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Re: Affordable forks with 36mm stanchions
Here was a typical way I look at a product: I see it sold locally. Then look for it on Aliexpress or Alibaba. Generally I find it for much less. And I buy it. You just need some patience, but they are getting better at it. For bigger purchase I check with the seller if they have a better shipping condition about taxes. All rare troubles I got: poor product quality, product lost, mistakes were settled either directly with the buyer or by Aliexpress. A product with many orders and very positive reviews is almost always good. A little of common sense is needed. Beware people are entitled to leave a review when they just received the item. So for longer term reviews, you need to dig in the reviews. Then check the bad reviews, some are people that try to put their own mistakes on the seller, and some are enlightening. Now, if you think about it, there is something really wrong and unsustainable in all this. Everything is built there, and shipped here for nothing. But there is no point to pay someone here a $300 markup for nothing on a $160 fork either. As long as it works, I'll do it. March 17, 2021, 03:00:55 PM |
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Re: Waltly Ti gravel bike build
@bxcc, a few questions. 1. I'm not sure. It seems to be about the same as last year. The frame alone was $900usd which is higher than others they have. Supposedly the twin top tubes, the internal cable routing, and the plate at the drive side bottom bracket / chainstay intersection are all up charges. I'm sure the second set of water bottle mount bosses are as well. 2. If you're talking about the ones on the inner fork legs that are 120mm up from the axle, I have no idea. I had the option of a fork with no mounts and this one with the mounts, so I picked this one. Not sure if I will ever use it but now that I have it, I probably find a reason. 3. I originally had this frame planned around a 480mm fork so I was keeping the frame stack as low as possible with the ZS56 lower. When I finally decided to stick with a traditional length fork, I didn't see a need to change it. I also have zs44 / zs56 Cane Creek limited edition pink headset sitting on my bench waiting to be needed on something. And for a quick build update, the front wheel is built. It weighs in at 659 grams. 
March 24, 2021, 06:42:11 AM |
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Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29
The new LCFS947 is HUGE!!!!! And with 51mm offset on the Lyrik form its even longer. I have never ridden something like this, its going to be very interesting and exciting.
March 25, 2021, 04:48:04 AM |
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Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29
Update, finally got 90% of the parts - a mixture of some parts I had left-over, some 2nd-hand stuff and bit and pieces of some new stuff. I decided to do a vinyl wrap, quoted $200 for it. March 31, 2021, 04:57:36 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Here is my bling build ! The weather isn't very nice here, so only two ~70km rides so far. But I loved every instant of them, a smile from one ear to the other, even once when I crashed it  Not sure if it is the geometry, the full suspension, the seatpost or the electronic shifting in particular, but this has little in common with my past hardtail riding. It is a size M SL. OG-Evkin bar Ligthbicyle XC925 wheelset with DT-Swiss EXP 240. XX1 AXS derailleur + Blipbox + Multiclics SID Ultimate 120mm and SIDLuxe shock 42.5mm Piccola brakes Reverb AXS 2.35 tires. And 10,1kg The commands are, left click easier gear, right click harder gear. Click on both for the seatpost. I was hoping for a more greenish blue, than this reddish one, but I start to get used to it  I'm still testing different 3D printed mounts for the blips for different positions. For now the cables are taped below the bar, my plan was to make them go through the bar end and exit through one of the mount holes. But there was some sun, and I preferred to go ride than work more on it. Maybe later. April 12, 2021, 05:55:25 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Looks so trick! How do you like the OG-EVKIN bar?The look impresses around me for sure. Was too wide at 800mm. I did cut 20mm on each side. The angles feels good to me. I'll see on a long distance ride how it fits. @carbonazza More info on the paint please?It is the same pattern as the picture attached. But with transparent blue instead of orange( you can see the carbon weaves through it ). Then a black belt ( not really what I asked, but ok ). Then clear coat ( I asked for ceramic, not sure I got it  )
April 12, 2021, 12:49:01 PM |
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Re: ZTTO MTB M1 Boost hubs 28H 54T Ratchet
Bearings: The Rear Hub Driver (Microspline) uses 2x - 6802-2RS bearings. The Rear Hub uses 2x - 6902-2RS bearings. The Front Hub uses 2x - 18307-2RS bearings (for DT Swiss Bearings: HSBXXX00N2148S) I built a wheelset using these hubs, they look great so far but replaced the bearings proactively (Japanese Bearings, EZO, or IJK). I used DT Swiss Spoke Calculator (which was spot on for these as well when I chose DT 240S Straight Pull, 28H for the front hub) to calculate spoke lengths. Coupled this hub with the DT Swiss EX511 Rims (29er, 28H), Sapim CX-Sprint Spokes, and DT Swiss Squorx Pro Brass Nipples (ProLock). If I were to do it again, I'd go with the SAPIM Double Square Brass nipples instead. The Squorx Pro Brass nipples I got are colored black, I'm assuming the coating DT Swiss used added some thickness to the nipples and it was a pain to get the DT Swiss Squorx Nipple Driver to mate with some of the nipples properly. April 13, 2021, 12:58:59 PM |
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Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29
Posting pictures of my build. Thanks to the carbon wheels, GX groupset etc, it turned out quite light, 13.3kg. I will eventually pain it. April 15, 2021, 03:27:49 PM |
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Re: The shiney new AM831 Group Buy thread!
Pathetic. Everyone who has ordered a small should refund their frame unless they get a cup included. The Acros headset won't work if the bike uses an IS headset, which from the photo it does. April 15, 2021, 10:29:21 PM |
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Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking)
Hello, Who I am : Just over 30 yo MTB rider, 177cm tall, 65 kg, I live in the French Alps. I practiced XC, trial and dirt as a kid. I did practice pure enduro around 25 yo, but now I don't want to ride that hard anymore I mostly ride all mountain and bikepacking MTB trips. I want to climb hard, enjoy views/landscapes, have fun while downhill  Few weeks ago, I had a Specialized Enduro + Orbea Alma + NS Bikes Eccentric + road bike + pumptrack bike + a titanium custom hardtail MTB with Pinion gearbox (commute / travel). The project Sell all my bikes except the Pinion bike, and build a new all mountain / bikepacking MTB. I wanted :
I thought that a "down country" bike would be a solution. Carbonda FM936.  Then i changed my mind for a pure all mountain FM1001. Then I hesitated for a 160mm FS947. Then an AM831 (SC hightower like). Every of them have pros and cons and the cons won every time... Then I thought a custom titanium hartdail with 180mm front fork (based on Chromag Doctahawk), would probably be amazing. But still no rear travel... I finally make a decision and decided to order a custom softail titanium bike. Asked walty, xacd and titan products. Titan is the one I chose. Geometry Here is the geometry. 160mm fork, 80mm rear travel. Massive 505mm reach and 77° STA 63° HTA 430 chainstay (63° seems crazy but it is almost a hardtail, HTA should be around 64,5 once sagged). 20mm stem (integrated bar) Compatible max 29x2.5 and 27.5x3.0.  Parts Here is the detail bike check (almost everything is already at home) Goal : 11,5 kg maximum. Fingers crossed...  Frame pictures The frame just left the factory for shipping.     Next steps : wait, mount and test-ride 
April 22, 2021, 07:46:35 AM |
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