My son and I are going to build this up over the winter for him. I have alot of parts laying around, so shouldn't end up to pricey in the end. We are hoping for under 20 LBS. geared, suspension fork, big tires & a wide riser bar. Claimed weight was 1150 grams ( no size specified - probably a medium ) so I was really happy when it ended up 1030 grams with the derailleur hanger. More pics to come of some of parts I already have.
Thanks guys.
Rock Shox Sid Race = 1340 grams.
Uno oversize 70mm stem with Ti bolts = 83.8 grams. No I'm not buying him Ti bolts for this build, but I have an assortment of Ti,Aluminium,Nylon bolts left over from 4 frame up builds in the last few years.
Wellgo WR1 pedals with Ti axles = 167.7 grams. These came off his Spark RC jr. as he switched to clip-ins 2 years ago. I still have to add skateboard grip tape to these for more traction.
Ritchey carbon Superlogic OS 660 mm wide, 15mm riser = 160 grams.
Excellent xc71. I've been wondering about one of these Chinese carbon frames for a kids bike build.
Thanks Tig. Just a heads up if you are really set on a certain look & finish on one of these. Most of these factory's offer UD,3K,12K in matte or gloss. In researching these frames I found what look & finish people were ordering was not what was being sent to them. Sure enough we got a different frame from what we ordered. Here's how are's went down - I PM the seller asking if they had a XS 3k weave in matte finish in stock, they replied back that they did. The website offers all looks & finishs at the same price, I order the 3k matte and also put a note in that we want the 3k matte. Frame shows up very fast - 5 days later on my door step but its 3k gloss. I PM the seller that its the wrong frame with there quotes that they had the frame in stock as well as a copy of my order clearly stating the 3k matte. Their reply was that I didn't write I wanted matte (which was obviously false ) and I didn't include an extra $10.00 for matte finish. This is obviously a scam were they tell you what you want to hear, then just ship you what they have in stock.They said I could return the frame if I wanted. In the end I don't care about the matte or gloss I'm just thrilled its 1030 grams.
Hopefully this will be the worst part of this build - boat anchor cranks & BB. Have these sitting in the parts box & they've never been used as they came on his Scott Spark RC. Would love to remove the Middleburn cranks & Raceface Ti BB from his Spark for this build as it would probably save close to one pound, but he will be riding his Spark for big mountain XC rides next year. At least these cranks are 165mm & have 104/64 BCD so he's getting a used Extralite 32 chainring off my bike ( the one pictured is my new one, his is still on my bike ) & I have a BBG bashguard that will fit, both of these are really light & I'm mounting them with some older XTR aluminium chainring bolts.
I'm leaning towards 1 x 10 for this build, but having a hard time finding affordable lightweight 11/36 cassettes that don't weigh a ton. Does anyone know a source for affordable aluminium 11/36 cassttes, the few I've found online are double the price of what they were two years ago.
FSA ISIS BB = 352.5 grams
FSA Alpha Drive cranks = 539.4 grams
Extralite 32 chainring = 29.4 grams
BBG Ovalhole bashguard = 44.6 grams
Cranks, chainring, BBG & XTR bolts = 623.8
Chain Reaction Cycles has XTR 11-36 for 178 dollars. Not cheap, but cheaper than everyone else. Picked one up for my wife's build. 100 grams lighter than XT.
Chain Reaction Cycles has XTR 11-36 for 178 dollars. Not cheap, but cheaper than everyone else. Picked one up for my wife's build. 100 grams lighter than XT.
They also have 165 Xt cranks for 175 with the cupon code. Could save a few hundred grams there too.
They also have 165 Xt cranks for 175 with the cupon code. Could save a few hundred grams there too.
Two weeks ago, I ordered a whole bunch of parts from them and got free shipping on my order over 99 dollars and an additional 10 percent off for typing in some goofy code.
They're my new favorite parts house.
Would 165mm XT cranks be too long for a 8 year old on a Scott 24" scale?
Thanks!
Generally, yes, unless your 8yo is about 5 feet tall and the 24" is too small for him. A 24 inch bike usually comes with 152mm cranks, which is probably a bit too big already.
Thanks Tig. Just a heads up if you are really set on a certain look & finish on one of these. Most of these factory's offer UD,3K,12K in matte or gloss. In researching these frames I found what look & finish people were ordering was not what was being sent to them. Sure enough we got a different frame from what we ordered. Here's how are's went down - I PM the seller asking if they had a XS 3k weave in matte finish in stock, they replied back that they did. The website offers all looks & finishs at the same price, I order the 3k matte and also put a note in that we want the 3k matte. Frame shows up very fast - 5 days later on my door step but its 3k gloss. I PM the seller that its the wrong frame with there quotes that they had the frame in stock as well as a copy of my order clearly stating the 3k matte. Their reply was that I didn't write I wanted matte (which was obviously false ) and I didn't include an extra $10.00 for matte finish. This is obviously a scam were they tell you what you want to hear, then just ship you what they have in stock.They said I could return the frame if I wanted. In the end I don't care about the matte or gloss I'm just thrilled its 1030 grams.
