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Re: Ican S3 XC Frame Ah well, despite lack of information I've today paid the invoice on a large unpainted S3. Now to select some components. I'll post up here in a couple of weeks when it arrives.
April 06, 2021, 11:07:30 PM 		1
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame I suspect by stroke they mean eye to eye at full compression, so a 165x42.5 shock is longest travel. I am using a 165x38 to start with which should give me about 96mm, putting 120mm revelation on the front. Base geo is identical to Carbonda FM936 so I am expecting that what works for that frame will work for S3. Once I receive it I'll post up any additional details I can put together. 
April 09, 2021, 05:28:52 PM 		2
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame Woooo!

My S3 arrived today, 8 business days after payment. I've had a good look over it, there is a small chip (<0.5mm) in the paint on the chainstay, and paint around the linkage bolts is a little rough in a couple of places, but it's no worse than the paint quality that my Specialized Enduro had when I first got it.

My components will be
Microshift Advent X 10 speed 11-48t drivetrain
Shimano SLX 170mm cranks
Magura Trail Sport brakes 180/160 Magura discs
Truvativ carbon bars
DT XM401 rear wheel Formula hub
Merida front wheel
Revelation 120mm Fork
Monarch 165x38 shock

I was going to use my Reverb dropper but I wrongly thought it was a 31.6, it's a 30.9 so I'll need to get a dropper now. Will probably get a One Up 150mm.

It was too late to take any decent photos when I got home, I'll endeavour to have some up on Friday.
April 20, 2021, 06:06:35 AM 		3
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame I don't want to say too much at this point, but I think a 165x45 is actually realistic.

As you can see in the pic, at full compression the linkage bolts are 115mm apart, which means a 165x50 shock would hit the bridge at full compression, and there should be around 5mm clearance at 165x45. This to me is fairly positive....

The other pic is just a wheels n fork mock up to see what its going to look like once built.
I stripped the frame to components today so I can at least pop the bearing seals and grease them. That said all the bolts had decent amount of blue locktite and all pivots were very tight, actually was difficult getting them apart.

The pivot linkage is carbon also, I think the Carbonda version is aluminium.

Now to the biggest downside - and this may have been my fault.... Greased bottom bracket galled up pretty bad. I managed to get the BB shell out, but it tore all the threads off the shell and left them in the BB, so now I have to buy a thread file to try and clean them up. Really unsure of what I did wrong there.....

I bought a large, and am 182cm/6', I also have a large Specialized Enduro which has very similar geo, so I figured I'd be fine on a Large. In the mock up pic I have a 80mm stem but I'll probably get a 40mm. I had planned on painting it, but once I saw it mocked up I actually really like the blacked out look - not something I'm really used to seeing!
April 22, 2021, 04:26:38 AM 		1
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame Got it built up today. I bought an imperial thread file and another bb52 and got it sorted. Made up a trunnion adaptor and got it all together.

I'm racing an enduro this weekend so won't get to ride it until next week some time unfortunately. Driveway test feels good though, and as suspected the feel is very similar to my Enduro.
April 23, 2021, 01:46:34 AM 		3
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame Sorry, I may have not been clear enough.

My Merida Ninety Six takes a 31.6 seatpost
My Ican S3 takes a 31.6 seatpost

The reverb I have that I removed from my Merida is a 30.9 seatpost
I bought a Bontrager Line 150mm 31.6 seatpost instead
May 05, 2021, 03:29:10 AM 		1
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame Very interesting.

I have around 100km on mine now, with a decent 30km single effort in that. Keep in mind I have a 165x38 shock currently. 32t chain ring, 11-48 cassette. I weigh 76kg and have 185psi in the shock.

I feel like the bike pedals like a classic XC bike, very little pedal bob and direct power transmission. On the descents though it turns into a trail bike - nothing at all like my previous bike, a Merida Ninety Six, which stayed in the "feels like a hardtail" mode when pointed downhill. Not only that, but the suspension has an almost bottomless feel to it, although I have bottomed it out a couple of times, mostly casing the biggest jump in my park, a 7m tabletop. After the 30km ride I wasn't sore and tired as I would have been on the old XC. I suspect that this new geo xc bikes will become very popular with the marathon crowd.


May 18, 2021, 06:18:04 AM 		1
Re: XC frame comparable to Specialized Epic Evo (110mm travel)? Consider Ican S3 - https://icancycling.com/products/xc-full-suspension-mtb-bike-frame-s3#

66° HA at 120mm fork, and can take a 165x45 shock to gear 112mm travel. Very up to date geo, identical to FM936 from Carbonda. Longer reach than Epic Evo. Little bit heavier. FM936 comes in a superlight frame option but the longest travel shock you'll fit is 165x42.5.

*disclaimer* I chose the Ican S3 as it ticked all the geo boxes for me. I've done nearly 200km on it now and I love it. It's definitely on the chubbier side and I am working on that, have changed the front to a carbon wheel and lightweight hub, will do the rear when I get a bit more cash together.
June 06, 2021, 02:55:15 AM 		1
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame Yes, tapping with a coin changes tone as I move across the area with the flake shape. 
June 13, 2021, 05:52:01 PM 		1
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame So they have a warranty claim form on their website, which I have completed. Monday was a national holiday in China so they may be backlogged a little,

Mine never came with the metal protector, the scratches that can be seen in the paint are possibly filler of some description which has possibly flaked. Whilst I don't expect this area to flex and crack from longitudinal loading, I could see it happening from lateral loading - if you ever watch slow motion of a bike cornering the lateral movement can be huge.

I will update as I find out more about their process.
June 15, 2021, 06:06:35 AM 		1