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Klaster_1's Dengfu M06 build This is my first 29er and full suspension bike, before that I was riding a meager Merida Matts TFS-100 2011. Not the first chinese frame, though.

Build list. Main goal was to reuse most of components from Merida for now and upgrade some parts later. I also wanted to try wider internal rims and not to save any money on wheels, since these are pain in the ass to rebuild (can't reuse spokes or rims, low local resale chance). The target weight is sub 10kg, which I failed to achieve  :'(

It will take awhile to complete the build, some parts are still en route or not shipped/ordered. I'd especially appreciate your help with shock bushings.

So, the frame. The price was 660USD for frame, 15USD for headset and 185USD for shipment/fees. 845USD in total.










Some notes:
  • Bottom bracket insides look different from this image. One of faces has a tiny bit of extra material, you can see it on pic 6.
  • Front shock pivot bolt was tough to extract. I had to keep the male bolt in place while unscrewing the female one. Front shock pivot inserts look kinda rought.
  • Even without pivot bolts weight doesn't fit into claimed 1900±45g. It's 2018g without bolts for 19.5" size.
  • Without shock arm stroke is about 8.5cm. How do I measure correct stroke? Am I supposed to do that with shock sans air, completely installed with bushings?
  • First attempt to measure shock mount points gave ~21.3mm for front and ~21.6-21.8 for rear. I'll try to measure again later.
  • Tire clearance at widest points, without actual tire: top – 81mm, bottom – 75mm.
  • There are two integrated liners inside made from CF. One of them ends at seat tube bend, I think you can route a dropper seatpost remote housing through it. The other tube exits in front of the shock underneath the top tube.

And a bit about wheels:



Considering I'm not that heavy at about 65kg and no rough trails, I hope 28 spokes will be more than enough. The rims are interesting, Carbonfan Bicycle lists these as designed for AM use. I've contacted them about making a pair at lower range of claimed 400±15g, which they agreed to. Both rims turned out at ~375g. Complete wheelset weights 1280g. With narrower rims you could easily do a sub-1200g combo.
February 15, 2017, 08:42:43 AM 		1
Re: lcfs911 full sus
Quote from: circoloco on September 09, 2017, 06:50:41 AM
Chainstays are 8mm longer than the Scott
  • No XL Version available (so nothing for me)
The newsletter about bike show did mention 21" version, but actual web site does not. Maybe they'll make it available later. Never hurts to ask directly.
September 09, 2017, 07:52:46 AM 		1