Because they are identical. In evey detail, including hardware supplied with the frame. These stores in Ali, are reselleres.

That begs the question… who is the original? We should from them! Lol.

Thats comforting, sounds like this should be a lasting fix then, thanks for that context!

I let the epoxy cure for about 16 hours and because I'm impatient I tried to unthread the BB cup that took the insert with it, and the BB unthreaded without issue. I was able to insert a new BB and torque it down to spec as well. So hopefully it holds. For some reason I have a soft spot in my heart for this stupid frame.

As great as it is that your problem is fixed, i’m too interested in a replacement made by EPS that is roughly 100 grams or so lighter!

All Star Bicycle has my replace being made, just waiting her the whatsapp message.

What are the typical and constant problems with this frame? Bottom bracket falling out, shock mounting bolt breaking. What else?

Well, bb falling out seems to be present in the original mold, not the new EPS molded version. The shock bolts is not something I encountered. I torqued them up to what i thought was reasonable, not following the OEM spec as those bolts are not the same.

yes

Very carefully. Just make sure that u use a lot of epoxy glue while installing. You can easily wipe off excessive glue later.

And you should also degrease and clean the glued parts(frame and a caps).

Alright, I think it’s happening to me. When i hold my front brake and stand on the pedals I am getting some pretty loud creaking. Got any advice for now? Safe to keep riding? I get a squeak whenever I pedal with power.

Did you ever explore this further? I'm also intrigued but not super keen on buying all the individual parts to discover they don't fit at all.

The molds are one-to-one copies, I’m confident they would fit, but my money is going to other projects at this moment.

Another factor is remembering that AWST is testing their produced frame with their adapted link and yoke, Not for the 110 travel. There’s a chance the increased travel will stress the rear triangle more than they are manufacturing for, In which case theirs is probably only about 90, Which clearly their frame handles well. maybe one day I will get around to this. It’s about 250 for this conversion

Anti squat: It's about how your suspension compress under pedaling forces.
Leverage ratio: Is the relationship between a given amount of movement the rear shock moves and how much travel it generates at the rear wheel.

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/definitions-what-is-anti-squat.html

https://youtu.be/0fJDkxj6DCE?si=FTsMbN5KtFohkCHy

https://linkagedesign.blogspot.com/

Hey thank brother, but maybe I just was vague in my comment. I was hoping you could tell me how you think we benefit from this frame’s “progressive leverage curve”, and the near 100 anti squat. Why do we want each of those (as opposed to other frame styles) and how would you describe them? Sorry, suspensión is not my area of expertise!

The replacement front triangle from Airwolf is also much more cleaner inside, they improved production quality a lot. But anyway, I think they both source it from the same factory.

Very interesting. What kind of travel are you getting on your set up? What’s your corresponding shock? I think i’m at about 90mm on a Fox DPS set at 45mm.

I’ve been toying with the idea of buying the linkage, yoke, and bearing kit of the Epic Evo to make this the 110 travel bike it was intended to be.

Hey again

I bought directly from their own web site and also have sent the frame number inside the headtube and videos where I shake the loose insert so it rattles.

It may be worth to buy from Aliexpress shops to get better customer service. (The price is usually higher there though.) I have used Alis own refund process a few times when the seller didn´t co-operate in a good way.

I did a google search for loose inserts and people suggest using two component epoxy glue. The insert has to be aligned straight. The glue hardens in about five minutes, so would it be wise to assemble bb and cranks and spin the the cranks a few times before hardening?

I can’t comment on alignment, but I buy on Ali because I get a better deal for sure. Especially during sales.