My frame arrived!

Hope you all like the color, I think its fun!

Here is my clearance with the cheap ebay 165x42.5 2018 fox dps bottomed out. When its already bottomed out and I continue to bounce on it the frame doesn't budge. I agree with NumberZero and Medico, 42.5 seems bomber.

This build is looking better and better. No problems so far. Quality is great

My frame arrived!

My frame arrived!

Hope you all like the color, I think its fun!

Here is my clearance with the cheap ebay 165x42.5 2018 fox dps bottomed out. When its already bottomed out and I continue to bounce on it the frame doesn't budge. I agree with NumberZero and Medico, 42.5 seems bomber.

This build is looking better and better. No problems so far. Quality is great

Quote from: Colt__Seavers on August 24, 2020, 01:56:56 AM

Did anyone of you painted the UD carbon black in shiny clear coat? I wonmder if this looks good on a XC race bike or it should be better matt black

UD with a gloss clear coat looks really neat.  The places on my frame where I applied the paint protection film which is glossy look neat and the top tube, which was matte, has now been polished by my legs after thousands of miles and it looks great as well.

Its personal preference (matte or gloss), but I don't think you will be disappointed with gloss.  It is subtle until the light hits it.

Yes it is, it is working perfectly. Looking back at the thread it looks like one person was not so lucky. I deflated it all the way and bounced on it while someone watched the gap behind the seat. It was close but it wouldnt budge no matter how hard I bounced on the empty shock. As long as you order the SL version, I bet it will be fine. If you look back in the thread you will notice most of the quality control issues were not with the SL version.

I think the digressive tune is perfect. That said, this bike made me realize how much softer a linear tune feels compared to a digressive tune. With only
a 100+mm of travel in the back, a linear tune doesnt really make sense.

For the knockoff comment. This frames front traingle is the real deal. Unbranded, sure. Knockoff, no

Low bb didnt notice at all with 170 cranks! I was going down deep railway sleeper stairs on the trail and didnt notice a too low feeling

I also don't think the low BB is very noticeable. Not a big deal, has its advantages.

The low BB is the thing that stands out the most to me out of the geometry of this frame. I guess it all depends on the type of trails you ride. On my home trails (natural desert trails, loads of rocks and off-camber technical singletrack...nothing is groomed), pedal strikes are far more than the two other bikes I ride most frequently (2017 Cannondale Scalpel and a Titus Fireline with a 120mm fork...neither is known for a particularly high BB) and that's with 170mm crank arms. Love this frame, but I dare not run the 936 with a 100mm fork where I ride seeing how low it is with 120mm.