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Re: Carbon-repair process of my TFSA (SL6 clone) frame This morning I continued the process. I had cut 3 patches yesterday but they were not big enough when I tried them on the tube so I had to redo it... I decided to not use 3 separate patches because it would be difficult with the seams since I would have to wrap each patch around the tube. I went for one long piece or carbon that tapers from one end to the other and that I can wrap around the tube 3 times.



I started with the smallest end and wrapped it around the tube. Afterwards I wrapped it with shrink tape to compress everything. Now it will have to harden until tomorrow... I don't think it will win any beauty prices, but it looks nice and sturdy after a few hours of hardening...




July 30, 2023, 06:58:46 AM
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Re: Carbon-repair process of my TFSA (SL6 clone) frame Dry cloth, but I read a tip somewhere that you could stick some parchment paper with spray on adhesive to the carbon sheet to keep it from fraying when cutting. This worked very well.
I applied the epoxy to the carbon sheet before I stuck it to the frame.
I first applied some epoxy to the frame to cover the entire area, than wrapped the soaked patch around the tube and covered it with some more epoxy. After that I wrapped with the shrink tape and heated the tape.

July 30, 2023, 11:48:17 AM
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Re: Carbon-repair process of my TFSA (SL6 clone) frame This morning I removed the tape and protective plastic to see the result. It is not very aesthetically pleasing but that is just because I will be leaving it like this and will not be sanding and painting...
Structurally it looks very solid. The sound when tapping on the tube sounds exactly the same on the repair than it does on the rest of the tube and there is no flex. I think I actually would be OK to use this frame as my outdoor frame if I would not have ordered a new one already...

Things I could have done better:
  • Put the electrical tape to mask off the area further away from the repair area. Now the tape acted like a sort of barrier/dam for the epoxy and this created an abrupt height difference between the epoxy and the existing surface. Easy enough to solve if I would sand and paint this area though...
  • Use less epoxy for the final coating. Now the epoxy has seeped under the electrical tape and there is some epoxy on the "good" side of the tape. Again this would be absolutely no problem when sanding...
  • Put some small strips of carbon on the lowest area's of the repair before the final carbon patch. Now there is a slight indentation where I sanded away the most carbon.



July 31, 2023, 01:43:06 AM
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Re: Carbon-repair process of my TFSA (SL6 clone) frame Thanks for the tip.

I put the bike back together again this afternoon, and now I kind of regret ordering a new frame...   ::)


July 31, 2023, 08:47:10 AM
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Re: Recommendations for integrated handlebar? I think the Kocevlo and the last one are the same.

It is also the handlebar I am expecting to be included with my Hygge Model S frame that I hope to receive next week... So hopefully the quality will be OK  :)

July 31, 2023, 11:36:16 AM
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Re: Chinese Carbon 29er Pic Thread.
Was on the fence about this frame or a few others I had shortlisted, I think you may have just made my mind up. That looks great  8)

Where did you order it from and what other parts did you use?

I would really advise against getting anything from OG-Evkin. I have a cracked BB (after only 500km) so I asked about warranty and the seller (OG-Evkin Official Store) is very uncooperative.
It has been going on for more than a month now but is is just a series of false promises and long silences from their side. Very frustrating They have been promising a new frame for weeks but nothing concrete... I have mails Aliexpress customer service 2 times and it looks like they are a little more prone to answering the days after that.
The latest communication was last week and they said it would be shipped this week (they have been saying that for weeks. I will have to pay for shipping). They have not been answering messages since then so I am not getting my hopes up. If things would change I will keep you updated.


August 01, 2023, 12:20:12 AM
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Re: Recommendations for integrated handlebar? Would not surprise me if they just use the word T1000 to get more sales...

I have no experience yet with it, so I can't comment. But if the reviews are good (you have to specifically search for bad ones to see if there could be a problem with it) you could take the leap. Maybe search for some youtube reviews to learn a little bit more...

August 01, 2023, 04:29:50 AM
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Re: Which frame could it be? BALDISO Air Flight One
These boutique shops are funny. They're essentially selling painted OEM chinese frames at the price of an SL7.
"material: carbon". Lol.
Not sure whether it's infuriating or pathetic.

6000€ for a 105 groupset  :o

August 02, 2023, 11:19:06 AM
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Re: Carbon-repair process of my TFSA (SL6 clone) frame
Very nicely done, and thank you for sharing your process.
A big advantage of these chinese frames is that if you crash it, you have 500 eur at risk, not 5000. It's the sort of thing that helps sleep better at night.
Good luck with your recovery. Collarbones seem to break like matches.

Thank you. Recovery is going great. I never expected it to go so fast. After 2 days I did not need the sling anymore and on the fourth day I was riding indoor (with my sling) at a low wattage for 45 min. We are now 2 weeks further and stitches are removed so I have been doing some heavier work (still indoor) since a couple of days... Checkup with the doctor on the 14th and after that I hope I can start riding outside again.

The bike is holding up fine. A bit of a shame to just use it indoors, but it is what it is... The new Hygge frame should arrive in the next few weeks so than I can build me a new bike for the road.

August 03, 2023, 09:00:03 AM
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Avoid OG-Evkin Official Store on Aliexpress So, I hoped it would not come to this, but after this seller "OG-EVKIN Official Store" has been playing with me for about 6 weeks, I want to warn other potential buyers to stay away from this seller.

I bought a OG-Evkin CF-052 hardtail frame in November of 2022. There was a small crack in the BB area from the beginning, but when I examined it again in June of 2023 (after only 500km and a hand full of rides) the crack had gotten a lot bigger.
Since there is 2 year warranty I contacted the store and sent them pictures. Since then it has been nothing but empty promises (lies?) and long silences from them.

In the first week all they did was ask to sent the pictures to their email, which I did. Nothing much happened after that. I sent multiple messages, but none were answered. After I sent a first mail to Aliexpress customer service they finally answered and proposed to send a new frame, but a size smaller and I would have to pay for shipping. I agreed to that since I am between sizes. They day after they said they would send the payment link the next day, but they never sent it, not even after I asked them multiple times.
A couple of days later they proposed to send a different model of frame (probably because it was in stock in Spain so it would be cheaper for them). Since it is a very different model, I can not use it and I declined the offer and I asked again for the payment link. They said they were going to send it on Monday, which they never did.
They never sent the link, but assured me they were working on the frame. The factory was painting the frame according to them. This would take a week. Because again I heard nothing, I kept asking them about a status update but they did not really answer anymore.
A couple of days ago they asked me to add them to whatsapp. Since that seems to be against Aliexpress regulation, I asked to keep the conversation going on Ali chat. They responded with a weird message which I interpret as "If you don't want to communicate over whatsapp it ends here"

I am really p*ssed at them and very frustrated for leading me on all these weeks like that.

In the last days, I have asked them if my frame is ready. They just say "No". I asked when it will be shipped and now they just say they don't know. So it seems they are giving me the finger and all their promises were just to keep me busy until I finally gave up... >:(


August 07, 2023, 12:41:14 PM
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