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29er / Re: BXT-MTB-117 150mm AM bike
« on: March 15, 2024, 01:22:39 PM »
Just ride your bike and stop sweating the details.

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29er / Re: BXT-MTB-117 150mm AM bike
« on: March 01, 2024, 10:34:22 PM »
Can you unscrew the big axle and take a picture of the internal space between the bearings? Check if there is a spacer there?
In such manner :

This might take a while.  Don't hold your breath. Not my bike.

I just remembered I posted a picture of the top link a year ago in reply #22 of this thread. See if it shows something.

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29er / Re: BXT-MTB-117 150mm AM bike
« on: March 01, 2024, 05:54:17 PM »
I left about 25psi in the my son's Fox DPS 210x55mm shock and I confirmed I can't get it to "lock" or "cam" when the suspension bottoms out with the full shock stroke.  It is a size Large frame.  For us this appears to be a non-problem.   And I do not see any issues with friction in the pivots.  He purchased this frame more than a year ago. Maybe something changed over the last year. 

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29er / Re: BXT-MTB-117 150mm AM bike
« on: February 29, 2024, 11:04:34 PM »
Maybe I'm not getting what this is for, but can't you just put two separate spacers on the outside of the bearings using the existing through bolt without redrilling the linkages?

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29er / Re: BXT-MTB-117 150mm AM bike
« on: February 29, 2024, 06:34:59 PM »
This frame is basically a clone of the Santa Cruz Hightower V2.  Depending on which model year they copied, the shock specs are actually different depending on the frame size.  I believe S and M specified a 210x52.5mm shock while L,XL,XXL are able to accept a 210x55mm shock.  Travel was either 140mm or 145mm depending on the model year.  So the suspension model may not apply to all sizes.

But I would think that 150mm sounds a bit out of reach for this frame even if they advertise it as such.  Cascade makes a alternate lower link that claims 160mm of travel for the hightower, but who knows if that will fit in the BXT.   For now I would just try it with a 55mm stroke to see if the suspension locks.  And then add enough 2.5mm spacers until it doesn't.   

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29er / Re: BXT-MTB-117 150mm AM bike
« on: November 29, 2023, 10:14:10 PM »
Can anyone confirm that a piggyback air shock like the Super Deluxe will fit in this frame?

In my correspondence with BXT, the rep claims that piggyback air shock won't fit in this frame. It looks like the piggyback might fit similar to the hightower as long as the air can fits in the ~50mm width of the shock tunnel. I've attached the images the BXT rep sent me.

The rep said:
The dimensions of the shock seem wrong, and maybe the rep is just trying to sell me the deluxe inline shock they carry.

My son has this frame and I do not know if a piggyback shock will fit since he does not use a piggyback shock.  And Fox type air shock with a piggyback will probably fit, but a coil may not.  YMMV. The shock is definitely a 210x55 standard eyelet and the bushings are 24mm as I stated in reply #21 of this thread.  Do a little research on how shocks are mounted so you know what kind of hardware is needed for the shock.  There is nothing propietary about the mounting on this frame.

You will need to buy a headset with cups.  Nothing is "integrated".

For extra dropouts use the "142" 12mm  thru axle variety.   BXT has standardized this type of dropout on other frames including those with non-boost 12mm thru axle spacing, but they never bothered to update the listing.

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29er / Re: Epic WC clone available
« on: November 09, 2023, 08:55:01 AM »
Aren't you the least bit concerned when the best "picture" of the frame they can come up with is a 3d rendering?

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Zrace m1 x4 idraulic disk brakes
« on: October 31, 2023, 11:16:37 PM »
ok, I read that they work with mineral oil, what type of oil do you use?  overheating problems?  Thank you.

I've bled them a few times with shimano mineral oil.  I regularly do steep 2000ft fire road descents. They have never overheated and fade is detectable but minimal.  These brakes are decent.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Zrace m1 x4 idraulic disk brakes
« on: October 30, 2023, 09:51:05 PM »
I have them.  I don't use ice-tech pads. I have aliexpress "ceramic" pads on them to reduce the initial bite.  I can't remember who makes them but they are green and I ended up using the original spring clips with them.

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What's not right? It looks pretty good to me.

Cables through the headset: yes, it's a bit of a pain when you're building it, but worth it for the clean lines
People are talking about the seat tube length: it's shorter than a Genius, Epic Evo and Anthem Advanced. 10mm longer than a Top Fuel
Chainstays are shorter than all of the above. That's a good thing in my mind
Wheelbase is in the shorter end of modern 'normal'. So it won't feel like too much of a tank
BB drop is the same as a Spark

It's "right" if your point of reference is this Orbea bike that was mentioned and a bunch of other random bike models. The problem is the seat tube is really too long for this length of reach and ETT.  Maybe Orbea had a reason to do this, but spcycle could clearly have thought it through better and shrunk the seat tubes down for at least the small and medium sizes where standover for 29" frames is nearly always an issue for shorter riders.

If spcycle's only goal was just to clone what was already on the market, then that's their choice.   But I would hope to think they are more creative than that.

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He said:

So, they accept custom molds production (I bet not cheap) and advices for this mold (already done), not changing the mold.

I think it would benefit spcycle greatly if they took a look at how the market is trending before committing to creating their tooling.  It seems to me that this frame isn't what a lot of people want.  There's always going to be somebody who will buy this, but if I saw this on a catalog page I'd take a pass on it.

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Yes, we have completed 3D printing and mold development. So the geometric parameters will not change. thank you

Didn't you literally ask for suggestions on the mold in the original post?  ::)

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So you want a short travel trail bike not a lightweight xc race bike?

I honestly don't want either.  The fact is this bike frame has 120mm of travel which already pushes it out of the "XC race" category.  spcycle can cater to a far larger market if they had one frame that would satisfy both the XC and light trail duty requirements.  All I am suggesting is shrinking the seat tube can make the design far more flexible and capable.

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29er / Re: BXT-MTB-117 150mm AM bike
« on: May 03, 2023, 01:24:28 PM »
Anyone else running this frame?
Seems like the best value chinese carbon frame at the moment - $1150 AUD delivered off aliexpress.

Can a 180mm dropper be used on a large frame?

The seat tube is interrupted by the shock.  You might be able to fit a 180mm if you are long legged.  My son has a 150mm on his and can probably fit a 170mm.   

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I expect a lot of people would want something like this as a down-country/short travel trail bike because of the TT and reach numbers.  Which means most would like to see the seat tube lengths shrink by about 30mm for every size in your geo chart for fitting longer dropper posts and lower standover.   You might run out of room for a second bottle cage, but you can move it under the downtube.

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