bearing. The "integrated crown race " seems a little rough ,
Does anyone have any experience with this or suggestions ??
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In looking at my headset , peter Xu tells me that my carbon fork has an integrated crown race such that the carbon fork sits right against the bearing. The "integrated crown race " seems a little rough ,
Does anyone have any experience with this or suggestions ??
Heh, I'm experiencing headset issues on the CS-041 that I got for my wife. Maybe post some photos about the spot that looks rough?
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got it all done. tried to post final photo but site says upload folder full. my photo is 342 KB which is smaller than has to be, will try again later. Headset seems good and tight, Bottom bearing sits right on carbon fork ( integrated crown race) looks and feels great. will post more later and some lessons learned. All in all , went together without a hitch.
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got it all done. tried to post final photo but site says upload folder full. my photo is 342 KB which is smaller than has to be, will try again later. Headset seems good and tight, Bottom bearing sits right on carbon fork ( integrated crown race) looks and feels great. will post more later and some lessons learned. All in all , went together without a hitch.
Awesome, looking forward to your ride reports!
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Rode 10 miles on Snowmobile trails yesterday . components worked great . After Ride had to re tighten headset and am trying to figure out "creaking" sound in BB or crank( goes away when stop pedaling or when pedal hard) doesn't appear to be any play in spindle ??
Things learned :
Frame is well thought out.Hydraulic line to rear brake runs easily thru the frame with no trimming . Rear derailleur cable runs down inside frame , then outside frame under BB and back in chain-stay to exit by derailleur.
Front fork with integrated crown race appears to be working well. ( time will tell) I used headset from Carbonspeed. If it loosens routinely, i may have to try another. Front hub has 2 caps that adapt to fork, they are loose and have to be careful when removing wheel as could easily lose them . They are supposed to have a ring washer to help hold them in place, mine dont . Peter ??
i mounted surly bud and Lou tires , have great clearance with frame and chain, (Raceface for 190 rear spindle ). I dont think snowshoe 2XLs would clear frame for anyone out there thinking of that.
Wheels went tubeless without a hitch using gorilla tape. I bought latex strips from Fattystripper.com ( firewall at work wont let me go to that website ;D)after watching his video and will mount them later.
My final weight came in at 27 lbs including platform pedals (Chromag contact ).
still cant post picture cause "upload folder is full " at this website.
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Hi
How do you know the price for frames, wheels,...in the website of Xiamen Carbon Speed I don't see the prices. Do I have to email them ??
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Yes. Just email Peter.
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Yes. Just email Peter.
Thanks !! Already done !! I only have to wait for his reply !!
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Hi all !!
I've already ordered my frame (CS-N019) and different components (wheelset (DTSwiss BR2250), XT brakes, SRAM GX rear derraileur, 11s cassette (10-42) & shifter.)
Regarding the crankset, I think that I can use 170mm spindle (but I'm not sure).
@grebnet wich is the chain line rear ??
Could you please make some measurements in your frame ?? The rear end is 197 mm ?
And additionally I need the outer distance between chainstays in a point 190mm far form the center of the BB. I need this in order to determine if there is enough clearance for use Race Face Aeffect crakns with 170mm spindle. With this crankset the Chain Line (flipping the chain ring) can achieve 74,5 mm.
Wich is your chain line in the rear wheel ?? My calculations are 74,5 mm, but I'm not sure cause I didn't receive the frame and wheels yet !!
Thks
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Thanks for the advice. Im thinking of going under the frame to make it easier to build although it looks like it wouldnt fit up too bad following the original routing as its a bit shorter in length. Ill give the inside stinger a go.
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Dear all,
just to inform for those who have the frame from Carbon speed. the number CS-N019. I broke the rear hanger and Peter does not have replacement, but he told me that carbonal and xmiplay are still sending this frame.
I found the rear derrailleur hanger here:
Hanger 03 link: https://www.carbonal.com.cn/carbon-bike-parts/accessories/bicycle-rear-derailleur-hanger-03.html
The frame is Rover 26: https://www.carbonal.com.cn/carbon-fatbike/framesets/carbon-26er-fatbike-frameset-rover-26.html
Bye