ICAN S5?

[federic000]

Looks to me a Carbonda 909 isn’t?

I just found this on AliExpress: 1.658,39€ | ICAN Brand Carbon XC 27.5er/29er Full Suspension Mountain Bike Frame S5 Toray T700  T800 Frameset Clearance And Low Price Sales
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EGKUg5S

[ecorem]

This is the same frame (model) as Carbonda 909, but produced by another company - Ican (https://icancycling.com/, https://www.icanbikes.com/). In my opinion, the quality of the Carbonda is slightly higher (I have the Ican S2 model, which is the 936 model of the Carbonda), but the Ican products are cheaper. Some of my friends have been driving Ican S5 for several years and so far everyone is happy. Previously, these frames were not sold on Aliexpress, but now they have appeared.

[jefflinde]

That price seems way higher than what ist would cost direct from ICAN.  Last I checked the Carbonda version was under $1000 and then $150-200 shipping to the US and the ICAN version was usually $300-400 less than Carbonda.  I am in the US so maybe there is a difference there but for sure check with going direct to ICAN. 

I have the ICAN super enduro which is the same frame as the Carbonda 1003 180mm enduro bike. Very happy with it and have really ridden it hard with no issues.  It is a bit heavier than the Carbonda version and I believe the S5 is a similar situation to the 909.