Cracking bike mate. I really want the P8 frame, but also like the P9. Can't decide which I want to go for but leaning towards P8 for the uphill sections of our trails up here. How were Ican to deal with, and how long from when you paid till delivery? And what was the total spend on that bike with Eagle set up? Cheers Tony
They were great to deal with! If you NEED tech support though, you are pretty much on your own. I didnt need it as Im plenty capable of figuring things out/doing my own research so it was a no brainer for me.
I would go with the P8 if you need it for single track use, just put a 56/57mm shock on the back instead of the 50mm it calls for, and toss a 140mm on the front and you have a mid travel bike that will climb just fine.
Took about 10 days for delivery.
I added it up the other day and have roughly 4300.00 in the bike with the Eagle. But this bike would be double that price from any large manufacturer with the parts I have on this bike. There are no low end or even mid end parts on this bike currently outside of the crank set (which is Eagle GX).
Below is the current build on the bike:
Ican P8 frame
X-Fusion McQueen RCP 140mm fork
Manitou Mcleod 200 x 56 rear shock
Magura MT7 raceline brakes
Shimano IceTech rotors (203 front 180 rear)
Renthal stem
Race Face SixC DH carbon bars
Fox Transfer 150mm dropper post with Wolftooth lever
WTB Team Titanium Saddle
Eagle XX1 drivetrain minus crankset (crankset is GX Eagle)
Hope Pro4/Hope Hoops wheel set
Schwalbe Nobby Nics 27.5 x 2.8
(I think thats it?)
And here is a link to an album with measurements for anyone that is wondering about the tire to seat post clearance with the longer travel shock (this gives roughly 135mm of rear travel instead of 120mm) Looks at the caption under each photo for a description of what each picture is.
https://imgur.com/a/QaQM2
