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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese floating rotors
« on: December 29, 2020, 11:12:11 AM »
I've now got about 880 miles on the front 180mm rotor. Functionality is perfect, no issues there. It does have some pulsing action to it, but this isn't noticed on trails or hard braking. Main point there is don't get these for a road bike. My only other issue is that it has got a pretty good squeak high pitch squeak to it.

My verdict is that these are definitely safe and worth the money. If there is no cooling effect, at least they look cool.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese floating rotors
« on: September 14, 2020, 09:39:28 PM »
The rotors finally arrived! Sadly park season is over and that is really the only place where I see extensive prolonged braking, but I will be testing them on my fat bike throughout the winter. I have only done a little testing, but so far they seem legit. There is no play between the carrier and the braking surface itself. There is no pulsing in the brakes as numberzero was talking about with the other discs. The packaging was pretty sub par, and of them is slightly out of true.

There is also a warning on the back that says not to use them for downhill or aggressive all mountain use! :o The aliexpress photo did show them seriously smoking one, so I guess time will tell. Anyway, I will keep this updated as time goes on but so far they seem to OK.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: ZTTO MTB M1 Boost hubs 28H 54T Ratchet
« on: September 14, 2020, 09:32:10 PM »
https://btlos.com/mountain-bike/m-carbon-rims/32mm-width-mountain-bike-trail-bike-carbon-rims

Here is cheaper option. I ordered some stuff from BTLOS, but it hasn't arrived yet so I can't really comment, but many people seem to be very happy with theirs and the costumer service has been on point.

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29er / Re: XC frame with 200mm rear shock
« on: September 14, 2020, 09:26:06 PM »
I can't imagine there is much out there under 130mm rear travel that uses a 57mm stroke shock...

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As long as you only have one chainring up front, it can be any size you want. You'll have to get a longer chain or do some quick link magic to make it work. Also, make sure a larger chainring will actually fit on your bike before you buy.

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Sorry I can't offer specific experience but I've been very happy with my Chinese chainrings in the sub $10 range. The paint on the teeth wears off after about 4 miles but other than that they seem to just plug along. I had one at about 800 miles before I lost a couple bolts and seriously warped it, but I can't imagine any ring would survive that.

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29er / Re: similar to Jeffsy 29
« on: September 01, 2020, 09:49:30 PM »
ICAN P9 would probably be a good place to start, 150 rear and could take a 160 front. The chinese santa cruz would be neat but it looks like it's going to be a while before people actually get them.

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Component Deals & Selection / Chinese floating rotors
« on: July 25, 2020, 12:40:20 AM »
Has anyone been running Chinese disc brake rotors? How have they done and how do they compare to others? Just ordered some ZTTO 203/180. (https://a.aliexpress.com/_dUKUdCL )

They look awfully similar to these https://www.uberbikecomponents.com/category/482/Radiator-Disc-Brake-Rotors, which have many good reviews.

I suppose anything will be an upgrade over my RT54s  ::)

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29er / Re: Any general advise or guides for a confused newbie?
« on: July 24, 2020, 11:48:26 PM »
I’m no expert but I can attempt to give you a little guidance. Basically, there’s a few molds/designs of bike frames that many companies essentially resell. Between companies you will usually get the same frame quality but with differing customer service or warranties etc. Another user created a list of frames found on aliexpress that might be useful getting an idea of what is out there. https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,2888.0.html

For mountain bikes there’s a smattering of different categories but they are basically dependent on the rear wheel travel. A trail bike (130-140mm rear travel) is good bet for an all rounder type bike. It just depends on what you want to do. If your trails are fairly flat you’ll have more fun on an XC bike and if you like haulin A down descents and bike park days then an Enduro bike would fit better.

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29er / Re: ICAN P1 build
« on: July 24, 2020, 11:41:00 PM »
Neat, sounds like it’ll be a fun bike. I’d imagine if you’re using it a lot you might want to upgrade the suspension but that’s a great value bike overall.

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I bought an M7000 drivetrain from 007Bike a while back. Its all legit, (shipped fast too) but nothing has a serial number. This is due to some sort of restriction on the Chinese selling shimano parts or something.

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29er / Re: TanTan FM10 29/27.5+
« on: July 06, 2020, 05:04:54 PM »
What about a 190? Or would that make it sit too low?

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29er / ICAN P1 Build?
« on: July 05, 2020, 12:43:57 AM »
Hi everyone, I 'm thinking of building a chinese carbon frame. Admittedly, I'm nervous about a carbon MTB, not to mention one from a smaller chinese brand. I guess my questions are 1. What are the chances of a chinese carbon frame failing under reasonably rough trail/enduro riding and 2. Has anyone built up a P1 yet?

Thanks, Ryan

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