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29er / Re: Epic Evo Clone

« on: May 31, 2024, 02:16:29 AM »

Quote from: monocongo on May 28, 2024, 07:46:39 AM

linkage bearings are crunchy already but they seem to be impossible to remove (as if they're glued in). I ended up breaking the bolt that attached the rear shock (see photo). I contacted Airwolf about this and they told me that the bearings should not be removed

please see my photos, with bearings removed/installed.

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29er / Re: Epic Evo Clone

« on: May 29, 2024, 12:26:27 PM »

Quote from: darkening on May 17, 2024, 08:27:21 AM

Got classical BB fail of glued in BSA caps... Frame from Airwolf. Lets see what will they say about this situation.

They said, that they will send me a new front triangle in June. Btw I glued this BSA cup back to frame with the epoxy(i dont have any other bike to ride atm) and it holds, but I wonder for how long

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29er / Re: Epic Evo Clone

« on: May 29, 2024, 12:23:56 PM »

Quote from: monocongo on May 28, 2024, 07:46:39 AM

replacement bolt for the rear shock mount would be $25.

You can buy any bolt and cut it to the size you need. Its the 5 minutes of work. I've replaced mine already.

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29er / Re: Epic Evo Clone

« on: May 29, 2024, 12:20:04 PM »

All bearings in this frame are easy to replace using hand-made press-tool. Did it without any problems. Installed MAXX series from FUSHI.

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29er / Re: SERAPH TANTA FM121 Mountain carbon frame

« on: May 19, 2024, 10:28:00 AM »

I think it is 90mm rear travel with 190x45mm shock.

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29er / Re: Epic Evo Clone

« on: May 17, 2024, 08:27:21 AM »

Got classical BB fail of glued in BSA caps... Frame from Airwolf. Lets see what will they say about this situation.

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29er / Re: Epic Evo Clone

« on: April 19, 2024, 12:00:43 PM »

Actually, bearing come out very easy. With some hand-made tools. Bolt-nuts-and-washers.

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29er / Re: XC Marathon Fully with... Drops? Advice?

« on: April 04, 2024, 10:57:21 AM »

You should go size down, or a couple of sizes down to get a reasonable long stem. With short stem(shorter than 60mm), you will get terrible bike handling(very nervous) on a narrow dropbars.

And try to get a frame with the max chainstay length as possible. It will help with chaincross issue.

You can buy a boost cranks and/or chainrings with 0 offstet to not rub the chainstays.

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29er / Re: Epic Evo Clone

« on: April 02, 2024, 10:48:21 AM »

Quote from: monocongo on April 02, 2024, 08:06:46 AM

Can anyone provide a source for replacement hardware for the frame pivot points?

Bearings:
688 2RSV MAX Bearing 8*16*5 mm 4Pcs
6901 2RSV MAX Bearing 12*24*6 mm 2Pcs

For bolts, you can buy any 8mm bolts and trim them to required size.

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29er / Re: Epic Evo Clone

« on: April 02, 2024, 10:44:01 AM »

Quote from: michael_pappas on January 19, 2024, 01:38:08 PM

It looks like all of the airwolf frames have an "evo link". I haven't been able to figure out quite what that means. I'm also seeing some reports of 190x40mm shocks and 190x45. What is the consensus there?

If you have 190x40mm Sidluxe, then you can simply change its travel to 45mm. It can be done by just removing a travel spacer. I've done that(volume token is also removed), and it rides better for me.

I think, that for leverage below 2 (this frame) biger aircan volume is better. Otherwise it's almost impossible to get full travel without excessive amunt of sag.

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