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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / What spoke tension for carbon rims? Carbonspeed 23-25mm internal width
« on: June 11, 2019, 04:25:52 PM »
Hi,
I tried to search and couldn't find anything definite. I recently received 4 rims from Carbonspeed. They look great but I haven't been able to find any tension specs for them. I've built wheels before and realize that this info is typically supplied by the manufacturer. Communication with Peter at Carbonspeed hasn't been the most reliable so I thought I'd check here first to see what you guys thought before I contact Peter and possibly wait for a response that may never come.

If it makes any difference the wheels are
(2) AS930C, http://www.xmcarbonspeed.cn/29er-30mm-wide-asymmetric-mtb-carbon-rim_p0163.html
(1) KAS930C, http://www.xmcarbonspeed.cn/t700-800-asymetric-mtb-carbon-rim_p0079.html
(1) KHR928C, http://www.xmcarbonspeed.cn/29er-28mm-wide-mtb-carbon-bike-rim_p0083.html

...all built with T800 carbon

Thanks,
Aaron

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29er / Need recommendations for Chiner 29er carbon rim
« on: March 05, 2019, 02:58:00 PM »
Short and sweet:
I'm looking for a vendor to supply an offset, 29-30mm internal, T800 rim.

TLDR:

I've emailed Farsports a couple of times. I got the usual short non-confidence inspiring replies. I asked specifically if a particular model of rim was made of T800 and the response was  "Yes, we made the rims with special material T800 to be Ultralite." Honestly I don't trust that to be the case so I'm reluctant to buy anything from them ...my spreadsheet says they don't have a non-T800 rim to fit my needs anyway.

I've pored over the 29" MTB rims on Carbonspeed's clunky site and couldn't find anything either.

In your guys' experience if a product is made from T800 do you expect it to be labeled specifically as such? As a retailer or manufacturer I would make it obvious to my customers. The material is more expensive but has advantages so it would be in the best interest of the seller to let folks know what they're buying in my opinion.

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Metal Frames / Re: Custom Titanium frame from CS
« on: December 24, 2018, 01:04:25 PM »
tripleDot,

Awesome, thanks for the info. I take it you're running a 30.9 seatpost?

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Metal Frames / Re: Custom Titanium frame from CS
« on: December 22, 2018, 04:49:24 PM »
tripleDot,

Hey man, I hope you're still enjoying that ride. I'm still trying to figure out what I want exactly. I know your design was heavily influenced by the Jamis Renegade Exploit. I'm trying to start a spreadsheet for bikes with geometry similar to what I'd like. Previously you mentioned that you might have a reference to the tube sizes you spec'd. Do you still have that info anywhere?

Thanks,
FTM

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Fat Bikes / Re: General fat bike questions and advice on specific frame recommendations
« on: December 12, 2018, 12:57:20 PM »
Quote from: lRaphl on December 11, 2018, 01:30:25 PM
Looking at your needs, you should look for a 29+ instead since you want to run 29x3" as the biggest tires.

For hub spacing, I think 197 rear and 150 front is where everthing is aiming right now in order to fit big ts like the Snowshoe XXL (26x5.05").

Thanks for the reply, after doing some Googling it appears you are correct in saying that almost everything moving toward 197mm rear hubs. I really want the option for wider tires with clearance without the chainstay length that the big tire capable 197mm hub frames come with. I might be looking at a custom design.

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Fat Bikes / General fat bike questions and advice on specific frame recommendations
« on: December 10, 2018, 05:01:00 PM »
Hi all, I'm not well versed in all of the fat bike standards so I have several general questions about that which will hopefully lead me picking a chiner frame to build.

What I want (...or what I think I want unless you guys give me better advice)

Honestly I DO NOT think I want an actual fat bike, but I do want a bike that will provide LOTS of tire clearance (for fenders and mud) for up to 3" 29er tires.
1) Could I build a fat bike with either 27.5" or 29" and mount 3" tires on it? Realistically I'd more than likely run a 2.2-2.6 29" tire but I'd like the option to run a 3" and could buy a 27.5 wheel set if necessary.

It seems symmetric 170mm rear hub frames are the direction things are going toward now.
2) Is there a symmetric, hard tail, 170mm frame with a 100mm BB available?