5 Days later? Wow, that is fast. You ordered from the chinese on E-bay, right?
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Thanks Tig. Just a heads up if you are really set on a certain look & finish on one of these. Most of these factory's offer UD,3K,12K in matte or gloss. In researching these frames I found what look & finish people were ordering was not what was being sent to them. Sure enough we got a different frame from what we ordered. Here's how are's went down - I PM the seller asking if they had a XS 3k weave in matte finish in stock, they replied back that they did. The website offers all looks & finishs at the same price, I order the 3k matte and also put a note in that we want the 3k matte. Frame shows up very fast - 5 days later on my door step but its 3k gloss. I PM the seller that its the wrong frame with there quotes that they had the frame in stock as well as a copy of my order clearly stating the 3k matte. Their reply was that I didn't write I wanted matte (which was obviously false ) and I didn't include an extra $10.00 for matte finish. This is obviously a scam were they tell you what you want to hear, then just ship you what they have in stock.They said I could return the frame if I wanted. In the end I don't care about the matte or gloss I'm just thrilled its 1030 grams.
5 Days later? Wow, that is fast. You ordered from the chinese on E-bay, right?
Thanks for taking the time to post. Very interested to see how your project turns out. Have fun!
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5 Days later? Wow, that is fast. You ordered from the chinese on E-bay, right?
Thanks for taking the time to post. Very interested to see how your project turns out. Have fun!
Thanks. Ya I was shocked it was on my door step 5 days after I ordered it. If you seach "chinese carbon frames for sale" you'll get a ton of them come up. This one was through Alibaba.
When questioning them on the style of headset this frame took, they offered me a headset for $10.00 & I bought it. Also got a spare derailleur hanger for $5.00.
The headset comes with a star nut, top cap & steel bolt. Those items have been removed from the pic & replaced with a CC top cap & Aluminium bolt. Star nut is already in the Sid Race.
5 Days later? Wow, that is fast. You ordered from the chinese on E-bay, right?
Thanks for taking the time to post. Very interested to see how your project turns out. Have fun!
Shipping is hit or miss. I've ordered some things from Asia before, and some are extremely fast, and some take a while. Some of these shops have US side "distributors" (or some guy running it out of his house/apartment).
When I ordered my carbon wheels, it took a while to make the wheel (custom order), but once built, it shipped really fast too.
The bearings are cartridge style. Although not CC or CK quality, it seems decent for 10 bucks, we"ll see how long it lasts.
CRC had XTR M980 11/36 10 speed cassettes on for $169.93 CAD. Also got him a SLX rear shifter and few other items to make sure my total was $250.00. With their X-Mas voucher codes I then got $50.00 off my order - so the XTR cassette cost me $135.00 CAD amazing good deal! I had been watching CRC for Medium cage XT clutch rear derailleurs to come back in stock but misted the XTR cassette price so thanks again NY.
The bearings are cartridge style. Although not CC or CK quality, it seems decent for 10 bucks, we"ll see how long it lasts.
CRC had XTR M980 11/36 10 speed cassettes on for $169.93 CAD. Also got him a SLX rear shifter and few other items to make sure my total was $250.00. With their X-Mas voucher codes I then got $50.00 off my order - so the XTR cassette cost me $135.00 CAD amazing good deal! I had been watching CRC for Medium cage XT clutch rear derailleurs to come back in stock but misted the XTR cassette price so thanks again NY.
Thanks for the info. I take it, it's a standard ZS44 standard? It doesn't look like IS?
This bike is going to be pimped out. I'm looking to do the same in a year or two.
The bearings are cartridge style. Although not CC or CK quality, it seems decent for 10 bucks, we"ll see how long it lasts.
CRC had XTR M980 11/36 10 speed cassettes on for $169.93 CAD. Also got him a SLX rear shifter and few other items to make sure my total was $250.00. With their X-Mas voucher codes I then got $50.00 off my order - so the XTR cassette cost me $135.00 CAD amazing good deal! I had been watching CRC for Medium cage XT clutch rear derailleurs to come back in stock but misted the XTR cassette price so thanks again NY.
Thanks for the info. I take it, it's a standard ZS44 standard? It doesn't look like IS?
This bike is going to be pimped out. I'm looking to do the same in a year or two.
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