Time to roll out a new thread, as 6.0 is getting a bit unwieldy. Remember please, no counterfeits.
Chinese Carbon Thread and Ebay direct version 7.0
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Freshly repainted my Dengfu ISP FM028 that I purchased back in winter 2010. Still rides great, and the new ultegra 11spd drivetrain is definitely an upgrade from the 2010 Campy Chorus 10spd it replaced. Hand built Light bicycles 50mm carbon wheelset with Dati hubs.
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That looks fantastic!!!
Chinese bars as well I assume? Great to see a chinese frame holding after a decade. Any rough estimate on mileage?
Thanks! It looks awesome in person too. My inspiration for the paint job was the Astana pro team bikes. Yes Chinese integrated bars. It's very light, and fits me like it was custom made. Approximately 18,000-20,000 miles on it so far.
I can't find any pics when it was first built, but it was all white, and was called the "Fishbike" because I had it covered in multicolored koi decals.
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Wow!
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Hello hello! Is anyone still here? Last posted about 8 years ago... Has Chinese unbranded carbon components manufacturing improved? Any links for forks, handlebars, stems or seatposts?
I've got BXT drop bars and seatposts on a couple of bikes with no issues (I think they might be the same as Tideace, the seatposts look identical). I've also got $22-ish carbon rail saddles on my 3 best bikes (for about 2 years now), a friend broke one of them on the first mtb race on it, but his seatpost clamp may have been more 'pinchy' than mine, and I'm careful to not overtorque. For stems, it's hard to beat the Kalloy Uno for price and weight, no need to shop unbranded stems. Link to the seats I like below (158g on my scale).
full carbon fiber bow EVO sponge mtb road bike Seat cushion bicycle saddle | eBay
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Hi,
Anyone know of a more endurance Chinese frame with internal routing and disc brakes?
It seem all of them are with a race geometry.
Thanks
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Anyone know of a more endurance Chinese frame with internal routing and disc brakes?
It seem all of them are with a race geometry.
Thanks
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I added some new goodies to my bike!
A Wahoo Elemnt Bolt GPS, Stages power meter, 28c Conti tires, and some alloy bottle cage bolts. This blue paint just radiates in the sunlight.
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I added some new goodies to my bike!
A Wahoo Elemnt Bolt GPS, Stages power meter, 28c Conti tires, and some alloy bottle cage bolts. This blue paint just radiates in the sunlight.
I love your bars i was curious which vendor you bought them from?
I've been looking at these " https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32836345115.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.225c3c00SdFV0a&mp=1 "
But I'm looking for recommendations.
ICAN cycling RD01 road/gravel frame review + BD35 wheel set
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Resumé: Satisfied with the bike and wheels but not with the customer service.
This is my 3 Chinese carbon frame build, first time from ICAN. This build is for a lady friend.
After several exchanges on frame and wheel set, I decide to buy the RD01 frame and BD35 wheelset. The salesman ask me twice to send the money directly to their PayPal account, based on pricing in is E-mail. I had to ask them 3 times for a proper Paypal invoice, essential for Paypal assurance and warranty.
Shipping from China to Canada took about 2 week - extremely fast. Pricing was reasonable.
Frame weight Frame - size 50 : 1220g Fork : 520g Seatpost : 248g advertised Frame:1120g; Fork:480g; Seatpost: 260g - size not specified) -» about 140g heavier for the frame + fork.
BD35 wheel : Front: 730g Rear: 889g no rim tape (advertized :Front: 706+-10g Rear: 857+-10g) -» 56 g differenc
Warranty : 2 years
Frame was not the lightest but was on sale with a good discount.
Wheels looks nice and well build. Spoke holes are offset and the only issue was that the rim tape had difficulty to cover. Tubeless tape would be a better option. Tire were very difficult to mount by hand on these tubeless ready rim.
Frame look fine but moulding marks were apparent at several places, mainly on the top tube - seems purely cosmetic.
With budget limitation, the bike was assembled with Shimano 105 mechanical shifting and brake + A8000 IIIPro brake ( mechanically activated hydraulic brakes). Bough as a kit on Aliexpress. Front rotor 140 mm was immediately changed to 160 mm.
Continental Gatorskin 25c front and 28c rear mainly for the road but also smooth gravel road. As expected, mounted tires were 2-3mm larger than usual because of the wide rim width.
Assembly was not difficult except for the following:
I had ordered the frame with 1 front derailleur hanger, and 2 rear one but only 1 of the 2 rear derailleur hangers was sent, no front. The headset that I had ordered was also missing.
The rear true axle bolt that came with the frame was the wrong size, 17 mm instead of 19 mm. It could not be attached to the frame with the lock nut. The rear frame cable stop insert that goes to the rear derailleur at the back of the frame was missing.
I have tried to get ICAN to send me the missing parts and discussions was laborious. They prefer reimburse me for the missing parts. I had to order replacements on Aliexpress. I fabricate the rear cable stop frame insert myself, I could not find one anywhere.
The frame size 50 (small) was a bit big for the 5'8" women (short arm long torso). Handlebar was fit with a 7 cm stem.
Riding quality of the bike is good. Steering was responsive, maybe a touch too much.