Heck, for my needs I could likely do well with a narrower 142 or 146mm rear hub but I'm assuming they don't make a fat bike frame that will take such a hub.

Are there any other options I should be aware of? I'm assuming 100mm is the narrowest BB width for a fatty but my preference would be to go as narrow as possible.

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29+ & 27+ / Re: Anybody familiar with this frame?
« on: November 30, 2018, 01:04:56 PM »
Quote from: sclyde2 on November 30, 2018, 12:53:07 AM
That frame has 457mm chain stays....

"Max Tire:27.5*2.8", is that what you're getting at?

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Metal Frames / Re: Custom Titanium frame from CS
« on: November 17, 2018, 01:33:16 PM »
tripleDot,

Awesome bike. Do you recall what that fork weighs or what the max tire clearance on it is?

Sadly my attempts to reach Peter at CS (three or four emails to two different email addresses as well a Facebook Messenger) the last few weeks have met with no reply. It sucks because I'm looking at two project and I need two frames as well as rims and other parts.

FTM

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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Re: Opinions on flyxii
« on: November 09, 2018, 02:58:40 AM »
Quote from: Carbon_Dude on November 08, 2018, 07:40:21 PM
Try emailing Peter at this email address:  peterxu1206@gmail.com...

Thanks Carbon Dude. The email I was using was the petercycles@foxmail.com address that tripleDot confirmed for me somewhat recently. Regardless, I sent another email to the address you provided just now. Hopefully it works out as I'd like to get at least two frames and two sets of rims from him in the next several months.

FTM

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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Re: Opinions on flyxii
« on: November 08, 2018, 04:56:35 PM »
Quote from: Carbon_Dude on September 23, 2018, 11:29:34 AM
...I'd still recommend going to Peter Xu at XMcarbonspeed.com and see if he can get you something similar, at a fair price while offering battery customer service...

If you can get a hold of Peter or anyone else there let me know how you did it. I've tried Peter twice in the last two weeks as well as messaging them on their FB page and I never heard anything back from either.

FTM

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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Need vendor recommendation for hubs
« on: November 04, 2018, 04:37:12 PM »
Hi all,  this isn't carbon related but I'm guessing I could use something from the same vendors. Can anyone recommend a good brand/model hub set? Need a pretty standard QR 135 rear, 100 front, 10 speed and disc compatible. Needs to be gold anodized and preferably 36 hole. I've seen some options on eBay but I'm not sure about the quality of any of the given options so I was hoping for something with an established track record. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Aaron

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Metal Frames / Re: Custom Titanium frame from CS
« on: October 17, 2018, 02:58:53 PM »
tripleDot ,

Man that is pretty, you must be excited. I came close to buying a Lynskey Cooper CX frame fora good price on eBay about three weeks ago. The only reason I didn't is because it wasn't what I REALLY wanted. The problem is that nobody made what I really wanted. I'm glad I found your post, now I can design what I want for a great price ...I'm looking forward to it. The price you paid for your frame is very close to what the Lynskey would have cost me.

A couple of more questions
1) Do you know if butted tubing is available
2) What type of bottom bracket is that?
3) If you have it available can you tell me what the frame specs are, geometry and tubing size? That would give me a reference for a design starting point as well as visually.

Once again, great looking frame.

FTH

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Metal Frames / Re: Custom Titanium frame from CS
« on: October 14, 2018, 10:31:04 AM »
tripleDot,

Thanks for getting back to me, I'm looking forward to seeing what you think when you get it built. I think I'm in a similar position as you regarding needing help to facilitate a design and the process as a whole. Considering your pre-shipping price came to $670 I think that whatever price Peter's involvement added was worth it. Regarding Peter did you use the petercycles@foxmail.com email to contact him?

Is there anything you would have done differently in the process?

FTM

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Metal Frames / Re: Custom Titanium frame from CS
« on: October 07, 2018, 05:20:27 PM »
Hi tripleDot, I'm new to this site and joined just to ask about your frame. I am in the market for something similar so sorry about all the questions.

Have you had a chance to weigh it?
2.5Al6V tubing I'm assuming?
Max tire clearance?
Is the headtube tapered?
What did shipping and up costing?
Who should I contact when I want to do something similar?

Thanks,
FTM

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