The Kabon has been something I have been eyeing for a long time but due to the 1X configuration, I went with the BXT instead which has a round seat column which supports a clamp on front derailleur. In the end, I stayed 1X as the clamping is just not necessary for a folding commuter. So I passed it to a relative in the family and finally bought the KABON

Components list:
Groupset: Sensah Empire Pro (12S) - Rear derailleur, carbon version of the shifters (easily available to search on Aliexpress through Sensah Official Store or LingMai who is a trusted seller)

Wheelset: Non-branded 20x451 carbon clincher disc wheelset (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004341879551.html)

Tire: IRC Jetty Plus 20x1-1/8 (buy what you like)

Carbon head steerer: Sourced is from a Taobao seller; the steerer comes with M23*1.0 lock nut. If your steerer uses a M20*1.0 version, you need to get the M20 version else the mounting column will not fit (https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?_u=l1uad1v69da3&id=821991830494&pisk=gRs_sF_l3fc_Mv-xhF2eFCX6QTxVcJrzDx9AEtnZHhK9lmBNNKo2uPvjcB68ICz0Ss_CM6Yw6I82cK1ytOo4IOybctBJ6n7w_KCFG60N_iRVTo6lNFoNHikG-_W-bGzM0miMmnFzaurPQOxDD3eJSdhgvLJ70mL96hxKaCMayurPIOxDD7Pz4iog71pskmCxW23ptKGvMnCvvkpX9cpxXKhLdBAKMjp9BvppnLm9DmLvvkpwhjn9DIEppBvvDjpAM9eB3Bdx_kcB3P9ACR4cpNsQgFX9OmnAXhY6Gggqcm1JBFgMWB6FLM965Q8H3CZRX6WAbGY3oq-cLa1fks4r-h6AWhpPIliB2OQFcpS43qOOLM6dcUMYeQIGpgxp8ue5pMfNIM6qHopFaBBGX3hLmpjNHGTfcSgDbaWPmUITfbAerK1wT_E-AHLA41iyNzoZlvToDpggdJgmoHCuxA4YUYOMWpvT4JwIOqcoDmuh0Jgx7FpHBNwQdXGA.&spm=a1z09.2.0.0.314c2e8d9iL2cz)

Replacement fork mounting lock nut: M20*1.0 (https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?from=cart&id=754132743093&pisk=ggHjFGGnbZbbwSeOfSxzAVAwCLwal3JFCGZtxcBVX-eY5Risv5Bwi-P_C4Ur3ro4Hico8DBq3I2NCt2gBe8eLpoqmR2T2sDXbZj8xlJaDsUYn8Esn_8pLpommR298eJEQtj4BofOBVCAy7UuvoBY6VFRel4RHlBYXaK7rzETXOUTy0EUx1IxWtB82lrgXZUTk0p8XzUTBSCx23ZgyoeTBjt1PlRbXmtDeWzpxdQROWXOBYZbwWoYk7VWboPXwmalBujuqSsqDz6OBYczpgP3kBjzS-zmxogMKt2Y1Xmafq9fHVinE4Z-Jd6Uk0mETSDvK1VQBPNL2vKNtzk7uVHbwHWQ_8HU9-hyZEPahleYtbxGgPhtAvwquUXTuXi-PWkPz9yirf3Tf4Qf4k6URBWV1gNhBu1DV31Gs83HEiqqJ6LLMuqvL3t5P1bhBO5oQ31OgSEuDjtWVa_O.&skuId=5201071729816&spm=a1z0d.6639537%2F202410.item.d754132743093.3e087484w7V0RX)

From my existing spares lying around: carbon handlebar and stem, saddle, some spare Ti bolts to replace the rear racks mount screws that are made of steel.

Build Note: I set up the build from the comfort of my own home. Cabling was relatively smooth with some minor snag to route the housing correctly to the rear brake and derailleur correctly. Once that sorted it is quite straightforward as the rest of the process is mounting the head steerer, seatpost, rotors on wheelset, tires, and the usual alignment job.

Tire clearance from bare rim without tire is 5cm high and 6cm wide, rear is about 5cm heigh and 5 cm wide.

The hanger is two pieces, which I describe as inner and outer. The inner piece is always the actual “hanger” piece that connects to the derailleur. The inner and outer pieces sandwich the frame if that makes sense. The stock derailleur hanger set has the threads on the inner piece with the actual hanger part. The stock outer piece is just a piece of metal that is secured to the frame with a tiny bolt. I didn’t like that because if that tiny little bolt fails (and I’ve had it happen) then the outer piece falls off, which means the frame dropout isn’t secure. The thru axle will keep the wheel in place secured to the hanger, the frame won’t have any attachment points. So the frame is really only secured with the tiny bolt.

With the Cube hanger set, the threads are moved to the outer piece. So now you get the inner piece with the hanger, then the frame, then the outer piece with the threads. So now the thru axle connects to the outer piece and secures everything. Much more secure.

So what I bought is the inner piece (hanger with no threads) and a separate outer piece (with threads) and combined them to get the set.

Hope that makes sense.