Carbon Fatbike build

[TLundberg]

Fork, handlebar, seatpost

[kokosthemakovica]

this is a good product for chain stay protector. i have it on all of my bikes. you can either wrap the entire chain stay as it stretches a bit or just pot a strip over the top of stay.

is handlebar and seatpost from speeder too? is seatpost 31.6mm? i asked them about bars but the widest they could do was 680mm.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Scotch-1-in-x-10-ft-2228-Rubber-Mastic-Electrical-Tape-50727-BA-5/202195402

[TLundberg]

Yes, handlebar and seatpost 31,6mm also comes from speeder

[adym]

Are you using a clutch rear mech? If so then you don't really need a chain stay protector.

[Patrick C.]

I've got an XT rear der with the clutch, and I still hear the chain slapping on really rough, fast sections when I have the front in the little ring- probably just too much extra chain for it to control all the slap, and it is closer to the chainstay to begin with.  Since I don't always remember to shift back to the big ring at the top of climbs, I put some tape on mine.

[kokosthemakovica]

i keep coming back to these hubs, wandering if should pull trigger or not. anyone used these hubs ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Fatbike-Hub-For-SHIMANO-XX1-Freehub-190x12mm-Axle-Thru-32-Holes-Chosen-Hub/321472277645?_trksid=p2046732.c100040.m2060&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107095009%26meid%3D8705993465609046149%26pid%3D100040%26prg%3D20140107095009%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D221483722640

[kokosthemakovica]

has anyone built up the frame yet? i heard rumor that the frame from xmiplay and speedercycling has some issues with rotor and lock ring rubbing?

[TLundberg]

It's slowly coming together. Still waiting for Raceface Turbine crankset and a few small parts

[MTNRCKT]

Looking good.


I personally haven't read anything about rubbing issues with this particular frame, but I could've missed it.. Keep as updated if you don't mind bc that's something I'd def want to be confirmed as an issue with specific frames or what.

[TLundberg]

Yes the rear hub is rubbing against the frame so it needs some modifying to fit

[kokosthemakovica]

 no rotor rub? what hubs are you using?

[dvn]

Early editions of this frame have a rear spacing problem. It can be overcome by running a 197mm spaced hub or using spacers and/or machining the rotor mounting area on the hub. Either way, you have to spread the rear dropouts wider to some degree to get the rotor and cassette lockring to clear.

[kokosthemakovica]

man, how is your build coming along. saw today at mtbr that lou will not fit the rear. what tires are you planning to run?

[dvn]

i keep coming back to these hubs, wandering if should pull trigger or not. anyone used these hubs ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Fatbike-Hub-For-SHIMANO-XX1-Freehub-190x12mm-Axle-Thru-32-Holes-Chosen-Hub/321472277645?_trksid=p2046732.c100040.m2060&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107095009%26meid%3D8705993465609046149%26pid%3D100040%26prg%3D20140107095009%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D221483722640

I have an ebay wheelset built with these hubs. They seem fine so far. Roll nice and smooth. Rear hub pawls are fairly loud if you like that sort of thing. I do. 

[cmh]

It's slowly coming together. Still waiting for Raceface Turbine crankset and a few small parts

Any updates? What travel do you have your Bluto set to? From what I was seeing the one fork is 485mm and the other is 470mm - and a Bluto at only 80mm is 491mm, so 100 or 120 would be right out of the question, I'd think.