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Re: ICAN A22 frame, request experiences So, now I've got all parts and put the bike together. I thought I'm gonna share my experiences with you.

The choice was between Velobuild VB177 or Ican A22 but with the recent bad reviews of Velobuild here on
the forum and the fact that I got a decent discount on the A22 I decided to go with it.
I got the A22 frame and handlebar for 860 USD including shipping, the handlebar was sent from China and
import fee landed on 15 USD, so total of 875 USD. The price of VB177 would be 810 USD.
Shipping was fast and no complaints with packaging.
With my limited experience the carbon work looks good, I checked the tubes with endoscope and they were really clean,
nothing sticking out. The only wrinkle I could see is at the bb area, see picture below. I'm not worried about it.
There was a small scratch in the paint on one of the chainstays, otherwise it looked pretty good.
Not in line with other frames but at the cost it was ok. It is really sensitive tho, a flake has come
off at the rear thru axle already, I have removed and tightened the thru axle maybe 5 times.
I meassured the BB as good as I could with a digital caliper and it seemed round and at the correct spec.
So the only problems I had with it so far is the paint scratch, paint coming off and every time I reinstall
the rear wheel I have to re-center the brake caliper or the brake will rub. I guess this is due to the
thru axle hole being a bit too big and giving the wheel some play when not tightened. I try to put load on the
saddle every time I tighten it but it doesnt help. First disc brake bike so I dont know if it's anything odd or not really.
They specify that it can take max 28c on their website, I dont know why really, I could easily fit 32c in the frame,
no problems front or rear.
My 28c GP5000 TL S on Elite wheels 50D meassure 29mm, for reference.
The groupset is SRAM frankenstein, rear derailleur and crankset is RED, cassette is Force and rest is Rival parts.
I'll specify the frame weights below but the complete build came in at 7,5 kg with pedals and heavy
bottle cages (33g each... ouch). So 7,1 kg without pedals and bottle cages.

Weighed on my kitchen scale:
Seatpost: 180g
Frame with cage bolts, derailleur hanger and fd mount: 1092g
Fork uncut: 392g
Handlebar 400x110: 420g

All in all I'm satisfied, it rides really well. See the carbon saddle thread for input on the EC90 saddle tho.
August 06, 2022, 01:57:45 PM 		1