if we talk about used the discussion obviously changes. on the new ones the main brands now sell the top of the range version. s-works or orbea to name a 2 at random and here in Italy you are at 4000-4500€ list price. how are the prices in your area?

Airwolf calls it the YFM059

When it comes to travel there is a problem.  This frame and the other open mold frames that use the same design are copies of the older EPIC frame - not the EPIC EVO.  The Epic they copied had 100mm of travel but only when paired with the special brain shock that is 265x52.5mm - thats 52.2mm of stroke.

The aliexpress sellers are recommending a 190x40 shock or 190x45.  This results in a lot less than 100mm of travel.  45 stroke gets you to around 85-90mm of travel NOT the 100mm they advertise

Since the specialized EPIC EVO comes with 110mm and can be upstroked up to 120mm (using 190x40 and 190x45 respectively) with the same front triangle some people have wondered if using the EVO linkages would get to that travel.  Unfortunately the EVO rear triangle mounts to the EVO linkage very differently so you would need an EVO rear triangle as well as the linkage to make that work - or a custom CNC machined linkage that offers the leverage ratio of the EVO but fits the rear triangle of the EPIC.  its not clear how much travel the EPIC rear triangle would allow in that situation.

There is a version of this frame for sale on DIY carbon bikes that advertises 120mm of travel with a 190x40 stroke shock. It however uses the EPIC linkage just like Airwolf, Until someone proves me wrong I can only assume this is wildly false advertising and comes from the chinese suppliers who have confused the EPIC with the EPIC EVO.

I have added some images to show what an EPIC linkage looks like (from specialized website) - and its the same as the open mold copies
and an image to show what an EVO linkage looks like - allowing for much more travel using 40 and 45mm stroke shocks.

I think the Chinese companies simply got confused between the names and specs of the specialized bikes as they look very similar (and indeed the front triangle is the same), so they call it an EVO clone when it is an EPIC clone and then spec EVO shocks and advertise the 100m travel of the EPIC bike.

Hopefully this clears it up.