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Re: Possible 30% Income Tax Credit For The Purchase Of An Electric Bike (U.S.)
Why not for regular bikes as well?  They are at least as "green" right?
April 30, 2021, 11:53:13 AM 		1
Re: The shiney new AM831 Group Buy thread! I’m still interested in a size small in color five, the orange, but THIS will NEVER not be funny to me:

https://imgur.com/a/bNM3MbH
May 04, 2021, 01:34:55 PM 		1
Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking) Frame received.
2 483g with sliding dropouts. +150g than I expected but it is a detail.


With 6mm titanium plate, it is flexy and should be strong enough. Let's see it in video :
https://streamable.com/8b3jam

Let's the build start !
May 17, 2021, 03:04:50 AM 		1
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame For the linkage nerds among you (who haven't done it themselves yet), I've done some analyzing of the S3 diagram using Linkage X3.

Firstly, two purely subjective design aspects I don't like about the S3 when compared to the FM936:
- They had to redesign the rocker arm, due to the horst link rear giving more travel. To counter that, they moved the top shock mount further away from the seatstay, lowering the leverage ratio. The new rocker arm looks a bit dull to me.
- The angle of the seatstays does not allign with the angle of the top tube. That's something I love about the FM936 design. The S3 looks a bit more old school there in my opinion.

Now, moving on to the objektive stuff:
- The leverage ratio looks good, fairly progressive for an XC frame (around 11% from SAG). Also, the software confirms what has been said before: 40mm shock = 100mm of travel, 45mm shock = 112mm of travel.
- Anti squat is relatively high, so a bigger chainring is recommended to not increase it any further. A 34t should be okay, while a 32t will already give way too high anti squat at SAG, which may result in a lot of pedal bob. Pedaling technique also plays a role of course. But generally, 100% anti squat at SAG is preferable.

And here some screenshots. Enjoy :)
May 18, 2021, 02:17:05 AM 		1
Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29 Hey all I'm the one who had that issue with the linkage bolts, LightCarbon is sending me replacement seat stays under warranty with their fix. Wendy mentioned something about making the nuts captive so they can't move in the housing on the seat stays. Can't comment on how it'll work yet as I haven't received the replacements so far.

I did end up finishing the build anyway just to see what it looks like while I wait for those replacements. I went with spray.bike for the paint and did it myself.
May 18, 2021, 07:57:02 PM 		1
Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29 I did say it'd be a sloow build.

Just had it wrapped.
May 20, 2021, 04:35:58 AM 		1
Re: Lexon 258 Full-Suspension XC This weekend i've finished my first DIY Project...... My NMP Tattoo limited Edition  8)...

It's Mettalic Black with Hologram Glitter and Gold Lettering, logos and Graphics with a Gloss Finish. This took me about a little more than one month to prepare, paint and build.

Here are some photos of the finished build..
May 24, 2021, 03:05:09 PM 		1
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame Maiden voyage completed:  8)
May 26, 2021, 07:47:26 AM 		1
Winow FS030 / TanTan Seraph FM038 Builds Finished two the Winow FS030.   Same as TanTan Seraph FM038 Builds, in fact - I think  TanTan Seraph FM038 does not actually build these direct based on my interactions.  These were designed to be "Trail-XC" bikes, 120mm front and back.  We're on test run #4.  Really only one bug with both builds.   Here's my wife's medium.
June 01, 2021, 02:56:21 PM 		1
Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking) First ride : not very confident at first, then the smile arrived after the first downhill.

The bike feels amazing with climbing, perfect position, the front wheel keeps stucked on the ground, the bike is stable and easy to place in technical climbs.
While downhill : tThe downhills were 50% noseturns, 50% trial on rocks. The bike is very long and slack, it needs some time to understand when I need to start the nose turns (even flat turns). Once it is OK, the confidence comes and the smile appears  ;D

It feels like an "easy hardtail", not as smooth as a big full suspension MTB, not as stiff as a conventional hardtail. It feels like heaven to me.
I need some trial practice / manual / bunny up, to understand where is the "balance point" on this bike.









I used 80% of front and rear travel, suspension setting seems OK (no big jumps / compression on that ride)
June 14, 2021, 08:53:35 AM 		1