The seatpost design is solid but it’s impossible to precisely adjust the saddle tilt. It consists of a double cone system with grooves, link by a bolt. Small set screws are used to help tight the vertically clamp on the rail on each side. I suppose that the same clamp would fit oval or round rail. The issue with that system is that the saddle tilt change by about 2 degrees from one groove to the other, not precise enough. Since the seatpost is an aero shape, a replacement from another company might be impossible to find.
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Braking was good once the brake pad as bedded. The 160 mm front rotor is recommended.
Conclusion: the bike ride well (initial impressions only, my friend has ridden probable 400 km on it) but would look somewhere else because of poor customer service (poor communication + missing parts). Getting replacement parts from them might be an issue.
Resumé: Satisfied with the bike and wheels but not with the customer service.
This is my 3 Chinese carbon frame build, first time from ICAN. This build is for a lady friend.
After several exchanges on frame and wheel set, I decide to buy the RD01 frame and BD35 wheelset. The salesman ask me twice to send the money directly to their PayPal account, based on pricing in is E-mail. I had to ask them 3 times for a proper Paypal invoice, essential for Paypal assurance and warranty.
Shipping from China to Canada took about 2 week - extremely fast. Pricing was reasonable.
Frame weight Frame - size 50 : 1220g Fork : 520g Seatpost : 248g advertised Frame:1120g; Fork:480g; Seatpost: 260g - size not specified) -» about 140g heavier for the frame + fork.
BD35 wheel : Front: 730g Rear: 889g no rim tape (advertized :Front: 706+-10g Rear: 857+-10g) -» 56 g differenc
Warranty : 2 years
Frame was not the lightest but was on sale with a good discount.
Wheels looks nice and well build. Spoke holes are offset and the only issue was that the rim tape had difficulty to cover. Tubeless tape would be a better option. Tire were very difficult to mount by hand on these tubeless ready rim.
Frame look fine but moulding marks were apparent at several places, mainly on the top tube - seems purely cosmetic.
With budget limitation, the bike was assembled with Shimano 105 mechanical shifting and brake + A8000 IIIPro brake ( mechanically activated hydraulic brakes). Bough as a kit on Aliexpress. Front rotor 140 mm was immediately changed to 160 mm.
Continental Gatorskin 25c front and 28c rear mainly for the road but also smooth gravel road. As expected, mounted tires were 2-3mm larger than usual because of the wide rim width.
Assembly was not difficult except for the following:
I had ordered the frame with 1 front derailleur hanger, and 2 rear one but only 1 of the 2 rear derailleur hangers was sent, no front. The headset that I had ordered was also missing.
The rear true axle bolt that came with the frame was the wrong size, 17 mm instead of 19 mm. It could not be attached to the frame with the lock nut. The rear frame cable stop insert that goes to the rear derailleur at the back of the frame was missing.
I have tried to get ICAN to send me the missing parts and discussions was laborious. They prefer reimburse me for the missing parts. I had to order replacements on Aliexpress. I fabricate the rear cable stop frame insert myself, I could not find one anywhere.
The frame size 50 (small) was a bit big for the 5'8" women (short arm long torso). Handlebar was fit with a 7 cm stem.
Riding quality of the bike is good. Steering was responsive, maybe a touch too much.
The seatpost design is solid but it’s impossible to precisely adjust the saddle tilt. It consists of a double cone system with grooves, link by a bolt. Small set screws are used to help tight the vertically clamp on the rail on each side. I suppose that the same clamp would fit oval or round rail. The issue with that system is that the saddle tilt change by about 2 degrees from one groove to the other, not precise enough. Since the seatpost is an aero shape, a replacement from another company might be impossible to find.
Braking was good once the brake pad as bedded. The 160 mm front rotor is recommended.
Conclusion: the bike ride well (initial impressions only, my friend has ridden probable 400 km on it) but would look somewhere else because of poor customer service (poor communication + missing parts). Getting replacement parts from them might be an issue.
I got the integrated bar and stem from an Ebay listing. I see several different vendors there selling the same model. I bought 2 of them with different length stems.
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My 2018 vintage OG Evkin upgraydded with Ultegra 11 spd. Di2, Hunt Kinlin XR31 rim alloy wheels and Canyon format integrated handlebar. Also modded a Wheels Manufacturing direct mount hanger to fit the frame. Weight is 7.45kg as shown.
Good evening Ghost Dragon,
This is probably an extremely long shot, but did you ever manage to get a replacement seat post wedge for the bike.
I have a similar issue and could do with some help locating one.
If you could let me know that would be really appreciated.
Thankyou
Hello everyone, first time posting! I am currently waiting for my dengfu FM098 (rim brake) to arrive, and I was wondering if anybody runs 28c tires on this frame. The website states a max tire width of 25c for the rim brake version, and 32c for the disc brake version. How accurate are these specs? Thanks in advance
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You want to know how accurate those website statements are, regarding the tire sizes that fit? I know the answer to this. The answer is "Freaking."
Those max wheel sizes are freaking accurate. You might have a few hundredths of an inch give or take. Other than that, the chances of a tire marked more than 25mm width on that frame retup for rim breaks, reminds me of my childhood friends, Slim and None.
If it was your local anne-t-fahh guild that put your bike together, that might be different, also not recommended.
UPON FURTHER REVIEW
upton futher review
Here is what you can do. Put fatter tires than the sizes told to you by a relevant website. It will protect your bike form theft to an extent. The reason is the wheels ill not be rolling too good in that scenario.
How you make use of this information is entirely and totally 100% up to you and you alone unless you were under the age of 18.
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