Chinese Carbon MTB Forums
News:
Happy Holidays!
See likes
See likes given/taken
| Post info | No. of Likes |
|---|---|
|
Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
Just received my frames this week and wanted to share my thoughts with you all. Got pretty much what I expected for the price, considering they came from China. No major design flaws that can't be addressed. Let's dive into the details! Positive: - The paintwork is really beautiful - The frames are super light (1063g in size 55/L) Negative: - The seatpost clamp is a pain. The hole of the middle wedge is too small and the screw prevents the wedge from moving sufficiently towards the seatpost. No matter how much torque you tighten it with, the force only works against the edge of the hole and not against the seatpost. (I'll do a separate post about that) - The handlebar is just one of the cheap generic ones from aliexpress. It feels extremely flexy, I'm not sure I trust this one. You can often find it branded as Kocevlo, but there are many other brandings too: https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005006028345937.html Strangely, their website shows a completely different cockpit and headset assembly: https://hygge-bikes.com/products/high-performance-integrated-road-handlebar - The headset sucks and both of my frames were missing the top plastic cone. The headset has a slight amount of play. This is by design as there is no such thing as a compression ring/cone that could hold the upper bearing inner ring and steerer tube tightly together (different post). - The frame and fork are very supple. I think they went to the limit, is this really still safe to ride? (I did a lateral stiffness test on the fork, it bends a lot -> different post). - Seat tube angle: 73 degrees is too small (too much backset) in size L. Combined with the huge setback of the post and a big saddle pull (13cm mark, close to the maximum), it's really a pain. I am in the most forward position and still 5mm behind my optimal position (I really hope that one day a 0 setback post for the generic FM236 frame will be released). - The front thru axle threads are only glued, other suppliers now show the fork with a replaceable insert https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005005982170845.html https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/New-Product-FM236-Red-glossy-Hidden_1600862434667.html Neutral: - Headtube angle is quite slack and I was afraid of the bike being really sluggish, but in the end I found it sufficiently agile. - The chainstays are not wider than on other (disc-)bikes I've ridden. So no problem with heel clearance for me, although my heels are close due to my slight V-shape foot position. The build was quite easy, luckily on 12s Di2 I don't have any wires going to the STIs. 7.7kg (55/L) including pedals, bottle cages, Garmin mount, powermeter (heavy 105 11/34 cassette, not the lightest tires, ..) that's really good for an aero bike!! October 14, 2023, 12:32:27 PM |
1 |
|
Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
Pictures.
October 14, 2023, 01:38:32 PM |
1 |
|
Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
I've finally finished my build but yet to test as I'm still a few weeks away from getting back on the road from my shoulder surgery. Still need to source some wheels so I just used my zipps from my Orbea Orca aero to finish the set up. In all was a pretty simple build, electric shifting so only disc brake cables to route (we'll see on how long they last). With the zipps, magene powermeter, pedals and everything else weight is 7.7kg. Hopefully I will have the same feedback as others on here. October 30, 2023, 12:41:06 AM |
1 |
|
Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
My build came out at 6.75 kg without handlebar tape. I've already ordered a seatpost clamp «upgrade» from Elita One , so we'll see what I can do to break the 6.8 kg limit. November 03, 2023, 12:33:11 AM |
1 |
Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
 I received the frameset, black with laser decals, size XS(46). The frame weight without all hardware is 963g, the fork without the axle is 353g, the seatpost without seat clamp 133g (clamp 67g), and the handlebar 328g (360*110mm). Frame looks good, but has some small imperfections under the coating, and some small area of rough surface in headset, but besides that all feels nice and smooth. I think it's a good quality for this price (around 550 USD with shipping). Now about the issues: 1) Antislip coating not applied at the last 5 cm of the seatpost, and if your seatpost exposed less than 18cm from frame - the seatpost clamp will not be in contact with antislip coating.  2) Seat clamp nuts are made from some soft aluminium, and i had experience with this type of thing, steel bolts just destroys thread in this type of aluminium, and i already ordered titanium version. Sizes are M6 10x14mm and M6 10x20mm. 3) One of the rivet nuts in handlebar installed at an angle, and head unit mount looks slightly to the right when bolts are tightened. I think i can fix it by erasing part of the mount with sandpaper, so bolt will have more space.   4) The fork steerer tube not perfectly round, and has some deviation in wall thickness, around 0.3 mm, and expander plug fits very snug. But maybe it's just this plug.  5) Some aluminium bolts has inconsistent quality. Steel bolts are ok. If you are interested in more photos, here are links: Frame photos https://imgur.com/a/mMdOfu0 Frame and parts weight https://imgur.com/a/qxBMj7H December 13, 2023, 04:01:31 PM |
1 |
|
Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
Here is some of my photos just to share around l. Have not build it yet. Want to check with you guys how you all stuff the DI2 battery at the seat post and make it stay? This is my first time building a bike December 22, 2023, 04:12:52 AM |
1 |
|
Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
I have just finished 600km and 7000m of climbing over 6 days on my frame riding to watch the Tour Down Under stages on some pretty poor road surfaces. So far the frame has performed above expectations. January 21, 2024, 05:48:34 AM |
1 |
|
Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
My frame arrived on Friday and I built it up over the weekend. First impressions are great, paint quality seems nice and internal finishing also looks nice. Still waiting on Elitewheels Edge wheelset being delivered to finish properly.    
February 27, 2024, 08:00:00 AM |
1 |
|
Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
I finally built the bike and take one week of riding on a trainer, everything work nice, no creaking or clicking, seatpost doesn't slip despite the fact that I did not use grip paste and cut seatpost so clamp doesn't contacted with grippy coating. The build was relatively easy, no stuck cables or bad threads, calipers and bottom bracket are align. But there was a several nuances during the build: 1) Sharp edge where cables exits from handlebar (under the "stem" area), not enough to cut housings, but enough to scratch them and make routing process more difficult. So i sanded it. 2) Expander plug fit in steerer tube very tight and i can't extract it without tools, so i sanded some material from plug. But i think, this is plug problem, not steerer tube, because expander plug from my old bike fits with no problem. 3) Stuffing four housings in headset pressing ring was real pain in my ass, there is enough space for them but no more than that. 4) Computer mount, which comes with handlebar is flexy, and I'm afraid it might break on bumps. Here some video only with garmin edge 520 https://photos.app.goo.gl/6zJ4M9U8mGiqyUYu8 And with 200g bike light https://photos.app.goo.gl/h3aWyDJYAE5Yg76n8 So I'm looking for more rigid computer mount. But overall it's a good frameset, it's stiffer in bottom bracket area than my old Jamis Xenith Race (2014), handlebar shape nice and comfortable, laser decals looks amazing. Final weight is 7.685 kg with pedals, bottle cages, computer mounts and sensors, I took into account all the components that are attached to the frame. March 17, 2024, 07:26:58 AM |
1 |
Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
How far does your seatpost go in? There is a max insertion depth, so it is normal you have to cut your seatpost It was stopping at the #7 marking which is like 18cm in the seat tube Also for future reference. official torque specs from Hygge Seat Post clam: 5-6 nm Stem: 5-6 nm Handlebar: 5-6 nm Compression plug: 6 nm March 29, 2024, 10:47:34 AM |
1 |